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                                  Cosmic Conquest

                                       V1.01

                    A interstellar multiplayer game of War and Peace

PUBLIC DOMAIN NOTICE

This program was placed in the public domain. It may be freely copied

for non-profit by anyone as long as the original archive or all the

unmodified files from the archive are distributed in one directory.

Anybody may modify this for his personal use, but please don't give

other people modified copies. On the other hand I'd be delighted to

have your modifications sent to me and to incorporate them in the

main program . This program is strictly public domain and not

shareware and as I don't depend on living on my programs and I wrote

this for fun, I wish you to play it at no higher price.

BEFORE START

Make a "games" subdirectory in the same directory you place the game.

In this new directory all saved games are stored.

HOW TO PLAY

The aim of Cosmic Conquest is to be the sole remaining ruler over the

complete star cluster of 16 stars. Cosmic Conquest is always played

with four players which can be any combination of different human and

computer players. After selecting "Start a new game" enter the names

of the four players. To specify a computer player use as name,the

name of the computer algorithm and add some string to make the name

unique. There are four supported computer algorithms. These are

Klingon, Romulan, Berserker and Alien. Acceptable names are for

example:

"romulan A"

"Klingonian"

"BerSERker Fred"

Currently only the klingon player is working intelligently,the others

are in V1.01 only stumps. To specify a player who is non-active

already from the  beginning use the name "dead". All other names are

interpreted as names of human players. After having entered the names

the game starts and the players take turns at entering their

commands.

 DISPLAYS

  A) Main map

  This map is automagicaly displayed in the large window on the left

  hand side of the screen. Superimposed on a dot pattern all stars

  are displayed as capital letters. Stars are color coded. Stars

  completly controled by one player are displayed in his color.

  Stars on which  several players control planets are displayed in

  orange. Unknown or  uninhabited stars are displayed in white. Stars

  displayed in inverse are stars which already have been explored but

  on which currently there is no information. Beware ! Information

  displayed about these stars may be out of date and no longer

  accurate. On this screen also all taskforces known to you are

  displayed as minor letters in the color of their empire. Only

  taskforces in normal space(not in hyper space) are displayed.

  Sometimes several taskforces will be at one star and the display

  will become muddled. To obtain exact information simply examine the

  starsummary for this star. To obtain a starsummary on an star click

  on it. To obtain information on a taskforce click on it. If there

  are several taskforces at the star then a starsummary is displayed

  and you can select your taskforce from there. To obtain a general

  overview about all stars simply press the left mouse button

  somewhere on the background pattern.

 B) Status Display

  The status is displayed in middle window on the right. To obtain it

  simply press the right mouse button anywhere. It gives your name

  and your techlevel. This level starts at 100 and increases with

  research. What types of ships are available to you depends on the

  techlevel. The pop-stat show the number of millions of creatures of

  your race alive.This includes colonies enslaved by other races.

  The ind-stat gives your total industrial capacity. It is the sum of

  the industry of all planets you rule. Below,the names of all other

  races and your attitude towards them (first) and their attitude

  towards you (second). This can be War, Peace or Alliance.

 C) Starsummary

  The starsummary is displayed in the middle of the 3 windows on the

  right hand side. In the top line the letter of the star and its

  coordinates are displayed. In the four lines below information on

  the up to 8 planets (numbered from 0 to 7) of the star is

  displayed. The color of these entries is coded according to the

  color of the ruler of the planet. A planet displayed in inverse

  represents one on which valuable ore may be mined.The first 3-digit

  figure gives the maximum population of the planet in millions. The

  second one gives the current population in millions. If the planet

  is enslaved this stat is displayed in the color of the original

  ruler. The third one is  the current industrial level of the

  planet. It describes what amount of ships or things may be build in

  a certain time on this planet. This stat may never go above

  population number. The final letter (or blank) is an abbrieviation

  for the type of product beeing built on the planet. Blank means

  nothing. Minor letters stand for different ship types. M stands for

  Mining, R for Researching, I for Investing. To obtain further

  information on a planet simply click on it. In the four lines below

  all taskforces at this star are displayed for the four players.

  Taskforces displayed in inverse are taskforces which haven't yet

  arrived at the star ,but of which you know that they are headed

  there. To obtain data on a taskforce click on it here. To obtain an

  overview over all  taskforces of one player click on the

  appropriate "Tf" sign. In the last line the seven nearest stars

  together with their distances are displayed in order of proximity.

  Click on a star to obtain its summary.

 D) Staroverview

  The staroverview is displayed in the middle of the 3 windows on the

  right hand side. All stars are color coded as in the main map. For

  each star the sum of all its planets, population maxima, population

  and industry is displayed. Click on a star to obtain the

  starsummary.

E) Taskforcesummary

  The taskforcesummary is displayed in the lower right hand window.

  In the headline of the display the letter of the taskforce, its

  star, its capacity , its speed and its range is displayed. If the

  taskforce has arrived at a star only the letter of this star is

  displayed. If it is in hyperspace, the name of the star it is

  heading at, and the number of years it will still take it to arrive

  there is displayed. The speed is the speed of the slowest ship in

  the taskforce ,that is not carried by another ship. The range is

  the range of the ship with the smallest range in the taskforce,

  that is not being carried. These two stats give the

  maximum distance between stars that a taskforce may

  hyperspace non-stop and the distance it covers in each year.

  The third stat gives the sum of the sizes of the storage holds of

  all ships (including carried ships).  In the body of the display

  the names of all shipstypes in the taskforce appear. If you have

  information about the interior of the ships (i.e. it is one of your

  taskforces) 2 figures are displayed at the end of the line. The

  first gives the number of free ships of this type in the taskforce,

  the second the number of carried ships of this kind in the

  taskforce. On the other hand if it is a foreign taskforce you will

  only see the number of visible ships of each kind. To obtain a

  shipsummary, a summary of the technical stats of one kind of ship,

  click on the name of the shiptype. To obtain an overview about all

  the taskforces of the player (of which you know) in that this kind

  of ship is known to be, click on the number of ships.

 F) Taskforceoverview

  This is displayed in the lower right hand window. All known

  taskforces are displayed including the star they are heading at (or

  are at) and the number of years it will still take the taskforce to

  arrive there. To obtain a taskforce summary click on the taskforce

  you wish to obtain info on.

 G) Shipoverview

  This is similar to taskforceoverview , but instead of displaying

  the star each taskforce is heading at, the number of all

  free(first) and carried(second) ships of one shiptype of each known

  taskforce of one player is displayed. If you don't know what is

  inside a taskforce(i.e. it's not one of your taskforces) then only

  the visible ships are displayed  To obtain a taskforce summary

  click on the taskforce you wish to obtain info on.

 H) Planetsummary

  Planetsummary is displayed in the lower right hand window. In the

  headline star and planet are displayed. In the second line the

  population maximum for the planet, its current population and its

  industrial level are shown. The name of its displayed in the third

  line product. In the next line the cost of the product( the number

  of industrial points needed to build it, e.g. , to mine one point

  of ore has a cost of 15. A planet with an industry of 60 produces 4

  oreunits a year. A light cruiser costs 100,thus a planet with an

  industry of 40 needs 2.5 years to produce one.) is shown. The

  number of years needed to produce one unit as well as the estimated

  time at that the next unit will be available is displayed. To

  obtain further information on the ship click on its name.

 I) Shipsummary

  Shipsummaries are displayed in the lower right side window. In the

  headline the name of the shiptype is displayed. In the second line

  the size of the ship as well as its capacity is displayed. These

  stats are important for how many ships of a type another ship can

  carry inside its storage holds. The hyperspeed stat gives the

  maximum speed of any taskforce in that such a ship is and is not

  carried. The hyperrange gives the range of a taskforce in that such

  a ship is and is not carried. If either or both of these 

  attributes is 0 then this shiptype has no hyperdrive and cann't

  move by itself from one star to another but must be carried by

  another ship.The attack stat gives the strength of the builtin

  weaponry of this shiptype. No of attack gives the number of attacks

  of this strength such a ship may make. Speed determines when such a

  ship makes its attack in a battle. The  lower it is the better.

  Shields gives the amount of protective devices of the ship. A

  shield will block an attack of the same strength 50 % of the  time.

  Techcost gives the cost in industrial points it costs to build one

  such ship. Techlevel gives the minimum techlevel a race has to have

  to be able to build such a ship. If both of these attributes are

  displayed in  inverse the ship is not available. Below these

  attributes several some special abilities of ships may be

  displayed:

    Starkill  = This ship is equiped with a special device which can

                make suns go supernovae. All planets and all

                taskforces present are destroyed. BEWARE !!! Very

                dangerous ! Only for absolute emergencies.

    One-Shot  = This is a unmanned ship which is destroyed in its

                first attack. For example: Torpedos.

    CataStart = Ships with this attribute can be ejected via

                catapults very quickly in a fight, if they are

                carried aboard ships with the catapult equipment.

                This allows attacking taskforces to have some carried

                ships attack immediately in the first year of battle.

    Not build = Ships of this type cannot be build using normal build

                commands. For example: Oreunits and Popunits.

    Catapult  = Ships with this ability can catapult ships with the

                CataStart attribute.

 J) Help

  The help screen is displayed if you at any time click in the upper

  right hand command window. It shows all commands and their one

  letter abrieviations.

 All displays are always immediately updated to represent any

 change.If in any display the sign oo(infinite)  appears this

 represents a figure which is out of bounds. It is certainly larger

 than the maximum integer to be displayed in the given number on

 characters (for Example if any figure greater than 99 is going to be

 displayed in a 2 character field it is displayed as oo.).

COMMANDS

 Commands are entered in the command window in the upper right hand

 corner. In contrast to display functions which are completly mouse

 driven all commands are entered at the keyboard. First enter the one

 letter code for each command ,then you are queried for all

 parameters of the command in this window. In most cases, in which you

 have several different options you can scroll through them with the

 <-key and the >-key. Press return to select. You can also enter an

 identifying letter for each option immediately. When queried for a

 number the maximum amount is displayed in brackets. Press 0-9 to

 select this small quantity to select other numbers use the <-key and

 the >-key. To select maximum press >-key and shift simultaneously.

 To select the minimum (usualy 0) press the <-key and shift

 simultaneously.

  g = Go on

    This command ends your turn and allows the next player to get his

    turn.

  h = Hyperspace

    This command allows you to send taskforces from one star to

    another. You are querried first for the task and then for the

    destination. This command will automaticaly carry ships with

    insufficient range. If this isn't possible you will get an error

    message. It also optimizes for speed.(Carries slower ships in

    faster if possible.)

  e = Emigrate

    If you rule a planet and the population is of your race, you can

    order some of your loyal subjects into large containers, where

    cold sleep is induced. Into each of these containers fit 1

    million creatures. These containers are then fired into space.

    They are called popunits. To colonialize a planet simply land

    (with the l command) popunits on planets and your subjects will

    awake and start to build another outpost for your empire. When

    the population on a planet has reached its maximum, surplus

    population is automaticaly sent into popunits.

  k = Kill

    This is not a very philantrophic( or philcreaturic) command but

    sometimes necessary. It allows you to kill the population of any

    planet you control if the population happens to be of another

    race (when you have conquered and enslaved the population). If

    you don't specify the planet(i.e.you hit return) and there is a

    ship with starkiller present, you eliminate this star and all

    taskforces there !

    Be careful !!

  j = Join taskforces

    With this command you can join up to 30 taskforces. End input

    with return. All taskforces have to be at the same star. If

    possible all taskforces are joined to one.

  l = Land taskforce

    With this command you can colonialize other planets or supply

    planets you already own. As many popunits as there are in the

    taskforce and fit on the planet land. This will increase the

    population by this amount. Then as many oreunits as there are in

    the taskforce land and increase the industry. (Providing that

    wouldn't raise the industry higher than the population).

  n = New taskforce

    This command allows you split an existing taskforce into two. You

    are queried for the number of ships of each type in the new

    taskforce. All ships in both taskforces are unloaded.

  d = Diplomatic declaration

    This commands sets your attitude towards the other players. You

    can declare WAR and this propably causes the other side to

    declare WAR on you as well as soon as it is its turn. If you

    have declared war and your taskforces meet they will fight. You

    can make a PEACE offer and hope that the other side will declare

    PEACE on you as well or you can offer an ALLIANCE. This  ALLIANCE

    will be fulfilled by your side only until the other side declares

    ALLIANCE as well.

  p = Possess planet

    If you defeat another player and conquer one of his stars you

    will propably wish to use this command. It allows you to take

    control of any planet, if all the enemy taskforces have fled or

    were defeated. The population of the planet will be enslaved. It

    will always inform your opponent of the current state on this

    star. You will also be unable to raise popunits from such a

    planet. Thus you may wish to kill(= k) this population. On the

    other hand, if you possess a planet of a culture with a higher

    techlevel your techlevel will increase as well.

  b = Build ship

    This useful command allows you to set the production on any

    planet you rule over. You have several options:

    Any kind of ship that your techlevel allows you to build.To get

    this option enter the letter of this ship or select it the <,>

    and RETURN keys.

    RESEARCHING. This allows you to increase your techlevel. Use a

    capital 'R' or select it with the <,> and RETURN keys.

    INVESTING. This option allows you to increase the industry on

    this planet ,but it is rather slow, thus use oreunits whenever

    possible. Use a capital 'I' or select it with the <,> and RETURN

    keys.

    MINING. This is only possible on a planet on that ore is found.

    These planets are displayed in inverse in the Starsummary. When

    using this option your planet outputs oreunits. Use a capital 'M'

    or select it with the <,> and RETURN keys.

  c=Carry ships

    This command allows you to specify the number and type of ships

    being  carried in a taskforce. As the ships are taken apart

    before carrying, large ships can be spread among many smaller

    ships. Also note that the empty space inside the storage holds of

    large ships is used. This means 4 glitter with a size of 20 and a

    capacity of 19 each, can be stored inside one single transporter with

    a capacity of 4. Carrying ships can have different reasons. Some

    ships don't have hyperdrives or only drives with insufficient

    range. This means that they have to be carried by longer range

    ships on far distances. Others are quite slow and fast taskforces

    can be speeded up by faster ships carrying the slower ones. Note

    also that ships stored inside other ships can't be destroyed in

    battle, even if their carriers are blown up. They will be unloaded

    and undamaged next year. This may be a way to protect valueable

    but easily destroyed ships like space cannons or Q-bombs

    inside larger ships with better armor.   

HINTS

 The following hints may help you to play a better game against

 Klingon or another human player.

  1. When the cluster is generated you always get one populated

     mineable planet type 60 and one empty planet type 40. There will

     be another star within a range of 4 units. There won't be an

     enemy within 8 units,thus you needn't be to frightend at the

     beginning.

  2. Use cheap scouts to explore and on sentry duty to yet

     uncolonialized stars. Have sentries on all stars within 6 or 8

     units of your main industrialized stars. They won't stop an

     attacking enemy but you will get advance warning to prepare to

     defend. Having one of your main stars surprised by 3 light

     cruisers, conquered, and all population killed when you bring in

     your taskforces is NOT the way to win.

  3. How fast your population grows depends on the distance from the

     sun. Planet 3 is rather ideal. Planets farther in are

     progressivly to hot to have a large birth rate and planets

     farther out are becoming colder and colder. Build up your

     population in the middle planets. Planets  0 and 7 will never

     increase their population but always remain constant.

  4. Use glitter ! Glitter is very cheap and easily destroyed but has

     a large size and many shots will be drawn away from your more

     important ships. As its capacity is only one less than its size,

     it can be transported effectively at the cost of one.

     Use clearers ! These ships have a quite good speed ,thus they

     will fire early in a battle. They have many attacks but each of

     them is pretty weak. Their attacks can practicaly only penetrate

     ships without armor. They are the ideal counterweapon against

     glitter, as they clear it away ,before the other ships fire

     might be distracted.

  5. Never use invest, if you have got ore available.

  6. The most important ship to build, after having conquered all stars

     in the close neighboorhood, is the Trans II. It is available at a

     techlevel of 210 and allows you to expand across the gaps between

     the stars.

  7. Never stop building a ship that is almost finished. You will lose

     all efforts you put into it.

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

 The game can be completly rebuilt by executing the makeall-file.

 The resulting executable might be slightly shorter as a secret

 debug mode has been removed from the source.

 To add more computer players feel free to modify the files "romulan.c"

 and "alien.c". To see how a simple computer player is written, examine

 the "klingon.c" file. If you write a clever or unusal computer player

 I'd be obliged, if you sent it to me for incorporation in future versions

 of "Cosmic Conquest".

 To add more ship types, modify the main.c file. If you invent good ones

 send them to me.

 The files:

     main.c      - startup code and definition of ship types

     defs.h      - definitions for the game

     con.c       - main part of the program for computation

                   of moves and fights

     human.c     - input/output routines for the human player

     klingon.c   - klingon player

     romulan.c   - romulan player (not completed)

     berserker.c - berserker player (not completed)

     alien.c     - alien player (not completed)

     cosmic.doc  - this text

     makeall     - batchfile

  Sorry, there are very few comments in the source. But the code is obvious,

  isn't it ?!?

DESIGN LIMITS

 Most of these limits can be changed by changing the defs.h file and

 recompiling the game.

   1. There can never be more than 250 free ships of one type and 250

      carried ships of one type in one taskforce. Additional ships

      are ignored.

   2. There can never be more than 26 taskforces.

   3. There are only 16 stars.

   4. All other data are short integers. This means values up to

      32000 should be ok.

THANKS AND APOLOGIES

 Thanks to Bob Shimbo for the original amiga port. Altough this

 source is completly independent, your program obviously

 inspired me very much.

 Thanks to Charlie Heath for writing the editor without that

 programing on the amiga would be a nightmare(...well,almost). BTW,

 ARP is the best thing that happend to the amiga since the invention

 of the coprocessor.

 Thanks to Manx for writing one of the most buggy professional

 compiler I've seen to date (except of course the earlier versions of

 Manx C). The assembler keeps crashing the machine without any reason

 and generating illegal address gurus in the executable. (And don't ask

 about the sdb !!!).

 Note to Chris Gray: Received your "Empire" yesterday and noted a few

 similarities. Any  resemblance is purely coincidental.(Good game

 anyway. But please add support for the second terminal (I've got one

 ,I have to use it) and pleeeeeease debug it thoroughly. It just

 keeps guruing.)

 If you have got ideas or code for enhancements of the program, send

 them to me on a disk. You will receive the newest version of Cosmic

 Conquest. Maybe your enhancements will already be incorporated in

 the version you receive. If you only wish to have the newest version

 send a disk to me as well, but please include the postage for the

 reply mail.

 Sorry you can't reach me via any network but that's a problem here

 in Germany. You can reach me via the german smail at this adress:

                   Carl Edman

                   Pasteurstrasse 7

                   D-8033 Martinsried

                   Federal Republic of Germany

                          Have fun,

                             Carl Edman

This material was submitted to me on disk directly by the author,

Carl Edman, for inclusion in the library.

-Fred  ><>

 15-Jan-89

alien(pla)

int pla;

  {

  /* Not yet programmed */

  /* Fully implemented in the rest of the code and only waiting to be programmed */

  /* with any interesting strategical idea */

  }

berserker(pla)

int pla;

  {

  struct NCommand c;

  int i;

  c.com=DECLARE;

  c.par[1]=WAR;

  for(c.par[0]=0;c.par[0]<PLAYERNO;c.par[0]++) if(general.relation[pla][c.par[0]]!=WAR && pla!=c.par[0]) do_command(pla,&c);

  /* Only mini routine programmed */

  /* Fully implemented in the rest of the code and only waiting to be programmed */

  /* with any interesting strategical idea */

  /* (This core routine and reading Fred Saberhagens Berserker books should give */

  /* you an idea of their 'strategy'(yet to be programmed) )*/

  }