MECHWARS V 1.9 BETA INSTRUCTIONS
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     Mechwars shares many common features with other space trading
games, but it has it's uniqueness also.  The object of Mechwars so
far is to become the most powerful. The player can accomplish this
by: 

GENERATING CASH:
     
     The player travels through 10,000 sectors in search of Enemy
drones to wipe out.  Once he wipes these drones out, then he
salvages metals and collects a bounty.  Once the player gains a
large sum of starvacs, then he/she invest in energy, planets,
mines, shields, weapons, mech maintenance....or whatever.  The
metals he salvages can be sold at one of the 1000 bases located
throughout the entire universe.  The ratio of drones to sectors
is roughly 1 drone to about every 8 sectors. The payoffs for
destroying a drone can be up to 2x the invested price.  

PLANETS:
     The player can purchase a planet for 200,000 Starvacs.  If the
player chooses to invest in the planet, the planet will produce
energy and mines that will pay for themselves in a short period of
time.   In order to defend the planet the player can create
fighters on the planet to defend it, or protect it with mines. 
Only the owner and his/her teammates will be allowed to land
without being attacked!

APPRECIATION:
     Appreciation is calculated every time the maintenance is ran. 
It will give the player .005 of his total worth in Starvacs every
day to help the player combat the drones.

DOCUMENTATION:
     For a more complete documentation, please arrange with your
sysop to DL a copy of MECHWARS.DOC.  It may provide usefull
strategies or playing tips to help you in your fight.

HELP:
     If you find yourself in need of help, ask other players or the
sysop.  The rule of thumb is press the '?' mark to get a help menu.
They are located throughout the game.  If you find any bugs, report
them to the sysop, please do not exploit them. (Something bad might
happen to you!).  In the mean time, do some damage.