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                                     About                                      
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        Trade Wars: Rise of the Hierarchy is a both a Trade Wars door game      
        edit and ANSI artpack that intends to pay homage to two of our          
        favorite things: Trade Wars and Star Control.                           
                                                                                
        Nitron and Warpus are big fans of both of these awesome games,          
        and wanted to give a little something back in recognition of            
        some milestones: the 30th anniversary of StarCon 2 in 2022,             
        and the upcoming 40th anniversary of Trade Wars in 2024, and to         
        acknowledge the notable influence both of these games have had on       
        the BBS and ANSI art community and those involved in it.                
                                                                                
        The artwork component can be viewed on the 16colors archive, or         
        with your favorite ANSI viewer, while the game edit can be imported     
        into any TWGS server game slot, which will modify the game with new     
        ship art, ship stats, alien races, planets, title and other screens.    
                                                                                
        Ask your favorite sysop to install Rise of the Hierarchy today!         
                                                                                
                            Installation Instructions                           
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        Rise of the Hierarchy, the TWA edit is an updated version of the        
        stellar SC2_Unlim edit created by Thrawn, Daala and Helix. This edit    
        brings artwork for all 16 named ships, custom title and other screens   
        to their work. A few game settings have been modified based on the      
        advice of the Trade Wars community and to support the artwork.          
                                                                                
        This edit could be classified as a MOO style fast edit, promoting       
        scripted fast paced gameplay using popular tools such as SWATH and      
        TWXProxy against a large assortment of hostile aliens. These settings   
        can be toned down to appeal to more casual players post-installation.   
                                                                                
        To install Rise of the the Hierarchy, unzip the TW-ROTH-EDIT.ZIP        
        file, and import the .TWA file into a new game slot on your TWGS        
        server using the import button in the TWGS Command Center. Do not       
        import 'global files', only 'local files'. This should import all       
        game settings and artwork, which is embedded in the .TWA. Optionally    
        you can simply copy the .ANS files into your games /ANSI directory,     
        and manually configure your ship and game settings to match them, but   
        this method is considerably more work.                                  
                                                                                
        Once imported, you may wish to 'rebang' your game with a new seed       
        value so that you are running a unique map.                             
                                                                                
        The txt file details the various configurations present in the edit.    
                                                                                
        Note that almost all game settings can be modified post-install, or     
        through the various options present in the 'Big Bang' utility.          
                                                                                
        Rise of the Hierarchy has been tested on TWGS v2.20b                    
                                                                                
                            Thanks & Acknowledgements                           
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        Dogar, Kazon, Zyrain, Videon, Thrawn, Daala, Helix, MicroBlaster        
                     Vid Kid, Star Killer, Flip, Xentrophy                      
                           Runaway Proton & DrKrejall                                                   
                                                                                
                  Trade Wars is a registered trademark of EIS                   
        Star Control is a registered trademark of Stardock Systems, Inc.        
                                                                                
                                  Nitron/Warpus                                 
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