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Tue, 26 November 2002 11:34  |
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 FurFuznel |
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What is everyone's favourite program/method for trading information with their allies?
I have only sampled a few of the information trading programs and was wondering what everyone else prefers to use?
Here are my brief summaries of what I know about the programs that I have tried:
1) Stars! Notebook v2.xf:
this program reads in .map, .pla/.p##, and .fle files
allies can trade information simply by providing each other with their .pla or .p## files
the program checks for differences between the data currently in the file and the new data being added
the map that is created from the data shows plenty of useful information including starbases, territories (also called Zones of Influence), and planet specs.
the colours of each player can be changed which is nice as you can make all of your allies shades of green and all of your enemies shades of red or whatever
you can draw on the map and add text which are both really nice features for sharing information with your allies about borders or the locations of enemy fleets, etc.
the program lets you record the names and racial traits of the other players in the game and enter information into a log file on each player
unfortunately the map does not display any fleets, nor does it show the network of safe Stargate routes
there are some options for saving as well which allow you to limit the information saved into the .snb file before you send it to a friend
2. Information Trader for Stars beta v1.45
this program is similar to the Stars! Notebook in that it can read in .map and .pla/.px files but it does not read in the .fle files at all
the map created using this program can display the starbases, show the planets weighted by resources, or population, or value
the program also lets you enter in the race names and primary ratial traits of the other players in the game as well as keep a log on each player
one difference about this program is that it stores the information back out as a .pla file instead of as a proprietary file type
you can also strip any of the information fields out of the file (ie. planet owners, starbase type, minerals, etc.) which allows you to create modified .pla files to provide to your allies. This is an interesting feature which allows you to limit the information that you share
this program also has packet and invasion calculators built in that allow you to estimate the size and speed of packet that you need to send at an enemy planet or the number of troops to drop on the surface to take out the enemy
these calculations can also be presented in the form of graphs (although I have never managed to get all the graphs to work properly)
this program also allows you to draw on the map
as the only files that can be saved are modified .pla files I find that I rarely use this program
this program does not show territories or ZOI
3. Stars! Secret Intelligence Reporter v0.5 Beta
can read in .map and .pla files only
this program creates a full map just as the previous two programs did
you can draw on the map and even create war plans that can be saved in a seperate file type
the calculation tools are not functioning in this beta
the program also allows a data trust factor to be used
the program does not show territories or ZOI
the program allows you to filter the planets based on any number of variables (population ranges, defenses, starbases, etc.)
this program also allows you to add notes
this program has a seperate section for identifying starbases and their owners
this program allows the data to be saved in a .sir file
this program also allows for the saving of filtered data, which allows you to control how much information you share
4. Xtreme Borders v 1.6.8
this program deals specifically with the .p## files associated with the .map file and requires that they all have the same name (ie. mage.map, mage.p2, mage.p5, etc.)
the files need to be available when the program is loading and you need to know what years each of the files came from
this program is packed with features including adjustable SOI settin
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Shadallark <==> FurFuznel
Mental anguish is for those who choose to think - FurFuznel
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