Come check out the Tradewars games at telnet://lightningbbs.dynnds.org. We are making big changes here at Lightning BBS using the users feedback to create the most user friendly BBS system in the world. With more online games, message systems, and a well stocked file areas you will not be dissapointed.

Can't seem to connect.

i got it to work

not using this you didn't "telnet://lightningbbs.dynnds.org" you can connect using "telnet://lightningbbs.dyndns.org" he had a couple letters mixed up.

it doesn't work

It does work if you use the correct address.

telnet://lightningbbs.dyndns.org

But it is a BBS frontend and not the normal TWGS menu screen that you are used to.

perhaps he's changed some things in the past few days..but I checked it earlier this week and found the games you could reach through the door/bbs frontend were over 100 days old, and version 3.09...
Also, please correct me if this has been changed, but movement delay was set to THIRD.

Version                : 3.09
Registered to          : Lightning BBS
Age of game            : 330 days
Delete inactives after : 255 days

Game type        : Open                 Password Entry         : No
Turns per day    : 1250                 Steal from BUY port    : Yes
Initial fighters : 2500                 Clear Busts Every      : 7 Days
Initial credits  : 250,000              Last Bust Clear        : Yesterday
Initial holds    : 75                   Multiple Photon firing : No
Sectors in game  : 5000                 Display StarDock       : Yes
Players in game  :   11 of max 200      Ship delay factor      : Third
Ships in game    :   18 of max 800      Local display on       : Yes
Ports in game    : 2377 of max 2500     Maximum Commands/Cycle : 4
Planets in game  :   27 of max 1000     Tournament Mode        : Off

Awesome ansi graphics on the bbs frontend, if you like that kinda thing...