Subj : Swath 1.6 New Features.
To   : All
From : timborulz
Date : Sat Dec 21 2002 06:00 pm

Don't ask me why, Mac/Stein don't list all the new features in each sub- 
release.  So here's a list of what's new that wasn't mention in the release 
notes:

1. ZTM Mapping - You can now map while on the StarDock, Terra, or on a planet.  
(In Swath 1.5.1 you had to always map while sitting exposed in a sector.  This 
is a nice improvement for Reds who want to map more safely)

2. Resource Mover -- This is vastly improved. You can now move multiple 
products at once with a nice User Interface for picking what to move.  Plus, 
you can move stuff between planets in different sectors now.

3. Exception Handling for User Defined Scripts.  Swath Java API's are now safe 
to use with reliability.  In Swath 1.5.1 and before, anytime a Swath Java API 
got an exception, the Swath script would halt.  Now, these can be handled by 
Java Exceptions so the script can buzz right along.

4. WaitForPrompt/WaitForText now have options for a timeout.  This means you 
can make a User Defined Script that waits for x seconds and then continues on 
if no prompt or text shows up.  This also means, Swath can now detect being 
dropped from a BBS if waits are used peroidically.  

5. There's a new "Escape" button on the toolbar (the Red/White circle) which 
will automatically make your ship move out 2 sectors.  This is nice for a new 
player or old player who often fumbles at the keyboard when opposition shows up 
:)

6. Disrupt Mines, this is a simple but still useful way to casually disrupt 
mines in a sector adjacent.  

7. Attack Ship & Capture ship.  These seem to have some good use overall.  Nice 
to have for a new player.  There is also a new "ShipCategory" set of Java API's 
for making ship cap'n scripts of your own. 

8. Photon Sector.  This is a nice to fire a photon missile and warp in 
somewhere.  WARNING -- this will move you in after you photon. This is a good 
thing for many uses.

9. Mega Jet - This is a new nice way to get your exp up high in open space.  
It'll use 1 turn per 6 exp, but is some games it's cheaper and safer than 
planet busting.

10. Planet list - This is nice way to see all your planets!

   -Timbo

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