X-Git-Url: https://jxself.org/git/?p=super-star-trek.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsst-doc.xml;h=a57278d05eb9fb5ca5c35b124c64b3f4bf458a02;hp=8510e6db783968e80a07aba275a2dc6d2d05866f;hb=86f17194d065df99c2079102072cdcb1cfbc2339;hpb=e535e2ef833a03ec84d0f002d684c07ddde893f1 diff --git a/doc/sst-doc.xml b/doc/sst-doc.xml index 8510e6d..a57278d 100644 --- a/doc/sst-doc.xml +++ b/doc/sst-doc.xml @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ respect the copyrights of the originators of Star Trek. Curses Interface By Stas Sergeev - SST 2K polishing and historical research by + SST2K polishing and historical research by Eric S. Raymond @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ important, and the detailed command descriptions which follow will be a lot more meaningful to you. You have weapons: phasers and photon torpedoes. You have a defense: -deflector shields. You can look at things: long-range scaners, +deflector shields. You can look at things: long-range scanners, short-range scanners, and a star chart. You can move about, under warp drive or impulse power. You can also dock at a starbase, rest while repairs are being made, abandon ship, self destruct, or give up @@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ and start a new game. Starting the Game + The program will ask you some setup questions. You can give it command-line arguments that will be treated as answers. Any token @@ -252,13 +253,14 @@ The Emeritus game is strictly for masochists. The fourth question, new in SST2K, sets your game options. A blank answer or 'fancy' enables all SST2K features. The option -'plain' disables a number of features (Tholians, planets & -dilithium, Thingies shooting back, deep-space-probes, Klingon ramming -and movement, time-warping through black holes, death-ray upgrade), -approximating the original CDC 6600 FORTRAN game from UT Austin. The -option 'almy' approximates Tom Almy's C translation from 1979, -disabling Thingies shooting back, base shields, and time-warping -through black holes. +'plain' approximated the original CDC 6600 FORTRAN game from UT Austin +and disables a number of features: Tholians, planets & dilithium, +Thingies shooting back, deep-space-probes, Klingon ramming and +movement, time-warping through black holes, death-ray +upgrade. inhabited worlds. The option 'almy' approximates Tom Almy's +C translation from 1979, disabling Thingies shooting back, base +shields, time-warping through black holes, and inhabited +worlds. How To Issue Commands @@ -328,7 +330,7 @@ abandon ship) must be written out in full. Also, in a few cases two or more commands begin with the same letter, and in this case that letter refers to a particular one of the commands; to get the other, your abbreviation must be two or more characters long. This sounds -complicated, but you will learn the abbreviations qGuickly enough. +complicated, but you will learn the abbreviations quickly enough. What this all boils down to is: @@ -386,7 +388,8 @@ described by an example. There are ordinary Klingons (K) at sectors 5 - 8 and 6 - 2, and a Klingon Commander (C) at 9 - 9. The (GULP) Super-commander (S) is occupies sector 4 - 4, and a -Romulan (R) is at 1 - 6. A planet (P) is at sector 7 - 6. There are +Romulan (R) is at 1 - 6. An uninhabited planet (P) is at sector 7 - 6 +(if it were inhabited, it would display as a '@'). There are also a large number of stars (*). The periods (.) are just empty space—they are printed to help you get your bearings. Sector 6 - 4 contains a black hole ( ). @@ -406,6 +409,7 @@ short-range scan anytime you like. If your short-range sensors are damaged, this command will only show the contents of adjacent sectors. + Status Report @@ -460,12 +464,12 @@ starship as follows: -LIFE SUPPOR +LIFE SUPPORT If ACTIVE then life support systems are functioning normally. If on RESERVES the number is how many stardates your reserve food, air, etc. will last—you must get repairs made or get to -starbase before your reserves run out. +a starbase before your reserves run out. @@ -595,6 +599,7 @@ galaxy, which you are not permitted to cross. Long-range scans are free. They use up no energy or time, and can be done safely regardless of battle conditions. + Star Chart @@ -604,7 +609,7 @@ Shortest abbreviation: C As you proceed in the game, you learn more and more about what things -are where in the galaxy. When ever you first do a scan in a quadrant, +are where in the galaxy. Whenever you first do a scan in a quadrant, telemetry sensors are ejected which will report any changes in the quadrant(s) back to your ship, providing the sub-space radio is working. Spock will enter this information in the chart. If the radio @@ -1029,7 +1034,7 @@ star chart if your ask for it while docked and your own radio is dead. Mnemonic: REST Shortest abbreviation: R -Full command: REST <NUMBER OF STARDATES> +Full command: REST <NUMBER-OF-STARDATES> This command simply allows the specified number of stardates to go @@ -1037,7 +1042,7 @@ by. This is useful if you have suffered damages and wish to wait until repairs are made before you go back into battle. It is not generally advisable to rest while you are under attack by -Klingons. +Klingons or Romulans. Call Starbase for Help @@ -1048,7 +1053,7 @@ Mnemonic: MAYDAY [Originally, this command was called HELP, but -these days that might be misconstrued as an attempt to browae built-in +these days that might be misconstrued as an attempt to browse built-in documentation! In some later versions it was CALL.] When you get into serious trouble, you may call a starbase for @@ -1246,9 +1251,10 @@ Mnemonic: PLANETS Shortest abbreviation: PL -Mr. Spock presents you a list of the available information on planets -in the galaxy. Since planets do not show up on long-range scans, the -only way to obtain this information is with the SENSORS command. +Mr. Spock presents you a list of the available information on +planets in the galaxy which are potential dilithium sources. Since +planets do not show up on long-range scans, the only way to obtain +this information is with the SENSORS command. Freeze @@ -1522,11 +1528,11 @@ Emeritus. promotion available if you go beyond the Expert range. You can also have a certificate of merit printed with your name, date, and Klingon kill rate, provided you are promoted from either the -Expert or Emeritus levels. This -plaque requires a 132 column printer. You may need +Expert or Emeritus levels. You may need print the certificate to a file, import it into your word processor, selecting Courier 8pt font, and then print in landscape orientation. + Handy Reference Page