IMHO, WSSMs are a bad way to learn red stuff. They do stuff so fast that you
can't follow it and often get you killed. Supg's world SSM ewarps around and
is likely to get you podded even more-so. Unless you can get a modded copy I
suggest using Xide's 2_worldSSM that comes w/ twx... altho CK's SDT and SST
always seem like a better teacher.
As for rob and steal you really need to visit Traitor's site @:
http://tw-cabal.com/formulas.html
http://tw-cabal.com/strategy/economy1.html
If you're having trouble w/ busting too frequently you can try upping your
steal factor. This is because if you steal too many holds or rob too many
credits for your exp you increase your odds of busting by a lot. If you lower
the number of holds/creds you steal by a little you decrease your odds of
busting when working with partial holds (stealing less holds than your ship
has). Yes this means you won't make as much cash or exp, but it does
sometimes help lower your bust numbers which in turn allows you to bring
your exp back up. Busting, unfortunately, is just part of life. It is not
uncommon for a solo red to bust-up twice or more just to keep experience
where it needs to be. Just do the % * 30 and use it most of the time,
on average it works the best.
Before starting a game... at this prompt...
T - Play Trade Wars 2002
I - Introduction & Help
S - View Game Settings
H - High scores
X - Exit
Enter your choice:
hit * It'll show you a huge list of items.
Example:
Trade Percent=100%
Steal Buy=True
Clear Bust Days=7 Days
Steal Factor=100%
Rob Factor=100%
Trade % is the rate you can haggle from a planet to a port. As some methods
of red cashing use planets... this is an important thing to note. Steal Buy
means you can steal from buying ports. If this is not on, move along. Atleast
for now. The bust clear time is how long it takes for your busts to clear on
their own. If you're playing solo... this is very important. If you're playing
w/ another red then they can help clear your busts. That's a bit much for now
tho. Steal factor and rob factor are the numbers that Coke was talking about.
Some MBBS games will be modded by the sysop to be 30, or whatever. You never
can tell, just look at those numbers... only way to know for sure.
All of this is tricky at first. Best way to learn is to hook up w/ someone
that's experienced. The Big Game 2006 is coming up soon... and there may be
another large game later on in the year.