I am brand spanking new to TW2002. But as I go, I have learned much. Also, big thanks to those on line who have helped me and those that have donated to the cause.
So I went and bought SWATH. I have figured out much on my own but have a few questions of which I will ask, a couple at a time.
1. Can I load more than 1 script at a time on SWATH? (I Have loaded TWX as well.)
2. If I leave my generator on in my massive and bad Butt interdictor, then quit and cloake the ship, if someone happens into my sector, will they be able to destroy my ship or will they have to wait for my return to release them?

Thanks.

Strider, aka Jim

firstly .. you can load a few scripts , but that would depend on what each does.
secondly .. your interdictor will not work when you cloak.

I hope these short answers work for you.

I can go into more detail on your first question but I think what I said defines the answer to what your doing.

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Thanks Vid Kid. That does indeed help. But maybe, if you do not mind, you could expound on your fist answer.

Strider aka Jim

ok , if you had one of the new nicer keep alive scripts that send #27 or #145

so that it doesnt scroll screen (invisable keepalive) and ran a ck_buydown
but keepalive is redundant because swath has that built in.

or you could run a vid_fighits and almost anything .. like ck_sst and jet136 (they do work nicely together)

let see .. fighits , ck_eq_haggle_tracker , cit_kill and maybe a photon script (all from the comfort of your cit.)

these are just a quick thought of things that run together off hand .. I tend to run a qss and bot together
with the 4 other scripts I mentioned. ck_saveme is also a background script that could be added to the mix.

talk to others they may have other things they like to run as background scripts.

I know Archy has a set of things he likes with his bot and script pack too.

This should get you started.

Thanks again. It is amazing how these scripts influence the game. I may have to dust off my Java books and get back into programming... LOL

BTW, What does it mean when the TW Menu screen flashes "rebang 1/21" next to the ICE9 choice?

It means one of 2 things.

1. The game rebanged or reopened on that date... New Game
2. If it is still there it is cause he forgot to change the flashing since it is no longer new. Or lazy.


Oh and
3. He will log on and make some excuse to say I was wrong about #2

Thanks. Since I can't find any post forewarning of a reset, I guess it must be some variation of number 2 of your explaination...

Strider , don't take this the wrong way .. and anyone else ..
Swath is great , Java is slow ..
I use Swath , but program with TWX and script in TWX .. which Swath can launch as macro
or script call.

I'de spend more time learning TWX language because of all the programing langs. I have studied and
learned .. it is the closist to english that I have seen.

So use swath and twx together and you will learn and love tradewars far more then you did in the past

Thats my 2¢

Here's my $0.02, which being CND, is slightly worth more than the USD currency --atm.

Study Mind Daggers Swath script pack (see attached). He is the only person I know who has an extensive 'Pack' of Java scripts to use as a reference into the Swath API. You will also need to download the Java Developer thingy.. in order to compile the Swath/Java scripts.

After you spend several weeks pulling out your hair, reinventing the wheel in Java, compare your efforts with TWX Scripts. You will being to appreciate that no one writes Java Scripts anymore.

As a side note to what Vid and LoneStar posted: If you write in TWX, you will have the forums for questions that will be answered. I don't know of anyone writing scripts in anything other than TWX and REXX with TWX accounting for probably 99% of all scripting. TWX is specific to the game, but someone somewhere is probably using it for something in addition to playing the game.

Somewhere in the scripting forum is a beginners tutorial for TWX that I put together a long time ago. It was written for someone who had no experience in scripting.

               / Promethius / Enigma / Wolfen /

"A man who has no skills can be taught, a man who has no honor has nothing."

Would this be the one? --> viewtopic.php?f=15&t=21677

Or here on our site. --> http://tradewars.outpost-4.com/tutorial ... ipting.htm

Moved to TW Helpers and Scripts forum, seems like a better fit. The topic in Game Play Q&A will be deleted.

H

I still write and use Telix SALT. Write REXX for corpie. SALT has a bad rep, undeserved IMO.