X-Git-Url: https://jxself.org/git/?p=super-star-trek.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=sst-doc.xml;fp=sst-doc.xml;h=85e56f83bd32c7e03d14aba1ae9334971b3313b2;hp=62662b75a3c5d4a07cd6c4f796ac5e047b2f5089;hb=6b396c7a585fcf5c54caf29c527b195999d23bfe;hpb=f5a531d5dbfdc6f61d351d255d3b13bddad9bccb diff --git a/sst-doc.xml b/sst-doc.xml index 62662b7..85e56f8 100644 --- a/sst-doc.xml +++ b/sst-doc.xml @@ -229,6 +229,36 @@ and start a new game. The Klingons are waiting. + +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 +may be abbreviated to a unique prefix. + +The first question concerns whether you want a regullar, +tournament, or saved game. For discussion, see the description of the freeze command. + +The second question will concern the length of the game. +Longer games include more enemies. + +The third question will set the game's difficulty level. +You should probably start out at the novice level, even if you are +already familiar with one of the other versions of the Star Trek +game—but, of course, the level of game you play is up to you. If +you want to start at the Expert level, go ahead. It's your funeral. +The Emeritus game is strictly for masochists. + +The fourth question, new in SST2K, sets your game options. A +blank answer 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), 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 and +time-warping through black holes. + How To Issue Commands @@ -303,7 +333,7 @@ complicated, but you will learn the abbreviations qGuickly enough. You can abbreviate practically anything -If you forget, the computer will proompt you +If you forget, the computer will prompt you If you remember, you can type it all on one line @@ -1220,7 +1250,7 @@ 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. -Freeze +Freeze Mnemonic: FREEZE @@ -1497,12 +1527,6 @@ print the certificate to a file, import it into your word processor, selecting Courier 8pt font, and then print in landscape orientation. -You should probably start out at the novice level, even if you are -already familiar with one of the other versions of the Star Trek -game—but, of course, the level of game you play is up to you. If -you want to start at the Expert level, go ahead. It's your funeral. -The emeritus game is strictly for masochists. - Handy Reference Page