From: 	Sean Emerson[SMTP:semerson@transport.com]
Sent: 	Wednesday, July 12, 2000 12:13 PM
To: 	ohara.walter@hq.navy.mil
Subject: 	Re: [w_g_p] New modules

Starship Troopers module enclosed:

Enclosed in this archive you should find the following files:   
   SST readme.txt (this message)
   Module directory:
    Starship Troopers.GPF
    Starship Troopers.GPG
   Savedgames directory:
     Starship Troopers/Demo.gps         (an example of how to build a bug
farm)
     Starship Troopers/Scenario-1.gps 
     Starship Troopers/Scenario-2.gps 
     Starship Troopers/Scenario-3.gps 
     Starship Troopers/Scenario-4.gps 
     Starship Troopers/Scenario-5A.gps 
     Starship Troopers/Scenario-5B.gps 
     Starship Troopers/Scenario-6.gps 
     Starship Troopers/Scenario-7.gps 
     Starship Troopers/SST-passworded.gps (Sorted with default Passwords
added)
     Starship Troopers/SST-Sorted.gps 
 
You must own a copy of Starship Troopers to be able to use this module. 

This module make extensive use of hidden units, hidden ID's and step
reduction.

The setup files have been defined as two-player games, with the units for
each scenario already in concealment.  All skinny units appear face up to
the Alien player, but they have their identities concealed, and so will
appear face-down to the Terran.  The player names and passwords for all
scenario set-ups are:

Player 1:   Terran    Password: terran
Player 2:   Alien      Password: alien

Player should be sure to change their passwords before play begins!

Weapon markers are provided to show quantity of weapons for each MI.  These
are normally used to show HE possession.  The DAP, DAR and listening device
counters provided for each scenario can be hidden and placed directly on
the chart of the unit owning it.  Nuc launchers are indicated by a
multi-step counter.  These start each scenario with step 4 selected.  Lower
the step by one every time the launcher is used.

Disrupt counters are gray with a large "D".  Terran Damage markers have
several steps:
 1 - HVY
 2 - WIA
 3 - KIA

All Terran weapons are completely hidden on the terran unit chart.  Be sure
to unhide these weapons when they're placed into play.

Arachnid Tunnels come in multiple configurations, hopefully enough to
handle any required tunnel construction.  Each Arachnid cell has a color
identifier.  You may select different steps for each tunnel counter to get
the correct color for the cell the tunnel is assigned to:

Cell:	Step:	Color:
A	1	Blue
B	2	Red
C	3	White
D	4	Green
E	5	Yellow

Bugs from Hive #2 are differentiated by a colored dot in the middle of the
bug.

Unused Arachnid HE demos should be unhidden to ensure compliance with the
rules.

Prisoner cells are indicated by a boxed red "P".  You may flip this counter
over (step 2) to indicate and escaped prisoner.

It wasn't clear in scenario 4 whether the Skinnies were to be concealed
from the bugs or not.  I set them up as concealed.

There are additional units which were included in an Article in the General
entitled "Saga of the Bug War" by Richard Hamblen.

Please address comments to: semerson@transport.com

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