Wed Feb 2 20:24:31 1994 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE: README.html. Only accessible from the Web or AFS. http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/jch/netrek/README.html Basically the old README file turned into an HTML index. Sun Jan 2 12:13:33 1994 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * rsa: where to get the RSA distribution. * hints: what to do if you get to a planet before your carrier. * server-secrets: where to find playerd, and why the metaserver code isn't generally available for public consumption. * game-facts: army pops explained. Mon Dec 20 19:57:11 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * server-secrets: replaced reference to charon. * beginners: replaced reference to charon. Added "go where the armies are" advice. Moved Bert's article to the top. Dammit, read this first. * art-of-war: ran ispell on it. Yowie. Bad Kevin. * REMOVED: cmu-clients. The pig borg is gone. Sniff. * REMOVED: cmu-admin. Terence is gone. Sniff. * REMOVED: clients. Now basically duplicated by ftp-list. * xtrekrc-hints: how to set things up on a small screen. * hints: how to break an LPS. How to stop an LPS being broken. Sun Dec 19 19:30:35 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * net-behavior: some real numbers for (pre-shortpacket) play. * rsa: new syntax for metaserver output of rsa keys. Sat Dec 18 16:19:40 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * hints: when to repair vs when to limp away, why the orbit key is your friend, when to reinforce planets, how to distract, how to pick a race in an INL game * ogging: how to ogg a base supporting a planet take. * server-secrets: genkey (replacement for RSA mkkey), guzzler server fixes. * xtrekrc-hints: Wreck's keymap, RCD documentation, how to develop a keymap. * hockey: hockey vs netrek. * humor: netrek as a way of life, the fishy side of netrek. Thu Nov 11 13:23:59 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE: strategy, common strategies used in INL games. Thu Nov 4 09:39:51 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * xtrekrc-hints: voluminous list of client options. * definitions: the etymology of "doosh". * game-facts: agri vs non-agri popping. * proverbs: updated to edition 2 of Red Shirt's cookie collection. * hints: Red Shirt on bravery and cowardice. * dogfighting: added raisin's tips. Also reformatted. * hockey: player evaluations. The hockey mailing list. * server-secrets: where to find the guzzler source code (and the fact that it has SYSV support). Updating RSA keys. The trekgods mailing list. Sat Oct 16 15:29:00 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * REMOVED: ship-facts (I put most of it into game-facts) * xtrekrc-hints: a real italic font * hints: Redshirt and Spaceace! on how to help an SB. * server-secrets: new vanilla server, how to get a core dump, automatic RSA key fetching Sun Oct 3 19:21:32 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * REMOVED: ibl, inl, inl-spring92, inl-summer92. The INL now have their own FTP server, no need for duplication. * server-secrets: what you can and can't lock out. * server-patches: '#' to identify clients. * NEW FILE: short-packets, definition of the short packets protocol. Tue Sep 14 17:19:23 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * hints: all sorts of stuff on scout bombing. All sorts of stuff on detting. How to help SB's, why (not to) zero agris. * udp: toggling udp to clear a jammed connection. Sun Sep 12 16:15:56 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * hints: how to use a DD against a SC bomber. * ogging: to blow up on a base or not, when to plink and when not to, non-ogging things you can do to help an ogg. * playing-sc: added treatise from plain. * definitions: LPS, ++ Sat Aug 14 15:25:55 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch@GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * hockey: added hockey FAQ. * server-secrets: summary of new xsg, moved some patches to server-patches, fixing ntserv so it isn't immune to xtkill. * maintainers: the netrek authors. * server-patches: lots of fixes, mostly to bronco final source (ships slow down to sane speed when they run out of fuel, SB's don't GB when declaring war with players docked, server files can be moved without recompiling, reducing load on server, adding client identification, stopping Ceti from being agri all the time). Also moved some patches from server-secrets. * clients: the moron client. Sat Jul 17 16:32:35 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch@GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * client-patches: yet more problems with allocating planes. * server-patches: patch for poisson distribution of army popping. Tool for diagnosing server problems. Tue Jul 13 11:00:56 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch@GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * server-patches: stop an SB from losing fuel with docked ships. * hints: tractors switch off when orbitting planets. * humor: the Ten Commandments of Netrek. How sunscreamer became Felix Gallo. * definitions: when to SMACK!. Sat Jul 10 14:27:19 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch@GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * ogging: Akira on which ships to choose to ogg with, and why. * ship-opinions: ZZnew guy with more facts and some controversial opinions. * server-patches: giving an SB 10 updates a second. Detecting tmode scums. * NEW FILE: teamwork, Red Shirt's guide. * client-patches: patch for not freeing colors. * hockey: the hockey mailing list. * hints: why UpdateRarely is silly. * rsa: more explanation of how it works. Assorted pruning. * starbases: the ogger server. Wreck's guide to basing. Sat Mar 13 21:35:30 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch@GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * hockey: how not to be a twink * ogging: the "spiral-ogg" technique critiqued. * I'm back. No, really I am. Wed Feb 24 10:54:21 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch@GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE : code/scoredb.rwd4.Z, the final rwd4 player database * NAME CHANGE : code/scoredb.final.Z renamed to scoredb.bronco.Z Sun Feb 7 13:47:16 1993 Jonathan Hardwick (jch@GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * hints: more stuff on playing with lag, how to bomb under anybody. * server-patches: how to get INL 3.0 running under AIX, the message-to-god problem * borgs: the borg/bot mailing list. * NEW FILE: clients -- now contains general descriptions of the various RSA clients out there. * NAME CHANGE: I renamed "clients" to "borgs", since that describes it more accurately, and I wanted a file to list the features of legitmate clients in. * xtrekrc-sample: moved Ensign ensign's xtrekrc over from xtrekrc-hints. * xtrekrc-hints: yet another font choice, messing with window sizes, removing M and N completely Mon Nov 2 11:56:05 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch@GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * starbases: Red Shirt on how to treat your team's SB. * server-patches: SB docking problems under SunOS, signals under SysV. * NEW FILE: rsa -- description of how the new RSA-based blessing method works, and where to get it. * hints: KB's list of 5 things that separate clue from unclue. How to scout bomb. Advice for planet scummers. * NEW FILE: nbr -- the current proposals for the Next Big Release of the netrek client. Sun Nov 1 15:17:40 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch@GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * FILES MOVED: inl becomes inl-spring92. inl-summer becomes inl-summer92. These are now mostly of historical interest only. * NEW FILE: inl -- with the current INL stuff (way too late). * NEW FILE: enl -- the European netrek league and mailing list. * NEW FILE: dogfighting -- Lance sums it up. * xtrekrc-hints -- some of the frankly bizarre keymaps that CMU admirals play with. * hints: removed various lies spotted by Andy McFadden. Removed all of the stuff about "new turn rates" from bronco days of yore. Explanation of DI for core worlds. ZZnewguy on how to die. * client-patches: Ray Jones's patch for color map problems on TrueColor screens. * starbases: what not to do to your starbase. How Balton deals with pelters. Mon Sep 21 17:49:01 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * server-patches: patch from Bharat Mediratta to allow reliable editting of .sysdef on the fly. * beginners: added Bert's latest advice. Sat Aug 15 14:44:27 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE: humor -- catch-all file that subsumes laws-of-combat, and includes various top-10 lists, plus an (Empire) version of desiderata/deteriorata. * NEW FILE: code/bronco.final.tar.Z and code/scoredb.final.Z The final bronco distribution (with puckmove slot fix) and player database. Long live Terence! * NEW FILE: frequent-suggestions -- Andy McFadden's compilation of ideas to "improve" Netrek, and how they've been shot down in the past. * code/bitmaps.Iggy.README : clarified which files to patch. * server-patches: announcing mynetd, Yet Another Better Startd. * xtrekrc-hints: different font choices, how to map the wait queue window, yet another keyboard layout. * starbases: how to avoid an iggy SB * inl: latest INL server code released. * clients: announcement of gf-borg 4.0. * maintainers: removed reference to Terence. * netrek-faq, server-list, ftp-list updated. Wed Jul 29 17:40:15 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * xtrekrc-hints: how to avoid the "I didn't want to quit you stupid !@#$%^& game" syndrome. Tue Jul 28 14:46:26 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE: code/recorder-patch -- Julian Ho's patch to let a client record a game for future viewing. * xtrekrc-hints: little-know default action of the space bar. * server-secrets: problems with storing pig borg keymaps. * server-patches: patch for multiprocessor machines. * ogging: how to organize an SB ogg. Mon Jul 27 13:01:07 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE: playing-dd-alt -- the alternative version. * xtrekrc-hints: how to reset your keymap. * bot-busting: Animal on why he prefers to use a scout. Tue Jul 21 11:07:32 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILES: code/bitmaps.Iggy.h and code/bitmaps.Iggy.README * beginners: good stuff from Grey Elf and ZZnew guy. * starbases: when not to take one out. Mon Jun 29 11:34:56 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE: inl-summer. * clients: Jeff Nelson's guide to writing one. * ogging: ZZnew guy's methods. * xtrekrc-hints: mouse-click-less keymap from Red Shirt * inl: results of last semesters games, list of council members. * server-patches: patches for square detting area & reverse/rapid orbitting. * REMOVED: code/gw1.4.tar.Z, code/pledit1.0.tar.Z -- other sites are doing a better job of archiving Andy McFadden's stuff. Wed Jun 17 16:48:48 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * server-patches: patch for xtkill. * xtrekrc-hints: mapping the player window when you join a game. * code/gw1.4.tar.Z: replaces gw1.2.tar.Z and gateway.Z * ogging: new wrinkles from Quar. * hints: how to stop decelerating too soon at planets, metaserver announcement, dogfighting positioning, roles to play in the game. * clients: PigBorg v3.0 released. * updated server-list (bigdog -> sickdog, grit -> goofy) Tue May 26 14:29:30 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * updated netrek-faq, ftp-list, server-list Mon May 25 13:56:53 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE: ibl, the borg/bot companion to the INL. * inl: new release of INL server code, summer INL announcement. * hints: which deaths count against your stats? Does detting vary between ship types? Some thoughts on escorting. Stats from bronco on single/double genocides. Planet-hook tactics. * server-patches: moved t-mode scum patch from server-secrets. * server-secrets: added Andy McFadden's new tools guide. Sun May 10 12:02:41 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * updated netrek-FAQ, server-list, ftp-list: server-list more current than the version posted to rec.games.netrek * NEW FILES: code/pledit1.0.tar and code/pledit.readme * code/gw1.2.tar replaces code/gateway.tar * added From & Subject lines to README, README-AFS, art-of-war, help-sheet, opening-screen, planet-taking (no information changed) Tue May 5 15:27:18 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * FILE SPLIT: server-list becomes server-list (list of Netrek servers) and ftp-list (list of FTP sites). Also updated server-list with latest announcements from rec.games.netrek. * starbases: bunch of good stuff from Balton and Wreck. * hints: what the F/R/K/O flags mean on planets, when to scout bomb. * code/gateway: new version from Andy McFadden. * inl: schedule of INL games. * server-patches: how to get the server running on a Mach system. Thu Apr 23 15:56:34 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * ALL TOP-LEVEL FILES: formatted to conform to RFC 1153 (mail digest format), so that they're easier to read with mail systems, and easier for the new WAIS server to process. No change in the information content of the files, just in their format. * what-is-netrek: replaced with netrek-FAQ. * xtrekrc-spiff: deleted (text added to xtrekrc-sample). * xtrekguide.*: moved to code subdirectory. * ship-table.*: moved to code subdirectory. Wed Apr 22 13:08:08 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * xtrekrc-hints: UDP client uses different X class. * definitions: bunch of new definitions. * hints: ships blink when beaming up, what happens when you die, Thu Apr 16 12:20:37 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE: code/6x10italic.tar, italic (underlined) font. Sun Apr 12 09:18:22 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE: code/gateway.readme, quick bug fix for gateway. * udp: release of v1.0, where to get new clients, deleted some old information from the file. * server-secrets: top 10 abuses of xsg. Thu Apr 9 21:41:54 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE: code/bronco.dist2.tar.Z, Terence Chang's improved bronco distribution. * server-list: made a few minor corrections. Wed Apr 8 12:30:07 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * ogging: West's guide to locking and ogging. * server-patches: the perils of optimizers and volatile variables. * udp: impact of UDP clients on bronco. * definitions: the with-screams version of how ogging came to be called ogging. * client-patches: Terence Chang's list of standard client bugs, how to correct a color bug in the KSU client. * clients: correct (?) site for grandfather borg. * ship-facts: stats for GA class. * Moved some of the stuff from the last update: empirical guide -> xtrekrc-hints, and tmode flag bug -> server-secrets. I have no idea what I was thinking about at the time... * FTP users will now drop straight into the Netrek directory. No need to do that confusing (??!) "cd /usr/jch/netrek". Sun Apr 5 17:15:43 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * udp: third public release. * hints: Terence Chang's empirical guide to getting clients working under window managers (plus Julian Ho's correction), how to get multiple Hosers, tmode flag bug. Wed Apr 1 10:12:36 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * server-secrets: xsg v1.1 release. * udp: second public release, explaining double UDP option. * hints: the extra DI credit you get for core and home planets, how promotion works for guest users, how to play with lag. * clients: grandfather borg announcement. Sat Mar 21 11:14:09 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE: udp, information on Andy McFadden's UDP client. * NEW FILE: code/bronco.readme, information that Terence forgot to add to bronco.dist. * server-patches: Andy McFadden's patches to enable daemonII to be restarted without losing the shared memory segment. * definitions: lots of different types of scum. * server-secrets: update to Andy McFadden's guide to the Netrek server tools and dot files. * hints: deleted incorrect ship-bombing table; Red Shirt's advice to always fly towards planets with armies. Wed Mar 18 12:50:06 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS69.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * FTP SITE MOVED : (again!) to gs69.sp.cs.cmu.edu (128.2.206.167) I hope this will be the last move for the next four years or so... Fri Mar 13 17:34:09 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS48.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * inl: picture of the standard INL planet arrangement, with planet types. * hints: on using tractor beams, and when to declare war. * NEW FILE: code/gateway, by Andy McFadden. Lets you play from Internet-isolated networks, by running this on a gateway machine. Sun Mar 8 13:06:51 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS48.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE: code/bronco.gcc.patch, diffs to the bronco server distribution from Richard Caley, inserting lots of "volatile" keywords so GCC et al can optimize it without breaking it... * NEW FILE: playing-as, by Todd Williamson and Bert Enderton * inl: latest team rosters, official inl planet list Fri Mar 6 13:30:59 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS48.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * added latest FAQ and server-list from a.g.x * inl: deleted advice on how to start tourney, since server changes have made it obsolete. * hints: detting an enemy's torps will hurt his teammates. * playing-sc: extra hints from Red Shirt. Thu Mar 5 16:04:29 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS48.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE: playing-dd, by Robert Hill. * inl: mailing list address, official server motd, new rules, Red Shirts advice to team captains on how to start a game. * beginners: more good stuff that all new players should read. * xtrekrc-hints: how to get a biiiig genocide window. * clients: documentation for the new sunborg and helixborg releases. * starbases: when to cloak in an SB and when not to cloak. * client-patches: further X11 client politeness, allowing the window manager to place the window where you asked it to. * server-patches: patch to allow ASs to bomb just 1 army, patch to bronco source to make Iggy attack more readily. * hints: use of AS in last-planet stands, guides to tourney play by Red Shirt and Sun Tzu. * help-sheet, opening-screen: Esc key cancels message. Mon Mar 2 22:38:09 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS48.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * moved beef client, ck_players, and bronco server to subdirectory "code". Fri Feb 28 18:26:07 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS48.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * FTP SITE MOVED : to gs48.sp.cs.cmu.edu (128.2.218.21) Tue Feb 25 12:43:09 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS48.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * added symlink from netrek-FAQ to what-is-netrek. * updated ship-table.[dvi,ps] to include Bert Enderton's long nerdy post data. Sat Feb 22 13:30:57 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS48.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * replaced beef-2.1 with 2.2; all files except beef.howto have changed. Thu Feb 20 12:06:25 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS48.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * hints: Scott Drellishak explains how to order sfop around. * xtrekrc-hints: how to make window parenting work, even under the brain-damaged KSU client. * inl: full team rosters. Wed Feb 19 18:45:42 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS48.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE: beef.howto. Left out of the last update. Ooops Fri Feb 14 12:56:58 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS48.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * hints: Red Shirt on how to kill armies in tournament play * clients: new helixborg and beef borg announcements * inl: official statistician announced, rule change (no borgs) * replaced beef-2.0 with 2.1; only the source and readme file have changed, the bitmaps are still the same Sat Feb 8 13:55:58 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS48.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILES: ck_players.readme, ck_players.tar. Non-X application that lists the players on a server, by Ivan Vazquez. * NEW FILE: inl. The International Netrek League is here! * xtrekrc-hints: Ensign Ensign's .xtrekrc file, with lots of useful information about border widths and bugs in the xtrekrc system. * hints: how to use and help your team's SB, especially when there are borgs around. * clients: documentation for sunborg, announcement of Beef borg, why your borg should be nice to the server. * server-patches: patch from Andy McFadden to allow visible tractor beams. * replaced beef with beef-2.0 (white armies, urgent message beeps, highlighting of planets and teammates asking for help). Wed Jan 29 11:15:52 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS48.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILES: beef.readme, beef.shar, beef.bitmaps.shar. Turns the standard client source into Leonard Dickens' information borg. * NEW FILE: client-patches, analogous to server-patches. Making the client a better X11 citizen, fixing border color problems, two alternative mods to make tractor beams visible * clients: possible auto-shield policy, FTP site for clients, announcement of Helix borg and sunborg * server-secrets: updated to describe v1.0 of Andy McFadden's xsg, added Terence's description of bronco/rwd4 setup, how to stop multiple logins * playing-sb: updated to Craig's latest version * server-patches: patch to Andy McFadden's "nuke" for non-SysV environments Thu Jan 9 16:26:25 1992 Jonathan Hardwick (jch at GS48.SP.CS.CMU.EDU) * NEW FILE: playing-sb, by Craig Boas * clients: comparison of the different clients currently in use * server-secrets: announcement of XShowGalaxy by Andy McFadden, and where to get it * server-patches: fixing freezes when a robot joins, how ports fill up, how optimizers can kill the code, debugging a netrek server * xtrek-vs-netrek: where to get XtrekIII and Xtrek6.0 * game-facts: corrected bombing table, inability of AS to bomb just 1 army * hints: message conventions, when to det, how to tell which teams know the status of a planet, how to fire double plasmas on Needmore, how vector torps work on rwd4, why not to join as a SC then refit on your SB * ogging: moved SB-on-SB article from starbases * Converted to gnu-emacs ChangeLog file for ease of maintenance. The old CHANGES file follows, in reverse chronological order: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12/7 Wrote a Perl script to automate the mirroring of the AFS archive onto the FTP server. Lots of files got touched as a result. 11/28 Appended to starbases : refitting from SB to SB, advice to beginners hints : last-planet stands, definition of clue, DI for core planets, what to do when it's not t-mode, playing with lag, a map of the galaxy server-secrets : various stuff about being a server admin net-behaviour : one netrek admin's stats on network load Added: server-patches : code patches, and whole new files 11/10 Appended to bot-busting : two more a.g.x posts Added playing-sc : Guide to playing Scouts, by Bert Enderton proverbs : nuggets of netrek wisdon, also by Bert server-secrets : some a.g.x posts on how to bring up a server xtrek-vs-netrek : neat little comparison of the two games 10/30 Changed name of "what-is-xtrek" to "what-is-netrek", and "current-servers" to "server-list". 10/28 Appended to game-facts : two more a.g.x posts from hde about ship data net-behaviour : a.g.x post from Tom Holub about net load clients : a.g.x post from mummert announcing his client ogging : Chapter 12 of Kevin Bernatz's guide and Duck Dodgers' guide to reaming an SB and how to avoid an SB-on-SB ogg 10/22 Updated ship-table.[dvi/ps] : extra data from hde, removed bombing info Added game-facts : compilation of game facts (a.g.x article by hde) 10/21 Appended to hints : how to use the status flags, Mergatroid's state machine Added ship-table.[dvi/ps] : table of all the ship stats bot-busting : how to kill robots 10/19 Appended to ship-facts : added torp damages, tractor ranges & strengths starbases : added post on how to kill cloakers Added playing-bb : Guide to playing Battleships, by Tom Holub playing-ca : Guide to playing Cruisers, by Andrew Markiel xtrekguide.[tex/dvi/ps] : the old Xtrek guide 10/16 Appended to hints : getting off a planet by pressoring teammates starbases : killing SBs, playing an AS to protect an SB ship-facts : calculation of explosion damage Added beginners : Red Shirt's advice on getting started 10/15 Created.