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Creating a Game
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Players File (See: PLAYERS.TXT)
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A list of email addresses, one per line, for as many starting positions you
wish to have, or for all the players playing.

Total Number of Planets
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Typically 7-15 planets per player, but don't tell players this.  You CAN
put more, you can put less.   It really doesn't matter.  More planets slow
the game down, less planets make the game go much faster.  A single game
can last a couple months at 1 turn per day.

Chaos (1-20) 1=highest
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This determines the central density and distribution of planets in the
galaxy in a circle.
1 = random distribution throughout the circle, no central density

(2 or more)
Planets are spread around the center of the galaxy in circular areas
defined by <chaosNum> divided by the radius of the galaxy.

Change the values and see the results for yourself. (viewing TURN 0 REPORTS)

Size of Galaxy
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This is equal to the diameter of the Galaxy (twice the radius).
Understand that the fastest ship at drive tech 1, can move 20 light years.
Also understand that when drive tech increases to 2, the same ship can move
40 light years.

DO NOT WORRY about players being lost without planets nearby them to see.
A player will automatically see the nearest habitable planet if that
player has fully developed and owns all the planets in view. (regardless
of how far away the other planet is)  No player will be completely isolated.

Basic understanding of a circle:  AREA = 3.14 * RADIUS * RADIUS

When finished View TURN 0 REPORTS
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Players are NOT supposed to receive their TURN 0 Reports.  For HOST
information only.  Make sure you have results you want:

(some of these columns may be out of date)

N = Player Name
D = Drive TECH
W = Weapons TECH
S = Shields TECH
C = Cargo TECH
P = Population Total
^ = COLonists Total
I = Industry Total
# = Number of Planets
M = Total Mass of Ships
R = Resource Ability

		Status of Players

N	     D	   W	 S     C     P	  ^	I  #  M     R
Player 1  1.30	1.04  1.00  1.36  1998	 55  1392  3  0  2046
Player 2  1.22	1.36  1.13  1.03  2888	  2   895  3  0  1862
Player 3  1.25	1.47  1.45  1.12  3390	172  1717  6  0  4096
Player 4  1.16	1.12  1.17  1.01  1902	 86   324  3  0   965
Player 5  1.24	1.05  1.08  1.23  2005	 95   864  5  0  1699
Player 6  1.07	1.23  1.14  1.27  2716	 55   463  4  0  1341

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