BUYER'S GUIDE to better shopping in the ShipYards at StarDock, TW2002. Based on Crai Computer's VidCatalog.
   (Standard Game) Tradewars 2002 (c)1990,1991 Martech Software, Inc.
   This spreadsheet was compiled by Tony Pomykala (Wyhn#3@16205 WWIVLink)
   NOTICE: If you print this, use a WIDE format, else this will be garbled! (IE:Pica/Cond)

          Merchant    Corellian      Imperial      Colonial                   Merchant                     Tholian
          Cruiser     Battleship     Starship      Transport    CargoTran     Freighter     Constellation  Sentinel
         ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³
         ³      ³Scout ³      Corporate     StarMaster    Taurean³      Missile³      ³Havoc ³      ³T'Khasi      ³
         ³      Marauder      ³Flagship     ³      ³      ³  Mule³      ³Frigate      ³GunStar      ³ Orion³      ³
~~~~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³
COSTS:   ³10,000³ 5,000³ 8,000³10,000³32,000³15,000³25,000³25,000³25,000³ 6,000³18,000³ 5,000³10,000³15,000³ 5,000³
BasicHold³  (20)³  (10)³  (16)³  (20)³  (40)³  (30)³  (40)³  (40)³  (40)³  (12)³  (30)³  (10)³  (20)³  (30)³  (10)³
~~~~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³
MainDrive³ 1,000³ 3,000³ 1,000³ 5,000³32,100³10,000³ 1,000³10,000³ 1,000³ 1,000³ 2,000³10,000³10,000³10,000³10,000³
~~~~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³
Computer ³ 5,300³ 2,450³13,500³27,500³32,500³ 9,000³ 3,200³ 3,300³ 4,000³10,800³ 3,200³ 7,500³ 8,500³ 4,250³ 6,000³
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ShipHull ³10,000³ 2,750³18,000³28,500³32,000³14,000³25,200³15,300³29,400³11,000³13,000³ 7,000³12,000³ 6,750³ 6,000³
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SHIP     ³      ³13,200³      ³71,000³      ³48,000³      ³53,600³      ³28,800³      ³29,500³      ³36,000³      ³
BASE COST³26,300³      ³40,500³      ³128.6k³      ³54,400³      ³59,400³      ³36,200³      ³40,500³      ³27,000³
~~~~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³
Min/Max  ³20/75 ³10/25 ³16/80 ³20/85 ³40/150³30/70 ³40/250³40/150³40/125³12/60 ³30/60 ³10/40 ³20/70 ³30/60 ³10/50 ³
  HOLDS  ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³
~~~~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³
MOVES/day³  100 ³  200 ³   83 ³  100 ³   83 ³  133 ³   58 ³   83 ³   67 ³  100 ³  150 ³  125 ³  100 ³  133 ³   90 ³
~~~~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³
Offensive³  1   ³  2   ³ 1.6  ³ 1.2  ³  1.5 ³ 1.4  ³ .6   ³  .5  ³  .8  ³  1.3 ³  .8  ³  1.2 ³  1.4 ³ 1.1  ³  1*  ³
  Odds:1 ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³d(4:1)³
~~~~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³
MaxFIGHTRS 2,500³  250 ³10,000³20,000³30,000³ 5,000³  200 ³  300 ³  400 ³ 5,000³  300 ³ 3,000³ 5,000³  750 ³ 3,000³
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MaxSHIELDS   400³  100 ³   750³ 1,500³ 2,000³ 1,000³  500 ³  500 ³  800 ³   400³  500 ³   500³   750³  750 ³ 1,000³
~~~~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³
Max Ftrs ³ 1,000³  250 ³ 3,000³ 6,000³10,000³ 2,000³  100 ³  150 ³  125 ³ 2,000³  100 ³ 1,500³ 2,000³  250 ³ 1,000³
/attack  ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³
~~~~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³
TransWarp³      ³      ³      ³ YES  ³ YES  ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³ YES  ³      ³      ³      ³
~~~~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³
PhotonTrp³      ³      ³      ³      ³ YES  ³      ³      ³      ³      ³ YES  ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³
~~~~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³
LongRangeScan   ³Density      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³  NO  ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³
~~~~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³
PlanetScan      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³      ³  NO  ³      ³  NO  ³      ³      ³  NO  ³
~~~~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³
MINES    ³  50  ³  0   ³  25  ³ 100  ³ 125  ³ 50   ³  0   ³  0   ³   1  ³   5  ³  2   ³  5   ³  25  ³  5   ³  50  ³
~~~~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³
BEACONS  ³  50  ³  10  ³  50  ³ 100  ³ 150  ³ 50   ³  10  ³  20  ³  20  ³   5  ³  20  ³  5   ³  50  ³  20  ³  10  ³
~~~~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³~~~~~~³
GENESIS  ³  5   ³  0   ³  1   ³  10  ³  10  ³  5   ³  5   ³  2   ³  2   ³   0  ³  2   ³  1   ³  2   ³   1  ³  1   ³
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