The 6600 supported only one operating terminal, so the players had to take turns entering their commands.ĭuring a port to the PDP-10, the game was more heavily modified and became DECWAR. The game ended when one user captured all of the planets and destroyed his opponent's ship.
In WAR, the starbases were replaced by planets that either player could capture after attacking them, turning them "friendly". In Star Trek, a single player would hunt around the galaxy looking for an invasion force of Klingon warships, and return to a number of starbases to refit and repair. The original game that led to DECWAR was WAR, a two-player version of Star Trek for the CDC 6600. The game was later used, by scrubbing copyright notices and replacing them, as MegaWars on CompuServe and Stellar Warrior on GEnie. WAR and DECWAR are essentially multiplayer versions of the classic Star Trek game, but with added strategic elements. It was developed from a lesser-known two-player version, WAR, adding multi-terminal support for between one and ten players. Note that each grid is 100 units 2.DECWAR is a multiplayer computer game first written in 1978 at the University of Texas at Austin for the PDP-10. Note that if you want to avoid placing objects off the playable map, you should activate the grid feature by pressing Alt+G. If you want to change the object's placement in the Y direction, it is recommended that you follow the instructions given in the Advanced Settings section. The map objects can be dragged to different locations by selecting the object and holding down the left click button and they can be rotated by holding down the right click button. Return to previous level in map object menu The map object menu is used with the function keys (F1 to F6 and F10) The Map Editor interface works mostly with a keyboard. This same tab allows you to change the mission name as well. Select the General tab and input a new filename with no periods. If however you decide to change the filename, you can do so by hitting Ctrl+R while the Map Editor is running. Upon creating a new map, you will be prompted to enter a filename. All maps carry two names: the map's Filename, and the map's Mission Name (used in the Game Setup window).
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