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2.3 KiB
Perl
74 lines
2.3 KiB
Perl
.TH Command OFFER
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.NA offer "Offer a loan or treaty to another country"
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.LV Expert
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.SY "offer loan <CNUM/CNAME> <AMOUNT> <DURATION> <RATE>"
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.SY "offer treaty <CNUM/CNAME>"
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The offer command is used to offer either a loan or a treaty
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to another country.
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.s1
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In the case of a loan:
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.in +4
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.s1
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<CNUM/CNAME> is the number or name of the country to whom
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you are offering the loan,
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.s1
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<AMOUNT> is the size of the loan.
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(NOTE: do not use a dollar sign),
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.s1
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<DURATION> is the length of the loan in days,
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.s1
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<RATE> is the interest rate, (per <DURATION>), on the loan.
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.s1
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The program prompts with various questions concerning any
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terms of the loan not provided on the command line
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and sends a telegram to <CNUM/CNAME> announcing the loan offer.
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.s1
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If the other country accepts the loan,
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(using the \*Qconsider\*U command),
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the money will be transferred from your account
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and you will be notified that the loan duration has started.
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.s1
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Note that the dependence of rate on the duration makes a 30 day loan
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at 10% a worse deal than a 60 day loan at 15%.
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.s1
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.in -4
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In the case of a treaty:
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.s1
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.in +4
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<CNUM/CNAME> is the name or number of the country to whom
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you wish to offer the treaty.
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.s1
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You will be asked to set both the conditions for yourself
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and for the other country.
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.s1
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The conditions from which you may choose are:
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.s1
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.NF
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Condition Command(s) affected
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no attacks on land units lboard
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no attacks on ships board
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no sector attacks assault, attack, paradrop
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no shelling ships fire
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no depth-charging subs fire
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no shelling land fire
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no enlistments enlist
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no building build
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.FI
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.s1
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Note that the first six terms apply to interactions
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between the two parties to the treaty while the last two apply
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to ANY actions of the specified type.
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.s1
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Once you have offered the treaty,
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a telegram will be sent to the other country indicating the offer.
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If the other country accepts the treaty,
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(using the \*Qconsider\*U command),
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you will be notified that it has gone into effect.
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.s1
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Once signed, the treaty is not binding!
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However, any violation of the treaty will be pointed out
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to the violator in time for him/her to reconsider the action and will
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find its way into the news.
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.in -4
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.s1
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.SA "collect, consider, ledger, repay, treaty, Loans"
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