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Re: Mtrek is a free online gaming experience

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From: Francois-Pierre Marcil
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 00:00
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JLF wrote:
> 
> Mtrek is a multi-player real-time game you can play over
> the Internet which pits you against other players in
> unique ships loosely based on the Star Trek universe.
> 
> The object of the game is simple: To gather as much gold
> as possible in your ship without falling prey to other
> ships or groups of ships.
> 
> The entire game is ASCII based (sorry, no Quake-like
> graphics) but this enables users of even slower
> connections to logon and play with considerable speed.
> (Even those with 9600 modems shouldn't have too much
> trouble playing and surviving).
> 
> Documentation is located in the newsgroup alt.games.mtrek
> and many players are willing to help newer players get
> their feet wet and learn the basics of the game.
> 
> The learning curve is a bit steep but can be fun just the
> same.
> 
> In your telnet connection, go to zeta.acast.nova.edu and
> enable the port number 1701.
> 
> Mtrek is a multi-player real-time game you can play over
> the Internet which pits you against other players in
> unique ships loosely based on the Star Trek universe.
> 
> The object of the game is simple: To gather as much gold
> as possible in your ship without falling prey to other
> ships or groups of ships.
> 
> The entire game is ASCII based (sorry, no Quake-like
> graphics) but this enables users of even slower
> connections to logon and play with considerable speed.
> (Even those with 14.4 modems shouldn't have too much
> trouble playing and surviving).
> 
> Documentation is located in the newsgroup alt.games.mtrek
> and many players are willing to help newer players get
> their feet wet and learn the basics of the game.
> Excellent source of documentation is:
> http://lonepeak.wasatch.com/~rumour/mtrek.htm
> 
> The learning curve is a bit steep but can be fun just the
> same.
> 
> In your telnet connection, go to zeta.acast.nova.edu and
> enable the port number 1701.
> 
> Alternatively, from a shell account type this at your command prompt:
> telnet zeta.acast.nova.edu 1701
> 
> Put in a ship name of your choosing (the name might already be
> taken...choose another), and pick a ship class. Despite the nostalgia, a
> Constitution class startship is a *really* bad ship for a beginner.
> 
> Good luck
Let's talk about Quake2 not others games please

FP
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From: Francois-Pierre Marcil <fpmar@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Mtrek is a free online gaming experience
Date: 1998/03/19
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