    ۻ    ۻ ۻ ۻ   ۻ ۻ   ۻ   ۻ  ۻ  ۻ
    ۺ    ۺ ۺ ۻ  ۺ ۻ ۻ ۻ ۻ ۺ
    ۺ ۻ ۺ ۺ ۻ ۺ  ɼ ۺۺ ۺۺ  ɼ ۺ
    ۺۻۺ ۺ ۺۻۺ ͼ  ɼۺ ɼۺ ͼ  ͼ
    ɼ ۺ ۺ ۺ ۻ ɼ ɼ ۻ ۻ
     ͼͼ  ͼ ͼ  ͼ ͼ  ͼ   ͼ  ͼ ͼ
                         Version 1.0 Beta Test Release
                    Copyright (c) 1994, In-Balance Systems

     THE utility every serious Tradewars player needs!  This version will
      work on all known versions of Tradewars 2002 (including V2.0-WB5).

                                 *** NOTE ***
    This release is a BETA TEST release, and is FULLY FUNCTIONAL, but will
    only work until 12/31/94, after that you will need to call the support
       BBS to obtain the latest BETA or latest FINAL release available.
    Please report all comments/suggestions or problems to this support BBS:
                               Crystal Shard BBS
                              Lakewood, Colorado
                                (303) 763-7687
                 (leave a comment to sysop regarding WIN2002)





I.      Disclaimers (Sorry, got to put one in here)

        Trademarks: "Trademarks" refers to the name of this program and the
        name In-Balance Systems,  which are trademarks of In-Balance Systems.

        Ownership: Except as expressly licensed by In-Balance Systems, we have 
        and reserve the exclusive copyright and all other rights, title and
        interest to distribute this program, and to use Trademarks in
        connection with them.

        Current version: All previous versions of this program have been 
        withdrawn from shareware.  This version replaces any previous versions.
        Your right to distribute under this license is personal, and does not
        include any right to sublicense the Program. 

        THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS-IS".  NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
        EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE MADE AS TO IT OR ANY MEDIUM IT MAY BE ON.
        WE WILL PROVIDE NO REMEDY FOR INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE
        OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM IT, INCLUDING SUCH FROM
        NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR BREACH OF WARRANTY OR CONTRACT,
        EVEN AFTER NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

        TERM:  This License may be terminated by In-Balance Systems by giving a
        30 day advance written notice.

        With respect to every matter arising under this License, you
        consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state
        and federal courts sitting in Lakewood, Colorado, and to service
        by certified mail, return receipt requested, or as otherwise
        permitted by law.


II.     Introduction

        WIN2002 is a program designed to do what it's name implies, WIN at
        Tradewars 2002!  This program (at this point) will find all of the
        trading pairs available in the sectors you have explored.  What 
        does this mean?  Well, trading pairs are two ports that are just
        opposite enough to earn you a substantial revenue.  For instance,
        if there were a port in sector 100, and it was a BSB type of port,
        and there was an immediate wap to sectore 332, where there was a
        SBS port, this would be a trading pair.  So the definition would be
        two ports, one sector apart, that complement each other's stock of
        wares.  What's this mean to you?  Well, it means you run back and 
        forth between these ports and have more money than you know what
        to do with!  I used this game in a small (1000 sector) universe and
        made 1 million credits in about 45 minutes, in a large (5000 sector)
        universe I made 3 million in about 90 minutes.  Not bad, and just
        more than enough than you need to get to power!

        This program came to me after trying to find something that would
        allow me to find pairs without doing it by hand.  I downloaded every
        single Tradewars tool on the market (at least it seems that way) and
        they all worked fine for 1000 sector universes, and only for version
        1.03 or less!  With the release of Wide Beta 5 Tradewars, there has
        been no updates to these utilities, so this was born.

        This is a BETA TEST copy, which means it's freeware for now, you can
        use it all you want and not pay, but BETA means it's under testing,
        you hopefully will help me debug this to the point that it's perfect,
        and in the long run, better than any other Tradewars utility.  Please
        let me know, via the support BBS, any problems, suggestions, or
        general comments you have regarding this program, and if I 
        incorporate those into the program, you will get the next full 
        version for free, whether I charge for it or not.  Heck, even if you
        don't find anything wrong, please call the board and tell me you
        downloaded it (that's always a good piece of information to have for
        a shareware author).


III.    Using the program

        Using WIN2002 is easy, I have enclosed a script file for TELIX that
        will put the computer into interrogation mode (if you don't know
        what this is, you'll find out eventually).  If you have a different
        script that does the same thing, fine, as long as the format is
        the same as the WIN2002.CAP file included with this ZIP.  Whatever
        you use the name of the capture file MUST be WIN2002.CAP for the
        program to work.  My script requires that you be at the command
        screen, NOT the computer and NOT the corporate menu's.

        When you have finished the capture (preferably after you have 
        played that game for a while, since the information will be most
        current then), run WIN2002.  The program will create a text file
        called WIN2002.TPS, this is a list of all trading pairs for that
        game.  Just run between them all and watch the $$$$ roll in!


IV.     Some strategy regarding trading pairs

        The most profitable pairs are going to be the ones best matched,
        for instance, if "Port A" was selling 2500, and "Port B" was only
        buying 1090, this would mean you would dry up "Port B" before
        "Port A" really got started.  So the best ones will be the ones
        that are as evenly matched as possible, and at 100% demand.


V.      Upcoming things for WIN2002

        Some things that are already being incorporated into this program
        and will be available on the next release are:

        *       Track down one way warps and dead ends (great for strategic
                placement of fighters and mines).
        *       Automatic script writing, once the pairs are compiled, you
                will have an option to automate a script for it so that when
                you play again, you just execute the script and sit back
                while the dough pours in!
        *       Exploration scripts, these will take the information that
                you have, find out what you HAVEN'T seen, and write a script
                that will allow you to see those places in as few turns as
                possible (great for finding other trader's home planets as
                well as the Class 0 and 9 ports).

        There are some other things I have thought of that I haven't been
        able to figure out how I'm going to do yet, but when I do, you'll be
        the second to know (me being the first) :D.


VI.     Registration

        Right now this program is free and totally uncrippled, as it is a
        BETA copy, and I would never be able to debug crippled copies.  I
        am a strong believer in shareware, and that crippled shareware sucks!
        If I decide to charge for this program, something nominal like five
        or ten bucks, it will NOT be crippled, although it may not have some
        extra features, like automated scripts or whatever.  I don't consider
        that crippled, but just an enticement for registration, crippled
        would be only showing you the WORST trading pairs or something.

        As a BETA, this copy expires 12/31/1994.  So after that you will
        need to call Crystal Shard BBS at (303) 763-7687 to download either
        the latest BETA or the latest FULL version.  This program WILL NOT
        WORK after 12/31/1994, so I would call in advance (we wouldn't want
        you to be without your most used utility).


VII.    Finally

        Thanks for using this program.  This is a very addictive program, as
        is the game.  I found that once I used this I could hardly even play
        without my trading pairs worksheet in front of me.  I don't just say
        this because I wrote this program, but because even when the other
        programs worked on the old versions of Tradewars, I used them more
        than I used my keyboard!

        Thanks to Martech for writing the BEST BBS door in the WORLD!  Thanks
        to Simon for letting me hack his Tradewars game and tie up his BBS
        for hours on end (of course he does the same thing, even worse, so I
        guess he should thank ME)!

        Thank God for giving me the patience to sit down and write this 
        thing and blowing up my own Tradewars game in the process!
