컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 靈爐� � � � 靈커 � � 靈爐� 靈커 爐커 � 靈커 � � � � � � 픔캑 � � � � � 픔켸 � 픔캑 聃캑 � 聃懃� � � 聃켸 � 聃켸 � 懃켸 � � 聃켸 (C)Copyright 1993 Richard K. Cooney All Rights Reserved 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Thanks for taking the time to acquire this collection of compiled PcPlus 2.01 aspect scripts for use with TW 2002. These scripts were written to automate some of the repetitious aspects that are inherent in TW2002. There is nothing in this package that will make you a smarter player. What they will do is help you to maximize the use of your online time. I wrote these scripts in the aspect language of PcPlus 2.01 for one reason and one reason only. That being.... it's the software _I_ use for my online antics. When I started writing them I had no intention what so ever of putting them together as Shareware. I wrote them to increase my own enjoyment of the game. They did that for me and I hope you will find they do the same for you. This program and associated documentation are the property of the author and may not be sold without permission. They may be freely distributed, unaltered and as a unit, via electronic bulletin board systems. Permission to distribute on diskette or in any other manner must be obtained in writing. The author does not guarantee this program to be free from defects and may not be held responsible for loss caused by such. Your use of this program constitutes your acceptance of these terms. PowerPlus is a "SHAREWARE" product. You are entitled to evaluate it for 30 days. If it suits your needs and you would like to continue using it, then you must pay the registration fee. Please use the order form in the file REGISTER.FRM (C)Copyright 1993 Richard K. Cooney All Rights Reserved Section 1. Setup a. Copy all files into a single directory. If you already have a directory you use for TW put them there. b. Copy the AUTOPLAY.KEY file into your PcPlus 2.xx directory. In order to run the AutoPlay scripts PcPlus must know where to find the files. This can be done either by switching to that directory with the ALT-F7 command when you want to run them or by putting the directory in your path statement. If you want to avoid all possible hassle, copy all the AutoPlay files into your PcPlus 2.xx directory. If you ran the install program in PcPlus the PcPlus directory should already be in your path. Section 2. Scripts run from the AutoPlay menu. All Scripts should be run with ANSI off. All Scripts can be exited with the ESC key. PAIRED PORT TRADER a. Start in one of the paired ports you want to alternate trade between. b. Have your holds full of one of the products you want to deal in. c. Know the sector number of each port. d. Know if the product you wish to buy will be the first or second product offered. You must know for each port. Bring up the AutoPlay menu with ALT-0. Use the arrow keys to select Paired Port and answer the prompts: Current Port sector? - Enter sector number of the port your in. # of Product sold? - Enter 1 to buy 1st product offered, 2 for 2nd Current Ports pair? - Enter sector number of the other port. # of Product sold? - Enter 1 to buy 1st product offered, 2 for 2nd Add to Sell (ex. .04) - Enter the percentage to add to sale price. For example .04 would add 4% to your counter offer for the product your selling. 4% usually will get you in the 98% to 99% percent of full price range. Add to Buy (ex .05) - Enter the percentage to add to buying price. .05 (5%) usually is in the 98% to 99% of full price range. The percentages can be increased up to three decimal places to try to inch closer to the full price. For example if .04 gets you 98% of full price and that's not close enough for you, start over and try .045 or .049. STEAL SELL CYCLE a. Start in a port that buys equiptment with as many holds of equiptment you want to use. b. Know how many different products the port sells, if any. c. Know a price offer the port will accept. The easiest way to find this is to run a cycle by hand. Bring up the AutoPlay menu with ALT-0. Use the arrow keys to select Paired Port and answer the prompts: Number of Products Sold: - Enter the total number of products sold at the port. 0, 1 or 2. Number of Holds: - Enter the number of holds you want to use. Your Best Offer: - Enter an amount you know will be accepted. The Script will figure 100% of the best price the port is accepting on the current cycle and use it in place of the offer you entered at the prompt. If the port is one that has multiple best prices it won't always accept the offer the first time. The script will then haggle for as high a price as it can. If the port does not kick you out or you are not busted the Script will run until there are no turns left. All scripts can be exited with the ESC key at any time. POPULATION This Script moves colonists from one planet in a sector to another planet in the same sector. a. Start in the sector the planets are in. b. Know the number of the planet your moving colonists from. c. Know the number of the planet your moving colonist to. d. Make sure your holds are empty. Bring up the AutoPlay menu with ALT-0. Use the arrow keys to select Paired Port and answer the prompts: What planet # are you moving from? - Enter the planet number. What planet # are you moving to? - Enter the planet number. Which group are you moving from? Ore (1), Organics (2), Equiptment (3)? - Enter 1, 2 or 3. Which group are you moving to? - Enter 1, 2 or 3. This is a fairly "dumb" script and will continue to run until you stop it with the ESC key. Don't walk away from this one. MOVE PRODUCT This Script moves a product from one planet in a sector and places it on another planet in the same sector. a. Start in the sector the planets are in. b. Know the number of the planet your moving product from. c. Know the number of the planet your moving product to. d. Make sure your holds are empty. Bring up the AutoPlay menu with ALT-0. Use the arrow keys to select Paired Port and answer the prompts: What Planet # are you moving from? - Enter planet number What planet # are you moving to? - Enter planet number Which product are you moving? Ore (1), Organics (2), Equiptment (3)? - Enter 1, 2 or 3 This is a fairly "dumb" script and will continue to run until you stop it with the ESC key. Don't walk away from this one. RECORD BUST This Script will record a busted sector in a file. You are asked for a file name and .BST is added as it's extension. a. Know the name of the file you want the bust recorded in. This file can be named any DOS legal file name up to eight characters. .BST will be added as an extension. b. Know the sector number you want to record. Bring up the AutoPlay menu with ALT-0. Use the arrow keys to select Paired Port and answer the prompts: Enter name of Bust file (no extension): - Enter a file name. Where'd they catch ya? - Enter the sector number If no file exists with the name you enter, one will be created in the current directory. This file can later be read from with the "Check for Bust" script. The date is automatically recorded with the sector. CHECK FOR BUST This Script reads from a .BST file to check a port for a previous bust. Bring up the AutoPlay menu with ALT-0. Use the arrow keys to select Paired Port and answer the prompts: Enter Bust file (no extension): - Enter name of .BST file to check. Enter Port to check: - Enter the sector number of the port. The Script checks the file for a record of the sector and reports what it finds. You must be in the directory that contains the file or the directory it is in must be in your path. CIM REPORT This script accesses the Computer Interrogation Mode and writes both the port and sector reports to separate .PRT and .SCT files. a. Start the script at the main Command? prompt. Bring up the AutoPlay menu with ALT-0. Use the arrow keys to select Paired Port and answer the prompts: File Name: - Enter a legal Dos filename up to eight characters. The .SCT and .PRT extensions will be added by the script. The files generated by this script are usable by TWVIEW. I am not sure about TWASSIST because I have never used it. From what I have read in the Trade Wars echo they should work with it also. CEYLAD This Script will run the ceyladceyla series of key strokes. a. Start on the planet. Bring up the AutoPlay menu with ALT-0. Use the arrow keys to select Paired Port and answer the prompts: Number of cycles? - Enter the number of cycles to run. If you know what this is about you know how to figure the number of cycles. If you don't...... read the FidoNet Trade Wars echo. DISRUPT This Script automates the mine disrupting sequence of keystrokes. a. Start in an adjacent sector to the target sector. b. Know the target sectors number. c. Know how many disruptors you are carrying. Bring up the AutoPlay menu with ALT-0. Use the arrow keys to select Paired Port and answer the prompts: Enter target sector - Enter the target sectors number. Number to fire? - Enter the number of disruptors to fire. The Script will continue to fire disruptors into the target sector until all mines are destroyed or until the number to fire is reached. Obviously it won't fire more than you have so don't enter more than you have. FIRE PROBES This Script will accept an input of upto ten sector numbers and fire an ether probe into each sector. No further input is required during it's operation. a. Make sure the neccessary probes are on board. b. Have a list of sectors ready to input. Bring up the AutoPlay menu with ALT-0. Use the arrow keys to select Paired Port and answer the prompts: Enter target sector: - Enter the target sectors one at Enter 0 to end input - time. Enter 0 to end the list. The Script will fire ether probes into each sector in the order entered. If you want a record of the information gathered you can either open a log file before starting or write the scroll back buffer to a file when the script ends. The information can be reviewed online using the scroll back function built into ProComm Plus. The script answers no to the "mark as avoid prompt" if it is encountered during it's operation. You will want to review any mined sectors passed through. Section 3. The AUTOPLAY.KEY file. ALT-1 This macro turns on the computer, asks for a port display and turns off the computer. ALT-2 This macro leaves 1 defensive fighter in the current sector. ALT-3 This macro picks up all the fighters in the current sector. ALT-4 unused ALT-5 unused ALT-6 unused ALT-7 unused ALT-8 This macro will shell out to run TWVIEW's Examine.exe if it is in the current directory. ALT-9 This macro will shell out and run TWVIEW's Convert.exe if it is in the current directory. ALT-0 THIS IS THE MAIN MACRO. It brings up the PowerPlus menu by calling Menu.Asx. IMPORTANT !! The AUTOPLAY Meta Key file can be added to or changed to suit your needs. MENU.ASX is the script that runs the AutoPlay menu. You need to be able to run it to access the other scripts. If you change ALT-0 be sure to set up another way to run it. Files List MENU ASX 1588 03-20-93 4:43p SCRIPT1 ASX 1002 03-17-93 11:43p SCRIPT2 ASX 490 03-19-93 11:39a SCRIPT3 ASX 1105 03-17-93 10:13p SCRIPT4 ASX 274 03-17-93 4:08p SCRIPT5 ASX 751 03-17-93 4:06p SCRIPT6 ASX 656 03-17-93 4:06p SCRIPT7 ASX 306 03-18-93 12:16a SCRIPT8 ASX 260 03-17-93 4:06p SCRIPT9 ASX 269 03-18-93 3:50p SCRIPT10 ASX 804 03-20-93 4:51p AUTOPLAY KEY 540 03-17-93 4:02p README TXT 1003 03-20-93 5:03p REGISTER FRM 1721 03-19-93 1:11p FILE_ID DIZ 278 03-20-93 5:03p AUTOPLAY DOC 12444 03-20-93 5:27p That's it. I hope you enjoy using this package. I can be reached for questions, comments, gripes, flames, praise, suggestions or whatever in the following ways. Classified Info BBS (1-716-265-3505) CompuServe 76407,415 FidoNet TradeWars Echo My address is in the Register.frm file. If you find yourself using this package please consider registering it. It's the "right thing to do" To the best of my knowledge... ProComm Plus is a registered trademark of Datastorm Technologies Inc. Trade Wars 2002 is a registered trademark of Martech Software Inc.. TWVIEW is (C)Copyright 1991,1992 Robert Weaver All rights reserved. TWASSIST is (C)Copyright 1992,1993 Albin Gerich All rights reserved.