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==Stars!wiki Collection==
 
==Stars!wiki Collection==
 
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These articles have been collected from [[Stars! Autohost]],[[Rec.games.comp.stars FAQ|RGCS]] or from the non-article-database portions of [[Stars! FAQ]]
 
* [[The Stars! Class of 2399 by Nick Bennett]]
 
* [[The Stars! Class of 2399 by Nick Bennett]]
 
* [[The Art of War by Sun Tzu]]
 
* [[The Art of War by Sun Tzu]]
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* [["Guts of the Battle Engine" by James McGuigan - 23 Jan 2002]]
 
* [["Guts of the Battle Engine" by James McGuigan - 23 Jan 2002]]
  
==[[Stars! FAQ]] Collection==
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==Stars! Drawing Board Collection==
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These articles were originally collected by Dan Bush at Stars! Drawing Board and have been copied here from his site. Some of these articles also appeared at Stars! FAQ (and/or Stars-R-Us) albeit recorded differently. A second "edition" has only been kept(and noted) here when the differences are significant, otherwise they link to the same article.
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===Alternate Reality===
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*New AR race design and play tips, by William Butler
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*AR Race Design, by Jason Cawley
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===Claim Adjuster===
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*CAs and Terraforming, by Leonard Dickens
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===Hyper-Expansion===
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*[Close to] The Ideal HE Race, by Jeff Rife
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===Inner-Strength===
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*IS race design/play, by Jason Cawley
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*Viable Bi-Immune Non HE race, by Jai Shaw
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===Inter-stellar Traveler===
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*My First IT, Suggestions?, by Mike Rollins, Jason Cawley, and Verker
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*The beginner's guide to Inter-Stellar Traveller, by Darren Winsper
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*Sample HG-type IT Race, by Jason Cawley
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*Sample HG-style IT race redux, by Jason Cawley
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*The Two-Planet PRTs: Part Two -- The Inter-stellar Traveler Race, by Dan Bush
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*Advanced IT design and play (v 2.0), by Dieter Wallisch
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*One-Immune IT, by Damon Domjan and Jason Cawley
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*A Hyper Producer IT, by James Moody
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*IT HP monster??!!, by Bennett
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===Jack of all Trades===
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*Advanced Joat Design and Play, by Scott Phelps
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*"J"-patch JOAT, by Dan Bush, Varn, and Jason Cawley
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*Slow JOAT to China, by Jason Cawley and Verker
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===Packet Physics===
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*The Two-Planet PRTs: Part One -- The Packet Physics Race, by Dan Bush
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*PP HP: Buyer Beware, by Jason Cawley
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*Blitz PP, by Damon Domjan
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===Space Demolition===
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*Factoryless SD: some thoughts, by Will Waggoner and Jason Cawley
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*Offensive SD Tactics, by Dave Dubeau
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===Super-Stealth===
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*Hyperproducing Super Stealth races, by Jason Cawley
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*Sample Narrow SS HP tech-thief, by Jason Cawley
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*Vanity in SS design, by msew, Coyote, Art Lathrop, Greg, and sb
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===War Monger===
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*How to make a WM monster, by Gary McClellan and Jason Cawley
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*Warmonger - Strategy, by Alex Hall
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*War Mongering 101, by Darrend Brown
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===Lesser Racial Traits===
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*LRT guide: Which checkboxes to check?, by Walter Pullen
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*Costs of LRTs: How they interact with PRTs and other LRTs, by Nachtergal Philippe
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*Regenerating Shields for WM, IS races, by Jason Cawley
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===Non-Specific Issues===
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*On the Wealth of Nations, by Jason Cawley
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*Growth Rates, by Jason Cawley
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*Race Design, Step by Step, by Mahrin Skel
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*Coherent Race Design for Beginners, by Michael C. Martin
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*Don't give it all away (or common newbie mistakes), by Bob Crosswell
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*Boosting the Hyper-Producer, by Mahrin Skel
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*A response on 2-immune, 1-narrow races, by Jason Cawley
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==Stars! FAQ Collection==
 
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[[Image:Starsfaqlogo.gif]]
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These articles were originally collected by James McGuigan at [[Stars! FAQ]] and have been copied here from his article database[http://www.starsfaq.com/articles/index.htm].
 
===Econ===
 
===Econ===
 
*[[How to Get Over 25,000 Resources by 2450 by Jason Cawley - 16th January 1999]]
 
*[[How to Get Over 25,000 Resources by 2450 by Jason Cawley - 16th January 1999]]
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*[[Tricks of the Trade by Art Lathrop - Revised 13th January 2001]]
 
*[[Tricks of the Trade by Art Lathrop - Revised 13th January 2001]]
 
*[[How to Host a Game v2.0 by Omonubi]]
 
*[[How to Host a Game v2.0 by Omonubi]]
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==Stars-R-Us Collection==
 
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These articles were copied from the Stars! FAQ article database. They were originally collected by Omonubi at [[Stars-R-Us]] and later preserved by James McGuigan at Stars! FAQ.
 
===Diplomacy===
 
===Diplomacy===
 
====Alliances====
 
====Alliances====

Revision as of 22:59, 20 June 2009

Most of these articles have been copied intact from the Stars! FAQ article database unless you are the original author please do not edit them, except structurally(how they are presented) or to include them in categories. If you wish to modify or rewrite any of these texts please create a separate article elsewhere in Stars!wiki, not in the Article Library. Many thanks goes to James McGuigan for collecting these articles at Stars! FAQ and similarly to Stars-R-Us before him.

Contents

WARNING

Before reading, check the article's title for the Stars! version to which the article applies as many of the articles presented here contain outdated information that is incorrect with the last version of Stars! (v2.6jrc4).

If you find such articles, and you are certain of their incorrectness, please do edit them to append {{old}} or {{old|ref}} to the end of the article to warn future, less knowing readers. See Template:old for usage details.

Stars!wiki Collection

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These articles have been collected from Stars! Autohost,RGCS or from the non-article-database portions of Stars! FAQ

For Beginners

Game Mechanics

Stars! Drawing Board Collection

Starsdrawingboardlogo.gif

These articles were originally collected by Dan Bush at Stars! Drawing Board and have been copied here from his site. Some of these articles also appeared at Stars! FAQ (and/or Stars-R-Us) albeit recorded differently. A second "edition" has only been kept(and noted) here when the differences are significant, otherwise they link to the same article.

Alternate Reality

  • New AR race design and play tips, by William Butler
  • AR Race Design, by Jason Cawley

Claim Adjuster

  • CAs and Terraforming, by Leonard Dickens

Hyper-Expansion

  • [Close to] The Ideal HE Race, by Jeff Rife

Inner-Strength

  • IS race design/play, by Jason Cawley
  • Viable Bi-Immune Non HE race, by Jai Shaw

Inter-stellar Traveler

  • My First IT, Suggestions?, by Mike Rollins, Jason Cawley, and Verker
  • The beginner's guide to Inter-Stellar Traveller, by Darren Winsper
  • Sample HG-type IT Race, by Jason Cawley
  • Sample HG-style IT race redux, by Jason Cawley
  • The Two-Planet PRTs: Part Two -- The Inter-stellar Traveler Race, by Dan Bush
  • Advanced IT design and play (v 2.0), by Dieter Wallisch
  • One-Immune IT, by Damon Domjan and Jason Cawley
  • A Hyper Producer IT, by James Moody
  • IT HP monster??!!, by Bennett

Jack of all Trades

  • Advanced Joat Design and Play, by Scott Phelps
  • "J"-patch JOAT, by Dan Bush, Varn, and Jason Cawley
  • Slow JOAT to China, by Jason Cawley and Verker

Packet Physics

  • The Two-Planet PRTs: Part One -- The Packet Physics Race, by Dan Bush
  • PP HP: Buyer Beware, by Jason Cawley
  • Blitz PP, by Damon Domjan

Space Demolition

  • Factoryless SD: some thoughts, by Will Waggoner and Jason Cawley
  • Offensive SD Tactics, by Dave Dubeau

Super-Stealth

  • Hyperproducing Super Stealth races, by Jason Cawley
  • Sample Narrow SS HP tech-thief, by Jason Cawley
  • Vanity in SS design, by msew, Coyote, Art Lathrop, Greg, and sb

War Monger

  • How to make a WM monster, by Gary McClellan and Jason Cawley
  • Warmonger - Strategy, by Alex Hall
  • War Mongering 101, by Darrend Brown

Lesser Racial Traits

  • LRT guide: Which checkboxes to check?, by Walter Pullen
  • Costs of LRTs: How they interact with PRTs and other LRTs, by Nachtergal Philippe
  • Regenerating Shields for WM, IS races, by Jason Cawley

Non-Specific Issues

  • On the Wealth of Nations, by Jason Cawley
  • Growth Rates, by Jason Cawley
  • Race Design, Step by Step, by Mahrin Skel
  • Coherent Race Design for Beginners, by Michael C. Martin
  • Don't give it all away (or common newbie mistakes), by Bob Crosswell
  • Boosting the Hyper-Producer, by Mahrin Skel
  • A response on 2-immune, 1-narrow races, by Jason Cawley

Stars! FAQ Collection

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These articles were originally collected by James McGuigan at Stars! FAQ and have been copied here from his article database[1].

Econ

Race Design

Fleet

Anaylsis of Game Mechanics

Other

Stars-R-Us Collection

Stars-r-us logo.jpg

These articles were copied from the Stars! FAQ article database. They were originally collected by Omonubi at Stars-R-Us and later preserved by James McGuigan at Stars! FAQ.

Diplomacy

Alliances

General

Propoganda

Economics

Planetary Growth

Queues

Remote Mining

Resouces

Expansion

Colonization

General

Planetary Occupation

Scouting

Fleet/Vessel Design

Combat

Composition

Naming Conventions

Ship Design

Strategy

Weaponry

Race Design/Strategy

General

Hyper-Production / Growth

Lesser Racial Traits

Pre-Defined

Specializing Races

Alternate Reality

Claim Adjuster

Hyper-Expansion

Inner Strength

Interstellar Traveller

Jack of all Trades

Packet Physics

Space Demolition

Super Stealth

Software Mechanics/Other

Automation

Bugs

File Encryption

General Info

Help Files

Hosting

Linux

Newsgroup

Testbeds

Strategy

Basic Stars! Strategy

Blitz Games

Computer AIs

Defensive

General

Mass Packets

Minelaying/Sweeping

Multiplayer

Mystery Trader

Technology

Research

Testing

Trading