To all SSC Station occupants
Thank you for the donations over the past year (2024), it is much appreciated. I am still trying to figure out how to migrate the forums to another community software (probably phpbb) but in the meantime I have updated the forum software to the latest version. SSC has been around a while so their is some very long time members here still using the site, thanks for making SSC home and sorry I haven't been as vocal as I should be in the forums I will try to improve my posting frequency.
Thank you again to all of the members that do take the time to donate a little, it helps keep this station functioning on the outer reaches of space.
-D1-
Now you can play any MUD or DOORS game like Tradewars via a simple telnet program. People have user custom made helpers or advanced telnet programs to create a suite of macros to do the easy things in TW so you don't have to keep doing the repetitive tasks.
The first of the easiest helpers to find and learn is SWATH it is helper made by Macahan and Stein. It is a Java based helper and can run REXX, Java and TWX scripts. You can try SWATH out on a limited basis and then you have to pay for it but if you love playing the game it is worth the cost. SWATH is still being supported just don't know if there will be any more releases of the helper?
Download Swath here: http://swath.net/downloads/SWATH_v1_9_4.exe
Here is a feature list of SWATH
* Auto haggler (4 "modes" (Best Price,No Haggle ,Worst Price, Off))
* Port-Pair Move trading adjacent
* Port-Pair Move trading non-adjacent
* World Trade and World Explore
* Sell Steal Move (SSM)
* SellStealTransport unlimited ships (SST)
* StealDumpTransport unlimited ships (SDT)
* Transwarp/Transport Pad/Move Colonizer
* Planetary Resource mover
* Rob Transport unlimited ships (RT)
* Rob Move (RM)
* Port buy down
* Blind Warp protection (toggable)
* Redisplay any sector from the database
* Direct Telnet enabled
* GUI Interface with pull down menus, Help System and Speed buttons.
* Easy to use Dialogs
* Support for 20,000 sectors
* Chat while you play via Com window.
* Zero Turn Mapping with CIM Import
* Bubble finder/Displayer
* Visual Map
* Compatible with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/WINE
* Show Dead End Sectors
* Show Bubbles
* Show Bubbles with backdoors
* Show Nearest Fighter
* Realtime list of known fighters
* Realtime list of known planets
* Shows ports with large amounts of cargo
* Shows ports under construction ???
* Shows Pair Ports (highlights busted ports/sortable/filterable)
* Shows Evil Pair Ports (highlights busted ports/sortable/filterable)
* Real time bust list
* Blind Warp Protection
* Self Destruct Protection
* Auto Transwarp when ready
* Auto MegaRob ready ports in MBBS games
* Quick Hot Keyed Macros
* User Defined Scripting in REXX *soon*
* User Defined Scripts in Java
* Small download size (Only 0 KBytes)
* Support for Trade Wars 2002 MBBS version
* Support for Trade Wars 2002 3.xx versions AND Games running on TWGS
* Pair Port with haggling for experience
* CIM and realtime processing
* Buy/Dump. Allows best price/asking price/worst price
* Buy Planetary Shields
* Automatic LOG file creation
* Planets and Fighters encountered in the universe are stored automatically in a SWATHs database for easy retrevial
* Ability to export SWATH databases to the TWX data format
* Ability to export SWATH databases to the SWATH data format
* Ability to export SWATH databases to the old TW Helper data format
* Photon and Move
* Pay or Kill Tolls automatically
* Ability to differ between Allied Tolls and Enemie Tolls (pay allies and kill enemies)
* Com window with separate FedCom/SubSpace/Hail windows
* Route Finder (display route between 2 sectors without game help)
* Find Nearest Fighter/Port/Trader/Ship/Planet/Mines (yours or others)
* JAWS mode
* Defensive Figher Policy (auto kill or no action)
* Traders Corp/Exp/Alignment database with relations option (allied, neutral, enemy)
* Corper CEO/Rank database with relations option (allied, neutral, enemy)
* Variable Rob Factor
* Variable Rob Min Level
* Variable Steal Factor
* Varriable Steal Min Factor
* DES Encrypted Communications with 56 bit key length
* CERN Proxy server support
* Windows Proxy support
* Many other features
Swath 1.9.7 is just out. Free upgrade to Swath users
Thanks Parrothead, going to have to download that and try it out. Looks like Macahan and Stein have been busy the past 3-4 months after the long developing absence 🙂
FYI
2010-11-28
SWATH 1.9.7 Released
Made high text speed limit optional and possible to adjust
Fixed problems with invalid MCIC values
Some other bug fixes
2010-11-14
SWATH 1.9.6 Released
Support for MCIC calculation when trading ports
Improved high text speed handling for better user experience
Added ScriptFinished and ScriptAborted SWATH events
Option to ignore hostile sectors in World Trade and World SSM
Fixed bug in Major Space Lane marking
Some other bug fixes and improvements
2010-08-22
SWATH 1.9.5 Released
Support for Windows 7 and 30 000 sectors in the universe
Improved the turbo mode to increase the speed even more
Refresh Info command added to update the game database quickly
Added Game Text event and Alert actions to triggers
New custom User Display that can be updated via Java
Extended Java with game variables and daily production of planets
Rescan of the SWATH.cfg if it changes on disk during runtime
Lots of bug fixes and other improvements
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