Back in the TW2002 v.1 days, a script patch was written by some now unknown soul that was totally cool. It immediately sent out a global announcement when a starport fell under attack.
example:
" ATTENTION!! - Starport (Starport Name) is under attack by hostile forces in sector (sector number). All available Federation Ships, please respond.
What is the possibility of getting this feature added to future releases
Jerimiah Dark
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