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58 lines
2.2 KiB
Perl
58 lines
2.2 KiB
Perl
.TH Command SATELLITE
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.NA satellite "Download data from a reconnaissance satellite"
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.LV Expert
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.SY "satellite <PLANE> [<se|sh|l> [?cond&cond&...]]"
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The satellite command is how you get information from your satellites.
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A satellite must be in orbit (launched)
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before it will begin transmitting.
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The type of information you get from a satellite
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depends on what type of satellite it is.
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.s1
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An ordinary satellite will return data that looks remarkably like
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\*Qradar\*U output.
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If the satellite has \*Qimaging\*U capabilities
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you will see the sector designations.
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If not then you will see a '?' for inhabited sectors.
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.s1
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A satellite with imaging capabilities
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will also show ships and land units.
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.s1
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Spy satellites provide much more information.
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Their output is a table that looks remarkably like \*Qspy\*U output
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followed by another table listing all the ships in the area with
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their owner, ship type, and efficiency.
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.s1
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Spy satellites with \*Qimaging\*U capabilities can also see subs!
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.s1
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After launching, a satellite will take a while to come \*Qon line\*U.
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During this period,
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(shown by mobility being < 127),
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you cannot use the satellite.
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.s1
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If a satellite has been damaged, then it will only transmit partial
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data. For example, a 75% satellite will only display three out of
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every four sectors. Note that it will always be the same 75% of
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sectors which are displayed (i.e. it is not random), so you will gain
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nothing by repeatedly downloading data from the satellite.
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.s1
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You may also filter the information you receive from the satellite
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using conditionals. Here are some examples to show you how
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conditionals work. In all of the following examples, we will assume
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that we are using satellite #28.
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.s1
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To list all airports:
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.EX "sat 28 se ?des=*"
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To list all airports owned by country #7:
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.EX "sat 28 se ?des=*&own=7"
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To list all ships in 12,14:
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.EX "sat 28 sh ?xloc=12&yloc=14"
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To list all land units:
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.EX "sat 28 l"
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To list all cavalry units:
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.EX "sat 28 l ?type=cavalry"
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.s1
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For a complete list of conditionals you can use, see info Syntax.
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Note that the large radar map is only drawn when the output is not filtered:
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.EX "sat 28"
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.s1
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.SA "launch, radar, spy, census, map, Syntax, Ship-types, Planes, Detection"
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