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   <category name='accept'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='accept'>
         Commanders and Captains haul cargo by accepting jobs from the workboard. Type 'WORK' to see the jobs available. To accept a job, type 'AC job#' where 'job#' is the number of the job as listed on the board - for example, 'AC 3'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Commanders cannot leave the Solar System until they have amassed 50 hauling credits, so should take care not to accept jobs outside of Sol. You can check which planets are in Sol by looking at the Solar System map at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html - scroll down to see the asteroids - or you can type 'DI SYSTEM SOL' to get a list of Sol planets.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         For more details about jobs, type 'HELP WORK'.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         Plutocrats use the command 'ACCEPT systemname' to accept a membership bid to join your cartel.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='accessories'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='charm/key/keyring/accessory'>
         The keyrings that some players carry are both a fashion statement, and a useful item. As well as carrying keys (they come with the key to the executive washroom) you can hang charms or accessories onto them. The keyring is available from the high-class store Gallagher's on Earth, for one slithy tove. New charms go on sale each month for a limited period; they also cost one slithy. Special seasonal charms are also sometimes sold in CDs.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To hang a charm (or any object) on your keyring, use 'CLIP objectname'. Then when other players examine you they will see your charm. You can only dangle one item at a time. 'UNCLIP' removes it again.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='accessory'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='charm/key/keyring/accessory'>
         The keyrings that some players carry are both a fashion statement, and a useful item. As well as carrying keys (they come with the key to the executive washroom) you can hang charms or accessories onto them. The keyring is available from the high-class store Gallagher's on Earth, for one slithy tove. New charms go on sale each month for a limited period; they also cost one slithy. Special seasonal charms are also sometimes sold in CDs.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To hang a charm (or any object) on your keyring, use 'CLIP objectname'. Then when other players examine you they will see your charm. You can only dangle one item at a time. 'UNCLIP' removes it again.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='account'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='account/accounts/accounting'>
         CEOs can check their company accounts with 'DI ACCOUNTS'. For details of what the entries on the display mean, go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/manufact/index.html for the companies section of the manual.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='accounting'>

      <section name='cycle'>

         <para number='1' comment='account/accounts/accounting'>
         CEOs can check their company accounts with 'DI ACCOUNTS'. For details of what the entries on the display mean, go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/manufact/index.html for the companies section of the manual.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='cycles'>

         <para number='1' comment='account/accounts/accounting'>
         CEOs can check their company accounts with 'DI ACCOUNTS'. For details of what the entries on the display mean, go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/manufact/index.html for the companies section of the manual.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='account/accounts/accounting'>
         CEOs can check their company accounts with 'DI ACCOUNTS'. For details of what the entries on the display mean, go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/manufact/index.html for the companies section of the manual.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='accounts'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='account/accounts/accounting'>
         CEOs can check their company accounts with 'DI ACCOUNTS'. For details of what the entries on the display mean, go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/manufact/index.html for the companies section of the manual.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='act'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='act/action/s/emote/s'>
         The 'ACT' command lets you express any action or emotion that you like, both simple and complex. In its simplest form, if you type 'act smiles' then everyone else will see: 'Newbod smiles' - it simply repeats the text of your act, with your name in the front.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         A more complex example would be 'act jumps onto the table and dances the most energetic dance, ending with a back flip off the table onto the bar. He then takes a bow and resumes sipping his drink.'
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         You can also use the ACTS command, which puts an apostrophe-s after your name allowing you to perform possessive acts - for example, 'acts robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise' results in 'Newbod's robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise.'
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='action'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='act/action/s/emote/s'>
         The 'ACT' command lets you express any action or emotion that you like, both simple and complex. In its simplest form, if you type 'act smiles' then everyone else will see: 'Newbod smiles' - it simply repeats the text of your act, with your name in the front.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         A more complex example would be 'act jumps onto the table and dances the most energetic dance, ending with a back flip off the table onto the bar. He then takes a bow and resumes sipping his drink.'
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         You can also use the ACTS command, which puts an apostrophe-s after your name allowing you to perform possessive acts - for example, 'acts robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise' results in 'Newbod's robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise.'
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='actions'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='act/action/s/emote/s'>
         The 'ACT' command lets you express any action or emotion that you like, both simple and complex. In its simplest form, if you type 'act smiles' then everyone else will see: 'Newbod smiles' - it simply repeats the text of your act, with your name in the front.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         A more complex example would be 'act jumps onto the table and dances the most energetic dance, ending with a back flip off the table onto the bar. He then takes a bow and resumes sipping his drink.'
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         You can also use the ACTS command, which puts an apostrophe-s after your name allowing you to perform possessive acts - for example, 'acts robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise' results in 'Newbod's robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise.'
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='acts'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The ACTS command allows you to perform possessive acts by putting an apostrophe-s after your name then repeating whatever you type - for example, 'acts robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise' results in 'Newbod's robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise.'
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='add'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='add/shuffle'>
         You cannot add the pallets in different bays in a warehouse or depot, nor can you shuffle the contents.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='advance'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='rank/ranks/ranking/promote'>
         The 'RANKS' command lists all the ranks in the game, and tells you what you need to do for your next promotion. You can also find out the requirements for any rank with 'RANKS rankname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='adventurer'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Adventurer is the 4th rank in the game. Adventurers earn their living as couriers, shipping valuable objects around the Solar System. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/groats/akaturi.html for the details. You can find out how Adventurers promote to the next rank with 'RANKS ADVENTURER'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='afk'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='afk/idle'>
         You can walk away from your computer and leave your Fed character logged into the game - that's called going AFK (Away From Keyboard). There's no harm that can come to you while you are away, since Fed doesn't allow other players to kill or maim you. However, going AFK in a bar or other public place is bad manners, and you may be removed to the dormitory on Earth.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='airlock'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='airlock'>
         Airlocks are a common feature on the planets, moons and asteroids of the Solar System. Some of them are automated, opening and closing automatically when you walk through them by selecting the appropriate direction commands. Others have to be manually operated, usually by pressing a touchpad.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='akaturi'>

      <section name='jobs'>

         <para number='1'>
         Adventurers are given courier jobs to carry valuable items around the Solar System. To get an AK job go to an Armstrong Cuthbert office and type 'AK'. You will be given a specific location on one of the Sol planets; go there, and type 'PICKUP' to collect the item. You will be told where to take the package; when you get there, type 'DROPOFF' to deliver the item.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'DISPLAY AK' will remind you of the job's details. There is no time limit on the delivery. If you decide you don't want to do the job, type 'VOID' - but you will be fined.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Adventurers are given courier jobs to carry valuable items around the Solar System. To get an AK job go to an Armstrong Cuthbert office and type 'AK'. You will be given a specific location on one of the Sol planets; go there, and type 'PICKUP' to collect the item. You will be told where to take the package; when you get there, type 'DROPOFF' to deliver the item.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'DISPLAY AK' will remind you of the job's details. There is no time limit on the delivery. If you decide you don't want to do the job, type 'VOID' - but you will be fined.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='alert'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='alert/friend/s'>
         If you are using FedTerm, the official front-end for Fed II, you can use the Friends feature and be alerted when specific players log into the game. You can also set an alert that will sound when any text appears on your screen, in case you have gone AFK.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Download FedTerm from http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/index.html - it comes with a detailed manual which you can also read online.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='all'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='command/commands/all'>
         There are far too many Fed II commands to give you a list in the game - it would scroll on for ages - but you can get a complete list at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/commands/index.html which explains what the commands do, and gives the exact syntax.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='allocate'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='Allocate City'>
         To dock a Blish city to a planet, use 'ALLOCATE cityname TO planetname', for example 'allocate nutbush city to church house'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='alpha'>

      <section name='crew'>

         <para number='1' comment='alpha/alpha crew'>
         The Alpha Crew are the players who helped us through the period while we were developing Federation II. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/alpha.html for more information.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='alpha/alpha crew'>
         The Alpha Crew are the players who helped us through the period while we were developing Federation II. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/alpha.html for more information.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='ansi'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='ansi/color/colour'>
         Some game front-ends allow you to send ANSI codes along with the text, which let you specify what color the text will display in. Normally, the game strips out the ANSI codes, otherwise anybody not using a front-end which supports them would see strange characters along with the text. However, you can stop the game stripping out ANSI codes so that if your front-end knows what to do with them, you can see other players' messages in color.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         The command is 'ANSI ON' to get the codes, and 'ANSI OFF' to stop them from appearing.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='approve'>

      <section name='bid'>

         <para number='1' comment='approve'>
         Industrialists can approve a bid for shares from a Financier with 'APPROVE BID bid#' where 'bid#' is the number of the bid, and reject it with 'REJECT BID bid#'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='approve'>
         Industrialists can approve a bid for shares from a Financier with 'APPROVE BID bid#' where 'bid#' is the number of the bid, and reject it with 'REJECT BID bid#'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='arena'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='arena/arena space'>
         Arena Space is an area accessible from the Solar System which, in the days of Ming, was used as a combat area for ship-to-ship fighting. Since space combat is not currently legal in any part of Sol, it's safe at the moment!
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='space'>

         <para number='1' comment='arena/arena space'>
         Arena Space is an area accessible from the Solar System which, in the days of Ming, was used as a combat area for ship-to-ship fighting. Since space combat is not currently legal in any part of Sol, it's safe at the moment!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='armstrong'>

      <section name='cuthbert'>

         <para number='1'>
         Armstrong Cuthbert is the mega cargo corporation that controls the delivery of cargo in the Galaxy. With offices on every major planet and moon, and many asteroids, you can't avoid dealing with them if you want a career in space haulage. The location of their Solar System offices can be found on the starter planet maps at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/planetmaps.html - outside of Sol, they are always on the landing pad.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Also see http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/ac.html for more information.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='assign'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Once you have upgraded the airports on a leisure planet, you can move workthings between the planets in the system. The command is 'ASSIGN xx WORKERS FROM planetname TO planetname'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'xx' is the number of workers you want to move, and 'planetname' is the planets you want to move the workers from and to. For example: 'ASSIGN 100 WORKERS FROM RIGEL 4 TO RIGEL 5'. You can only move workers that are unemployed.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='asteroid'>

      <section name='belt'>

         <para number='1' comment='asteroid/s/asteroid belt'>
         The asteroid belt is between Mars and Jupiter. You can enter the asteroid belt from the sector west of Jupiter, by typing 'IN'. The map of Sol space at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html shows the positions of the asteroids currently available - scroll down the page to see the asteroid belt map.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='asteroid/s/asteroid belt'>
         The asteroid belt is between Mars and Jupiter. You can enter the asteroid belt from the sector west of Jupiter, by typing 'IN'. The map of Sol space at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html shows the positions of the asteroids currently available - scroll down the page to see the asteroid belt map.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='asteroids'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='asteroid/s/asteroid belt'>
         The asteroid belt is between Mars and Jupiter. You can enter the asteroid belt from the sector west of Jupiter, by typing 'IN'. The map of Sol space at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html shows the positions of the asteroids currently available - scroll down the page to see the asteroid belt map.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='atm'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         If you don't know how to operate the ATM then clearly you are not meant to get groats out of it!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='attack'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='attack/combat/fight/kill'>
         The Galactic Administration has currently outlawed ship fighting for health and safety reasons. Lobbying groups are trying to get this ban lifted and it is expected they will succeed in the future, but it is likely to be a long and drawn-out affair, so ship fighting won't be available to anyone except Imperial Navy personnel for some time.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='authorization'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You need a keycard to show that you have authorization to use one of the buggies on Phobos. To get one, the command is 'ASK TRACEY FOR AUTHORIZATION'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='autoexit'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='autoexit'>
         The game will not automatically tell you what exits there are to a room - you will need to read the description to find out where you can go. But if you use the FedTerm front-end program, it includes auto-mapping so it will remember where you have been, and will show you some available exits. Download FedTerm from http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/index.html
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='automap'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='automap'>
         If you use the FedTerm front-end program, it includes auto-mapping so it will remember where you have been. Download FedTerm from http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/index.html
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='avatar'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='avatar/avatars/character/person'>
         In Fed you play a role - that of a space trucker and economist. This is your Fed character, also known as your avatar or persona. To see the details of your Fed character, type 'SC'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='avatars'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='avatar/avatars/character/person'>
         In Fed you play a role - that of a space trucker and economist. This is your Fed character, also known as your avatar or persona. To see the details of your Fed character, type 'SC'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='balance'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='score/cash/balance/bank'>
         Type 'SCORE' or 'SC' to see your personal details, including your bank balance and your stats, and the planet you are on.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='ban'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='exile/ban/banish'>
         Planet-owners can banish unwanted players with 'EXILE playername'. This chucks the named player out of your star system if they are there, and stops them from jumping back in again. You can relent with 'PARDON playername'. You need to be somewhere in your system to use these commands.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='banish'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='exile/ban/banish'>
         Planet-owners can banish unwanted players with 'EXILE playername'. This chucks the named player out of your star system if they are there, and stops them from jumping back in again. You can relent with 'PARDON playername'. You need to be somewhere in your system to use these commands.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='bank'>

      <section name='balance'>

         <para number='1' comment='score/cash/balance/bank'>
         Type 'SCORE' or 'SC' to see your personal details, including your bank balance and your stats, and the planet you are on.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='score/cash/balance/bank'>
         Type 'SCORE' or 'SC' to see your personal details, including your bank balance and your stats, and the planet you are on.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='bankrupt'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='bankrupt/bankruptcy/declare'>
         If a Merchant gets in a real mess and ends up with a negative bank balance, rather than suiciding and starting over again from GroundHog, he can 'DECLARE BANKRUPTCY' and be put back down to Adventurer.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Industrialists, Manufacturers and Financiers can also declare bankruptcy if their business or company gets into a really bad state, and get put down to the previous rank.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='bankruptcy'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='bankrupt/bankruptcy/declare'>
         If a Merchant gets in a real mess and ends up with a negative bank balance, rather than suiciding and starting over again from GroundHog, he can 'DECLARE BANKRUPTCY' and be put back down to Adventurer.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Industrialists, Manufacturers and Financiers can also declare bankruptcy if their business or company gets into a really bad state, and get put down to the previous rank.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='bar'>

      <section name='games'>

         <para number='1'>
         Lucky Louie is a numbers guessing game that can be played in any bar for stakes of up to 10 groats. Three people each guess a number, and the person who guesses the middle number wins. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/friends/games.html for details about how to play the game, and http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/louie.html for the origin.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='bar/bars'>
         There are bars on every planet, asteroid, moon, space station - wherever humans or aliens have settled, on the smallest chunk of rock, someone will set up a bar. Bars in Fed II DataSpace are, of course, the place to socialize and make friends. You can also top up your stamina - buy yourself food with 'BUY FOOD'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         The more sociable option is to 'BUY ROUND', which buys a round of drinks for everyone in the bar (including you) and 'BUY PIZZA' which, as you can probably guess, provides a pizza for you and your buddies. You can customize the drinks or pizza you buy for the bar: 'BUY ROUND a large glass of Jack Daniels' will buy everyone in the bar a large glass of JD and 'BUY PIZZA a large plate of fish and chips' does the obvious.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='bars'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='bar/bars'>
         There are bars on every planet, asteroid, moon, space station - wherever humans or aliens have settled, on the smallest chunk of rock, someone will set up a bar. Bars in Fed II DataSpace are, of course, the place to socialize and make friends. You can also top up your stamina - buy yourself food with 'BUY FOOD'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         The more sociable option is to 'BUY ROUND', which buys a round of drinks for everyone in the bar (including you) and 'BUY PIZZA' which, as you can probably guess, provides a pizza for you and your buddies. You can customize the drinks or pizza you buy for the bar: 'BUY ROUND a large glass of Jack Daniels' will buy everyone in the bar a large glass of JD and 'BUY PIZZA a large plate of fish and chips' does the obvious.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='bet'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='bet/casino/gamble/wager'>
         The only establishment that allows gambling is the casino on the moon, and the stakes at those tables are far too high for someone of your modest means.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='bid'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='bid'>
         Financiers bid for shares in businesses with 'BID amount AT shareprice IN businessname' where 'amount' is the number of shares you want and 'shareprice' is what you are willing to pay for them (per share). The owner of the business will then approve or reject your bid.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='blish'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='Blish/city'>
         A Blish city is a mobile habitation which a Plutocrat builds and then moves to other star systems in the cartel. The Idiot's Guide at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/cartels/blish.html has all the details.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Summary of Blish City commands:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         'BUILD CITY cityname' - starts the process of building a Blish City
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         'BUILD CITY' - increases the size of the city
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         'BUILD CITY level' - fits it out to an economic level
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         'DI CITY cityname' - shows the city's status
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         'MOVE cityname TO systemname' - moves it to another system
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         'ALLOCATE cityname TO planetname' - docks it with a planet
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         'SET PRODUCTION cityname TO commodityname' - tools it up to produce commodities
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         'STOP PRODUCTION cityname slotnumber' - stops the production of commodities
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='block'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='block/ignore/unblock'>
         If you find a player annoying, you can ignore everything they say with the command 'BLOCK playername'. This means you will not see any messages coming from them over the comms. SAY messages and ACTs will also be blocked. The block lasts until you log off, or until you use the command 'UNBLOCK playername'. 'BLOCK' lists the players you are currently ignoring.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='board'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='board/land/orbit'>
         Cargo ships do not land on planets, they stay in orbit and the owners use a personal shuttle to move between the landing pads and the orbit - type 'BOARD' to use your shuttle; it's the same command either way.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='bond'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='deposit/bond'>
         To promote to the rank of Trader you need to visit Messrs Trumble, Cruikshank &amp; Bone on Earth and use the command 'DEPOSIT A BOND'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='borrow'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='borrow'>
         The only people who can borrow groats are GroundHogs, who can get a loan to help them buy their first spaceships. The loan happens automatically when you buy the ship. 10% of all payments you receive for work then go to repay the loan, and you can make extra repayments at any time with 'REPAY amount'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='bribe'>

      <section name='clerk'>

         <para number='1'>
         Often the only way to get what you want in the corrupt bureaucracy that is the Galactic Administration is to bribe somebody. Low level bribes involve greasing somebody's palm with a small quantity of groats.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         More substantial favors can be gained by using a slithy tove as a bribe. Information on this kind of bribe can be found at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/corruption.html in the Encyclopedia Galactica. The commands to use to proffer this kind of bribe will vary from case to case, although sometimes it is a straightforward transaction where you buy an item, and pay for it with a slithy instead of (or as well as) groats.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         An example is the ship-owner's permit that everyone needs before they can buy a ship, which costs groats plus a slithy tove. 'HELP PERMIT' will give you more information on that process
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Often the only way to get what you want in the corrupt bureaucracy that is the Galactic Administration is to bribe somebody. Low level bribes involve greasing somebody's palm with a small quantity of groats.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         More substantial favors can be gained by using a slithy tove as a bribe. Information on this kind of bribe can be found at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/corruption.html in the Encyclopedia Galactica. The commands to use to proffer this kind of bribe will vary from case to case, although sometimes it is a straightforward transaction where you buy an item, and pay for it with a slithy instead of (or as well as) groats.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         An example is the ship-owner's permit that everyone needs before they can buy a ship, which costs groats plus a slithy tove. 'HELP PERMIT' will give you more information on that process
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='bribery'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Often the only way to get what you want in the corrupt bureaucracy that is the Galactic Administration is to bribe somebody. Low level bribes involve greasing somebody's palm with a small quantity of groats.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         More substantial favors can be gained by using a slithy tove as a bribe. Information on this kind of bribe can be found at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/corruption.html in the Encyclopedia Galactica. The commands to use to proffer this kind of bribe will vary from case to case, although sometimes it is a straightforward transaction where you buy an item, and pay for it with a slithy instead of (or as well as) groats.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         An example is the ship-owner's permit that everyone needs before they can buy a ship, which costs groats plus a slithy tove. 'HELP PERMIT' will give you more information on that process
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='bribes'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Often the only way to get what you want in the corrupt bureaucracy that is the Galactic Administration is to bribe somebody. Low level bribes involve greasing somebody's palm with a small quantity of groats.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         More substantial favors can be gained by using a slithy tove as a bribe. Information on this kind of bribe can be found at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/corruption.html in the Encyclopedia Galactica. The commands to use to proffer this kind of bribe will vary from case to case, although sometimes it is a straightforward transaction where you buy an item, and pay for it with a slithy instead of (or as well as) groats.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         An example is the ship-owner's permit that everyone needs before they can buy a ship, which costs groats plus a slithy tove. 'HELP PERMIT' will give you more information on that process
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='brief'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='brief/full'>
         Switch the location descriptions off with the 'BRIEF' command - when you walk into a room, you will just be shown the name of the room, and the players, objects and mobiles present. 'FULL' turns the descriptions back on.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='broker'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='broker'>
         Messrs Trumble, Cruikshank and Bone on Earth are the brokers who handle transactions for Traders. To promote to trader, visit their office and 'DEPOSIT A BOND'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='bug'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='feedback/typo/bug'>
         If you have a question, need help, want to make a comment or suggestion, or have found a typo or error, please send some email to feedback@ibgames.com. Put Fed2 in the subject line, so your mail won't get eaten by our voracious spam filters.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         If the typo or error is on an out-of-Sol planet, then you should tell the owner of the planet.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='buggies'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='buggy/buggies'>
         The buggies on Phobos provide transportation between the domes, but can only be used by authorized drivers. To get authorization, go to the reception desk and "ask Tracey for authorization".
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Once you have the authorization you can return to the buggy park and get "in", then "press button 2" to go to Alpha Dome.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='buggy'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='buggy/buggies'>
         The buggies on Phobos provide transportation between the domes, but can only be used by authorized drivers. To get authorization, go to the reception desk and "ask Tracey for authorization".
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Once you have the authorization you can return to the buggy park and get "in", then "press button 2" to go to Alpha Dome.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='build'>

      <section name='city'>

         <para number='1' comment='Build city'>
         Plutocrats use 'BUILD CITY cityname' to start the process of building a Blish City, for example 'build Nutbush City'. The command 'BUILD CITY' is then used to increase the city's size.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'BUILD CITY level' fits the city out to the specified economic level - agri, resource, ind, tech or leisure (you can't build a bio city - too dangerous!).
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='infrastructure'>

         <para number='1' comment='build/build infrastructure/infr'>
         Planet owners need to build infrastructure in order to enhance the planet's economy and get the planet ready to advance to the next economic level. A basic infrastructure build costs 10 meg. The command is 'BUILD infrastructure' where 'infrastructure' is the type of build you want to do. Some builds also require you to specify a specific commodity to be enhanced, for example 'build heliograph livestock'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Read the relevant section of the manual at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/builds/index.html for full details of how infrastructure builds work, and which builds are currently implemented.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='build/build infrastructure/infr'>
         Planet owners need to build infrastructure in order to enhance the planet's economy and get the planet ready to advance to the next economic level. A basic infrastructure build costs 10 meg. The command is 'BUILD infrastructure' where 'infrastructure' is the type of build you want to do. Some builds also require you to specify a specific commodity to be enhanced, for example 'build heliograph livestock'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Read the relevant section of the manual at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/builds/index.html for full details of how infrastructure builds work, and which builds are currently implemented.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Plutocrats use 'BUILD CITY cityname' to start the process of building a Blish City, for example 'build Nutbush City'. The command 'BUILD CITY' is then used to increase the city's size.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         'BUILD CITY level' fits the city out to the specified economic level - agri, resource, ind, tech or leisure (you can't build a bio city - too dangerous!).
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='bureaucracy'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='galactic administration/bureacr'>
         The Galactic Administration is the organization that runs everything in the Galaxy. Centered on Earth, their power is concentrated in the major planets of the Solar System and their moons. The only way to avoid having your life touched by the GA and its sprawling bureaucracy is to remain in the asteroid belt, where they do not try to rule, or to leave the Solar System and visit other star systems.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/ga.html for information about the history of the GA.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='business'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='business/businesses'>
         Industrialists run their own businesses. There's a lot to learn at this rank, so you should go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/index.html and read the Idiot's Guide.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='businesses'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='business/businesses'>
         Industrialists run their own businesses. There's a lot to learn at this rank, so you should go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/index.html and read the Idiot's Guide.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='buy'>

      <section name='clothes'>

         <para number='1' comment='change'>
         You can change your clothes using the command 'CHANGE CLOTHES description'. 'description' is exactly what other players see when they examine you, for example 'change clothes You see before you an impressive hunk of a man with bulging muscles, wearing a coverall so tight it leaves little to the imagination'. The limit for the description is 220 characters. Costs 10 groats. You can do this anywhere.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='commodity'>

         <para number='1'>
         BUY commodity -  buys a 75-ton container of goods from a trading exchange (Merchants and Traders only).
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='depot'>

         <para number='1'>
         BUY DEPOT - buys a depot on the planet you are on. You must be in an exchange (Industrialists and Manufacturers only).
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='drink'>

         <para number='1' comment='drink/pizza/round/buy drink'>
         You can buy drinks for your friends with the 'BUY ROUND' command, which costs 5 groats and replaces 2 stamina for each person in the room. The command can be customized to buy whatever drink you like - 'BUY ROUND a large glass of Jack Daniels' will buy everyone in the bar a large glass of JD!
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can buy pizzas for your friends with 'BUY PIZZA', which costs 10 groats and replaces 5 stamina each. This can also be customized.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To buy food just for yourself, use 'BUY FOOD'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='factory'>

         <para number='1'>
         BUY FACTORY commodity -  Buys a factory on the planet you are on, to produce the specified commodity. You must be in an exchange (Industrialists and Manufacturers only).
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='food'>

         <para number='1'>
         BUY FOOD - tops up your stamina in a bar, adding 5 points. Costs 10 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='fuel'>

         <para number='1'>
         BUY FUEL - fills up your ship's fuel tank. The cost is 10g per ton on the ground, and 50g per ton in space. You can also specify the amount with 'BUY tons FUEL'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='futures'>

         <para number='1'>
         BUY FUTURES commodity -  buys a futures contract from a trading exchange (Traders only).
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='keyring'>

         <para number='1' comment='charm/key/keyring/accessory/buy'>
         The keyrings that some players carry are both a fashion statement, and a useful item. As well as carrying keys (they come with the key to the executive washroom) you can hang charms or accessories onto them. The keyring is available from the high-class store Gallagher's on Earth, for one slithy tove. Charms are not currently available.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='medallion'>

         <para number='1' comment='medallion/medallions/jewels'>
         The trendy medallions that some players wear are obtained from the Family Jewels shop on the moon. Since this kind of jewelry has been declared illegal by the Galactic Administration, a high-level bribe is needed to obtain one - they cost one slithy tove. Get one with 'BUY item', where 'item' is the medallion you want to buy.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='navcomp'>

         <para number='1' comment='computer/navcomp/goto/buy'>
         You can get an upgrade to your ship's navigational computer that will allow you to travel automatically between Sol planets. To get the upgrade, visit Arnie's Surplus Store on the moon and 'BUY NAVCOMP SOFTWARE'. It costs 1 slithy tove and 1,000 groats.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Once it's installed, you can use the command 'GOTO planetname'. This only works in the Solar System.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         There are a number of things you can buy, and here are the commands. You can get help on each of these commands with 'HELP BUY command' - for example, 'help buy depot'. There's more detail at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/commands/index.html where all the commands are explained. As well as these general commands, you may be able to buy specific items in shops or by talking to a mobile.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         BUY commodity
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         BUY DEPOT
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         BUY FACTORY
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         BUY FOOD
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         BUY FUEL
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         BUY FUTURES
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         BUY KEYRING
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         BUY PIZZA
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         BUY PREMIUM
         </para>

         <para number='11'>
         BUY REGISTRY
         </para>

         <para number='12'>
         BUY ROUND
         </para>

         <para number='13'>
         BUY SHARES
         </para>

         <para number='14'>
         BUY SHIP
         </para>

         <para number='15'>
         BUY TREASURY
         </para>

         <para number='16'>
         BUY WARE
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='pizza'>

         <para number='1'>
         BUY PIZZA flavor - buys food for everyone in the bar with you, at a cost of 10 groats each. 'flavor' is the exact type of food you want to buy, for example 'buy pizza a large plate of roast beef and yorkshire pudding'. If you don't specify, the house pizza will be served.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='premium'>

         <para number='1'>
         BUY PREMIUM TICKER - This gives you the ability to check the price of a commodity on all the planets in the Galaxy. It costs 5 slithy toves and can be bought from anywhere. You need to keep your basic remote price sub up to date to use it. The command is 'C PREMIUM commodity buy|sell|all'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='registry'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet owners can purchase a ship registration facility, so that all ships sold on your planet become part of your merchant fleet, with a consequent efficiency boost to the exchange and factories. The cost is five slithy toves, and the command is 'BUY REGISTRY'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='round'>

         <para number='1'>
         BUY ROUND drink - buys a round of drinks for everyone in the bar, at a cost of 5 groats each. 'drink' is the exact brew you want to buy, for example 'buy round a glass of chocolate milk shake with a sprinkling of chocolate flakes on top'. If you don't specify, the standard ale will be served.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='shares'>

         <para number='1' comment='invest/share/s/buy shares'>
         Industrialists can buy extra shares in their businesses with 'BUY SHARES amount AT shareprice' where 'amount' is the number of shares you want to buy. Manufacturers can increase their personal holding in the company with 'BUY amount SHARES'.
         </para>

         <para number='2' comment='invest/share/s/buy shares'>
         Financiers can bid for shares in businesses with 'BID amount AT shareprice IN businessname' and invest in other companies with 'BUY amount SHARES companyname', where 'amount' is the number of shares you want to buy. For more details about businesses and companies, read the Idiot's Guide!
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='ship'>

         <para number='1'>
         Use 'BUY SHIP' to buy a spaceship from Jarrow Shipyards on Earth, or a shipyard on an out-of-Sol planet. You must have a ship-owner's permit (type 'HELP PERMIT' for more details). If you already own a ship then you will be able to specify what configuration you would like for your new ship, and then you will be given a quote that includes the trade-in price for your old vessel, at which point you can accept or decline.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='spaceship'>

         <para number='1'>
         Use 'BUY SHIP' to buy a spaceship from Jarrow Shipyards on Earth, or a shipyard on an out-of-Sol planet. You must have a ship-owner's permit (type 'HELP PERMIT' for more details). If you already own a ship then you will be able to specify what configuration you would like for your new ship, and then you will be given a quote that includes the trade-in price for your old vessel, at which point you can accept or decline.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='trading'>

         <para number='1'>
         BUY trading card - Trading cards are on sale at Clive's Collectibles on Castillo for one slithy each. They depict famous people, both contempory and historical, such as past Emperors of the Galaxy or famous entertainers. Each of the exclusive cards is only on sale for a short time.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='treasury'>

         <para number='1'>
         Your company can buy treasury stock - that is, buy back some of the shares held by the broker. The more shares the company itself owns, the less money actually leaves the company when you issue a dividend. The commands are 'BUY amount TREASURY' and 'SELL amount TREASURY' and like personal shares, you can buy or sell up to 100 at a time, and the company cannot own more than 2,000. It can sell all of its stock, though.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='ware'>

         <para number='1'>
         BUY WARE -  buys a warehouse on the planet you are on. You must be in an exchange and you must have a building permit (Merchants only).
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='warehouse'>

         <para number='1'>
         BUY WARE -  buys a warehouse on the planet you are on. You must be in an exchange and you must have a building permit (Merchants only).
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='bye'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='quit/logout/logoff/leave/bye'>
         To leave Fed II, type 'QUIT'. The game will remember where you are and what you have done so far, so next time you log on you can carry on from where you left.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='cab'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='cab/taxi/hovercab/hail'>
         You can take a hovercab ride as a shortcut from the Earth hospital to the spaceport. 'HAIL CAB' will do just that, and the journey will cost 92 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='cabinet'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You will see a display cabinet on every landing pad, showing treasures belonging to the planet owner. 'EX CABINET' shows you what's in it, and 'EX objectname' allows you to look more closely at one of the items.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         If you are the PO you can use 'STASH objectname' to put an object into the cabinet, and 'RETRIEVE objectname' to get it back. 'HIDE objectname' conceals it in the cabinet so other players cannot see it. You must be on the landing pad.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='cafe'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='bar/bars'>
         There are bars on every planet, asteroid, moon, space station - wherever humans or aliens have settled, on the smallest chunk of rock, someone will set up a bar. Bars in Fed II DataSpace are, of course, the place to socialize and make friends. You can also top up your stamina - buy yourself food with 'BUY FOOD'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         The more sociable option is to 'BUY ROUND', which buys a round of drinks for everyone in the bar (including you) and 'BUY PIZZA' which, as you can probably guess, provides a pizza for you and your buddies. You can customize the drinks or pizza you buy for the bar: 'BUY ROUND a large glass of Jack Daniels' will buy everyone in the bar a large glass of JD and 'BUY PIZZA a large plate of fish and chips' does the obvious.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='call'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         If you are stuck and want some help from staff, type 'CALL STAFF'. This sends a message to any staff who are logged on, so they can contact you to offer assistance.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='staff'>

         <para number='1'>
         If you are stuck and want some help from staff, type 'CALL STAFF'. This sends a message to any staff who are logged on, so they can contact you to offer assistance.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='callisto'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Amateur astronomers will be aware that Castillo should be Callisto. Abysmal spelling on the part of Bella, the creator of the Fed universe! See also http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/castillo.html where the Encyclopedia Galactica attempts an explanation.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='cancel'>

      <section name='events'>

         <para number='1' comment='event/events/cancel'>
         Stuff happens which has an effect on exchange prices, stockpiles, production and consumption; these are called exchange events. On average, each planet will experience 2 or 3 of these events each day. 'DI EVENTS' will list the last 30 events of the day so far.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         If you want to be notified as soon as an exchange event happens, type 'REPORT EVENTS'. 'CANCEL EVENTS' turns the notifications off again.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='event/events/cancel'>
         Stuff happens which has an effect on exchange prices, stockpiles, production and consumption; these are called exchange events. On average, each planet will experience 2 or 3 of these events each day. 'DI EVENTS' will list the last 30 events of the day so far.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         If you want to be notified as soon as an exchange event happens, type 'REPORT EVENTS'. 'CANCEL EVENTS' turns the notifications off again.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='captain'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Captain is the 3rd rank in the game. Captains can leave the Solar System. They make money the same way as Commanders, but you don't have to worry about paying back your loan any more. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/groats/cargo.html for the details. You can find out how Captains promote to the next rank with 'RANKS CAPTAIN'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='cargo'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='work/workboard/job/cargo/haul'>
         What you do to earn a living in the game varies from rank to rank. New players haul cargo around the Solar System. Cargo jobs are offered on the workboard - type 'WORK' to see the jobs currently available. You can be notified whenever new jobs are posted onto the workboard by typing 'JOBS ON' - turn the notifications off again with 'JOBS OFF'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For each job you are given the following information:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The job number.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         The planet where the cargo is, and the destination planet. If you're still a Commander, make sure you only accept jobs to and from Solar System planets. To find out which planets are in Sol, see the map at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html - scroll down to see the asteroid belt - or you can type 'DI SYSTEM SOL' to get a list of Sol planets.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         The size of the job, in tons - newbods start with 75 ton cargo holds so you can't carry larger jobs.
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         The commodity you will be carrying.
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         The time allowed, in galactic time units - one move in space equals 1 gtu. Ground moves don't count.
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         The payment you will receive for the job, in groats per ton.
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         The hauling credits you will receive, which you need for promotion.
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         To bid for a job, the command is 'AC job#' - for example, 'AC 3' for job number 3 on the board. Jobs are awarded to the first bidder. If you get a job, the details show on your ship's status - type 'ST'.
         </para>

         <para number='11'>
         To carry out the job, go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'from' planet and type 'COLLECT', then go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'to' planet and type 'DELIVER'. If you decide you don't want to do the job, type 'VOID' - but you will be fined.
         </para>

         <para number='12'>
         Adventurers earn groats by doing Akaturi jobs - type 'HELP AKATURI'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='cargon'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Cargon City is the main settlement on Venus.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='carry'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='wear/carry/doff/pocket/clip/un'>
         There are three ways to display objects in your inventory, so that other players can see them when they examine you: you can wear them, carry them and clip them to your keyring. None of these actions have any effect on the use the objects have; it's just for display purposes.
         </para>

         <para number='2' comment='wear'>
         The commands 'WEAR objectname' and 'CARRY objectname' display the specified objects. You can wear and carry as many objects as you like. Reverse it with 'DOFF objectname' and 'POCKET objectname'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To attach an object to your keyring, use 'CLIP objectname'. You can only have one object at a time dangling from the keyring. Remove the object with 'UNCLIP'.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         The keyrings themselves are available from the high-class store Gallagher's on Earth, for one slithy tove each. They are intended to display the charms, also on sale at Gallagher's, although you can clip any object to them. They also come with the key to the executive washroom.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='cartel'>

      <section name='bonus'>

         <para number='1' comment='set spread/set markup/markup'>
         Plutocrats can set a joining fee, or a sign-up bonus, for POs that join the cartel. The command is 'SET CARTEL fee|bonus megagroats', where 'megagroats' is the fee you want to charge or the bonus you want to offer. For example, 'set cartel fee 10' would charge joiners 10 meg, whereas 'set cartel bonus 20' would pay out a joining bonus of 20 meg.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='fee'>

         <para number='1' comment='set spread/set markup/markup'>
         Plutocrats can set a joining fee, or a sign-up bonus, for POs that join the cartel. The command is 'SET CARTEL fee|bonus megagroats', where 'megagroats' is the fee you want to charge or the bonus you want to offer. For example, 'set cartel fee 10' would charge joiners 10 meg, whereas 'set cartel bonus 20' would pay out a joining bonus of 20 meg.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Cartels are economic groupings of star systems, ruled over by a Plutocrat. Hauling jobs are always confined to a cartel, and the Armstrong Cuthbert job workboard will only display jobs for the cartel you are currently in.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         The system owned by the Plutocrat is the hub system of the cartel. When using the hyperspace link to jump to another star system you can only jump to another cartel via the hub systems.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='cartels'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Cartels are economic groupings of star systems, ruled over by a Plutocrat. Hauling jobs are always confined to a cartel, and the Armstrong Cuthbert job workboard will only display jobs for the cartel you are currently in.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         The system owned by the Plutocrat is the hub system of the cartel. When using the hyperspace link to jump to another star system you can only jump to another cartel via the hub systems.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='cash'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='score/cash/balance/bank'>
         Type 'SCORE' or 'SC' to see your personal details, including your bank balance and your stats, and the planet you are on.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='casino'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='bet/casino/gamble/wager'>
         The only establishment that allows gambling is the casino on the moon, and the stakes at those tables are far too high for someone of your modest means.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='change'>

      <section name='clothes'>

         <para number='1' comment='change'>
         You can change your clothes using the command 'CHANGE CLOTHES description'. 'description' is exactly what other players see when they examine you, for example 'change clothes You see before you an impressive hunk of a man with bulging muscles, wearing a coverall so tight it leaves little to the imagination'. The limit for the description is 220 characters. Costs 10 groats. You can do this anywhere.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='desc'>

         <para number='1' comment='desc/name/room'>
         Planet-owners can change the name or description of a location on their planet with 'CHANGE NAME new_name' and 'CHANGE DESC new_description'. These change the location you are standing in, and will last until the next reset. You can also use the 'SAVE MAP' command to make the change permanent.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='email'>

         <para number='1' comment='mail/email'>
         To change the registered email address for your account use 'UPDATE EMAIL new_email' where 'new_email' is what you want the email address to be changed to. Check what you set it to with 'DISPLAY EMAIL'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='gender'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can change your gender by visiting the hospital on Earth, and making use of the gender realignment machinery. It costs 999 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='name'>

         <para number='1' comment='desc/name/room'>
         Planet-owners can change the name or description of a location on their planet with 'CHANGE NAME new_name' and 'CHANGE DESC new_description'. These change the location you are standing in, and will last until the next reset. You can also use the 'SAVE MAP' command to make the change permanent.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='change'>
         You can change your clothes using the command 'CHANGE CLOTHES description'. 'description' is exactly what other players see when they examine you, for example 'change clothes You see before you an impressive hunk of a man with bulging muscles, wearing a coverall so tight it leaves little to the imagination'. The limit for the description is 220 characters. Costs 10 groats. You can do this anywhere.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can change your gender by visiting the hospital on Earth, and making use of the gender realignment machinery. It costs 999 groats.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Planet-owners can change the name or description of a location on their planet with 'CHANGE NAME new_name' and 'CHANGE DESC new_description'. These change the location you are standing in, and will last until the next reset. You can also use the 'SAVE MAP' command to make the change permanent.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         To change the registered email address for your account use 'UPDATE EMAIL new_email' where 'new_email' is what you want the email address to be changed to. Check what you set it to with 'DISPLAY EMAIL'.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         To change the password for your account use 'UPDATE PASSWORD new_password' where 'new_password' is what you want the password to be changed to. Passwords must be between 8 and 15 characters, and can only contains letters and numbers. If you forget your password, email feedback@ibgames.com and ask for help. You will need to give your account ID.
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         You cannot change your Fed character's name once you have started playing, and you can't change the name of a business, company or a planet.
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         You can pay to have your race changed - it costs 1 slithy tove. Email feedback@ibgames.com (don't forget to put Fed2 in the subject line). One word only, all in lower case.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='password'>

         <para number='1'>
         To change the password for your account use 'UPDATE PASSWORD new_password' where 'new_password' is what you want the password to be changed to. Passwords must be between 8 and 15 characters, and can only contains letters and numbers.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Always keep your password secure, and don't tell it to anybody else!
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         If you forget your password, email feedback@ibgames.com and ask for help. You will need to give your account ID.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='room'>

         <para number='1' comment='desc/name/room'>
         Planet-owners can change the name or description of a location on their planet with 'CHANGE NAME new_name' and 'CHANGE DESC new_description'. These change the location you are standing in, and will last until the next reset. You can also use the 'SAVE MAP' command to make the change permanent.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='sex'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can change your gender by visiting the hospital on Earth, and making use of the gender realignment machinery. It costs 999 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='channel'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='channel/channels/join/transmit'>
         Rather than sending your message to all players using 'COM', you can tune to a channel and talk just to the other players on the channel, using 'XT message'. 'DI CHANNEL' lists all the channels currently in operation; 'JOIN CHANNEL channelname' joins you to an existing channel or sets up a new one. 'DI CHANNEL channelname' gives you the details for that channel, and 'LEAVE CHANNEL' tunes you off again.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='channels'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='channel/channels/join/transmit'>
         Rather than sending your message to all players using 'COM', you can tune to a channel and talk just to the other players on the channel, using 'XT message'. 'DI CHANNEL' lists all the channels currently in operation; 'JOIN CHANNEL channelname' joins you to an existing channel or sets up a new one. 'DI CHANNEL channelname' gives you the details for that channel, and 'LEAVE CHANNEL' tunes you off again.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='character'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='avatar/avatars/character/person'>
         In Fed you play a role - that of a space trucker and economist. This is your Fed character, also known as your avatar or persona. To see the details of your Fed character, type 'SC'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='charm'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='charm/s/key/-ring/accessory'>
         The keyrings that some players carry are both a fashion statement, and a useful item. As well as carrying keys (they come with the key to the executive washroom) you can hang charms or accessories onto them. The keyring is available from the high-class store Gallagher's on Earth, for one slithy tove. New charms go on sale each month for a limited period; they also cost one slithy. Special seasonal charms are also sometimes sold in CDs.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To hang a charm (or any object) on your keyring, use 'CLIP objectname'. Then when other players examine you they will see your charm. You can only dangle one item at a time. 'UNCLIP' removes it again.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='charms'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='charm/s/key/-ring/accessory'>
         The keyrings that some players carry are both a fashion statement, and a useful item. As well as carrying keys (they come with the key to the executive washroom) you can hang charms or accessories onto them. The keyring is available from the high-class store Gallagher's on Earth, for one slithy tove. New charms go on sale each month for a limited period; they also cost one slithy. Special seasonal charms are also sometimes sold in CDs.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To hang a charm (or any object) on your keyring, use 'CLIP objectname'. Then when other players examine you they will see your charm. You can only dangle one item at a time. 'UNCLIP' removes it again.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='cheat'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         If you need help to cheat, you must be in a bad way!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='check'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='check/price'>
         Merchants and higher ranks can use the 'C PRICE commodity' command in an exchange to get the price for that planet. Traders can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname' to get the price of any commodity they have a futures contract in.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can get remote price checking by subscribing to the service offered by Messrs Trumble, Cruikshank &amp; Bone. Visit their offices on Earth and 'BUY REMOTE SERVICE'. This costs one slithy tove for a 31 day subscription. Then you can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname'. You can also get the price of a commodity on all the planets in the cartel you're in, with 'C PRICE commodity CARTEL'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         But wait, there's more! Another two slithies (a one-off payment this time) and the command 'UPGRADE REMOTE SERVICE' gives you two variants on this command: 'C PRICE commodity' lists the price for all the planets in your current system, and 'C PRICE commoditygroup planetname' gives you all the prices in the named commodity group for the planet (that's agri, resource, ind, tech, biological or leisure). You need to have a current remote price sub
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         And if that isn't enough, you can buy the premium ticker which gives you the price of a commodity on all the planets in the Galaxy. The ticker costs 5 slithy toves - buy it from anywhere with 'BUY PREMIUM TICKER'. You need to keep your basic remote price sub up to date to use it. The command is 'C PREMIUM commodity buy|sell|all'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='premium'>

         <para number='1' comment='check premium'>
         You can buy the premium ticker which gives you the price of a commodity on all the planets in the Galaxy for 5 slithy toves - buy it from anywhere with 'BUY PREMIUM TICKER'. You need to keep your basic remote price sub up to date to use it. The command is 'C PREMIUM commodity buy|sell|all'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='price'>

         <para number='1' comment='check/price'>
         Merchants and higher ranks can use the 'C PRICE commodity' command in an exchange to get the price for that planet. Traders can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname' to get the price of any commodity they have a futures contract in.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can get remote price checking by subscribing to the service offered by Messrs Trumble, Cruikshank &amp; Bone. Visit their offices on Earth and 'BUY REMOTE SERVICE'. This costs one slithy tove for a 31 day subscription. Then you can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname'. You can also get the price of a commodity on all the planets in the cartel you're in, with 'C PRICE commodity CARTEL'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         But wait, there's more! Another two slithies (a one-off payment this time) and the command 'UPGRADE REMOTE SERVICE' gives you two variants on this command: 'C PRICE commodity' lists the price for all the planets in your current system, and 'C PRICE commoditygroup planetname' gives you all the prices in the named commodity group for the planet (that's agri, resource, ind, tech, biological or leisure). You need to have a current remote price sub
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         And if that isn't enough, you can buy the premium ticker which gives you the price of a commodity on all the planets in the Galaxy. The ticker costs 5 slithy toves - buy it from anywhere with 'BUY PREMIUM TICKER'. You need to keep your basic remote price sub up to date to use it. The command is 'C PREMIUM commodity buy|sell|all'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='chez'>

      <section name='diesel'>

         <para number='1' comment='chez diesel/diesel'>
         Chez Diesel is a long-established bar on Mars, known as the Social Center of the Solar System. It is owned by Diesel, who can be found in the bar keeping an eye on the customers, along with her trusty baseball bat with which she keeps order. She is always willing to chat with customers, but don't do anything to annoy her!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='city'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='Blish/city'>
         A Blish city is a mobile habitation which a Plutocrat builds and then moves to other star systems in the cartel. The Idiot's Guide at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/cartels/blish.html has all the details.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Summary of Blish City commands:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         'BUILD CITY cityname' - starts the process of building a Blish City
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         'BUILD CITY' - increases the size of the city
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         'BUILD CITY level' - fits it out to an economic level
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         'DI CITY cityname' - shows the city's status
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         'MOVE cityname TO systemname' - moves it to another system
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         'ALLOCATE cityname TO planetname' - docks it with a planet
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         'SET PRODUCTION cityname TO commodityname' - tools it up to produce commodities
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         'STOP PRODUCTION cityname slotnumber' - stops the production of commodities
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='claim'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         To promote to Founder, Financiers link a star system and planet into the game. This can be done automatically using one of the six stock systems.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         The command is: 'CLAIM SYSTEM systemname PLANET planetname TYPE stocksystemname'
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         'systemname' is the name you want to give your system.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         'planetname' is the name you want to give your planet.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         Both of these can be up to 32 characters, and can contain spaces. You can use letters and numbers, but no punctuation or symbols, and the names must start with a letter. They must not already exist in the game. Do not use the words system, planet or type as part of the names.
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         Examples: systemname Big Star and planetname New World
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         'stocksystemname' is the type of stock system you want to use. The options are: beach, furnace, iceberg, rescue, stone, sweet.
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         You can explore the various stock systems and their planets by visiting Magrathea, to the west of the Sol interstellar link.
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         The command you type might look like this: claim system big star planet new world type sweet.
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         Warning: make sure you have spelled the system and planet names correctly before you press return, because you can't change them once you have issued the command!
         </para>

         <para number='11'>
         The new planet will be linked into the game at the next reset which will promote you to Founder.
         </para>

         <para number='12' comment='planet builder/editor/workbench'>
         At the rank of Mogul you can add a second planet to your star system. You can auto-link a stock planet using the COLONIZE command.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='clear'>

      <section name='mood'>

         <para number='1'>
         To remove your mood and revert to a moodless state, use CLEAR MOOD'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='clear/flush'>
         To clear the goods stored in a factory, and move them onto the designated output destination, use the command 'FLUSH FACTORY factory#'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To remove your mood and revert to a moodless state, use CLEAR MOOD'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='clerk'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='clerk'>
         If you're trying to get the clerk to give you a ship-owner's permit, try 'BRIBE CLERK'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='clip'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='wear/carry/doff/pocket/clip/un'>
         There are three ways to display objects in your inventory, so that other players can see them when they examine you: you can wear them, carry them and clip them to your keyring. None of these actions have any effect on the use the objects have; it's just for display purposes.
         </para>

         <para number='2' comment='wear'>
         The commands 'WEAR objectname' and 'CARRY objectname' display the specified objects. You can wear and carry as many objects as you like. Reverse it with 'DOFF objectname' and 'POCKET objectname'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To attach an object to your keyring, use 'CLIP objectname'. You can only have one object at a time dangling from the keyring. Remove the object with 'UNCLIP'.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         The keyrings themselves are available from the high-class store Gallagher's on Earth, for one slithy tove each. They are intended to display the charms, also on sale at Gallagher's, although you can clip any object to them. They also come with the key to the executive washroom.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='close'>

      <section name='link'>

         <para number='1' comment='close/close link/open/open link'>
         Planet owners can close their Interstellar Link with 'CLOSE LINK'. This stops anybody except the owner (and game management staff) from getting there. Open it up again with 'OPEN LINK'. You need to be in space to open and close the link.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='close/close link/open/open link'>
         Planet owners can close their Interstellar Link with 'CLOSE LINK'. This stops anybody except the owner (and game management staff) from getting there. Open it up again with 'OPEN LINK'. You need to be in space to open and close the link.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='planet'>

         <para number='1' comment='close/close link/open/open link'>
         Planet owners can close their Interstellar Link with 'CLOSE LINK'. This stops anybody except the owner (and game management staff) from getting there. Open it up again with 'OPEN LINK'. You need to be in space to open and close the link.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='clothes'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='clothes/clothing/dress'>
         You can customize your description with the command 'CHANGE CLOTHES description'. 'description' is exactly what other players see when they examine you, for example 'change clothes You see before you an impressive hunk of a man with bulging muscles, wearing a coverall so tight it leaves little to the imagination'. The limit for the description is 220 characters. Costs 10 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='clothing'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='clothes/clothing/dress'>
         You can customize your description with the command 'CHANGE CLOTHES description'. 'description' is exactly what other players see when they examine you, for example 'change clothes You see before you an impressive hunk of a man with bulging muscles, wearing a coverall so tight it leaves little to the imagination'. The limit for the description is 220 characters. Costs 10 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='clue'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         If you are doing the Magellan Society Treasure Hunt, you will be given a series of clues by Victor. To get the next clue, go to the MagSoc Exhibition in Earth's spaceport and type 'VICTOR CLUE'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='collect'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='collect/deliver/pickup/dropoff'>
         For Commanders and Captains hauling cargo, 'COLLECT' and 'DELIVER' are the commands to load the cargo in and out of your ship. You must be in the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the relevant planet.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For Adventurers doing Akaturi jobs, the commands are 'PICKUP' and 'DROPOFF'. You must be in the location specified for the job.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='colonise'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Moguls and above can have a second planet, and you can auto-link one of the six stock planets into your star system.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         The command is: 'COLONIZE PLANET planetname TYPE stockplanetname'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         You can also spell the command with an S - COLONISE.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         'planetname' is the name you want to give your planet.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         This can be up to 32 characters, and can contain spaces. You can use letters and numbers, but no punctuation or symbols, and the name must start with a letter. It must not already exist in the game. Do not use the words system, planet or type as part of the name.
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         Example: New World 2
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         'stockplanetname' is the type of stock planet you want to use. The options are: water, fire, ice, habitat, rock, candy.
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         You can explore the various stock systems and their planets by visiting Magrathea, to the west of the Sol interstellar link.
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         The command you type might look like this: colonize planet new world 2 type fire.
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         Warning: make sure you have spelled the planet name correctly before you press return, because you can't change it once you have issued the command!
         </para>

         <para number='11'>
         The new planet will be linked into the game at the next reset.
         </para>

         <para number='12'>
         There are a couple of restrictions on using the COLONIZE command: the space map must have the interstellar link in location 460, and the location where the new planet's orbit will go (461) has to be empty.
         </para>

         <para number='13'>
         If your space map doesn't match those restrictions you will have to send us the files so we can link your second planet manually.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='colonize'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Moguls and above can have a second planet, and you can auto-link one of the six stock planets into your star system.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         The command is: 'COLONIZE PLANET planetname TYPE stockplanetname'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         You can also spell the command with an S - COLONISE.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         'planetname' is the name you want to give your planet.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         This can be up to 32 characters, and can contain spaces. You can use letters and numbers, but no punctuation or symbols, and the name must start with a letter. It must not already exist in the game. Do not use the words system, planet or type as part of the name.
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         Example: New World 2
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         'stockplanetname' is the type of stock planet you want to use. The options are: water, fire, ice, habitat, rock, candy.
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         You can explore the various stock systems and their planets by visiting Magrathea, to the west of the Sol interstellar link.
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         The command you type might look like this: colonize planet new world 2 type fire.
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         Warning: make sure you have spelled the planet name correctly before you press return, because you can't change it once you have issued the command!
         </para>

         <para number='11'>
         The new planet will be linked into the game at the next reset.
         </para>

         <para number='12'>
         There are a couple of restrictions on using the COLONIZE command: the space map must have the interstellar link in location 460, and the location where the new planet's orbit will go (461) has to be empty.
         </para>

         <para number='13'>
         If your space map doesn't match those restrictions you will have to send us the files so we can link your second planet manually.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='color'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='ansi/color/colour'>
         Some game front-ends allow you to send ANSI codes along with the text, which let you specify what color the text will display in. Normally, the game strips out the ANSI codes, otherwise anybody not using a front-end which supports them would see strange characters along with the text. However, you can stop the game stripping out ANSI codes so that if your front-end knows what to do with them, you can see other players' messages in color.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         The command is 'ANSI ON' to get the codes, and 'ANSI OFF' to stop them from appearing.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='colors'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='ansi/color/colour/s'>
         Some game front-ends allow you to send ANSI codes along with the text, which let you specify what color the text will display in. Normally, the game strips out the ANSI codes, otherwise anybody not using a front-end which supports them would see strange characters along with the text. However, you can stop the game stripping out ANSI codes so that if your front-end knows what to do with them, you can see other players' messages in color.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         The command is 'ANSI ON' to get the codes, and 'ANSI OFF' to stop them from appearing.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='colour'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='ansi/color/colour'>
         Some game front-ends allow you to send ANSI codes along with the text, which let you specify what color the text will display in. Normally, the game strips out the ANSI codes, otherwise anybody not using a front-end which supports them would see strange characters along with the text. However, you can stop the game stripping out ANSI codes so that if your front-end knows what to do with them, you can see other players' messages in color.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         The command is 'ANSI ON' to get the codes, and 'ANSI OFF' to stop them from appearing.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='column'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='termwidth/width/column/columns'>
         Most game front-ends can handle formatting text to the size of the window, but if you need to do adjust it manually you can tell the game to wrap the text for you, using the command Usage: 'TERMWIDTH ##' where '##' is the width you want to set. You cannot set a termwidth of less than 40. The setting lasts until the end of your game session. To turn off the termwidth, use 'TERMWIDTH 0'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='columns'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='termwidth/width/column/columns'>
         Most game front-ends can handle formatting text to the size of the window, but if you need to do adjust it manually you can tell the game to wrap the text for you, using the command Usage: 'TERMWIDTH ##' where '##' is the width you want to set. You cannot set a termwidth of less than 40. The setting lasts until the end of your game session. To turn off the termwidth, use 'TERMWIDTH 0'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='com'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='talk/com/comm/comms/communicati'>
         To talk to all the players in the game, use 'COM message' - for example: com Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To talk to players in the same location as you, use 'SAY message' - for example: say Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To talk privately to a single player anywhere in the game, use 'TELL playername message' - for example: tell hazed Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         For more information on talking to players in the game, see the manual at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/index.html which tells you all about the game.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='combat'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='attack/combat/fight/kill'>
         The Galactic Administration has currently outlawed ship fighting for health and safety reasons. Lobbying groups are trying to get this ban lifted and it is expected they will succeed in the future, but it is likely to be a long and drawn-out affair, so ship fighting won't be available to anyone except Imperial Navy personnel for some time.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='comm'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='talk/com/comm/comms/communicati'>
         To talk to all the players in the game, use 'COM message' - for example: com Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To talk to players in the same location as you, use 'SAY message' - for example: say Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To talk privately to a single player anywhere in the game, use 'TELL playername message' - for example: tell hazed Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         For more information on talking to players in the game, see the manual at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/index.html which tells you all about the game.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='command'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='command/commands'>
         There are far too many Fed II commands to give you a list in the game - it would scroll on for ages - but you can get a complete list at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/commands/index.html which explains what the commands do, and gives the exact syntax.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='commander'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Commander is the 2nd rank in the game. Commanders earn their living by hauling cargo from planet to planet in the Solar System, until you've managed to pay off your ship loan.  After you have got 50 hauling credits you can leave Sol to haul cargo in other star systems. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/groats/cargo.html for the details. You can find out how Commanders promote to the next rank with 'RANKS COMMANDER'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='commands'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='command/commands/all'>
         There are far too many Fed II commands to give you a list in the game - it would scroll on for ages - but you can get a complete list at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/commands/index.html which explains what the commands do, and gives the exact syntax.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='commodities'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='commodity/commodities'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/commod.html to see a list of all the trading commodities.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='commodity'>

      <section name='group'>

         <para number='1' comment='commodity group/s'>
         There are six economic commodity groups: agricultural, resource, industrial, technological, biological and leisure. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/commod.html to see a list of all the trading commodities.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         There are also five secondary commodity groups which represent industry sectors which can be affected by planetary infrastructure builds: bulk goods, consumer goods, defence, energy and sea-based industries. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/builds/def.html for a list of what commodities fall into these groups.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='groups'>

         <para number='1' comment='commodity group/s'>
         There are six economic commodity groups: agricultural, resource, industrial, technological, biological and leisure. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/commod.html to see a list of all the trading commodities.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         There are also five secondary commodity groups which represent industry sectors which can be affected by planetary infrastructure builds: bulk goods, consumer goods, defence, energy and sea-based industries. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/builds/def.html for a list of what commodities fall into these groups.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='commodity/commodities'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/commod.html to see a list of all the trading commodities.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='commoditygroup'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='commodity group/s'>
         There are six economic commodity groups: agricultural, resource, industrial, technological, biological and leisure. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/commod.html to see a list of all the trading commodities.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         There are also five secondary commodity groups which represent industry sectors which can be affected by planetary infrastructure builds: bulk goods, consumer goods, defence, energy and sea-based industries. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/builds/def.html for a list of what commodities fall into these groups.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='comms'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='talk/com/comm/comms/communicati'>
         To talk to all the players in the game, use 'COM message' - for example: com Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To talk to players in the same location as you, use 'SAY message' - for example: say Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To talk privately to a single player anywhere in the game, use 'TELL playername message' - for example: tell hazed Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         For more information on talking to players in the game, see the manual at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/index.html which tells you all about the game.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='communicate'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='talk/com/comm/comms/communicati'>
         To talk to all the players in the game, use 'COM message' - for example: com Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To talk to players in the same location as you, use 'SAY message' - for example: say Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To talk privately to a single player anywhere in the game, use 'TELL playername message' - for example: tell hazed Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         For more information on talking to players in the game, see the manual at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/index.html which tells you all about the game.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='communicating'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='talk/com/comm/comms/communicati'>
         To talk to all the players in the game, use 'COM message' - for example: com Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To talk to players in the same location as you, use 'SAY message' - for example: say Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To talk privately to a single player anywhere in the game, use 'TELL playername message' - for example: tell hazed Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         For more information on talking to players in the game, see the manual at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/index.html which tells you all about the game.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='communication'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='talk/com/comm/comms/communicati'>
         To talk to all the players in the game, use 'COM message' - for example: com Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To talk to players in the same location as you, use 'SAY message' - for example: say Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To talk privately to a single player anywhere in the game, use 'TELL playername message' - for example: tell hazed Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         For more information on talking to players in the game, see the manual at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/index.html which tells you all about the game.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='communications'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='talk/com/comm/comms/communicati'>
         To talk to all the players in the game, use 'COM message' - for example: com Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To talk to players in the same location as you, use 'SAY message' - for example: say Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To talk privately to a single player anywhere in the game, use 'TELL playername message' - for example: tell hazed Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         For more information on talking to players in the game, see the manual at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/index.html which tells you all about the game.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='companies'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='company/companies'>
         Manufacturers run their own companies. There's a lot to learn at this rank, so you should go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/manufact/index.html and read the Idiot's Guide.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='company'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='company/companies'>
         Manufacturers run their own companies. There's a lot to learn at this rank, so you should go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/manufact/index.html and read the Idiot's Guide.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='complain'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='complain'>
         Most people don't need any help at all to complain... if you really do have a comment or complaint about Fed II, send some email to feedback@ibgames.com - or visit the Galactic Administration HQ complaints booth.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='computer'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='computer/navcomp/goto'>
         You can get an upgrade to your ship's navigational computer that will allow you to travel automatically between Sol planets. To get the upgrade, visit Arnie's Surplus Store on the moon and 'BUY NAVCOMP SOFTWARE'. It costs 1 slithy tove and 1,000 groats.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Once it's installed, you can use the command 'GOTO planetname'. This only works in the Solar System.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='coms'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='talk/com/comm/comms/communicati'>
         To talk to all the players in the game, use 'COM message' - for example: com Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To talk to players in the same location as you, use 'SAY message' - for example: say Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To talk privately to a single player anywhere in the game, use 'TELL playername message' - for example: tell hazed Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         For more information on talking to players in the game, see the manual at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/index.html which tells you all about the game.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='contract'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='work/workboard/job/cargo/haul'>
         What you do to earn a living in the game varies from rank to rank. New players haul cargo around the Solar System. Cargo jobs are offered on the workboard - type 'WORK' to see the jobs currently available. You can be notified whenever new jobs are posted onto the workboard by typing 'JOBS ON' - turn the notifications off again with 'JOBS OFF'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For each job you are given the following information:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The job number.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         The planet where the cargo is, and the destination planet. If you're still a Commander, make sure you only accept jobs to and from Solar System planets. To find out which planets are in Sol, see the map at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html - scroll down to see the asteroid belt - or you can type 'DI SYSTEM SOL' to get a list of Sol planets.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         The size of the job, in tons - newbods start with 75 ton cargo holds so you can't carry larger jobs.
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         The commodity you will be carrying.
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         The time allowed, in galactic time units - one move in space equals 1 gtu. Ground moves don't count.
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         The payment you will receive for the job, in groats per ton.
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         The hauling credits you will receive, which you need for promotion.
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         To bid for a job, the command is 'AC job#' - for example, 'AC 3' for job number 3 on the board. Jobs are awarded to the first bidder. If you get a job, the details show on your ship's status - type 'ST'.
         </para>

         <para number='11'>
         To carry out the job, go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'from' planet and type 'COLLECT', then go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'to' planet and type 'DELIVER'. If you decide you don't want to do the job, type 'VOID' - but you will be fined.
         </para>

         <para number='12'>
         Adventurers earn groats by doing Akaturi jobs - type 'HELP AKATURI'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='contracts'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='work/workboard/job/cargo/haul'>
         What you do to earn a living in the game varies from rank to rank. New players haul cargo around the Solar System. Cargo jobs are offered on the workboard - type 'WORK' to see the jobs currently available. You can be notified whenever new jobs are posted onto the workboard by typing 'JOBS ON' - turn the notifications off again with 'JOBS OFF'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For each job you are given the following information:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The job number.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         The planet where the cargo is, and the destination planet. If you're still a Commander, make sure you only accept jobs to and from Solar System planets. To find out which planets are in Sol, see the map at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html - scroll down to see the asteroid belt - or you can type 'DI SYSTEM SOL' to get a list of Sol planets.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         The size of the job, in tons - newbods start with 75 ton cargo holds so you can't carry larger jobs.
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         The commodity you will be carrying.
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         The time allowed, in galactic time units - one move in space equals 1 gtu. Ground moves don't count.
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         The payment you will receive for the job, in groats per ton.
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         The hauling credits you will receive, which you need for promotion.
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         To bid for a job, the command is 'AC job#' - for example, 'AC 3' for job number 3 on the board. Jobs are awarded to the first bidder. If you get a job, the details show on your ship's status - type 'ST'.
         </para>

         <para number='11'>
         To carry out the job, go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'from' planet and type 'COLLECT', then go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'to' planet and type 'DELIVER'. If you decide you don't want to do the job, type 'VOID' - but you will be fined.
         </para>

         <para number='12'>
         Adventurers earn groats by doing Akaturi jobs - type 'HELP AKATURI'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='credit'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='credit/credits/point/points'>
         The measure of how successful you are at the various ranks is usually how many credits or points you have acquired, and you will need to get a certain number before you can promote to the next rank. For example, those doing cargo jobs get hauling credits; Adventurers get akaturi credits; Merchants get Merchant Points, and so on. Type 'RANKS' to find out how many credits or points you need to get.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='credits'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='credit/credits/point/points'>
         The measure of how successful you are at the various ranks is usually how many credits or points you have acquired, and you will need to get a certain number before you can promote to the next rank. For example, those doing cargo jobs get hauling credits; Adventurers get akaturi credits; Merchants get Merchant Points, and so on. Type 'RANKS' to find out how many credits or points you need to get.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='cuddle'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='grope/hug/kiss/tickle/etc'>
         There are lots of ways to show your friendship to another person. You can 'HUG playername', or kiss them, or smile at them - these commands even work if they are not in the same room. You can also 'TICKLE playername', or cuddle them or snog them, but these can only be done in the same place.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can also just 'SMILE' generally rather than at a specific person.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='currency'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='groat/groats/money/currency'>
         The unit of currency is the Imperial Groat, or ig. One thousand groats is known as a kilogroat, or K ig. A million groats, or 1,000,000 ig, is a megagroat. A thousand million, or 1,000,000,000, is a gigagroat.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='customs'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         As you fly around in Sol space you may get stopped by customs, who will move your ship somewhere and search it for contraband. To compensate, they will top up your fuel tank. To make them leave you alone, go to the customs shed on Earth and offer a slithy as a bribe.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Plutocrats can also set customs dues which will be levied on goods being brought into the cartel. The charge is made at the time you jump into the cartel, against goods in your cargo hold - so it pays to trade within a cartel.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='cycle'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='account/accounts/accounting'>
         CEOs can check their company accounts with 'DI ACCOUNTS'. For details of what the entries on the display mean, go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/manufact/index.html for the companies section of the manual.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='death'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='die/death'>
         There are not very many things that will kill you in Fed II, but the careless can blunder into danger if they don't pay attention. However, death need not be the final farewell - if you have life insurance you will be cloned and will wake up in the nearest hospital as good as new. (HELP INSURE gives you more details.) Without life insurance, death will wipe out your Fed character completely so you will have to start again.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='debt'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='repay/loan/debt'>
         Buying your first ship lands you with a massive loan. 10% of your payment for each job you complete will go to paying the loan back, and you can make additional payments at any time with 'REPAY groats'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='declare'>

      <section name='bankruptcy'>

         <para number='1' comment='bankrupt/bankruptcy/declare'>
         If a Merchant gets in a real mess and ends up with a negative bank balance, rather than suiciding and starting over again from GroundHog, he can 'DECLARE BANKRUPTCY' and be put back down to Adventurer.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Industrialists, Manufacturers and Financiers can also declare bankruptcy if their business or company gets into a really bad state, and get put down to the previous rank.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='bankrupt/bankruptcy/declare'>
         If a Merchant gets in a real mess and ends up with a negative bank balance, rather than suiciding and starting over again from GroundHog, he can 'DECLARE BANKRUPTCY' and be put back down to Adventurer.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Industrialists, Manufacturers and Financiers can also declare bankruptcy if their business or company gets into a really bad state, and get put down to the previous rank.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='deliver'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='collect/deliver/pickup/dropoff'>
         For Commanders and Captains hauling cargo, 'COLLECT' and 'DELIVER' are the commands to load the cargo in and out of your ship. You must be in the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the relevant planet.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For Adventurers doing Akaturi jobs, the commands are 'PICKUP' and 'DROPOFF'. You must be in the location specified for the job.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='demolish'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can get rid of a build with 'DEMOLISH infrastructure', where 'infrastructure' is the name of the build. You will get back between 3 and 7 meg.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Some builds cannot be demolished. They are: heliographs, telegraph, bases, satellites, defence, oil and rail.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='demote'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='bankrupt/bankruptcy/declare'>
         If a Merchant gets in a real mess and ends up with a negative bank balance, rather than suiciding and starting over again from GroundHog, he can 'DECLARE BANKRUPTCY' and be put back down to Adventurer.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Industrialists, Manufacturers and Financiers can also declare bankruptcy if their business or company gets into a really bad state, and get put down to the previous rank.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='deposit'>

      <section name='bond'>

         <para number='1' comment='deposit/bond'>
         To promote to the rank of Trader you need to visit Messrs Trumble, Cruikshank &amp; Bone on Earth and use the command 'DEPOSIT A BOND'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='deposit/bond'>
         To promote to the rank of Trader you need to visit Messrs Trumble, Cruikshank &amp; Bone on Earth and use the command 'DEPOSIT A BOND'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='depot'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='warehouse/ware/depot/fetch/stor'>
         Merchants who have proved themselves can purchase warehouses to store goods in so they are not stolen from their ships at reset. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/ware.html for the requirements. Once you have a permit, go to an exchange and 'BUY WARE'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'STORE cargoname' moves the named cargo from your ship into the warehouse. 'DI WARE planetname' lists the contents of the warehouse, and 'FETCH #' moves the contents of the specified bay into your ship. 'SHUFFLE' moves all the goods to the lowest-numbered bays. Dispose of a warehouse with 'SELL WARE' Traders can also sell warehouses, but not buy them. 'DI WARE' (without specifying a planet) lists all of your warehouses.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers can buy depots to aid in running their factories. The commands work the same as for warehouses: 'BUY DEPOT', 'DI DEPOT planetname' or 'DI DEPOT', and storing, fetching and shuffling are the same. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/depot.html for more info about depots.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='permit'>

         <para number='1'>
         CEOs can upgrade depots once, adding an extra floor to the building, but before you can build your depot any higher you need a depot permit from the Galactic Administration, which costs one megagroat plus one slithy - 'BUY DEPOT PERMIT'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='depots'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='warehouse/ware/depot/fetch/stor'>
         Merchants who have proved themselves can purchase warehouses to store goods in so they are not stolen from their ships at reset. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/ware.html for the requirements. Once you have a permit, go to an exchange and 'BUY WARE'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'STORE cargoname' moves the named cargo from your ship into the warehouse. 'DI WARE planetname' lists the contents of the warehouse, and 'FETCH #' moves the contents of the specified bay into your ship. 'SHUFFLE' moves all the goods to the lowest-numbered bays. Dispose of a warehouse with 'SELL WARE'. Traders can also sell warehouses, but not buy them. 'DI WARE' (without specifying a planet) lists all of your warehouses.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers can buy depots to aid in running their factories. The commands work the same as for warehouses: 'BUY DEPOT', 'DI DEPOT planetname' or 'DI DEPOT', and storing, fetching and shuffling are the same. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/depot.html for more info about depots.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='desc'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can customize your description with the command 'CHANGE CLOTHES description'. 'description' is exactly what other players see when they examine you, for example 'change clothes You see before you an impressive hunk of a man with bulging muscles, wearing a coverall so tight it leaves little to the imagination'. The limit for the description is 220 characters. Costs 10 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='description'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can customize your description with the command 'CHANGE CLOTHES description'. 'description' is exactly what other players see when they examine you, for example 'change clothes You see before you an impressive hunk of a man with bulging muscles, wearing a coverall so tight it leaves little to the imagination'. The limit for the description is 220 characters. Costs 10 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='dexterity'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='stats/statistics/stamina etc'>
         Your Fed II character has four statistics: strength, stamina, dexterity and intelligence. Type 'SCORE' or 'SC' to see the details. Each stat shows a current value and a maximum value. The current can never exceed the maximum.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Each of the stats has a different function. At this stage, some have more significance than others:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Strength - determines how many items you can carry, which isn't all that vital at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         Stamina - a general measure of your health, probably the most important stat. It goes down as you move around, or if you get injured. It goes up when you eat. If it reaches zero, you die.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         Dexterity - determines how good you are at manipulating things, not very important at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         Intelligence - determines how powerful a computer you can install in your ship, not very important at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         You can buy extra stat points at a cost of 1 slithy tove per point - each stat can be increased to 150. You are limited to one stat increase per day. The command is 'BUY statname' but it will only work if you are in the place that offers the service for that stat. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/progress/selfimprovement.html for the list of those places.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='dice'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The Old Earth Taproom on Mercury has a pair of six-sided dice which customers can use to gamble with friends. The command is 'ROLL DICE'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='die'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='die/death'>
         There are not very many things that will kill you in Fed II, but the careless can blunder into danger if they don't pay attention. However, death need not be the final farewell - if you have life insurance you will be cloned and will wake up in the nearest hospital as good as new. (HELP INSURE gives you more details.) Without life insurance, death will wipe out your Fed character completely so you will have to start again.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='diesel'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='chez diesel/diesel'>
         Chez Diesel is a long-established bar on Mars, known as the Social Center of the Solar System. It is owned by Diesel, who can be found in the bar keeping an eye on the customers, along with her trusty baseball bat with which she keeps order. She is always willing to chat with customers, but don't do anything to annoy her!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='directions'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='autoexit'>
         The game will not automatically tell you what exits there are to a room - you will need to read the description to find out where you can go. But if you use the FedTerm front-end program, it includes auto-mapping so it will remember where you have been, and will show you some available exits. Download FedTerm from http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/index.html
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='disaffection'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Disaffection refers to the shareholders of a company becoming unhappy at the way the CEO is running it. If you don't keep your stockholders happy, they will revolt. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/manufact/shareholders.html for more information about disaffection and how to avoid it.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         It also applies to planet owners who need to keep the populace happy or suffer from rioting. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/planeteconomy/disaffection.html for all the details.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='display'>

      <section name='accounts'>

         <para number='1'>
         CEOs can use 'DI ACCOUNTS' to look at the accounts for their company, for the last cycle. Financiers can use 'DI ACCOUNTS name', where 'name' is the CEO or the company, to see the accounts for the specified company for the last five cycles.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='akaturi'>

         <para number='1'>
         Adventurers can find out the details of an Akaturi job with DISPLAY AKATURI (DI AK for short).
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='business'>

         <para number='1'>
         Industralists can use 'DI BUSINESS' to see their business' details. Other players who are Trader or above can also find out limited info with 'DI BUSINESS businessname'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='businesses'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can see a list of all the businesses in the game with 'DI BUSINESSES'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='ceo'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can find out who owns a business or a company with 'DI CEO businessname|companyname'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='channel'>

         <para number='1'>
         'DI CHANNEL' lists all the communications channels currently set up. 'DI CHANNEL channelname' lists the details of the named channel.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='city'>

         <para number='1' comment='Display City'>
         Find out the status of your Blish City with 'DI CITY cityname', for example 'di city nutbush city'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='companies'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can see a list of all the companies in the game with 'DI COMPANIES'. Warning - it's a long list!
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='company'>

         <para number='1'>
         CEOs can use 'DI COMPANY' to see their company's details.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='depot'>

         <para number='1'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers can use 'DI DEPOT planetname' to see the contents of the specified depot.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='disaffection'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet owners: you can see how your disaffection was calculated at the last reset with 'DI DISAFFECTION'. It won't show you the effect of any builds you have done since the reset. You must be on your planet.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='email'>

         <para number='1'>
         'DI EMAIL' reminds you of the registered email address on your account. To change the registered email address for your account use 'UPDATE EMAIL new_email' where 'new_email' is what you want the email address to be changed to.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='events'>

         <para number='1'>
         'DI EVENTS' lists the last 30 exchange events that affect prices which have happened since the reset. 'DI EVENTS planetname' confines the list to those events on the specified planet.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='exchange'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet owners can can get a list showing the status of every commodity with 'DI EXCHANGE' or you can get one of the commodity groups with 'DI EXCHANGE commoditygroup' (the commoditygroups are agri, resource, ind, tech, biological, leisure, bulk, consumer, defence, energy and sea). You need to be somewhere on your planet for these commands to work.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         This shows the exchange base price for the commodity, the spread (which is the difference between buying and selling prices) the stock the planet currently has, the minimum and maximum levels that you want the exchange to maintain for the commodity if it can, and the efficiency with which it is produced.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The command will also work remotely, in both its variants, using 'DI EXCHANGE planetname' and 'DI EXCHANGE commoditygroup planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='factories'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet owners use 'DI FACTORIES' to see the details of all factories on their planets, including their status (whether they are running or not), the output destination, and the efficiency. If you are not on your planet, use 'DI FACTORIES planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='factory'>

         <para number='1'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers use 'DI FACTORY factory#' to look at the details of the specified factory.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='fleet'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet owners use 'DI FLEET' to see a list of ships registered to your planet, which make up your merchant fleet. You must be somewhere on the planet.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='futures'>

         <para number='1'>
         Traders and Financiers use the 'DI FUTURES' command in an exchange to get a list of all the futures contracts available from that exchange. Outside an exchange, the command lists all the futures contracts you hold. You can refine the display to show you the contracts you hold in a particular commodity with 'DI FUTURES commodity', or on a particular planet with 'DI FUTURES planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='graving'>

         <para number='1'>
         Plutocrats can see the progress of a graving dock build with 'DI GRAVING'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='infra'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can get a list of the infrastructure builds on a planet with 'DI INFRA planetname'. Leave off the planetname and the display will show you the planet you are currently on.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='locker'>

         <para number='1'>
         'DISPLAY LOCKER' shows you the contents of your ship storage locker. You must be in your ship.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='louie'>

         <para number='1'>
         If you are playing a game of Lucky Louie, 'DI LOUIE' gives a report on the game you are currently playing.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         There's a number of things you can display, and here are the commands. You can get help on each of these commands with 'HELP DISPLAY item' - for example, 'help display company'. There's more detail at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/commands/index.html where all the commands are explained. Note that you can shorten DISPLAY to DI, but to get help you need to use the long form.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         DISPLAY ACCOUNTS
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         DISPLAY AKATURI
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         DISPLAY BUSINESS
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         DISPLAY BUSINESSES
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         DISPLAY CEO
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         DISPLAY COMPANIES
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         DISPLAY COMPANY
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         DISPLAY CHANNEL
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         DISPLAY CITY
         </para>

         <para number='11'>
         DISPLAY DEPOT
         </para>

         <para number='12'>
         DISPLAY DISAFFECTION
         </para>

         <para number='13'>
         DISPLAY EMAIL
         </para>

         <para number='14'>
         DISPLAY EVENTS
         </para>

         <para number='15'>
         DISPLAY EXCHANGE
         </para>

         <para number='16'>
         DISPLAY FACTORIES
         </para>

         <para number='17'>
         DISPLAY FACTORY
         </para>

         <para number='18'>
         DISPLAY FLEET
         </para>

         <para number='19'>
         DISPLAY FUTURES
         </para>

         <para number='20'>
         DISPLAY GRAVING
         </para>

         <para number='21'>
         DISPLAY INFRA
         </para>

         <para number='22'>
         DISPLAY LOCKER
         </para>

         <para number='23'>
         DISPLAY LOUIE
         </para>

         <para number='24'>
         DISPLAY PLANET
         </para>

         <para number='25'>
         DISPLAY POPULATION
         </para>

         <para number='26'>
         DISPLAY PRODUCTION
         </para>

         <para number='27'>
         DISPLAY REGISTRY
         </para>

         <para number='28'>
         DISPLAY SHARES
         </para>

         <para number='29'>
         DISPLAY SYSTEM
         </para>

         <para number='30'>
         DISPLAY SYSTEMS
         </para>

         <para number='31'>
         DISPLAY WAREHOUSE
         </para>

         <para number='32'>
         For information about display cabinets, type 'HELP CABINET'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='planet'>

         <para number='1'>
         You see some information about a planet, including the star system it is in, its economic level and its available workforce, with 'DI PLANET planetname'. Leave off the planetname and the display will show you the planet you are currently on. The owner of the planet gets to see more info, obviously.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='population'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet owners: you can see how your workforce was calculated at the last reset with 'DI POPULATION'. It won't show you the effect of any builds you have done since the reset. You must be on your planet.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='production'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet owners can look at the production and consumption figures for your planet, one commodity group at a time, with the command 'DI PRODUCTION commoditygroup' - the groups are agri, resource, ind, tech, biological or leisure, bulk, consumer, defence, energy or sea. You can also get the information remotely with 'DISPLAY PRODUCTION commoditygroup planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='registry'>

         <para number='1' comment='display registry/registry'>
         If you buy a ship from a planet which has a registration facility, it will be registered to that planet and will therefore be considered part of the planet's merchant fleet - otherwise it will be registered to Panama. 'DISPLAY REGISTRY' lists the planets which have a ship registration facility, and tells you the size of the merchant fleet.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='shares'>

         <para number='1'>
         Financiers can see a list of the shareholders for a company with 'DI SHARES name' - 'name' is the name of the CEO or the name of the company.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='system'>

         <para number='1'>
         You see some information about a star system, including the planets it contains, with 'DI SYSTEM systemname'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='systems'>

         <para number='1'>
         'DISPLAY SYSTEMS' will list all of the systems which are currently open, and give a little information about each one, including the planets contained in it.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For a full list which includes closed systems as well, use 'DI SYSTEMS ALL'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='ware'>

         <para number='1'>
         Merchants can see a list of all their warehouses with 'DI WARE', and look at the contents of a specific warehouse with 'DI WARE planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='warehouse'>

         <para number='1'>
         Merchants can see a list of all their warehouses with 'DI WARE', and look at the contents of a specific warehouse with 'DI WARE planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='divert'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='divert/undivert'>
         Plutocrats can divert goods sold or delivered to the exchange so that if they are needed for a graving dock build, they are put into the graving dock warehouse instead of the into the exchange's stocks. The command to start the diversion is 'DIVERT' and to turn it off again, it's 'UNDIVERT'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='dividend'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='issue/dividend'>
         CEOs can issue a dividend with the command 'ISSUE DIVIDEND amount', where 'amount' is the amount per share you want to give. You cannot issue a divvy larger than 1,000 per share.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='dividends'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='issue/dividend'>
         CEOs can issue a dividend with the command 'ISSUE DIVIDEND amount', where 'amount' is the amount per share you want to give. You cannot issue a divvy larger than 1,000 per share.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='divorce'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='marry/marriage/divorce'>
         Two players can get married in the registry office on Earth, at a cost of one slithy. Should the marriage later break down, one of the couple can divorce the other for two slithies.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='divvy'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='issue/dividend'>
         CEOs can issue a dividend with the command 'ISSUE DIVIDEND amount', where 'amount' is the amount per share you want to give. You cannot issue a divvy larger than 1,000 per share.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='doff'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='wear/carry/doff/pocket/clip/un'>
         There are three ways to display objects in your inventory, so that other players can see them when they examine you: you can wear them, carry them and clip them to your keyring. None of these actions have any effect on the use the objects have; it's just for display purposes.
         </para>

         <para number='2' comment='wear'>
         The commands 'WEAR objectname' and 'CARRY objectname' display the specified objects. You can wear and carry as many objects as you like. Reverse it with 'DOFF objectname' and 'POCKET objectname'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To attach an object to your keyring, use 'CLIP objectname'. You can only have one object at a time dangling from the keyring. Remove the object with 'UNCLIP'.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         The keyrings themselves are available from the high-class store Gallagher's on Earth, for one slithy tove each. They are intended to display the charms, also on sale at Gallagher's, although you can clip any object to them. They also come with the key to the executive washroom.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='donate'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='extra/donate'>
         Fed II is a completely free game, but you can buy extras to make it easier to play the game, to enhance your status with other players, or just for fun. Extras in the game are bought with slithy toves; you buy slithies using real-life dollars - $10 gets you two slithies.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/extras/index.html to read more about slithy toves and to make a purchase.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Your score shows you how many slithies you possess, and you can give one of your slithies to another player with 'GIVE playername SLITHY'.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         You can also donate some slithies back to Fed2, in order to directly support the running of the game, with 'SPONSOR FED amount' where 'amount' is the number of slithies you want to donate. Sponsors have access to a special location, the hunting lodge in the wilderness on Earth, and if they choose can be listed on the sponsors web page at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/sponsors.html where there is also more information about sponsorship.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='donation'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='extra/donate'>
         Fed II is a completely free game, but you can buy extras to make it easier to play the game, to enhance your status with other players, or just for fun. Extras in the game are bought with slithy toves; you buy slithies using real-life dollars - $10 gets you two slithies.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/extras/index.html to read more about slithy toves and to make a purchase.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Your score shows you how many slithies you possess, and you can give one of your slithies to another player with 'GIVE playername SLITHY'.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         You can also donate some slithies back to Fed2, in order to directly support the running of the game, with 'SPONSOR FED amount' where 'amount' is the number of slithies you want to donate. Sponsors have access to a special location, the hunting lodge in the wilderness on Earth, and if they choose can be listed on the sponsors web page at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/sponsors.html where there is also more information about sponsorship.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='dress'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='clothes/clothing/dress'>
         You can customize your description with the command 'CHANGE CLOTHES description'. 'description' is exactly what other players see when they examine you, for example 'change clothes You see before you an impressive hunk of a man with bulging muscles, wearing a coverall so tight it leaves little to the imagination'. The limit for the description is 220 characters. Costs 10 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='drink'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='drink/pizza/round/buy drink'>
         You can buy drinks for your friends with the 'BUY ROUND' command, which costs 5 groats and replaces 2 stamina for each person in the room. The command can be customized to buy whatever drink you like - 'BUY ROUND a large glass of Jack Daniels' will buy everyone in the bar a large glass of JD!
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can buy pizzas for your friends with 'BUY PIZZA', which costs 10 groats and replaces 5 stamina each. This can also be customized.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To buy food just for yourself, use 'BUY FOOD'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='dropoff'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='collect/deliver/pickup/dropoff'>
         For Commanders and Captains hauling cargo, 'COLLECT' and 'DELIVER' are the commands to load the cargo in and out of your ship. You must be in the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the relevant planet.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For Adventurers doing Akaturi jobs, the commands are 'PICKUP' and 'DROPOFF'. You must be in the location specified for the job.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='duchies'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='duchy/duchies/duke'>
         When player planets are put into Fed II, they will be organized into some kind of political grouping, under the control of a Plutocrat - but they will probably not be called duchies!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='duchy'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         What used to be called duchies are now called cartels.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='duke'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='duchy/duchies/duke'>
         When player planets are put into Fed II, they will be organized into some kind of political grouping, under the control of a Plutocrat - but they will probably not be called duchies!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='eat'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='food/eat'>
         'BUY FOOD' tops up your stamina in a bar, adding 5 points. Costs 10 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='efficiency'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Efficiency is something that both CEOs and POs have to be aware of, but it means something different at the different ranks. 'HELP FACTORY EFFICIENCY' and 'HELP PLANET EFFICIENCY' will give you the relevant information.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='elevator'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='elevator'>
         To use an elevator, 'PRESS BUTTON' or 'PUSH BUTTON'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='email'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='mail/email'>
         To change the registered email address for your account use 'UPDATE EMAIL new_email' where 'new_email' is what you want the email address to be changed to. Check what you set it to with 'DISPLAY EMAIL'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         There is also the 'MAIL' command for Traders to check whether the broker has sent any messages.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         POs can send mail to other members of the cartel (Sol cartel excepted) with 'SEND MAIL playername message' where 'playername' is either the name of one of your cartel-mates, or the word 'all' - which does the obvious - and 'message' is what you want to say. 'MAIL' lets you read any messages sent to you.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='emote'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='act/action/s/emote/s'>
         The 'ACT' command lets you express any action or emotion that you like, both simple and complex. In its simplest form, if you type 'act smiles' then everyone else will see: 'Newbod smiles' - it simply repeats the text of your act, with your name in the front.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         A more complex example would be 'act jumps onto the table and dances the most energetic dance, ending with a back flip off the table onto the bar. He then takes a bow and resumes sipping his drink.'
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         You can also use the ACTS command, which puts an apostrophe-s after your name allowing you to perform possessive acts - for example, 'acts robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise' results in 'Newbod's robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise.'
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='emotes'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='emote/s/act/actions'>
         The 'ACT' command lets you express any action or emotion that you like, both simple and complex. In its simplest form, if you type 'act smiles' then everyone else will see: 'Newbod smiles' - it simply repeats the text of your act, with your name in the front.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         A more complex example would be 'act jumps onto the table and dances the most energetic dance, ending with a back flip off the table onto the bar. He then takes a bow and resumes sipping his drink.'
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         You can also use the ACTS command, which puts an apostrophe-s after your name allowing you to perform possessive acts - for example, 'acts robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise' results in 'Newbod's robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise.'
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='emperor'>

      <section name='ming'>

         <para number='1' comment='ming/emperor ming'>
         Most people look back with horror on the days when the Emperor Ming ruled the Galaxy; even those who prospered under his regime knew that survival was all too precarious and they could easily become a victim of the sadistic monarch. Nowadays, people may grumble about the Galactic Administration but nobody wants a return to the bad old days!
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         See the Encyclopedia Galactica at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/ga.html for more details on the fall of Ming.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='engineer'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='founder/etc'>
         Engineer is the 11th rank in the game. Engineers continue to run their planets but have more things to worry about.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='enter'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         To get into your ship, the command is 'BOARD'. You can enter some things you find, such as the sportster on Mars - the command is 'ENTER SPORTSTER'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='event'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='event/events/cancel'>
         Stuff happens which has an effect on exchange prices, stockpiles, production and consumption; these are called exchange events. On average, each planet will experience 2 or 3 of these events each day. 'DI EVENTS' will list the events of the day so far.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         If you want to be notified as soon as an exchange event happens, type 'REPORT EVENTS'. 'CANCEL EVENTS' turns the notifications off again.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='events'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='event/events/cancel'>
         Stuff happens which has an effect on exchange prices, stockpiles, production and consumption; these are called exchange events. On average, each planet will experience 2 or 3 of these events each day. 'DI EVENTS' will list the events of the day so far.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         If you want to be notified as soon as an exchange event happens, type 'REPORT EVENTS'. 'CANCEL EVENTS' turns the notifications off again.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='examine'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can examine another person, or an object or mobile, with the command 'EXAMINE name' or 'EX name'. Use 'EX ME' to take a look at yourself.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         On a landing pad you can look at the system's display cabinet with 'EX CABINET'. You can examine the objects in the cabinet using 'EX objectname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='exchange'>

      <section name='events'>

         <para number='1' comment='event/events/cancel'>
         Stuff happens which has an effect on exchange prices, stockpiles, production and consumption; these are called exchange events. On average, each planet will experience 2 or 3 of these events each day. 'DI EVENTS' will list the events of the day so far.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         If you want to be notified as soon as an exchange event happens, type 'REPORT EVENTS'. 'CANCEL EVENTS' turns the notifications off again.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='exchange'>
         Most planets have a trading exchange where commodities are bought and sold; they are usually located not too far from the shuttle landing pad.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='executive'>

      <section name='washroom'>

         <para number='1' comment='washroom/executive washroom'>
         Access to the executive washroom in the Galactic Administration's HQ is restricted to those who have the key. If you buy a keyring from Gallagher's, it comes with the washroom key. Once in the washroom you can avail yourself of the facilities with such commands as 'USE FACILITIES', 'WASH HANDS', 'TAKE SHOWER'. and 'USE HOT TUB'. You can even order drinks and snacks while you relax in the washroom.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='exile'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='exile/ban/banish'>
         Planet-owners can banish unwanted players with 'EXILE playername'. This chucks the named player out of your star system if they are there, and stops them from jumping back in again. You can relent with 'PARDON playername'. You need to be somewhere in your system to use these commands.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='exit'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         In Fed II you cannot get a list of the available exits from a room; you need to read the description and see what it says about directions you can move in.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='exits'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         In Fed II you cannot get a list of the available exits from a room; you need to read the description and see what it says about directions you can move in.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='expel'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Plutocrats can kick a star system out of your cartel with 'EXPEL systemname'. The ejected system is put into the Sol cartel.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='expropriate'>

      <section name='depot'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet owners can remove unwanted depots with 'EXPROPRIATE DEPOT businessname|companyname' where 'businessname|companyname' is the name of the owning business or company - for example, 'expropriate depot universal exports'. The CEO gets no compensation.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='factory'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet owners can remove unwanted factories with 'EXPROPRIATE FACTORY factory# businessname|companyname', where 'factory#' is the number of the factory you want to get rid of, and 'businessname|companyname' is the name of the owning business or company - for example, 'expropriate factory 4 universal exports'. The owner gets no compensation.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet owners can remove unwanted factories with 'EXPROPRIATE FACTORY factory# businessname|companyname', where 'factory#' is the number of the factory you want to get rid of, and 'businessname|companyname' is the name of the owning business or company - for example, 'expropriate factory 4 universal exports'. The owner gets no compensation.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         They can also get rid of unwanted depots with 'EXPROPRIATE DEPOT businessname|companyname' - for example, 'expropriate depot universal exports'. As with confiscated factories, the CEO gets no compensation.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='extend'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can make more space in your system display cabinet with 'EXTEND CABINET'. This adds 13 more slots. It costs one slithy tove.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='extra'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='extra/donate'>
         Fed II is a completely free game, but you can buy extras to make it easier to play the game, to enhance your status with other players, or just for fun. Extras in the game are bought with slithy toves; you buy slithies using real-life dollars - $10 gets you two slithies.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/extras/index.html to read more about slithy toves and to make a purchase.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Your score shows you how many slithies you possess, and you can give one of your slithies to another player with 'GIVE playername SLITHY'.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         You can also donate some slithies back to Fed2, in order to directly support the running of the game, with 'SPONSOR FED amount' where 'amount' is the number of slithies you want to donate. Sponsors have access to a special location, the hunting lodge in the wilderness on Earth, and if they choose can be listed on the sponsors web page at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/sponsors.html where there is also more information about sponsorship.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='extras'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='extras/donate'>
         Fed II is a completely free game, but you can buy extras to make it easier to play the game, to enhance your status with other players, or just for fun. Extras in the game are bought with slithy toves; you buy slithies using real-life dollars - $10 gets you two slithies.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/extras/index.html to read more about slithy toves and to make a purchase.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Your score shows you how many slithies you possess, and you can give one of your slithies to another player with 'GIVE playername SLITHY'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='factories'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='factory/factories'>
         When you get to the rank of Industrialist you can set up a business and buy factories to produce your own commodities. You should read the relevant section of the Idiot's Guide at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/index.html to find out how it all works.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='factory'>

      <section name='efficiency'>

         <para number='1'>
         CEOs can increase the efficiency of their factories with 'UPGRADE FACTORY factory#'. Each upgrade adds 5% to the efficiency for a cost of 1,000,000 ig. If you want to do more than one upgrade you need a factory permit. With the permit, you can upgrade the efficiency to 150%.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Increasing the factory's efficiency means that you need fewer workers to run the plant. The goods take the same amount of time to produce, but you save on labor costs, and if there is a shortage of workers that can be very significant.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Manufacturers also have to cope with a degradation of facilities as factories and depots start to decay, resulting in a loss of efficiency of 5% for every company cycle. You need to repair your facilities to stop the rot, otherwise the efficiency will keep on dropping and eventually the factory or depot will fall down.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='factory/factories'>
         When you get to the rank of Industrialist you can set up a business and buy factories to produce your own commodities. You should read the relevant section of the Idiot's Guide at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/index.html to find out how it all works.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='permit'>

         <para number='1'>
         Manufacturers can increase factory efficiency once, but to increase it further you need a permit from the Galactic Administration, which costs five megagroats and two slithies - 'BUY FACTORY PERMIT'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='fed'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='fed/federation/fed2'>
         Federation II is dedicated to Toby Hamilton, sys-admin extraordinaire and friend.  Federation II is written by Alan Lenton and published by Interactive Broadcasting Ltd. The Hamsters (http://www.thehamsters.co.uk/) are Federation II's official rock band.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For help with the game, go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/index.html for the game manuals, maps and help pages.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='radio'>

         <para number='1' comment='radio/fed radio'>
         Fed Radio is an internet radio station run by one of the players, Archer. Sadly, it is off air at the moment, but we hope it will be back soon.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='fed2'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='fed/federation/fed2'>
         Federation II is dedicated to Toby Hamilton, sys-admin extraordinaire and friend.  Federation II is written by Alan Lenton and published by Interactive Broadcasting Ltd. The Hamsters (http://www.thehamsters.co.uk/) are Federation II's official rock band.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For help with the game, go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/index.html for the game manuals, maps and help pages.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='federation'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='fed/federation/fed2'>
         Federation II is dedicated to Toby Hamilton, sys-admin extraordinaire and friend.  Federation II is written by Alan Lenton and published by Interactive Broadcasting Ltd. The Hamsters (http://www.thehamsters.co.uk/) are Federation II's official rock band.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For help with the game, go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/index.html for the game manuals, maps and help pages.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='fedterm'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='frontend/front end/fedterm'>
         You can use any game front end to connect to Fed, or even a standard telnet program such as the one that comes with Windows - the settings are:
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         System Name: fed2.ibgames.net
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Port Number: 30003
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         You can also use our special Fed front end, called FedTerm, which adds lots of special features including auto-mapping, character pictures and sound effects. Download it from http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/index.html - it comes with a detailed manual which you can also read online.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='feedback'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='feedback/typo/bug'>
         If you have a question, need help, want to make a comment or suggestion, or have found a typo or error, please send some email to feedback@ibgames.com. Put Fed2 in the subject line, so your mail won't get eaten by our voracious spam filters.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         If the typo or error is on an out-of-Sol planet, then you should tell the owner of the planet.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='female'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='sex/gender/female/male/neuter'>
         There are three genders recognized by the Galactic Administration: male, female and neuter. You can change your gender by visiting the hospital on Earth and making use of the gender realignment machinery, at a cost of 999 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='fetch'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='warehouse/ware/depot/fetch/stor'>
         Merchants who have proved themselves can purchase warehouses to store goods in so they are not stolen from their ships at reset. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/ware.html for the requirements. Once you have a permit, go to an exchange and 'BUY WARE'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'STORE cargoname' moves the named cargo from your ship into the warehouse. 'DI WARE planetname' lists the contents of the warehouse, and 'FETCH #' moves the contents of the specified bay into your ship. 'SHUFFLE' moves all the goods to the lowest-numbered bays. Dispose of a warehouse with 'SELL WARE'. Traders can also sell warehouses, but not buy them. 'DI WARE' (without specifying a planet) lists all of your warehouses.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers can buy depots to aid in running their factories. The commands work the same as for warehouses: 'BUY DEPOT', 'DI DEPOT planetname' or 'DI DEPOT', and storing, fetching and shuffling are the same. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/depot.html for more info about depots.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         See 'HELP LOCKER' for details of your ship's storage locker.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='fight'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='attack/combat/fight/-ing/kill'>
         The Galactic Administration has currently outlawed ship fighting for health and safety reasons. Lobbying groups are trying to get this ban lifted and it is expected they will succeed in the future, but it is likely to be a long and drawn-out affair, so ship fighting won't be available to anyone except Imperial Navy personnel for some time.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='fighting'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='attack/combat/fight/-ing/kill'>
         The Galactic Administration has currently outlawed ship fighting for health and safety reasons. Lobbying groups are trying to get this ban lifted and it is expected they will succeed in the future, but it is likely to be a long and drawn-out affair, so ship fighting won't be available to anyone except Imperial Navy personnel for some time.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='financier'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='Financier'>
         Financier is the 9th rank in the game. Financiers run financial companies which buy shares in other companies, and trade on the futures market. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/financier/index.html for details. Financiers promote to the next rank by linking a planet into the game.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can generate a stock system automatically using the CLAIM command - 'HELP CLAIM' gives the details - or design your own planet, using a set of tools called the workbench. There are versions for Windows and for the Mac. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/workbench/index.html to download the workbench.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='fleet'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='display registry/registrymer fl'>
         If you buy a ship from a planet which has a registration facility, it will be registered to that planet and will therefore be considered part of the planet's merchant fleet - otherwise it will be registered to Panama. 'DISPLAY REGISTRY' lists the planets which have a ship registration facility, and tells you the size of the merchant fleet.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Planet owners use 'DI FLEET' to see a list of ships registered to your planet, which make up your merchant fleet. You must be somewhere on the planet.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='flight'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='spaceship/spaceships/ship/ships'>
         You need a spaceship to move around in Federation. You buy a ship from Jarrow Shipyards, near the spaceport on Earth. Before you are allowed to purchase it, however, you need to obtain a permit from the Galactic Administration - 'HELP PERMIT' tells you how to get one.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         When you have bought your ship it will be waiting for you in orbit. You reach it by taking a shuttle from the landing pad - the command is 'BOARD'. 'HELP MOVE' will tell you how to fly your ship.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='flirt'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='act/action/s/emote/s'>
         The 'ACT' command lets you express any action or emotion that you like, both simple and complex. In its simplest form, if you type 'act smiles' then everyone else will see: 'Newbod smiles' - it simply repeats the text of your act, with your name in the front.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         A more complex example would be 'act jumps onto the table and dances the most energetic dance, ending with a back flip off the table onto the bar. He then takes a bow and resumes sipping his drink.'
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         You can also use the ACTS command, which puts an apostrophe-s after your name allowing you to perform possessive acts - for example, 'acts robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise' results in 'Newbod's robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise.'
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='flush'>

      <section name='factory'>

         <para number='1' comment='clear/flush'>
         To clear the goods stored in a factory, and move them onto the designated output destination, use the command 'FLUSH FACTORY factory#'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='clear/flush'>
         To clear the goods stored in a factory, and move them onto the designated output destination, use the command 'FLUSH FACTORY factory#'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='fly'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='spaceship/spaceships/ship/ships'>
         You need a spaceship to move around in Federation. You buy a ship from Jarrow Shipyards, near the spaceport on Earth. Before you are allowed to purchase it, however, you need to obtain a permit from the Galactic Administration - 'HELP PERMIT' tells you how to get one.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         When you have bought your ship it will be waiting for you in orbit. You reach it by taking a shuttle from the landing pad - the command is 'BOARD'. 'HELP MOVE' will tell you how to fly your ship.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='follow'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Following is no longer implemented.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='food'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='eat/food'>
         'BUY FOOD' tops up your stamina in a bar, adding 5 points. Costs 10 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='founder'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='founder'>
         Founder is the 10th rank in the game. Founders own planets and run their economy - see http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/planets/index.html to find out how to build a planet, and http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/planeteconomy/index.html for the commands you need to run the planet.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='freeze'>

      <section name='company'>

         <para number='1'>
         If you are going to be absent from the game, 'FREEZE COMPANY' will put your company in stasis so the shareholders won't revolt while you are away. It costs 500,000ig (from your personal balance) and lasts until you log on again.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         If you are going to be absent from the game, 'FREEZE COMPANY' will put your company in stasis so the shareholders won't revolt while you are away. It costs 500,000ig (from your personal balance) and lasts until you log on again.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='friend'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='alert/friend/s'>
         If you are using FedTerm, the official front-end for Fed II, you can use the Friends feature and be alerted when specific players log into the game. You can also set an alert that will sound when any text appears on your screen, in case you have gone AFK.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Download FedTerm from http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/index.html - it comes with a detailed manual which you can also read online.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='friends'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='alert/friend/s'>
         If you are using FedTerm, the official front-end for Fed II, you can use the Friends feature and be alerted when specific players log into the game. You can also set an alert that will sound when any text appears on your screen, in case you have gone AFK.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Download FedTerm from http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/index.html - it comes with a detailed manual which you can also read online.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='front'>

      <section name='end'>

         <para number='1' comment='frontend/front end/fedterm'>
         You can use any game front end to connect to Fed, or even a standard telnet program such as the one that comes with Windows - the settings are:
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         System Name: fed2.ibgames.net
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Port Number: 30003
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         You can also use our special Fed front end, called FedTerm, which adds lots of special features including auto-mapping, character pictures and sound effects. Download it from http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/index.html - it comes with a detailed manual which you can also read online.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='frontend'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='frontend/front end/fedterm'>
         You can use any game front end to connect to Fed, or even a standard telnet program such as the one that comes with Windows - the settings are:
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         System Name: fed2.ibgames.net
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Port Number: 30003
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         You can also use our special Fed front end, called FedTerm, which adds lots of special features including auto-mapping, character pictures and sound effects. Download it from http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/index.html - it comes with a detailed manual which you can also read online.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='fuel'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='fuel/refuel'>
         Your ship's status will tell you how much fuel is in your tank - type ST.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can buy fuel anywhere, with the command 'BUY FUEL', but it costs a lot more in space than when you are on the ground, so check it frequently to avoid running out. If you do need to buy more in space, you can specify the amount with 'BUY tons FUEL' - just get enough to let you reach a planet.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='full'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='brief/full'>
         Switch the location descriptions off with the 'BRIEF' command - when you walk into a room, you will just be shown the name of the room, and the players, objects and mobiles present. 'FULL' turns the descriptions back on.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='future'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='future/futures'>
         Traders have to learn something brand new: futures contracts. This is complex stuff, and you will need to read the Idiot's Guide at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/futures/index.html to find out how they work.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='futures'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='future/futures'>
         Traders have to learn something brand new: futures contracts. This is complex stuff, and you will need to read the Idiot's Guide at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/futures/index.html to find out how they work.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='galactic'>

      <section name='administration'>

         <para number='1' comment='galactic administration/bureacr'>
         The Galactic Administration is the organization that runs everything in the Galaxy. Centered on Earth, their power is concentrated in the major planets of the Solar System and their moons. The only way to avoid having your life touched by the GA and its sprawling bureaucracy is to remain in the asteroid belt, where they do not try to rule, or to leave the Solar System and visit other star systems.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/ga.html for information about the history of the GA.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='gamble'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='bet/casino/gamble/wager/roulett'>
         The only establishment that allows gambling is the casino on the moon, and the stakes at those tables are far too high for someone of your modest means.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='gender'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='sex/gender/female/male/neuter'>
         There are three genders recognized by the Galactic Administration: male, female and neuter. You can change your gender by visiting the hospital on Earth and making use of the gender realignment machinery, at a cost of 999 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='realignment'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can change your gender by visiting the hospital on Earth, and making use of the gender realignment machinery. It costs 999 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='gengineer'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Gengineer is the 14th rank in the game. Gengineers can add a biological planet to their star systems, to produce those rare and valuable commodities.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='get'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         To pick up an object, use the command 'GET objectname'. Not everything is pick-up-able, and even if you can pick something up the result may not be what you expected!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='getting'>

      <section name='started'>

         <para number='1'>
         Communicating: To talk to other players, type COM followed by your message, then hit return. For example, type: com hello. This will send your message to all players in the game. Using the command SAY will send the messages just to those in the same room, for example: say hi there.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Moving: You can move round by giving compass directions - N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW, UP, DOWN, IN and OUT.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         'WHO' tells you who is playing, and 'LOOK' gives you a description of the room.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         If you stay in the room where you start the game, and 'PRESS BUTTON', you will see messages explaining what to do to get yourself a spaceship.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         Full help can be found on the ibgames web site at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/index.html where you can read the QuickStart Guide for the basic information you need to get started, and the Idiot's Guide to Fed II for full instructions.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='gift'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='slithy/slithies/slithy tove/gif'>
         Slithy toves are rare alien creatures, the ownership certificates for which are so valuable they are now considered currency in their own right, and can be used to bribe people in order to gain goods or favors. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/corruption.html for more details on this kind of bribe.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='giggle'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='act/action/s/emote/s'>
         The 'ACT' command lets you express any action or emotion that you like, both simple and complex. In its simplest form, if you type 'act smiles' then everyone else will see: 'Newbod smiles' - it simply repeats the text of your act, with your name in the front.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         A more complex example would be 'act jumps onto the table and dances the most energetic dance, ending with a back flip off the table onto the bar. He then takes a bow and resumes sipping his drink.'
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         You can also use the ACTS command, which puts an apostrophe-s after your name allowing you to perform possessive acts - for example, 'acts robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise' results in 'Newbod's robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise.'
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='give'>

      <section name='groats'>

         <para number='1' comment='give groats/give money'>
         You can give another player groats with the command 'GIVE playername amount'. A player can only receive 1,000ig per day, so you cannot hand over your entire fortune (except in very tiny daily chunks).
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='money'>

         <para number='1' comment='give groats/give money'>
         You can give another player groats with the command 'GIVE playername amount'. A player can only receive 1,000ig per day, so you cannot hand over your entire fortune (except in very tiny daily chunks).
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can give another player groats with the command 'GIVE playername amount'. A player can only receive 1,000ig per day, so you cannot hand over your entire fortune (except in very tiny daily chunks).
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can give another player a slithy with 'GIVE playername SLITHY'. There's no limits on how many slithies you can receive.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         You can give an object to another player with 'GIVE playername objectname', for example 'give newbod top hat'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='objects'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can give an object to another player with 'GIVE playername objectname', for example 'give newbod top hat'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='slithy'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can give another player a slithy with 'GIVE playername SLITHY'. There's no limits on how many slithies you can receive.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='glance'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='look/glance'>
         'LOOK' redisplays the description of the location you are in, and tells you about other players, objects and mobiles that are present.  'GLANCE' or 'GL' leaves out the full description, just giving you the location name and the people and things there.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To look at another person or an object or mobile, use the command 'EXAMINE name'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='goto'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='computer/navcomp/goto'>
         You can get an upgrade to your ship's navigational computer that will allow you to travel automatically between Sol planets. To get the upgrade, visit Arnie's Surplus Store on the moon and 'BUY NAVCOMP SOFTWARE'. It costs 1 slithy tove and 1,000 groats.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Once it's installed, you can use the command 'GOTO planetname'. This only works in the Solar System.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='graving'>

      <section name='dock'>

         <para number='1' comment='divert/undivert'>
         Plutocrats can build a graving dock - an orbital shipyard that is then used to create Blish cities. For all the details, see the Idiot's Guide: http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/cartels/builds.html
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='gravshaft'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='gravshaft'>
         To use a gravshaft, just go up or down. The technology will stop you from falling, honest!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='greeter'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='greeter/moderator/nav'>
         The staff whose job it is to help new players get started in the game, and to deal with any problem, are called moderators. You can see who's who in Fed by going to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/who.html and typing 'STAFF' will list all members of staff who are logged on.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='groat'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='groat/groats/money/currency'>
         The unit of currency is the Imperial Groat, or ig. One thousand groats is known as a kilogroat, or K ig. A million groats, or 1,000,000 ig, is a megagroat. A thousand million, or 1,000,000,000, is a gigagroat.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='groats'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='groat/groats/money'>
         The unit of currency is the Imperial Groat, or ig. One thousand groats is known as a kilogroat, or K ig. A million groats, or 1,000,000 ig, is a megagroat. A thousand million, or 1,000,000,000, is a gigagroat.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='grope'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='grope/hug/kiss/tickle/etc'>
         There are lots of ways to show your friendship to another person. You can 'HUG playername', or kiss them, or smile at them - these commands even work if they are not in the same room. You can also 'TICKLE playername', or cuddle them or snog them, but these can only be done in the same place.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can also just 'SMILE' generally rather than at a specific person.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='groundhog'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='newbod/newbie/groundhog'>
         When you first start playing Fed II you are a GroundHog, and your first task is to buy yourself a spaceship and promote to the next rank. 'HELP SPACESHIP' and 'HELP PERMIT' tell you what you need to do.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='grumble'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Surely you haven't really got anything to grumble about? If you do want to complain, there is a complaints booth in the Galactic Administration headquarters. Or you can send email to feedback@ibgames.com.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='gtu'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         GTUs are Galactic Time Units, and they are the measurement used to determine the length of time allowed to carry out a hauling job. One movement in space equals one GTU. Movements on the ground do not count.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='guide'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='guide/manual'>
         The main game manual is called the Idiot's Guide to Federation. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/index.html to read it online or download a copy. Oh go on - break the cliche that nobody reads manuals!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='gun'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='weapon/-s/lasers/missiles etc'>
         Citizens are prohibited from purchasing or using personal weapons, and using weapons installed in spaceships. Lobby groups are putting pressure on the Galactic Administration to relax this prohibition, but so far they are refusing to budge. Until they do, it is pointless to buy weapons for your ship, despite the salesdroid's blandishments.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='guns'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='weapon/-s/lasers/missiles etc'>
         Citizens are prohibited from purchasing or using personal weapons, and using weapons installed in spaceships. Lobby groups are putting pressure on the Galactic Administration to relax this prohibition, but so far they are refusing to budge. Until they do, it is pointless to buy weapons for your ship, despite the salesdroid's blandishments.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='hail'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='cab/taxi/hovercab/hail'>
         You can take a hovercab ride as a shortcut from the Earth hospital to the spaceport. 'HAIL CAB' will do just that, and the journey will cost 92 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='hamsters'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The Hamsters are still the best blues/rock band in the world, and the official band of Fed II. See http://www.thehamsters.co.uk/ for details.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='haul'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='work/workboard/job/cargo/haul'>
         What you do to earn a living in the game varies from rank to rank. New players haul cargo around the Solar System. Cargo jobs are offered on the workboard - type 'WORK' to see the jobs currently available. You can be notified whenever new jobs are posted onto the workboard by typing 'JOBS ON' - turn the notifications off again with 'JOBS OFF'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For each job you are given the following information:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The job number.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         The planet where the cargo is, and the destination planet. If you're still a Commander, make sure you only accept jobs to and from Solar System planets. To find out which planets are in Sol, see the map at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html - scroll down to see the asteroid belt - or you can type 'DI SYSTEM SOL' to get a list of Sol planets.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         The size of the job, in tons - newbods start with 75 ton cargo holds so you can't carry larger jobs.
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         The commodity you will be carrying.
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         The time allowed, in galactic time units - one move in space equals 1 gtu. Ground moves don't count.
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         The payment you will receive for the job, in groats per ton.
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         The hauling credits you will receive, which you need for promotion.
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         To bid for a job, the command is 'AC job#' - for example, 'AC 3' for job number 3 on the board. Jobs are awarded to the first bidder. If you get a job, the details show on your ship's status - type 'ST'.
         </para>

         <para number='11'>
         To carry out the job, go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'from' planet and type 'COLLECT', then go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'to' planet and type 'DELIVER'. If you decide you don't want to do the job, type 'VOID' - but you will be fined.
         </para>

         <para number='12'>
         Adventurers earn groats by doing Akaturi jobs - type 'HELP AKATURI'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='hauler'>

      <section name='credit'>

         <para number='1' comment='hauling credit/hauler credit/s'>
         The lower ranks - Commander and Captain - earn a living by hauling cargo. Each job successfully completed earns you hauling credits, and you need a certain number in order to promote to Adventurer. The job listing on the workboard tells you how many credits a job is worth.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='credits'>

         <para number='1' comment='hauling credit/hauler credit/s'>
         The lower ranks - Commander and Captain - earn a living by hauling cargo. Each job successfully completed earns you hauling credits, and you need a certain number in order to promote to Adventurer. The job listing on the workboard tells you how many credits a job is worth.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='hauler/hauling'>
         The lower ranks - Commander and Captain - earn a living by hauling cargo. 'HELP WORK' gives you all the details.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='hauling'>

      <section name='credit'>

         <para number='1' comment='hauling credit/hauler credit/s'>
         The lower ranks - Commander and Captain - earn a living by hauling cargo. Each job successfully completed earns you hauling credits, and you need a certain number in order to promote to Adventurer. The job listing on the workboard tells you how many credits a job is worth.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='credits'>

         <para number='1' comment='hauling credit/hauler credit/s'>
         The lower ranks - Commander and Captain - earn a living by hauling cargo. Each job successfully completed earns you hauling credits, and you need a certain number in order to promote to Adventurer. The job listing on the workboard tells you how many credits a job is worth.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='hauler/hauling'>
         The lower ranks - Commander and Captain - earn a living by hauling cargo. 'HELP WORK' gives you all the details.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='help'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         To get help on a command, or a game concept, type 'help' followed by the word you want help on - for example, 'help spaceship'. Not all commands have help entries. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/commands/index.html for a complete list of the game commands.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='hide'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         POs can conceal objects in your system display cabinets with 'HIDE objectname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='hospital'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The hospital on Earth serves the entire Solar System; anybody who is injured or dies anywhere in Sol ends up there to be repaired, revived or cloned as appropriate. The hospital also offers a gender realignment service for a small fee.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         If you die in another star system, you will wake up in the nearest hospital.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='hovercab'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='cab/taxi/hovercab/hail'>
         You can take a hovercab ride as a shortcut from the Earth hospital to the spaceport. 'HAIL CAB' will do just that, and the journey will cost 92 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='hug'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='grope/hug/kiss/tickle/etc'>
         There are lots of ways to show your friendship to another person. You can 'HUG playername', or kiss them, or smile at them - these commands even work if they are not in the same room. You can also 'TICKLE playername', or cuddle them or snog them, but these can only be done in the same place.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can also just 'SMILE' generally rather than at a specific person.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='hyperjump'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='link/hyperjump/hyperspace'>
         The Interstellar Link, which allows players to jump through hyperspace to other star systems, has been open again for some time after its long outage. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/interregnum.html for details about why it was closed.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To travel through the link, type 'JUMP systemname'. You can only jump to another cartel via the hub system of the cartels. 'JUMP' on its own tells you what systems are currently accessible. 'JUMP' can be abbreviated to 'J'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To find out what star system a planet is in, type 'WHEREIS planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='hyperspace'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='link/hyperjump/hyperspace'>
         The Interstellar Link, which allows players to jump through hyperspace to other star systems, has been open again for some time after its long outage. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/interregnum.html for details about why it was closed.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To travel through the link, type 'JUMP systemname'. You can only jump to another cartel via the hub system of the cartels. 'JUMP' on its own tells you what systems are currently accessible. 'JUMP' can be abbreviated to 'J'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To find out what star system a planet is in, type 'WHEREIS planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='idea'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='idea/suggestion'>
         If you have an idea about something you would like to see added to Fed II, or something you want to be changed, email your idea to feedback@ibgames.com. Please use the subject line 'Fed2 Idea'. We consider all suggestions and some of the best new features we have added to Fed in the past have come from player ideas.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='idle'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='afk/idle'>
         You can walk away from your computer and leave your Fed character logged into the game - that's called going AFK (Away From Keyboard). There's no harm that can come to you while you are away, since Fed doesn't allow other players to kill or maim you. However, going AFK in a bar or other public place is bad manners, and you may be removed to the dormitory on Earth.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='ignore'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='block/ignore/unblock'>
         If you find a player annoying, you can ignore everything they say with the command 'BLOCK playername'. This means you will not see any messages coming from them over the comms. SAY messages and ACTs will also be blocked. The block lasts until you log off, or until you use the command 'UNBLOCK playername'. 'BLOCK' lists the players you are currently ignoring.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='industrialist'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Industrialist is the 7th rank in the game. Industrialists are the owners of businesses, running factories that build commodities to be sold on the exchanges. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/incorporation.html for details. You can find out how Industrialists promote to the next rank with 'RANKS INDUSTRIALIST'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='infrastructure'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='build/build infrastructure/infr'>
         Planet owners need to build infrastructure in order to enhance the planet's economy and get the planet ready to advance to the next economic level. A basic infrastructure build costs 10 meg. The command is 'BUILD infrastructure' where 'infrastructure' is the type of build you want to do. Some builds also require you to specify a specific commodity to be enhanced, for example 'build heliograph livestock'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Read the relevant section of the manual at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/builds/index.html for full details of how infrastructure builds work, and which builds are currently implemented.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='input'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='input/s'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/inputs.html to see a table showing all the inputs required for factories.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='inputs'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='input/s'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/inputs.html to see a table showing all the inputs required for factories.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='install'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='install/upgrade'>
         At the moment you cannot install upgrades to your spaceship, you can only sell it and buy a better one.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers can upgrade their factories and depots - details will be added to the web site shortly.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='insurance'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='insure/insurance/reinsure'>
         You can buy life insurance which means that if you die, you are cloned and wake up in the hospital. You start the game with insurance; after you die remember to buy some more to keep yourself protected. Your score tells you whether you are insured or not. Insurance is sold in the hospital ward - the cost goes up each time you die. The command is 'INSURE'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='insure'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='insure/insurance/reinsure'>
         You can buy life insurance which means that if you die, you are cloned and wake up in the hospital. You start the game with insurance; after you die remember to buy some more to keep yourself protected. Your score tells you whether you are insured or not. Insurance is sold in the hospital ward - the cost goes up each time you die. The command is 'INSURE'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='intelligence'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='stats/statistics/stamina etc'>
         Your Fed II character has four statistics: strength, stamina, dexterity and intelligence. Type 'SCORE' or 'SC' to see the details. Each stat shows a current value and a maximum value. The current can never exceed the maximum.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Each of the stats has a different function. At this stage, some have more significance than others:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Strength - determines how many items you can carry, which isn't all that vital at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         Stamina - a general measure of your health, probably the most important stat. It goes down as you move around, or if you get injured. It goes up when you eat. If it reaches zero, you die.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         Dexterity - determines how good you are at manipulating things, not very important at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         Intelligence - determines how powerful a computer you can install in your ship, not very important at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         You can buy extra stat points at a cost of 1 slithy tove per point - each stat can be increased to 150. You are limited to one stat increase per day. The command is 'BUY statname' but it will only work if you are in the place that offers the service for that stat. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/progress/selfimprovement.html for the list of those places.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='interstellar'>

      <section name='link'>

         <para number='1' comment='link/hyperjump/hyperspace'>
         The Interstellar Link, which allows players to jump through hyperspace to other star systems, has been open again for some time after its long outage. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/interregnum.html for details about why it was closed.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To travel through the link, type 'JUMP systemname'. You can only jump to another cartel via the hub system of the cartels. 'JUMP' on its own tells you what systems are currently accessible. 'JUMP' can be abbreviated to 'J'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To find out what star system a planet is in, type 'WHEREIS planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='inventory'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Type 'INVENTORY' or 'I' to see what you are carrying. Your permanent kit, such as your comm unit and any permits you receive, stays with you (hence the word permanent). Objects you find and pick up will softly and silently vanish away at reset. Jewelry and other decorative items don't appear in your inventory; as accessories to your clothing, they show up when you examine yourself.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='invest'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='invest/share/s/buy shares'>
         Financiers can bid for shares in businesses with 'BID amount AT shareprice IN businessname' and invest in other companies with 'BUY amount SHARES companyname', where 'amount' is the number of shares you want to buy. For more details about businesses and companies, read the Idiot's Guide!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='ipo'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The IPO command is used by Industrialists who are ready to promote to Manufacturer, to check what effect a markup would have. The command is 'IPO markup'. To go ahead with the IPO, use 'LAUNCH IPO markup'. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/manufact/promote.html for more information.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='issue'>

      <section name='dividend'>

         <para number='1' comment='issue/dividend'>
         CEOs can issue a dividend with the command 'ISSUE DIVIDEND amount', where 'amount' is the amount per share you want to give. You cannot issue a divvy larger than 1,000 per share.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='issue/dividend'>
         CEOs can issue a dividend with the command 'ISSUE DIVIDEND amount', where 'amount' is the amount per share you want to give. You cannot issue a divvy larger than 1,000 per share.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='jammer'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='jammers/sensors'>
         Jammers and sensors are just some of the extras that Jarrow Shipyard will sell you when you buy a custom ship; however, until such time as the Galactic Administration lifts its ban on ship to ship fighting, they have no use so can only be regarded as a rip-off.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='jammers'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='jammers/sensors'>
         Jammers and sensors are just some of the extras that Jarrow Shipyard will sell you when you buy a custom ship; however, until such time as the Galactic Administration lifts its ban on ship to ship fighting, they have no use so can only be regarded as a rip-off.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='jewelry'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='medallion/medallions/jewels'>
         The trendy medallions that some players wear are obtained from the Family Jewels shop on the moon. Since this kind of jewelry has been declared illegal by the Galactic Administration, a high-level bribe is needed to obtain one - they cost one slithy tove. Get one with 'BUY item', where 'item' is the medallion you want to buy.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='jewels'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='medallion/medallions/jewels'>
         The trendy medallions that some players wear are obtained from the Family Jewels shop on the moon. Since this kind of jewelry has been declared illegal by the Galactic Administration, a high-level bribe is needed to obtain one - they cost one slithy tove. Get one with 'BUY item', where 'item' is the medallion you want to buy.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='job'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='work/workboard/job/cargo/haul'>
         What you do to earn a living in the game varies from rank to rank. New players haul cargo around the Solar System. Cargo jobs are offered on the workboard - type 'WORK' to see the jobs currently available. You can be notified whenever new jobs are posted onto the workboard by typing 'JOBS ON' - turn the notifications off again with 'JOBS OFF'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For each job you are given the following information:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The job number.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         The planet where the cargo is, and the destination planet. If you're still a Commander, make sure you only accept jobs to and from Solar System planets. To find out which planets are in Sol, see the map at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html - scroll down to see the asteroid belt - or you can type 'DI SYSTEM SOL' to get a list of Sol planets.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         The size of the job, in tons - newbods start with 75 ton cargo holds so you can't carry larger jobs.
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         The commodity you will be carrying.
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         The time allowed, in galactic time units - one move in space equals 1 gtu. Ground moves don't count.
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         The payment you will receive for the job, in groats per ton.
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         The hauling credits you will receive, which you need for promotion.
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         To bid for a job, the command is 'AC job#' - for example, 'AC 3' for job number 3 on the board. Jobs are awarded to the first bidder. If you get a job, the details show on your ship's status - type 'ST'.
         </para>

         <para number='11'>
         To carry out the job, go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'from' planet and type 'COLLECT', then go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'to' planet and type 'DELIVER'. If you decide you don't want to do the job, type 'VOID' - but you will be fined.
         </para>

         <para number='12'>
         Adventurers earn groats by doing Akaturi jobs - type 'HELP AKATURI'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='jobs'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='work/workboard/job/jobs'>
         What you do to earn a living in the game varies from rank to rank. New players haul cargo around the Solar System. Cargo jobs are offered on the workboard - type 'WORK' to see the jobs currently available. You can be notified whenever new jobs are posted onto the workboard by typing 'JOBS ON' - turn the notifications off again with 'JOBS OFF'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For each job you are given the following information:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The job number.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         The planet where the cargo is, and the destination planet. If you're still a Commander, make sure you only accept jobs to and from Solar System planets. To find out which planets are in Sol, see the map at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html - scroll down to see the asteroid belt - or you can type 'DI SYSTEM SOL' to get a list of Sol planets.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         The size of the job, in tons - newbods start with 75 ton cargo holds so you can't carry larger jobs.
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         The commodity you will be carrying.
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         The time allowed, in galactic time units - one move in space equals 1 gtu. Ground moves don't count.
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         The payment you will receive for the job, in groats per ton.
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         The hauling credits you will receive, which you need for promotion.
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         To bid for a job, the command is 'AC job#' - for example, 'AC 3' for job number 3 on the board. Jobs are awarded to the first bidder. If you get a job, the details show on your ship's status - type 'ST'.
         </para>

         <para number='11'>
         To carry out the job, go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'from' planet and type 'COLLECT', then go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'to' planet and type 'DELIVER'. If you decide you don't want to do the job, type 'VOID' - but you will be fined.
         </para>

         <para number='12'>
         Adventurers earn groats by doing Akaturi jobs - type 'HELP AKATURI'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='join'>

      <section name='cartel'>

         <para number='1'>
         POs can put in an application to join a cartel with 'JOIN CARTEL'. The Plutocrat will then either accept or reject the application.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='channel'>

         <para number='1'>
         Rather than sending your message to all players using 'COM', you can tune to a channel and talk just to the other players on the channel, using 'XT message'. 'DI CHANNEL' lists all the channels currently in operation; 'JOIN CHANNEL channelname' joins you to an existing channel or sets up a new one. 'DI CHANNEL channelname' gives you the details for that channel, and 'LEAVE CHANNEL' tunes you off again.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='louie'>

         <para number='1'>
         Lucky Louie is a numbers guessing game that can be played in any bar for stakes of up to 10 groats. Three people each guess a number, and the person who guesses the middle number wins. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/friends/games.html for details about how to play the game, and http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/louie.html for the origin.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         There are three JOIN commands: JOIN CARTEL, JOIN CHANNEL and JOIN LOUIE. You can get help on all of those.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='jump'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='link/hyperjump/hyperspace'>
         The Interstellar Link, which allows players to jump through hyperspace to other star systems, has now been open again for some time after its long outage. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/interregnum.html for details about why it was closed.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To travel through the link, type 'JUMP systemname'. You can only jump to another cartel via the hub system of the cartels. 'JUMP' on its own tells you what systems are currently accessible. 'JUMP' can be abbreviated to 'J'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To find out what star system a planet is in, type 'WHEREIS planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='key'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='charm/key/keyring/accessory'>
         The keyrings that some players carry are both a fashion statement, and a useful item. As well as carrying keys (they come with the key to the executive washroom) you can hang charms or accessories onto them. The keyring is available from the high-class store Gallagher's on Earth, for one slithy tove. New charms go on sale each month for a limited period; they also cost one slithy. Special seasonal charms are also sometimes sold in CDs.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To hang a charm (or any object) on your keyring, use 'CLIP objectname'. Then when other players examine you they will see your charm. You can only dangle one item at a time. 'UNCLIP' removes it again.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='keycard'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You need a keycard to show that you have authorization to use one of the buggies on Phobos. To get one, the command is 'ASK TRACEY FOR AUTHORIZATION'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='keyring'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='charm/key/keyring/accessory'>
         The keyrings that some players carry are both a fashion statement, and a useful item. As well as carrying keys (they come with the key to the executive washroom) you can hang charms or accessories onto them. The keyring is available from the high-class store Gallagher's on Earth, for one slithy tove. New charms go on sale each month for a limited period; they also cost one slithy. Special seasonal charms are also sometimes sold in CDs.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To hang a charm (or any object) on your keyring, use 'CLIP objectname'. Then when other players examine you they will see your charm. You can only dangle one item at a time. 'UNCLIP' removes it again.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='kill'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='attack/combat/fight/kill'>
         The Galactic Administration has currently outlawed ship fighting for health and safety reasons. Lobbying groups are trying to get this ban lifted and it is expected they will succeed in the future, but it is likely to be a long and drawn-out affair, so ship fighting won't be available to anyone except Imperial Navy personnel for some time.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='kiss'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='grope/hug/kiss/tickle/etc'>
         There are lots of ways to show your friendship to another person. You can 'HUG playername', or kiss them, or smile at them - these commands even work if they are not in the same room. You can also 'TICKLE playername', or cuddle them or snog them, but these can only be done in the same place.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can also just 'SMILE' generally rather than at a specific person.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='land'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='board/land/orbit'>
         Cargo ships do not land on planets, they stay in orbit and the owners use a personal shuttle to move between the landing pads and the orbit - type 'BOARD' to use your shuttle; it's the same command either way.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='lasers'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='weapons/lasers/missiles etc'>
         Citizens are prohibited from purchasing or using personal weapons, and using weapons installed in spaceships. Lobby groups are putting pressure on the Galactic Administration to relax this prohibition, but so far they are refusing to budge. Until they do, it is pointless to buy weapons for your ship, despite the salesdroid's blandishments.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='lattice'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The Lattice is a very unusual place. Movement between different areas on the asteroid is by means of colored transportation disks. To use the disks you step onto the desired color - for example 'STEP ONTO BLACK'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='laugh'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='act/action/s/emote/s'>
         The 'ACT' command lets you express any action or emotion that you like, both simple and complex. In its simplest form, if you type 'act smiles' then everyone else will see: 'Newbod smiles' - it simply repeats the text of your act, with your name in the front.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         A more complex example would be 'act jumps onto the table and dances the most energetic dance, ending with a back flip off the table onto the bar. He then takes a bow and resumes sipping his drink.'
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         You can also use the ACTS command, which puts an apostrophe-s after your name allowing you to perform possessive acts - for example, 'acts robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise' results in 'Newbod's robot dog jumps onto the table, its little metal tail wagging to and fro with a clanking noise.'
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='launch'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='board/land/orbit'>
         Cargo ships do not land on planets, they stay in orbit and the owners use a personal shuttle to move between the landing pads and the orbit - type 'BOARD' to use your shuttle; it's the same command either way.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='leave'>

      <section name='channel'>

         <para number='1'>
         'LEAVE CHANNEL' tunes you off your communications channel. For more information about channels, type 'HELP CHANNELS'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='louie'>

         <para number='1'>
         Lucky Louie is a numbers guessing game that can be played in any bar for stakes of up to 10 groats. Three people each guess a number, and the person who guesses the middle number wins. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/friends/games.html for details about how to play the game, and http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/louie.html for the origin.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='quit/logout/logoff/leave/bye'>
         To leave Fed II, type 'QUIT'. The game will remember where you are and what you have done so far, so next time you log on you can carry on from where you left.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         There are two LEAVE commands: LEAVE CHANNEL and LEAVE LOUIE. You can get help on both of those.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='level'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The 'RANKS' command lists all the ranks in the game, and tells you what you need to do for your next promotion. You can also find out the requirements for any rank with 'RANKS rankname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='levels'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The 'RANKS' command lists all the ranks in the game, and tells you what you need to do for your next promotion. You can also find out the requirements for any rank with 'RANKS rankname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='life'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         I am afraid we cannot help you with your life outside of Fed II, but go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/moving/alive.html to find out about life and death in Fed DataSpace.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='link'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='link/hyperjump/hyperspace'>
         The Interstellar Link, which allows players to jump through hyperspace to other star systems, has been open again for some time after its long outage. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/interregnum.html for details about why it was closed.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To travel through the link, type 'JUMP systemname'. You can only jump to another cartel via the hub system of the cartels. 'JUMP' on its own tells you what systems are currently accessible. 'JUMP' can be abbreviated to 'J'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To find out what star system a planet is in, type 'WHEREIS planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='liquidate'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         To close out a futures contract, the command is 'LIQUIDATE commodity'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='load'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='collect/deliver/pickup/dropoff'>
         For Commanders and Captains hauling cargo, 'COLLECT' and 'DELIVER' are the commands to load the cargo in and out of your ship. You must be in the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the relevant planet.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For Adventurers doing Akaturi jobs, the commands are 'PICKUP' and 'DROPOFF'. You must be in the location specified for the job.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='loan'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='repay/loan/debt'>
         Buying your first ship lands you with a massive loan. 10% of your payment for each job you complete will go to paying the loan back, and you can make additional payments at any time with 'REPAY groats'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='locker'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='stash/retrieve/locker/storage'>
         Put objects into your ship storage locker with 'STASH objectname', and get them back again with 'RETRIEVE objectname'. The locker holds 75 items. 'DI LOCKER' shows you the contents of the locker. You must be in your ship.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='logoff'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='quit/logout/logoff/leave/bye'>
         To leave Fed II, type 'QUIT'. The game will remember where you are and what you have done so far, so next time you log on you can carry on from where you left.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='logout'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='quit/logout/logoff/leave/bye'>
         To leave Fed II, type 'QUIT'. The game will remember where you are and what you have done so far, so next time you log on you can carry on from where you left.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='look'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='look/glance'>
         'LOOK' redisplays the description of the location you are in, and tells you about other players, objects and mobiles that are present.  'GLANCE' or 'GL' leaves out the full description, just giving you the location name and the people and things there.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To look at another person or an object or mobile, use the command 'EXAMINE name'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='louie'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Lucky Louie is a numbers guessing game that can be played in any bar for stakes of up to 10 groats. Three people each guess a number, and the person who guesses the middle number wins. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/friends/games.html for details about how to play the game, and http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/louie.html for the origin.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='lucky'>

      <section name='louie'>

         <para number='1'>
         Lucky Louie is a numbers guessing game that can be played in any bar for stakes of up to 10 groats. Three people each guess a number, and the person who guesses the middle number wins. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/friends/games.html for details about how to play the game, and http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/louie.html for the origin.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='magellan'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         To start the Magellan Society Treasure Hunt, go to their exhibition in Earth's spaceport, and talk to Victor. (For help with talking to mobiles, type 'HELP MOBILE'.)
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='quest'>

         <para number='1'>
         To start the Magellan Society Treasure Hunt, go to their exhibition in Earth's spaceport, and talk to Victor. (For help with talking to mobiles, type 'HELP MOBILE'.)
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='society'>

         <para number='1'>
         To start the Magellan Society Treasure Hunt, go to their exhibition in Earth's spaceport, and talk to Victor. (For help with talking to mobiles, type 'HELP MOBILE'.)
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='magnate'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Magnate is the 15th rank in the game. It has not yet been coded: the highest available rank is Gengineer.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='mail'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='mail/email'>
         To change the registered email address for your account use 'UPDATE EMAIL new_email' where 'new_email' is what you want the email address to be changed to. Check what you set it to with 'DISPLAY EMAIL'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         There is also the 'MAIL' command for Traders to check whether the broker has sent any messages.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         POs can send mail to other members of the cartel (Sol cartel excepted) with 'SEND MAIL playername message' where 'playername' is either the name of one of your cartel-mates, or the word 'all' - which does the obvious - and 'message' is what you want to say. 'MAIL' lets you read any messages sent to you.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='male'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='sex/gender/female/male/neuter'>
         There are three genders recognized by the Galactic Administration: male, female and neuter. You can change your gender by visiting the hospital on Earth and making use of the gender realignment machinery, at a cost of 999 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='manual'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='guide/manual/s'>
         The main game manual is called the Idiot's Guide to Federation. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/index.html to read it online or download a copy. Oh go on - break the cliche that nobody reads manuals!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='manuals'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='guide/manual/s'>
         The main game manual is called the Idiot's Guide to Federation. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/index.html to read it online or download a copy. Oh go on - break the cliche that nobody reads manuals!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='manufacturer'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Manufacturer is the 8th rank in the game. Manufacturers convert their businesses into public companies and then have to work harder to keep the shareholders happy. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/manufact/index.html for details. You can find out how Manufacturers promote to the next rank with 'RANKS MANUFACTURER'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='map'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         There are Starter Maps on the website at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/planetmaps.html which show the places on the planets you will need to find as a beginner, as well as a map of the Solar System at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html which shows the position of the planets.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You will need to explore thoroughly for the rank of Adventurer. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/manuals/mapping.html for help with making your own maps.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         If you use the FedTerm front-end program, it includes auto-mapping so it will remember where you have been. Download FedTerm from http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/index.html
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='mapping'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         There are Starter Maps on the website at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/planetmaps.html which show the places on the planets you will need to find as a beginner, as well as a map of the Solar System at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html which shows the position of the planets.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You will need to explore thoroughly for the rank of Adventurer. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/manuals/mapping.html for help with making your own maps.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='maps'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         There are Starter Maps on the website at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/planetmaps.html which show the places on the planets you will need to find as a beginner, as well as a map of the Solar System at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html which shows the position of the planets.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You will need to explore thoroughly for the rank of Adventurer. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/mapping.html for help with making your own maps.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='markup'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='set spread/set markup/markup'>
         Planet owners can set the spread, which determines how much money the planet makes when the exchange buys or sells a commodity (in other words the markup) either by setting the overall spread for the whole exchange with 'SET SPREAD amount', or setting it for an individual commodity with 'SET SPREAD amount commodity'. The spread must be between 6 and 40.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can set the spread from off-world by adding the planet name to the commands: 'SET SPREAD amount planetname' and 'SET SPREAD amount commodity planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='marriage'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='marry/marriage/wedding/divorce'>
         Two players can get married in the registry office on Earth, at a cost of one slithy. Should the marriage later break down, one of the couple can divorce the other for two slithies.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='marry'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='marry/marriage/wedding/divorce'>
         Two players can get married in the registry office on Earth, at a cost of one slithy. Should the marriage later break down, one of the couple can divorce the other for two slithies.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='medallion'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='medallion/medallions/jewels'>
         The trendy medallions that some players wear are obtained from the Family Jewels shop on the moon. Since this kind of jewelry has been declared illegal by the Galactic Administration, a high-level bribe is needed to obtain one - they cost one slithy tove. Get one with 'BUY item', where 'item' is the medallion you want to buy.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='medallions'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='medallion/medallions/jewels'>
         The trendy medallions that some players wear are obtained from the Family Jewels shop on the moon. Since this kind of jewelry has been declared illegal by the Galactic Administration, a high-level bribe is needed to obtain one - they cost one slithy tove. Get one with 'BUY item', where 'item' is the medallion you want to buy.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='merchant'>

      <section name='fleet'>

         <para number='1' comment='display registry/registry/m fle'>
         If you buy a ship from a planet which has a registration facility, it will be registered to that planet and will therefore be considered part of the planet's merchant fleet - otherwise it will be registered to Panama. 'DISPLAY REGISTRY' lists the planets which have a ship registration facility, and tells you the size of the merchant fleet.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Planet owners use 'DI FLEET' to see a list of ships registered to your planet, which make up your merchant fleet. You must be somewhere on the planet.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Merchant is the 5th rank in the game. Merchants earn groats by buying and selling on the commodities markets. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/exchanges.html for details. You can find out how Merchants promote to the next rank with 'RANKS MERCHANT'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='message'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='talk/com/comm/comms/communicati'>
         To talk to all the players in the game, use 'COM message' - for example: com Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To talk to players in the same location as you, use 'SAY message' - for example: say Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To talk privately to a single player anywhere in the game, use 'TELL playername message' - for example: tell hazed Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         For more information on talking to players in the game, see the manual at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/index.html which tells you all about the game.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='messageboard'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='post/read/messageboard/noticebo'>
         Players can write messages on the game's electronic noticeboard which can be read with 'READ'. This shows the last ten messages. 'READ 20' shows the last twenty messages.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'POST message' writes your message onto the board. You can have more than one message on the board at a time, but please don't spam the board! To remove all your messages, use 'UNPOST'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The board is cleared when the game resets.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='ming'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='ming/emperor ming'>
         Most people look back with horror on the days when the Emperor Ming ruled the Galaxy; even those who prospered under his regime knew that survival was all too precarious and they could easily become a victim of the sadistic monarch. Nowadays, people may grumble about the Galactic Administration but nobody wants a return to the bad old days!
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         See the Encyclopedia Galactica at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/ga.html for more details on the fall of Ming.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='missiles'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='weapons/lasers/missiles etc'>
         Citizens are prohibited from purchasing or using personal weapons, and using weapons installed in spaceships. Lobby groups are putting pressure on the Galactic Administration to relax this prohibition, but so far they are refusing to budge. Until they do, it is pointless to buy weapons for your ship, despite the salesdroid's blandishments.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='mission'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='puzzle/quest/mission'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/progress/missions.html to find out about missions in Fed II.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='missions'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='puzzle/quest/mission'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/progress/missions.html to find out about missions in Fed II.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='mobile'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='mobile/s/npc'>
         Mobiles are non-player characters (NPCs) that are controlled by the computer rather than by players. If there is a mobile in a location, you'll see it when you walk in. You can talk to some mobiles and they will respond with information both useful and trivial.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To talk to a mobile type its name, followed by a word you think they will respond to, for example: 'Diesel hello'. You can also use the 'TELL' command to talk to a mobile if you are in the same room: 'tell Diesel hello'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Not all mobiles talk, and some only talk if the circumstances are right. Mostly they respond to single words or simple phrases. If they do talk they will all respond to 'hello' and may also talk about the planet they are on, who they are ('who') and what they do ('job'), the location or area they are in and other things present.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/objects/mobiles.html for more information about how to talk to mobiles
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='talk'>

         <para number='1' comment='mobile/s/npc'>
         Mobiles are non-player characters (NPCs) that are controlled by the computer rather than by players. If there is a mobile in a location, you'll see it when you walk in. You can talk to some mobiles and they will respond with information both useful and trivial.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To talk to a mobile type its name, followed by a word you think they will respond to, for example: 'Diesel hello'. You can also use the 'TELL' command to talk to a mobile if you are in the same room: 'tell Diesel hello'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Not all mobiles talk, and some only talk if the circumstances are right. Mostly they respond to single words or simple phrases. If they do talk they will all respond to 'hello' and may also talk about the planet they are on, who they are ('who') and what they do ('job'), the location or area they are in and other things present.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/objects/mobiles.html for more information about how to talk to mobiles
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='mobiles'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='mobile/s/npc'>
         Mobiles are non-player characters (NPCs) that are controlled by the computer rather than by players. If there is a mobile in a location, you'll see it when you walk in. You can talk to some mobiles and they will respond with information both useful and trivial.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To talk to a mobile type its name, followed by a word you think they will respond to, for example: 'Diesel hello'. You can also use the 'TELL' command to talk to a mobile if you are in the same room: 'tell Diesel hello'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Not all mobiles talk, and some only talk if the circumstances are right. Mostly they respond to single words or simple phrases. If they do talk they will all respond to 'hello' and may also talk about the planet they are on, who they are ('who') and what they do ('job'), the location or area they are in and other things present.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/objects/mobiles.html for more information about how to talk to mobiles
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='mod'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='greeter/moderator/nav'>
         The staff whose job it is to help new players get started in the game, and to deal with any problem, are called moderators. You can see who's who in Fed by going to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/who.html and typing 'STAFF' will list all members of staff who are logged on.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='moderator'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='greeter/moderator/nav'>
         The staff whose job it is to help new players get started in the game, and to deal with any problem, are called moderators. You can see who's who in Fed by going to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/who.html and typing 'STAFF' will list all members of staff who are logged on.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='mogul'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Mogul is the 12th rank in the game. Moguls can add a second planet to their star systems, giving them twice the opportunity to lose money!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='money'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='groat/groats/money'>
         The unit of currency is the Imperial Groat, or ig. One thousand groats is known as a kilogroat, or K ig. A million groats, or 1,000,000 ig, is a megagroat. A thousand million, or 1,000,000,000, is a gigagroat.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='monorail'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The monorail on Earth links the spaceport to the commercial district. A planned extension to the hospital has been under construction for some years, but the completion date keeps slipping further into the future.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='mood'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Your mood is a short line of text which is added in front of your name in the messages that say you have just entered, left or are simply hanging about in a room. 'MOOD text' will set your mood to the specified text, up to 59 characters - for example, 'mood Jumping for joy,' will result in 'Jumping for joy, Newbod is here'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'MOOD' on its own reminds you what your current mood is. Moods are wiped each day when the game resets, so remember to set your mood of the day the first time you log on every day.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='moods'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='mood/moods'>
         Your mood is a short line of text which is added in front of your name in the messages that say you have just entered, left or are simply hanging about in a room. 'MOOD text' will set your mood to the specified text, up to 59 characters - for example, 'mood Jumping for joy,' will result in 'Jumping for joy, Newbod is here'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'MOOD' on its own reminds you what your current mood is. Moods are wiped each day when the game resets, so remember to set your mood of the day the first time you log on every day.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='moose'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Ground moose is a favorite pizza topping with the customers of Chez Diesel, the bar on Mars. Talk to Diesel and she will tell you all about it!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='move'>

      <section name='city'>

         <para number='1' comment='Move City'>
         Move your Blish city to another star system with 'MOVE cityname TO systemname', for example, 'move nutbush city to Limits'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='move/movement'>
         Move around in Fed II using the compass directions: N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW. You can also sometimes move with IN, OUT (O for short), UP and DOWN (U and D).
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Type 'LOOK' and the description of the room you are in will tell you what exits are available - but it may not list them all.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         There are Starter Maps on the website at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/planetmaps.html which show the places on the planets you will need to find as a beginner.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         To get into your spaceship from the shuttle landing pad, type 'BOARD'. This puts you in orbit around the planet you are on. The same command moves you back from orbit to the landing pad of the planet.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         You navigate your ship through space using the same directions commands as you do on the ground. You start the game on the planet Earth; the map at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html will show you where the planets in the Solar System are.
         </para>

         <para number='6' comment='Move City'>
         Plutocrats use the command MOVE CITY to move a Blish City - type HELP MOVE CITY for details.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='movement'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='move/movement'>
         Move around in Fed II using the compass directions: N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW. You can also sometimes move with IN, OUT (O for short), UP and DOWN (U and D).
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Type 'LOOK' and the description of the room you are in will tell you what exits are available - but it may not list them all.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         There are Starter Maps on the website at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/planetmaps.html which show the places on the planets you will need to find as a beginner.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         To get into your spaceship from the shuttle landing pad, type 'BOARD'. This puts you in orbit around the planet you are on. The same command moves you back from orbit to the landing pad of the planet.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         You navigate your ship through space using the same directions commands as you do on the ground. You start the game on the planet Earth; the map at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html will show you where the planets in the Solar System are.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='name'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Your character name is what identifies you to other players. Once you have set up your character, it is impossible to change it.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='nav'>

      <section name='comp'>

         <para number='1' comment='computer/navcomp/goto'>
         You can get an upgrade to your ship's navigational computer that will allow you to travel automatically between Sol planets. To get the upgrade, visit Arnie's Surplus Store on the moon and 'BUY NAVCOMP SOFTWARE'. It costs 1 slithy tove and 1,000 groats.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Once it's installed, you can use the command 'GOTO planetname'. This only works in the Solar System.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='greeter/moderator/nav'>
         The staff whose job it is to help new players get started in the game, and to deal with any problem, are called moderators. You can see who's who in Fed by going to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/who.html and typing 'STAFF' will list all members of staff who are logged on.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='navcomp'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='computer/navcomp/goto'>
         You can get an upgrade to your ship's navigational computer that will allow you to travel automatically between Sol planets. To get the upgrade, visit Arnie's Surplus Store on the moon and 'BUY NAVCOMP SOFTWARE'. It costs 1 slithy tove and 1,000 groats.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Once it's installed, you can use the command 'GOTO planetname'. This only works in the Solar System.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='navigation'>

      <section name='computer'>

         <para number='1' comment='computer/navcomp/goto'>
         You can get an upgrade to your ship's navigational computer that will allow you to travel automatically between Sol planets. To get the upgrade, visit Arnie's Surplus Store on the moon and 'BUY NAVCOMP SOFTWARE'. It costs 1 slithy tove and 1,000 groats.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Once it's installed, you can use the command 'GOTO planetname'. This only works in the Solar System.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='computer/navcomp/goto'>
         You can get an upgrade to your ship's navigational computer that will allow you to travel automatically between Sol planets. To get the upgrade, visit Arnie's Surplus Store on the moon and 'BUY NAVCOMP SOFTWARE'. It costs 1 slithy tove and 1,000 groats.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Once it's installed, you can use the command 'GOTO planetname'. This only works in the Solar System.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='navigator'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='greeter/moderator/nav'>
         The staff whose job it is to help new players get started in the game, and to deal with any problem, are called moderators. You can see who's who in Fed by going to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/who.html and typing 'STAFF' will list all members of staff who are logged on.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='neuter'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='sex/gender/female/male/neuter'>
         There are three genders recognized by the Galactic Administration: male, female and neuter. You can change your gender by visiting the hospital on Earth and making use of the gender realignment machinery, at a cost of 999 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='new'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='newbod/newbie/groundhog'>
         When you first start playing Fed II you are a GroundHog, and your first task is to buy yourself a spaceship and promote to the next rank. 'HELP SPACESHIP' and 'HELP PERMIT' tell you what you need to do.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='player'>

         <para number='1' comment='newbod/newbie/groundhog'>
         When you first start playing Fed II you are a GroundHog, and your first task is to buy yourself a spaceship and promote to the next rank. 'HELP SPACESHIP' and 'HELP PERMIT' tell you what you need to do.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='newbie'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='newbod/newbie/groundhog'>
         When you first start playing Fed II you are a GroundHog, and your first task is to buy yourself a spaceship and promote to the next rank. 'HELP SPACESHIP' and 'HELP PERMIT' tell you what you need to do.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='newbod'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='newbod/newbie/groundhog'>
         When you first start playing Fed II you are a GroundHog, and your first task is to buy yourself a spaceship and promote to the next rank. 'HELP SPACESHIP' and 'HELP PERMIT' tell you what you need to do.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='news'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The Fed II Star is the weekly newsletter about the game, with official announcements about new features and future plans, reports on events in the game, funny stuff and real life snippets of news about space, science and anything else vaguely relevant.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can read the current issue of the Star at http://www.ibgames.net/fednews/current/index.html, or subscribe to the mailing list at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/mailinglists.html and have it sent to your mailbox every Sunday morning.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='nightwatch'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Nightwatch are the police force that have jurisdiction on Earth. A fine, upstanding body of beings, they are known for their expertise in solving crime, and their reputation as upholders of the law is second to none. All rumors of police brutality are false and malicious, and are clearly spread by malcontents wishing to spread discord.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Now please let go of my arm, officer! I've written what you told me to, honest!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='noticeboard'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='post/read/messageboard/noticebo'>
         Players can write messages on the game's electronic noticeboard which can be read with 'READ'. This shows the last ten messages. 'READ 20' shows the last twenty messages.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'POST message' writes your message onto the board. You can have more than one message on the board at a time, but please don't spam the board! To remove all your messages, use 'UNPOST'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The board is cleared when the game resets.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='npc'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='mobile/s/npc'>
         Mobiles are non-player characters (NPCs) that are controlled by the computer rather than by players. If there is a mobile in a location, you'll see it when you walk in. You can talk to some mobiles and they will respond with information both useful and trivial.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To talk to a mobile type its name, followed by a word you think they will respond to, for example: 'Diesel hello'. Not all mobiles talk, and some only talk if the circumstances are right. Mostly they respond to single words or simple phrases. If they do talk they will all respond to 'hello' and may also talk about the planet they are on, who they are ('who') and what they do ('job'), the location or area they are in and other things present.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/objects/mobiles.html for more information about how to talk to mobiles
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='object'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='object/s'>
         Scattered around Federation DataSpace are various objects. These show up at the end of the description when you walk into a room, or type 'LOOK' or 'GLANCE'. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/objects/objects.html for information about what you can do with them.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can give an object to another player with 'GIVE playername objectname', for example 'give newbod top hat'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='objects'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='object/s'>
         Scattered around Federation DataSpace are various objects. These show up at the end of the description when you walk into a room, or type 'LOOK' or 'GLANCE'. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/objects/objects.html for information about what you can do with them.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can give an object to another player with 'GIVE playername objectname', for example 'give newbod top hat'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='offer'>

      <section name='job'>

         <para number='1' comment='offer/offer job'>
         POs can give jobs directly to haulers, rather than going through the workboard, so long as they are not a member of the Sol cartel. The command is 'OFFER playername JOB commodity planetname', where 'player' is the poor person you want to give the job to, 'commodity' is the goods you want to shift, and 'planetname' is the destination planet, which must be in the same cartel.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='offer/offer job'>
         POs can give jobs directly to haulers, rather than going through the workboard, so long as they are not a member of the Sol cartel. The command is 'OFFER playername JOB commodity planetname', where 'player' is the poor person you want to give the job to, 'commodity' is the goods you want to shift, and 'planetname' is the destination planet, which must be in the same cartel.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='open'>

      <section name='link'>

         <para number='1' comment='close/close link/open/open link'>
         Planet owners can close their Interstellar Link with 'CLOSE LINK'. This stops anybody except the owner (and game management staff) from getting there. Open it up again with 'OPEN LINK'. You need to be in space to open and close the link.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='close/close link/open/open link'>
         Planet owners can close their Interstellar Link with 'CLOSE LINK'. This stops anybody except the owner (and game management staff) from getting there. Open it up again with 'OPEN LINK'. You need to be in space to open and close the link.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='planet'>

         <para number='1' comment='close/close link/open/open link'>
         Planet owners can close their Interstellar Link with 'CLOSE LINK'. This stops anybody except the owner (and game management staff) from getting there. Open it up again with 'OPEN LINK'. You need to be in space to open and close the link.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='orbit'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='board/land/orbit'>
         Cargo ships do not land on planets, they stay in orbit and the owners use a personal shuttle to move between the landing pads and the orbit - type 'BOARD' to use your shuttle; it's the same command either way.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='order'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The command to get a spaceship is 'BUY SHIP'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='ship'>

         <para number='1'>
         The command to get a spaceship is 'BUY SHIP'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='output'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='output/set output'>
         Factory output can either be stored in the depot or sold directly on the exchange. You specify the destination with 'SET FACTORY factory# OUTPUT exchange|depot'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Planet-owners can use the 'OUTPUT' command to get a list of all the factories on their planet with the details of where the output is being directed - exchange or depot.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='paint'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='paint/paint ship/paint spaceshi'>
         You cannot paint your spaceship in Fed II - they are all grey and nondescript.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='ship'>

         <para number='1' comment='paint/paint ship/paint spaceshi'>
         You cannot paint your spaceship in Fed II - they are all grey and nondescript.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='spaceship'>

         <para number='1' comment='paint/paint ship/paint spaceshi'>
         You cannot paint your spaceship in Fed II - they are all grey and nondescript.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='pardon'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet-owners can banish unwanted players with 'EXILE playername'. This chucks the named player out of your star system if they are there, and stops them from jumping back in again. You can relent with 'PARDON playername'. You need to be somewhere in your system to use these commands.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='password'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         To change the password for your account use 'UPDATE PASSWORD new_password' where 'new_password' is what you want the password to be changed to. Passwords must be between 8 and 15 characters, and can only contains letters and numbers.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Always keep your password secure, and don't tell it to anybody else!
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         If you forget your password, email feedback@ibgames.com and ask for help. You will need to give your account ID.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='pay'>

      <section name='loan'>

         <para number='1' comment='repay/loan/debt/pay/pay loan'>
         Buying your first ship lands you with a massive loan. 10% of your payment for each job you complete will go to paying the loan back, and you can make additional payments at any time with 'REPAY groats'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='repay/loan/debt/pay/pay loan'>
         Buying your first ship lands you with a massive loan. 10% of your payment for each job you complete will go to paying the loan back, and you can make additional payments at any time with 'REPAY groats'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='permit'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You need a permit before you can buy a spaceship, which you get from the Galactic Administration headquarters - the Starter Map for Earth at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/planetmaps.html shows you the route to the permit office. Type BRIBE CLERK to get your permit - it costs a small number of groats plus a slithy tove.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Various other permits are needed at higher ranks - see help entries for WAREHOUSE PERMIT, FACTORY PERMIT, STORAGE PERMIT and DEPOT PERMIT.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='permits'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You need a permit before you can buy a spaceship, which you get from the Galactic Administration headquarters - the Starter Map for Earth at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/planetmaps.html shows you the route to the permit office. Type BRIBE CLERK to get your permit - it costs a small number of groats plus a slithy tove.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Various other permits are needed at higher ranks - see help entries for WAREHOUSE PERMIT, FACTORY PERMIT, STORAGE PERMIT and DEPOT PERMIT.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='persona'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='avatar/avatars/character/person'>
         In Fed you play a role - that of a space trucker and economist. This is your Fed character, also known as your avatar or persona. To see the details of your Fed character, type 'SC'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='pickup'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='collect/deliver/pickup/dropoff'>
         For Commanders and Captains hauling cargo, 'COLLECT' and 'DELIVER' are the commands to load the cargo in and out of your ship. You must be in the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the relevant planet.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For Adventurers doing Akaturi jobs, the commands are 'PICKUP' and 'DROPOFF'. You must be in the location specified for the job.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='picture'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='picture/s'>
         FedTerm, the official front-end for Fed II, will display a picture of your Fed character if you supply one. It will also show you other players' character pictures when you examine them, spynet report them, or talk to them privately.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Download FedTerm from http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/index.html - it comes with a detailed manual which you can also read online.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/pictures.html to find out how to make your own Fed character picture, and http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/gallery/index.htm for the gallery of player pictures.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='pictures'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='picture/s'>
         FedTerm, the official front-end for Fed II, will display a picture of your Fed character if you supply one. It will also show you other players' character pictures when you examine them, spynet report them, or talk to them privately.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Download FedTerm from http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/index.html - it comes with a detailed manual which you can also read online.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/pictures.html to find out how to make your own Fed character picture, and http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/fedterm/gallery/index.htm for the gallery of player pictures.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='pin'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         If you don't know the number to get cash out of the ATM, it's no good asking for help on it!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='pizza'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='drink/pizza/round'>
         You can buy drinks for your friends with the 'BUY ROUND' command, which costs 5 groats and replaces 2 stamina for each person in the room. The command can be customized to buy whatever drink you like - 'BUY ROUND a large glass of Jack Daniels' will buy everyone in the bar a large glass of JD!
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can buy pizzas for your friends with 'BUY PIZZA', which costs 10 groats and replaces 5 stamina each. This can also be customized.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To buy food just for yourself, use 'BUY FOOD'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='planet'>

      <section name='builder'>

         <para number='1' comment='planet builder/editor/workbench'>
         At the rank of Founder you own a planet. You can generate a stock system automatically using the CLAIM command, or design your own planet, using a set of tools called the workbench. There are versions for Windows and for the Mac. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/workbench/index.html to download the workbench.
         </para>

         <para number='2' comment='planet builder/editor/workbench'>
         At the rank of Mogul you can add a second planet to your star system. You can auto-link a stock planet using the COLONIZE command, or design the new planet manually using the workbench.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='editor'>

         <para number='1' comment='planet builder/editor/workbench'>
         At the rank of Founder you own a planet. You can generate a stock system automatically using the CLAIM command, or design your own planet, using a set of tools called the workbench. There are versions for Windows and for the Mac. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/workbench/index.html to download the workbench.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can generate a stock system automatically using the CLAIM command - 'HELP CLAIM' gives the details - or design your own planet, using a set of tools called the workbench. There are versions for Windows and for the Mac. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/workbench/index.html to download the workbench.
         </para>

         <para number='3' comment='planet builder/editor/workbench'>
         At the rank of Mogul you can add a second planet to your star system. You can auto-link a stock planet using the COLONIZE command, or design the new planet manually using the workbench.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='efficiency'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet efficiency refers to the way individual commodities are produced. The efficiency can be increased by some infrastructure builds, which will boost efficiency for certain groups of commodities, and by building up your merchant fleet. If a commodity's efficiency is greater than 100%, it means that over time the exchange is going to produce more of that item - it simply speeds up the production line.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         It doesn't have any effect on the actual production points.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='planet/planets'>
         There are many planets, moons and asteroids in the Solar System that you can visit, haul cargo to and trade with. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html for a map showing their locations in space.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Captains and above can leave the Solar System and visit planets in other star systems by using the Interstellar Link to jump through hyperspace, using the 'JUMP systemname' command. You can only jump to another cartel via the hub system of the cartels.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To find out what star system a planet is in, type 'WHEREIS planetname'.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         Financiers can link a new star system and planet into the game automatically using the CLAIM command - type 'HELP CLAIM' for details.
         </para>

         <para number='5' comment='planet builder/editor/workbench'>
         At the rank of Mogul you can add a second planet to your star system. You can auto-link a stock planet using the COLONIZE command, or design the new planet manually using the workbench.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='owner'>

         <para number='1'>
         Players who promote to the rank of Founder do it by linking a planet into the game, to become planet owners. The player-planets, or out-of-Sol planets, are in their own star systems and are accessed through the Interstellar Link.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can generate a stock system automatically using the CLAIM command, or design your own planet, using a set of tools called the workbench. There are versions for Windows and for the Mac. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/workbench/index.html to download the workbench.
         </para>

         <para number='3' comment='planet builder/editor/workbench'>
         At the rank of Mogul you can add a second planet to your star system. You can auto-link a stock planet using the COLONIZE command, or design the new planet manually using the workbench.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='planets'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='planet/planets'>
         There are many planets, moons and asteroids in the Solar System that you can visit, haul cargo to and trade with. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html for a map showing their locations in space.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Captains and above can leave the Solar System and visit planets in other star systems by using the Interstellar Link to jump through hyperspace, using the 'JUMP systemname' command. You can only jump to another cartel via the hub system of the cartels.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To find out what star system a planet is in, type 'WHEREIS planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='play'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='play'>
         For the very basic details of how to play, type 'HELP START' or go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/manuals/quickstart.html and read the QuickStart Guide to Fed II.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='player'>

      <section name='planet'>

         <para number='1'>
         Players who promote to the rank of Founder do it by linking a planet into the game, to become planet owners. The player-planets, or out-of-Sol planets, are in their own star systems and are accessed through the Interstellar Link.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To find out how to design your own planet go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/planets/index.html and read the manual.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='plutocrat'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Plutocrat is the 16th rank in the game. It has not yet been coded: the highest available rank is Gengineer.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='pocket'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='wear/carry/doff/pocket/clip/un'>
         There are three ways to display objects in your inventory, so that other players can see them when they examine you: you can wear them, carry them and clip them to your keyring. None of these actions have any effect on the use the objects have; it's just for display purposes.
         </para>

         <para number='2' comment='wear'>
         The commands 'WEAR objectname' and 'CARRY objectname' display the specified objects. You can wear and carry as many objects as you like. Reverse it with 'DOFF objectname' and 'POCKET objectname'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To attach an object to your keyring, use 'CLIP objectname'. You can only have one object at a time dangling from the keyring. Remove the object with 'UNCLIP'.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         The keyrings themselves are available from the high-class store Gallagher's on Earth, for one slithy tove each. They are intended to display the charms, also on sale at Gallagher's, although you can clip any object to them. They also come with the key to the executive washroom.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='point'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='credit/credits/point/points'>
         The measure of how successful you are at the various ranks is usually how many credits or points you have acquired, and you will need to get a certain number before you can promote to the next rank. For example, those doing cargo jobs get hauling credits; Adventurers get akaturi credits; Merchants get Merchant Points, and so on. Type 'RANKS' to find out how many credits or points you need to get.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='points'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='credit/credits/point/points'>
         The measure of how successful you are at the various ranks is usually how many credits or points you have acquired, and you will need to get a certain number before you can promote to the next rank. For example, those doing cargo jobs get hauling credits; Adventurers get akaturi credits; Merchants get Merchant Points, and so on. Type 'RANKS' to find out how many credits or points you need to get.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='post'>

      <section name='job'>

         <para number='1' comment='post job'>
         POs can post jobs onto the cartel workboard, so long as you are a member of an out-of-Sol cartel. The command is 'POST JOB commodity planetname' - the planetname must be another planet in your cartel.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='post/read'>
         Players can write messages on the game's electronic noticeboard which can be read with 'READ'. This shows the last ten messages. 'READ 20' shows the last twenty messages.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'POST message' writes your message onto the board. You can have more than one message on the board at a time, but please don't spam the board! To remove all your messages, use 'UNPOST'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The board is cleared when the game resets.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='premium'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can buy the premium ticker which gives you the price of a commodity on all the planets in the Galaxy for 5 slithy toves - buy it from anywhere with 'BUY PREMIUM TICKER'. You need to keep your basic remote price sub up to date to use it. The command is 'C PREMIUM commodity buy|sell|all'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='ticker'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can buy the premium ticker which gives you the price of a commodity on all the planets in the Galaxy for 5 slithy toves - buy it from anywhere with 'BUY PREMIUM TICKER'. You need to keep your basic remote price sub up to date to use it. The command is 'C PREMIUM commodity buy|sell|all'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='press'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='press/push'>
         If a room description mentions a button, or if you find an object that has a button on it, then you will usually be able to 'PRESS BUTTON' or 'PUSH BUTTON'. Whether that is a good idea rather depends on what the button is attached to - in an elevator then it will make it go up or down, but if the button is on a bomb then perhaps it would be best left alone...
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='price'>

      <section name='check'>

         <para number='1' comment='check/price/price check'>
         Merchants and higher ranks can use the 'C PRICE commodity' command in an exchange to get the price for that planet. Traders can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname' to get the price of any commodity they have a futures contract in.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can get remote price checking by subscribing to the service offered by Messrs Trumble, Cruikshank &amp; Bone. Visit their offices on Earth and 'BUY REMOTE SERVICE'. This costs one slithy tove for a 31 day subscription. Then you can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname'. You can also get the price of a commodity on all the planets in the cartel you're in, with 'C PRICE commodity CARTEL'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         But wait, there's more! Another two slithies (a one-off payment this time) and the command 'UPGRADE REMOTE SERVICE' gives you two variants on this command: 'C PRICE commodity' lists the price for all the planets in your current system, and 'C PRICE commoditygroup planetname' gives you all the prices in the named commodity group for the planet (that's agri, resource, ind, tech, biological or leisure). You need to have a current remote price sub
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         And if that isn't enough, you can buy the premium ticker which gives you the price of a commodity on all the planets in the Galaxy. The ticker costs 5 slithy toves - buy it from anywhere with 'BUY PREMIUM TICKER'. You need to keep your basic remote price sub up to date to use it. The command is 'C PREMIUM commodity buy|sell|all'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='check/price/price check'>
         Merchants and higher ranks can use the 'C PRICE commodity' command in an exchange to get the price for that planet. Traders can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname' to get the price of any commodity they have a futures contract in.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can get remote price checking by subscribing to the service offered by Messrs Trumble, Cruikshank &amp; Bone. Visit their offices on Earth and 'BUY REMOTE SERVICE'. This costs one slithy tove for a 31 day subscription. Then you can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname'. You can also get the price of a commodity on all the planets in the cartel you're in, with 'C PRICE commodity CARTEL'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         But wait, there's more! Another two slithies (a one-off payment this time) and the command 'UPGRADE REMOTE SERVICE' gives you two variants on this command: 'C PRICE commodity' lists the price for all the planets in your current system, and 'C PRICE commoditygroup planetname' gives you all the prices in the named commodity group for the planet (that's agri, resource, ind, tech, biological or leisure). You need to have a current remote price sub
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         And if that isn't enough, you can buy the premium ticker which gives you the price of a commodity on all the planets in the Galaxy. The ticker costs 5 slithy toves - buy it from anywhere with 'BUY PREMIUM TICKER'. You need to keep your basic remote price sub up to date to use it. The command is 'C PREMIUM commodity buy|sell|all'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='prices'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='check/price/remote etc'>
         Merchants and higher ranks can use the 'C PRICE commodity' command in an exchange to get the price for that planet. Traders can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname' to get the price of any commodity they have a futures contract in.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can get remote price checking by subscribing to the service offered by Messrs Trumble, Cruikshank &amp; Bone. Visit their offices on Earth and 'BUY REMOTE SERVICE'. This costs one slithy tove for a 31 day subscription. Then you can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname'. You can also get the price of a commodity on all the planets in the cartel you're in, with 'C PRICE commodity CARTEL'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         But wait, there's more! Another two slithies (a one-off payment this time) and the command 'UPGRADE REMOTE SERVICE' gives you two variants on this command: 'C PRICE commodity' lists the price for all the planets in your current system, and 'C PRICE commoditygroup planetname' gives you all the prices in the named commodity group for the planet (that's agri, resource, ind, tech, biological or leisure). You need to have a current remote price sub
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         And if that isn't enough, you can buy the premium ticker which gives you the price of a commodity on all the planets in the Galaxy. The ticker costs 5 slithy toves - buy it from anywhere with 'BUY PREMIUM TICKER'. You need to keep your basic remote price sub up to date to use it. The command is 'C PREMIUM commodity buy|sell|all'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='promote'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='rank/ranks/ranking/promote'>
         The 'RANKS' command lists all the ranks in the game, and tells you what you need to do for your next promotion. You can also find out the requirements for any rank with 'RANKS rankname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='promotion'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='rank/ranks/ranking/promote'>
         The 'RANKS' command lists all the ranks in the game, and tells you what you need to do for your next promotion. You can also find out the requirements for any rank with 'RANKS rankname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='push'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='press/push'>
         If a room description mentions a button, or if you find an object that has a button on it, then you will usually be able to 'PRESS BUTTON' or 'PUSH BUTTON'. Whether that is a good idea rather depends on what the button is attached to - in an elevator then it will make it go up or down, but if the button is on a bomb then perhaps it would be best left alone...
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='puzzle'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='puzzle/quest/mission'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/progress/missions.html to find out about missions in Fed II.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='puzzles'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='puzzle/quest/mission'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/progress/missions.html to find out about missions in Fed II.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='quest'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='puzzle/quest/mission'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/progress/missions.html to find out about missions in Fed II.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='quests'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='puzzle/quest/mission'>
         Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/progress/missions.html to find out about missions in Fed II.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='quick'>

      <section name='start'>

         <para number='1'>
         Communicating: To talk to other players, type COM followed by your message, then hit return. For example, type: com hello. This will send your message to all players in the game. Using the command SAY will send the messages just to those in the same room, for example: say hi there.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Moving: You can move round by giving compass directions - N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW, UP, DOWN, IN and OUT.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         'WHO' tells you who is playing, and 'LOOK' gives you a description of the room.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         If you stay in the room where you start the game, and 'PRESS BUTTON', you will see messages explaining what to do to get yourself a spaceship.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         Full help can be found on the ibgames web site at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/index.html where you can read the QuickStart Guide for the basic information you need to get started, and the Idiot's Guide to Fed II for full instructions.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='quickwho'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='who/quickwho'>
         'WHO' lists all the players currently in the game. 'WHO planetname' lists those on a specific planet. 'WHO rank' lists all players of the specified rank who are in the game. 'QUICKWHO' gives an abbreviated list showing just the names.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='quit'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='quit/logout/logoff/leave/bye'>
         To leave Fed II, type 'QUIT'. The game will remember where you are and what you have done so far, so next time you log on you can carry on from where you left.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='race'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='race/species'>
         You decide the race or species when you set up your character, and it cannot be changed after that. It has no real effect - aliens and droids do not have any different powers than humans. It's just for role-playing purposes.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='radio'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='radio/fed radio'>
         Fed Radio is an internet radio station run by one of the players, Archer. Sadly, it is off air at the moment, but we hope it will be back soon.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='rank'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='rank/ranks/ranking/promote'>
         The 'RANKS' command lists all the ranks in the game, and tells you what you need to do for your next promotion. You can also find out the requirements for any rank with 'RANKS rankname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='ranking'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='rank/ranks/ranking/promote'>
         The 'RANKS' command lists all the ranks in the game, and tells you what you need to do for your next promotion. You can also find out the requirements for any rank with 'RANKS rankname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='rankings'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='rank/ranks/ranking/promote'>
         The 'RANKS' command lists all the ranks in the game, and tells you what you need to do for your next promotion. You can also find out the requirements for any rank with 'RANKS rankname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='ranks'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='rank/ranks/ranking/promote'>
         The 'RANKS' command lists all the ranks in the game, and tells you what you need to do for your next promotion. You can also find out the requirements for any rank with 'RANKS rankname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='read'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='post/read'>
         Players can write messages on the game's electronic noticeboard which can be read with 'READ'. This shows the last ten messages. 'READ 20' shows the last twenty messages.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'POST message' writes your message onto the board. You can have more than one message on the board at a time, but please don't spam the board! To remove all your messages, use 'UNPOST'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The board is cleared when the game resets.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='refuel'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='fuel/refuel'>
         Your ship's status will tell you how much fuel is in your tank - type ST.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can buy fuel anywhere, with the command 'BUY FUEL', but it costs a lot more in space than when you are on the ground, so check it frequently to avoid running out. If you do need to buy more in space, you can specify the amount with 'BUY tons FUEL' - just get enough to let you reach a planet.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='register'>

      <section name='business'>

         <para number='1' comment='register'>
         To promote to Industrialist, Traders register a business at the brokers on Earth. For details, read the Idiot's Guide at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/index.html.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='register'>
         To promote to Industrialist, Traders register a business at the brokers on Earth. For details, read the Idiot's Guide at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/index.html.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='registry'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='display registry/registrymer fl'>
         If you buy a ship from a planet which has a registration facility, it will be registered to that planet and will therefore be considered part of the planet's merchant fleet - otherwise it will be registered to Panama. 'DISPLAY REGISTRY' lists the planets which have a ship registration facility, and tells you the size of the merchant fleet.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='reinsure'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='insure/insurance/reinsure'>
         You can buy life insurance which means that if you die, you are cloned and wake up in the hospital. You start the game with insurance; after you die remember to buy some more to keep yourself protected. Your score tells you whether you are insured or not. Insurance is sold in the hospital ward - the cost goes up each time you die. The command is 'INSURE'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='reject'>

      <section name='bid'>

         <para number='1' comment='approve'>
         Industrialists can approve a bid for shares from a Financier with 'APPROVE BID bid#' where 'bid#' is the number of the bid, and reject it with 'REJECT BID bid#'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='approve'>
         Industrialists can approve a bid for shares from a Financier with 'APPROVE BID bid#' where 'bid#' is the number of the bid, and reject it with 'REJECT BID bid#'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Plutocrats use the command 'REJECT systemname' to reject a membership bid to join your cartel.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='relay'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can use the command 'RELAY playername' to broadcast everything that happens to you, so that it appears on another player's screen. You should never relay to somebody without talking to them first and getting their agreement to accept the relay.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can also relay to the channel you are tuned to, allowing you to broadcast to everyone who wants to tune in, with 'RELAY CHANNEL'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Stop relaying with 'RELAY OFF'
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='remote'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='check/price/remote etc'>
         Merchants and higher ranks can use the 'C PRICE commodity' command in an exchange to get the price for that planet. Traders can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname' to get the price of any commodity they have a futures contract in.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can get remote price checking by subscribing to the service offered by Messrs Trumble, Cruikshank &amp; Bone. Visit their offices on Earth and 'BUY REMOTE SERVICE'. This costs one slithy tove for a 31 day subscription. Then you can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname'. You can also get the price of a commodity on all the planets in the cartel you're in, with 'C PRICE commodity CARTEL'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         But wait, there's more! Another two slithies (a one-off payment this time) and the command 'UPGRADE REMOTE SERVICE' gives you two variants on this command: 'C PRICE commodity' lists the price for all the planets in your current system, and 'C PRICE commoditygroup planetname' gives you all the prices in the named commodity group for the planet (that's agri, resource, ind, tech, biological or leisure). You need to have a current remote price sub
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         And if that isn't enough, you can buy the premium ticker which gives you the price of a commodity on all the planets in the Galaxy. The ticker costs 5 slithy toves - buy it from anywhere with 'BUY PREMIUM TICKER'. You need to keep your basic remote price sub up to date to use it. The command is 'C PREMIUM commodity buy|sell|all'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='price'>

         <para number='1' comment='check/price/remote etc'>
         Merchants and higher ranks can use the 'C PRICE commodity' command in an exchange to get the price for that planet. Traders can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname' to get the price of any commodity they have a futures contract in.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can get remote price checking by subscribing to the service offered by Messrs Trumble, Cruikshank &amp; Bone. Visit their offices on Earth and 'BUY REMOTE SERVICE'. This costs one slithy tove for a 31 day subscription. Then you can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname'. You can also get the price of a commodity on all the planets in the cartel you're in, with 'C PRICE commodity CARTEL'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         But wait, there's more! Another two slithies (a one-off payment this time) and the command 'UPGRADE REMOTE SERVICE' gives you two variants on this command: 'C PRICE commodity' lists the price for all the planets in your current system, and 'C PRICE commoditygroup planetname' gives you all the prices in the named commodity group for the planet (that's agri, resource, ind, tech, biological or leisure). You need to have a current remote price sub
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         And if that isn't enough, you can buy the premium ticker which gives you the price of a commodity on all the planets in the Galaxy. The ticker costs 5 slithy toves - buy it from anywhere with 'BUY PREMIUM TICKER'. You need to keep your basic remote price sub up to date to use it. The command is 'C PREMIUM commodity buy|sell|all'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='service'>

         <para number='1' comment='check/price/remote etc'>
         Merchants and higher ranks can use the 'C PRICE commodity' command in an exchange to get the price for that planet. Traders can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname' to get the price of any commodity they have a futures contract in.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can get remote price checking by subscribing to the service offered by Messrs Trumble, Cruikshank &amp; Bone. Visit their offices on Earth and 'BUY REMOTE SERVICE'. This costs one slithy tove for a 31 day subscription. Then you can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname'. You can also get the price of a commodity on all the planets in the cartel you're in, with 'C PRICE commodity CARTEL'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         But wait, there's more! Another two slithies (a one-off payment this time) and the command 'UPGRADE REMOTE SERVICE' gives you two variants on this command: 'C PRICE commodity' lists the price for all the planets in your current system, and 'C PRICE commoditygroup planetname' gives you all the prices in the named commodity group for the planet (that's agri, resource, ind, tech, biological or leisure). You need to have a current remote price sub
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         And if that isn't enough, you can buy the premium ticker which gives you the price of a commodity on all the planets in the Galaxy. The ticker costs 5 slithy toves - buy it from anywhere with 'BUY PREMIUM TICKER'. You need to keep your basic remote price sub up to date to use it. The command is 'C PREMIUM commodity buy|sell|all'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='upgrade'>

         <para number='1' comment='check/price/remote etc'>
         Merchants and higher ranks can use the 'C PRICE commodity' command in an exchange to get the price for that planet. Traders can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname' to get the price of any commodity they have a futures contract in.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can get remote price checking by subscribing to the service offered by Messrs Trumble, Cruikshank &amp; Bone. Visit their offices on Earth and 'BUY REMOTE SERVICE'. This costs one slithy tove for a 31 day subscription. Then you can use 'C PRICE commodity planetname'. You can also get the price of a commodity on all the planets in the cartel you're in, with 'C PRICE commodity CARTEL'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         But wait, there's more! Another two slithies (a one-off payment this time) and the command 'UPGRADE REMOTE SERVICE' gives you two variants on this command: 'C PRICE commodity' lists the price for all the planets in your current system, and 'C PRICE commoditygroup planetname' gives you all the prices in the named commodity group for the planet (that's agri, resource, ind, tech, biological or leisure). You need to have a current remote price sub
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         And if that isn't enough, you can buy the premium ticker which gives you the price of a commodity on all the planets in the Galaxy. The ticker costs 5 slithy toves - buy it from anywhere with 'BUY PREMIUM TICKER'. You need to keep your basic remote price sub up to date to use it. The command is 'C PREMIUM commodity buy|sell|all'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='remove'>

      <section name='depot'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet owners can remove unwanted depots with 'EXPROPRIATE DEPOT businessname|companyname' where 'businessname|companyname' is the name of the owning business or company - for example, 'expropriate depot universal exports'. The CEO gets no compensation.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='factory'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet owners can remove unwanted factories with 'EXPROPRIATE FACTORY factory# businessname|companyname', where 'factory#' is the number of the factory you want to get rid of, and 'businessname|companyname' is the name of the owning business or company - for example, 'expropriate factory 4 universal exports'. This adds one production point to the planet's native production, in whatever commodity the factory was producing. The owner gets no com
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='repair'>

      <section name='depot'>

         <para number='1'>
         Manufactures can repair their depots with 'REPAIR DEPOT planetname'. This repairs 5% of the damage, and costs 200,000ig.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='factory'>

         <para number='1'>
         Manufacturers can repair their factories with 'REPAIR FACTORY 'factory#'. This repairs 5% of the damage, and costs 500,000ig.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Spaceships do not need to be repaired - they do not decay yet.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Manufacturers can repair their facilities with REPAIR DEPOT and REPAIR FACTORY - you can get help on both these commands.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='repay'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='repay/loan/debt/pay/pay loan'>
         Buying your first ship lands you with a massive loan. 10% of your payment for each job you complete will go to paying the loan back, and you can make additional payments at any time with 'REPAY groats'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='report'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can receive a report on exchange events as they happen by typing 'REPORT EVENTS'. 'CANCEL EVENTS' turns the notifications off again.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'SPYNET REPORT playername' gives you some information about the named player.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='reset'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The game closes down once a day, at 8.00am eastern, for the daily reset. If you are in the game when it closes, you will be logged off and your character's details saved. The reset usually only lasts about ten seconds, so you can come back almost immediately.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Once a month, the reset will last for longer to allow offsite backups and other maintenance to be carried out. The Fed II Star will warn you in advance of which day this will happen.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='retrieve'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='stash/retrieve/locker/storage'>
         You can put objects into your ship storage locker with 'STASH objectname', and get them back again with 'RETRIEVE objectname'. The locker holds 75 items. 'DI LOCKER' shows you the contents of the locker. You must be in your ship.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Planet owners can also put objects into the system display cabinet and retrieve them again. You must be on the landing pad.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='roulette'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='bet/casino/gamble/wager'>
         The only establishment that allows gambling is the casino on the moon, and the stakes at those tables are far too high for someone of your modest means.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='round'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='drink/pizza/round'>
         You can buy drinks for your friends with the 'BUY ROUND' command, which costs 5 groats and replaces 2 stamina for each person in the room. The command can be customized to buy whatever drink you like - 'BUY ROUND a large glass of Jack Daniels' will buy everyone in the bar a large glass of JD!
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can buy pizzas for your friends with 'BUY PIZZA', which costs 10 groats and replaces 5 stamina each. This can also be customized.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To buy food just for yourself, use 'BUY FOOD'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='rules'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         When you play Fed II you are bound by the game rules - go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/fed2rules.html to read them.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='save'>

      <section name='map'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet-owners who have changed the name or description of any of the locations on the planet can save them so they become permanent with 'SAVE MAP'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The game will automatically save your details and remember where you are so that when you log back on, you can carry on where you left off.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Planet-owners who have changed the name or description of any of the locations on the planet can save them so they become permanent with 'SAVE MAP'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='say'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         To talk to players in the same location as you, use 'SAY message' - for example: say Hello. Or you can replace the word say with a single or double quote.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='score'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='score/cash/balance/bank'>
         Type 'SCORE' or 'SC' to see your personal details, including your bank balance and your stats, and the planet you are on.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='sell'>

      <section name='bay'>

         <para number='1'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers can sell goods directly from your depot to the exchange with 'SELL BAY bay#'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='commodity'>

         <para number='1'>
         'SELL commodity' sells the named commodity from your ship's cargo hold to the exchange. You must be in an exchange.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='depot'>

         <para number='1'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers can sell a depot with 'SELL DEPOT planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='factory'>

         <para number='1'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers can sell a factory with 'SELL FACTORY factory#'
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can sell various things, depending on what rank you are at, and here are the commands. You can get help on each of these commands with 'HELP SELL item' - for example, 'help sell bay'. There's more detail at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/commands/index.html where all the commands are explained.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         SELL BAY
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         SELL commodity
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         SELL DEPOT
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         SELL FACTORY
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         SELL SHARES
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         SELL TREASURY
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         SELL WAREHOUSE
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='shares'>

         <para number='1'>
         Manufacturers can reduce their personal holding in their company with 'SELL amount SHARES'. You can sell 100 at a time, but your holding cannot go below 500.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Financiers use the command 'SELL amount SHARES name,  where 'name' is the name of the CEO or the name of the company, to dispose of shares in another company. Again, you can only sell 100 at a time.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='treasury'>

         <para number='1'>
         Manufacturers can sell off some of the treasury shares with 'SELL amount TREASURY'. You can only sell 100 at a time.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='ware'>

         <para number='1'>
         Merchants and Traders can sell the warehouse on the planet they are on with 'SELL WARE'. You get 250,000ig for the sale.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='warehouse'>

         <para number='1'>
         Merchants and Traders can sell the warehouse on the planet they are on with 'SELL WARE'. You get 250,000ig for the sale.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='send'>

      <section name='mail'>

         <para number='1'>
         POs can send mail to other members of the cartel (Sol cartel excepted) with 'SEND MAIL playername message' where 'playername' is either the name of one of your cartel-mates, or the word 'all' - which does the obvious - and 'message' is what you want to say. 'MAIL' lets you read any messages sent to you.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='sensors'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='jammers/sensors'>
         Jammers and sensors are just some of the extras that Jarrow Shipyard will sell you when you buy a custom ship; however, until such time as the Galactic Administration lifts its ban on ship to ship fighting, they have no use so can only be regarded as a rip-off.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='set'>

      <section name='cartel'>

         <para number='1' comment='set spread/set markup/markup'>
         Plutocrats can set a joining fee, or a sign-up bonus, for POs that join the cartel. The command is 'SET CARTEL fee|bonus megagroats', where 'megagroats' is the fee you want to charge or the bonus you want to offer. For example, 'set cartel fee 10' would charge joiners 10 meg, whereas 'set cartel bonus 20' would pay out a joining bonus of 20 meg.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='customs'>

         <para number='1' comment='set customs'>
         Plutocrats can set customs dues which will be levied on goods being brought into the cartel. The command is 'SET CUSTOMS percent' where 'percent' is the percentage you want to levy, between 0 and 100%. You need to be in the hub system to set the customs rate.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='factory'>

         <para number='1'>
         The 'set' commands are all related to factories:
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         SET FACTORY factory# OUTPUT exchange|depot - sets the destination for finished goods for the specified factory.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         SET FACTORY factory# STATUS stop|run - starts the factory running or brings it grinding to a halt.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         SET FACTORY factory# WAGES amount - sets the wages for the specified factory.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='markup'>

         <para number='1' comment='set spread/set markup/markup'>
         Planet owners can set the spread, which determines how much money the planet makes when the exchange buys or sells a commodity (in other words the markup) either by setting the overall spread for the whole exchange with 'SET SPREAD amount', or setting it for an individual commodity with 'SET SPREAD amount commodity'. The spread must be between 6 and 40.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can set the spread from off-world by adding the planet name to the commands: 'SET SPREAD amount planetname' and 'SET SPREAD amount commodity planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='max'>

         <para number='1' comment='set max/set min/stock/stockpile'>
         Planet owners can change the max and min stock levels for every commodity with 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount', or you can set the levels for individual commodities with 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount commodity'. When setting the max, the level must be between 20,000 and 200. When setting the min, it must be between 2,000 and 100.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To use the commands remotely, use 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount planetname' and 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount commodity planetname '.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='min'>

         <para number='1' comment='set max/set min/stock/stockpile'>
         Planet owners can change the max and min stock levels for every commodity with 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount', or you can set the levels for individual commodities with 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount commodity'. When setting the max, the level must be between 20,000 and 200. When setting the min, it must be between 2,000 and 100.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To use the commands remotely, use 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount planetname' and 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount commodity planetname '.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The following 'set' commands are all related to factories:
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         SET FACTORY factory# OUTPUT exchange|depot - sets the destination for finished goods for the specified factory.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         SET FACTORY factory# STATUS stop|run - starts the factory running or brings it grinding to a halt.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         SET FACTORY factory# WAGES amount - sets the wages for the specified factory.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         Planet owners can use these 'set' commands:
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         SET SPREAD
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         SET STOCKPILE
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         SET YARD
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         Plutocrats can use the following 'set' commands:
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         SET CARTEL
         </para>

         <para number='11'>
         SET CUSTOMS
         </para>

         <para number='12'>
         SET PRODUCTION
         </para>

         <para number='13'>
         There are help entries for these commands.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='output'>

         <para number='1'>
         The command 'SET FACTORY factory# OUTPUT exchange|depot' sets the destination for finished goods for the specified factory.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='production'>

         <para number='1'>
         To set a Blish city's production slot, the command is 'SET PRODUCTION cityname TO commodityname', for example 'set production nutbush city to furs'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To stop it again, use 'STOP PRODUCTION cityname slotnumber', for example 'stop production nutbush city 3'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='spread'>

         <para number='1' comment='set spread/set markup/markup'>
         Planet owners can set the spread, which determines how much money the planet makes when the exchange buys or sells a commodity (in other words the markup) either by setting the overall spread for the whole exchange with 'SET SPREAD amount', or setting it for an individual commodity with 'SET SPREAD amount commodity'. The spread must be between 6 and 40.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can set the spread from off-world by adding the planet name to the commands: 'SET SPREAD amount planetname' and 'SET SPREAD amount commodity planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='status'>

         <para number='1'>
         The command 'SET FACTORY factory# STATUS stop|run starts the factory running or brings it grinding to a halt.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='stockpile'>

         <para number='1' comment='set max/set min/stock/stockpile'>
         Planet owners can change the max and min stock levels for every commodity with 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount', or you can set the levels for individual commodities with 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount commodity'. When setting the max, the level must be between 20,000 and 200. When setting the min, it must be between 2,000 and 100.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To use the commands remotely, use 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount planetname' and 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount commodity planetname '.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='wages'>

         <para number='1'>
         The command 'SET FACTORY factory# WAGES amount' sets the wages for the specified factory.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='yard'>

         <para number='1'>
         Planet owners can change the price ships are sold at on their planets with 'SET YARD amount', where the amount must be between -10 and 10. A negative number makes the ships cheaper; a positive number makes them more expensive.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='sex'>

      <section name='change'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can change your gender by visiting the hospital on Earth, and making use of the gender realignment machinery. It costs 999 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='sex/gender/female/male/neuter'>
         There are three genders recognized by the Galactic Administration: male, female and neuter. You can change your gender by visiting the hospital on Earth and making use of the gender realignment machinery, at a cost of 999 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='share'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='invest/share/s/buy shares'>
         Financiers can bid for shares in businesses with 'BID amount AT shareprice IN businessname' and invest in other companies with 'BUY amount SHARES companyname', where 'amount' is the number of shares you want to buy. For more details about businesses and companies, read the Idiot's Guide!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='shares'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='invest/share/s/buy shares'>
         Financiers can bid for shares in businesses with 'BID amount AT shareprice IN businessname' and invest in other companies with 'BUY amount SHARES companyname', where 'amount' is the number of shares you want to buy. For more details about businesses and companies, read the Idiot's Guide!
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='ship'>

      <section name='locker'>

         <para number='1' comment='stash/retrieve/locker/storage'>
         Put objects into your ship storage locker with 'STASH objectname', and get them back again with 'RETRIEVE objectname'. The locker holds 75 items. 'DI LOCKER' shows you the contents of the locker. You must be in your ship.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='spaceship/spaceships/ship/ships'>
         You need a spaceship to move around in Federation. You buy a ship from Jarrow Shipyards, near the spaceport on Earth. Before you are allowed to purchase it, however, you need to obtain a permit from the Galactic Administration - 'HELP PERMIT' tells you how to get one.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         When you have bought your ship it will be waiting for you in orbit. You reach it by taking a shuttle from the landing pad - the command is 'BOARD'. 'HELP MOVE' will tell you how to fly your ship.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='permit'>

         <para number='1'>
         You need a permit before you can buy a spaceship, which you get from the Galactic Administration headquarters - the Starter Map for Earth at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/planetmaps.html shows you the route to the permit office. Type BRIBE CLERK to get your permit - it costs a small number of groats plus a slithy tove.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='storage'>

         <para number='1' comment='stash/retrieve/locker/storage'>
         Put objects into your ship storage locker with 'STASH objectname', and get them back again with 'RETRIEVE objectname'. The locker holds 75 items. 'DI LOCKER' shows you the contents of the locker. You must be in your ship.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='ships'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='spaceship/spaceships/ship/ships'>
         You need a spaceship to move around in Federation. You buy a ship from Jarrow Shipyards, near the spaceport on Earth. Before you are allowed to purchase it, however, you need to obtain a permit from the Galactic Administration - 'HELP PERMIT' tells you how to get one.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         When you have bought your ship it will be waiting for you in orbit. You reach it by taking a shuttle from the landing pad - the command is 'BOARD'. 'HELP MOVE' will tell you how to fly your ship.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='shop'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='shop/shops'>
         Shops sell a variety of things but there is no command that simply lists what's on offer. Read the room description and, if there is a shop assistant or clerk, try talking to him, her or it to find out what's for sale.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='shops'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='shop/shops'>
         Shops sell a variety of things but there is no command that simply lists what's on offer. Read the room description and, if there is a shop assistant or clerk, try talking to him, her or it to find out what's for sale.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='shuffle'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='warehouse/ware/depot/fetch/stor'>
         Merchants who have proved themselves can purchase warehouses to store goods in so they are not stolen from their ships at reset. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/ware.html for the requirements. Once you have a permit, go to an exchange and 'BUY WARE'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'STORE cargoname' moves the named cargo from your ship into the warehouse. 'DI WARE planetname' lists the contents of the warehouse, and 'FETCH #' moves the contents of the specified bay into your ship. 'SHUFFLE' moves all the goods to the lowest-numbered bays. Dispose of a warehouse with 'SELL WARE'. 'DI WARE' (without specifying a planet) lists all of your warehouses.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers can buy depots to aid in running their factories. The commands work the same as for warehouses: 'BUY DEPOT', 'DI DEPOT planetname' or 'DI DEPOT', and storing, fetching and shuffling are the same. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/depot.html for more info about depots.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='shuttle'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The Venus shuttle connects the main city to the four mining areas. To get in and out of the shuttle, use the standard commands - IN and O.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Your personal shuttle takes you between your ship in orbit, and the ground. Type 'BOARD' to use your shuttle, either way.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='sleep'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You do not have to sleep in this game - you regain lost stamina by visiting a bar and eating or drinking something. See 'HELP FOOD' for more details.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='slithies'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='slithy/slithies'>
         Slithy toves are rare alien creatures, the ownership certificates for which are so valuable they are now considered currency in their own right, and can be used to bribe people in order to gain goods or favors. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/corruption.html for more details on this kind of bribe.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='slithy'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='slithy/slithies/slithy tove/gif'>
         Slithy toves are rare alien creatures, the ownership certificates for which are so valuable they are now considered currency in their own right, and can be used to bribe people in order to gain goods or favors. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/corruption.html for more details on this kind of bribe.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='tove'>

         <para number='1' comment='slithy/slithies/slithy tove/gif'>
         Slithy toves are rare alien creatures, the ownership certificates for which are so valuable they are now considered currency in their own right, and can be used to bribe people in order to gain goods or favors. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/corruption.html for more details on this kind of bribe.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='toves'>

         <para number='1' comment='slithy/slithies/slithy tove/gif'>
         Slithy toves are rare alien creatures, the ownership certificates for which are so valuable they are now considered currency in their own right, and can be used to bribe people in order to gain goods or favors. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/galactica/corruption.html for more details on this kind of bribe.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='smile'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='grope/hug/kiss/tickle/etc'>
         There are lots of ways to show your friendship to another person. You can 'HUG playername', or kiss them, or smile at them - these commands even work if they are not in the same room. You can also 'TICKLE playername', or cuddle them or snog them, but these can only be done in the same place.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can also just 'SMILE' generally rather than at a specific person.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='snog'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='grope/hug/kiss/tickle/etc'>
         There are lots of ways to show your friendship to another person. You can 'HUG playername', or kiss them, or smile at them - these commands even work if they are not in the same room. You can also 'TICKLE playername', or cuddle them or snog them, but these can only be done in the same place.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can also just 'SMILE' generally rather than at a specific person.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='spaceship'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='spaceship/spaceships/ship/ships'>
         You need a spaceship to move around in Federation. You buy a ship from Jarrow Shipyards, near the spaceport on Earth. Before you are allowed to purchase it, however, you need to obtain a permit from the Galactic Administration - 'HELP PERMIT' tells you how to get one.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         When you have bought your ship it will be waiting for you in orbit. You reach it by taking a shuttle from the landing pad - the command is 'BOARD'. 'HELP MOVE' will tell you how to fly your ship.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='spaceships'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='spaceship/spaceships/ship/ships'>
         You need a spaceship to move around in Federation. You buy a ship from Jarrow Shipyards, near the spaceport on Earth. Before you are allowed to purchase it, however, you need to obtain a permit from the Galactic Administration - 'HELP PERMIT' tells you how to get one.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         When you have bought your ship it will be waiting for you in orbit. You reach it by taking a shuttle from the landing pad - the command is 'BOARD'. 'HELP MOVE' will tell you how to fly your ship.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='species'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='race/species'>
         You decide the race or species when you set up your character, and it cannot be changed after that. It has no real effect - aliens and droids do not have any different powers than humans. It's just for role-playing purposes.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='split'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='split/split stock/split shares'>
         CEOs can increase the number of shares in their company by splitting the stock. This doubles the number of shares, and halves the value of each share - so if you have 10,000 shares valued at 4ig each, then splitting the stock will give you 20,000 shares at 2ig each. The command is 'SPLIT STOCK'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You have to pay the brokers a commission of 5,000ig - after all, they have to do the paperwork for you. You can only split the stock four times, giving you a total of 160,000 shares, and the share price cannot go below 2ig a share.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='shares'>

         <para number='1' comment='split/split stock/split shares'>
         CEOs can increase the number of shares in their company by splitting the stock. This doubles the number of shares, and halves the value of each share - so if you have 10,000 shares valued at 4ig each, then splitting the stock will give you 20,000 shares at 2ig each. The command is 'SPLIT STOCK'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You have to pay the brokers a commission of 5,000ig - after all, they have to do the paperwork for you. You can only split the stock four times, giving you a total of 160,000 shares, and the share price cannot go below 2ig a share.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='stock'>

         <para number='1' comment='split/split stock'>
         CEOs can increase the number of shares in their company by splitting the stock. This doubles the number of shares, and halves the value of each share - so if you have 10,000 shares valued at 4ig each, then splitting the stock will give you 20,000 shares at 2ig each. The command is 'SPLIT STOCK'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You have to pay the brokers a commission of 5,000ig - after all, they have to do the paperwork for you. You can only split the stock four times, giving you a total of 160,000 shares, and the share price cannot go below 2ig a share.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='sponsor'>

      <section name='fed'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can donate some of your slithies back to Fed II, in order to directly support the running of the game, with 'SPONSOR FED amount' where 'amount' is the number of slithies you want to donate. Sponsors have access to a special location, the hunting lodge in the wilderness on Earth, and if they choose can be listed on the sponsors web page at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/sponsors.html where there is also more information about sponsorship.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can donate some of your slithies back to Fed II, in order to directly support the running of the game, with 'SPONSOR FED amount' where 'amount' is the number of slithies you want to donate. Sponsors have access to a special location, the hunting lodge in the wilderness on Earth, and if they choose can be listed on the sponsors web page at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/sponsors.html where there is also more information about sponsorship.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='spread'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='set spread/set markup/markup'>
         Planet owners can set the spread, which determines how much money the planet makes when the exchange buys or sells a commodity (in other words the markup) either by setting the overall spread for the whole exchange with 'SET SPREAD amount', or setting it for an individual commodity with 'SET SPREAD amount commodity'. The spread must be between 6 and 40.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can set the spread from off-world by adding the planet name to the commands: 'SET SPREAD amount planetname' and 'SET SPREAD amount commodity planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='spy'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='spy/spybeam'>
         The Galactic Administration banned the use of spybeams due to too many privacy lawsuits clogging up the courts and bringing the legal system grinding to a halt. If you want to show someone else what you are doing, use the 'RELAY' command - 'HELP RELAY' tells you how it works.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='spybeam'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='spybeam/s'>
         Spybeams have been outlawed following a number of lawsuits that resulted in nobody getting rich except the lawyers. They have been replaced by the ability to relay your text to another player - type 'HELP RELAY' for the details.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='spybeams'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='spybeam/s'>
         Spybeams have been outlawed following a number of lawsuits that resulted in nobody getting rich except the lawyers. They have been replaced by the ability to relay your text to another player - type 'HELP RELAY' for the details.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='spynet'>

      <section name='financial'>

         <para number='1'>
         'SPYNET FINANCIAL' lists economic happenings during the game session, such as share dividends, expropriated factories and so on.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         This secretive organization provides a variety of information:
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'SPYNET NOTICE' toggles on and off the notification of players coming into and out of the game.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         'SPYNET REPORT playername' gives you information about the named player.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         'SPYNET REVIEW' lists important happenings such as births, marriages, deaths and promotions since reset.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         'SPYNET FINANCIAL' lists economic happenings during the game session, such as share dividends, expropriated factories and so on.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='notice'>

         <para number='1'>
         'SPYNET NOTICE' toggles on and off the notification of players coming into and out of the game.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='report'>

         <para number='1'>
         'SPYNET REPORT playername' gives you information about the named player.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='review'>

         <para number='1'>
         'SPYNET REVIEW' lists important happenings such as births, marriages, deaths and promotions since reset.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='staff'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can see a list of the staff members who are currently in the game by typing 'STAFF' and see a complete list of all the Fed staff at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/who.html - click on the names to read the bios.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         If you are stuck and want some help from staff, type 'CALL STAFF'. This sends a message to any staff who are logged on, so they can contact you to offer assistance.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='stamina'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='stats/statistics/stamina etc'>
         Your Fed II character has four statistics: strength, stamina, dexterity and intelligence. Type 'SCORE' or 'SC' to see the details. Each stat shows a current value and a maximum value. The current can never exceed the maximum.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Each of the stats has a different function. At this stage, some have more significance than others:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Strength - determines how many items you can carry, which isn't all that vital at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         Stamina - a general measure of your health, probably the most important stat. It goes down as you move around, or if you get injured. It goes up when you eat. If it reaches zero, you die.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         Dexterity - determines how good you are at manipulating things, not very important at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         Intelligence - determines how powerful a computer you can install in your ship, not very important at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         You can buy extra stat points at a cost of 1 slithy tove per point - each stat can be increased to 150. You are limited to one stat increase per day. The command is 'BUY statname' but it will only work if you are in the place that offers the service for that stat. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/progress/selfimprovement.html for the list of those places.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='star'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You start out in the Solar System, but once you reach the rank of Captain you can visit other star systems using the Interstellar Link to jump through hyperspace. 'DI SYSTEM systemname' gives you some information about a star system, including what planets it contains. 'JUMP systemname' will take you there - 'JUMP' on its own tells you what systems you can get to.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can only jump directly to any system in the cartel you are in, but you can only jump to another cartel via the hub systems.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To find out what star system a planet is in, type 'WHEREIS planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='system'>

         <para number='1'>
         You start out in the Solar System, but once you have amassed 50 hauling credits, you can visit other star systems using the Interstellar Link to jump through hyperspace. 'DI SYSTEM systemname' gives you some information about a star system, including what planets it contains. 'JUMP systemname' will take you there - 'JUMP' on its own tells you what systems you can get to.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can only jump directly to any system in the cartel you are in, but you can only jump to another cartel via the hub systems.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To find out what star system a planet is in, type 'WHEREIS planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='starbase1'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Starbase1 was the deathstar belonging to the Emperor Ming. Situated in Arena Space, it is currently open to visitors, although there are persistent rumors that the Galactic Administration will find an official use for it soon and access will be restricted.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='start'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Communicating: To talk to other players, type COM followed by your message, then hit return. For example, type: com hello. This will send your message to all players in the game. Using the command SAY will send the messages just to those in the same room, for example: say hi there.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Moving: You can move round by giving compass directions - N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW, UP, DOWN, IN and OUT.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         'WHO' tells you who is playing, and 'LOOK' gives you a description of the room.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         If you stay in the room where you start the game, and 'PRESS BUTTON', you will see messages explaining what to do to get yourself a spaceship.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         Full help can be found on the ibgames web site at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/info/index.html where you can read the QuickStart Guide for the basic information you need to get started, and the Idiot's Guide to Fed II for full instructions.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='stash'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='stash/retrieve/locker/storage'>
         You can put objects into your ship storage locker with 'STASH objectname', and get them back again with 'RETRIEVE objectname'. The locker holds 75 items. 'DI LOCKER' shows you the contents of the locker. You must be in your ship.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Planet owners can also put objects into the system display cabinet and retrieve them again. You must be on the landing pad.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='statistics'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='stats/statistics/stamina etc'>
         Your Fed II character has four statistics: strength, stamina, dexterity and intelligence. Type 'SCORE' or 'SC' to see the details. Each stat shows a current value and a maximum value. The current can never exceed the maximum.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Each of the stats has a different function. At this stage, some have more significance than others:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Strength - determines how many items you can carry, which isn't all that vital at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         Stamina - a general measure of your health, probably the most important stat. It goes down as you move around, or if you get injured. It goes up when you eat. If it reaches zero, you die.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         Dexterity - determines how good you are at manipulating things, not very important at the moment.
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         Intelligence - determines how powerful a computer you can install in your ship, not very important at the moment.
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         You can buy extra stat points at a cost of 1 slithy tove per point - each stat can be increased to 150. You are limited to one stat increase per day. The command is 'BUY statname' but it will only work if you are in the place that offers the service for that stat. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/progress/selfimprovement.html for the list of those places.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='stats'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='stats/statistics/stamina etc'>
         Your Fed II character has four statistics: strength, stamina, dexterity and intelligence. Type 'SCORE' or 'SC' to see the details. Each stat shows a current value and a maximum value. The current can never exceed the maximum.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Each of the stats has a different function. At this stage, some have more significance than others:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Strength - determines how many items you can carry, which isn't all that vital at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         Stamina - a general measure of your health, probably the most important stat. It goes down as you move around, or if you get injured. It goes up when you eat. If it reaches zero, you die.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         Dexterity - determines how good you are at manipulating things, not very important at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         Intelligence - determines how powerful a computer you can install in your ship, not very important at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         You can buy extra stat points at a cost of 1 slithy tove per point - each stat can be increased to 150. You are limited to one stat increase per day. The command is 'BUY statname' but it will only work if you are in the place that offers the service for that stat. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/progress/selfimprovement.html for the list of those places.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='status'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         'STATUS' or 'ST' shows you your ship's details. The significant figure is the amount of fuel - keep an eye on this and make sure you top it up frequently.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='step'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='step/step onto'>
         Movement on The Lattice is via colored transporation disks. To use a disk, 'STEP ONTO color' - for example, 'step onto black'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='onto'>

         <para number='1' comment='step/step onto'>
         Movement on The Lattice is via colored transporation disks. To use a disk, 'STEP ONTO color' - for example, 'step onto black'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='steve'>

      <section name='dores'>

         <para number='1' comment='stevedores/steve dores'>
         Who is this Steve Dores person, and why is he always nicking my stuff?
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='stevedores'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='stevedores/steve dores'>
         Who is this Steve Dores person, and why is he always nicking my stuff?
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='stock'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='set max/set min/stock/stockpile'>
         Planet owners can change the max and min stock levels for every commodity with 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount', or you can set the levels for individual commodities with 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount commodity'. When setting the max, the level must be between 20,000 and 200. When setting the min, it must be between 2,000 and 100.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To use the commands remotely, use 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount planetname' and 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount commodity planetname '.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='stockpile'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='set max/set min/stock/stockpile'>
         Planet owners can change the max and min stock levels for every commodity with 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount', or you can set the levels for individual commodities with 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount commodity'. When setting the max, the level must be between 20,000 and 200. When setting the min, it must be between 2,000 and 100.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To use the commands remotely, use 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount planetname' and 'SET STOCKPILE min|max amount commodity planetname '.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='stockpiles'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='set max/set min/stock/stockpile'>
         Planet owners can change the max and min stock levels for every commodity with 'SET EXCHANGE MAX amount' and 'SET EXCHANGE MIN amount', or you can set the levels for individual commodities with 'SET commodity MAX amount' and 'SET commodity MIN amount'. You must be on your own planet. When setting the max, the level must be between 20,000 and 200. When setting the min, it must be between 2,000 and 100.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='stop'>

      <section name='factory'>

         <para number='1' comment='stop/stop factory'>
         To mothball a factory, use the command 'SET FACTORY factory# STATUS STOP'. This stops production until reversed with 'SET FACTORY factory# STATUS RUN'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='stop/stop factory'>
         To mothball a factory, use the command 'SET FACTORY factory# STATUS STOP'. This stops production until reversed with 'SET FACTORY factory# STATUS RUN'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To stop the production of one of a Blish City's slots, use  'STOP PRODUCTION cityname slotnumber', for example 'stop production nutbush city 3'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='production'>

         <para number='1'>
         To stop the production of one of a Blish City's slots, use  'STOP PRODUCTION cityname slotnumber', for example 'stop production nutbush city 3'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='storage'>

      <section name='locker'>

         <para number='1' comment='stash/retrieve/locker/storage'>
         Put objects into your ship storage locker with 'STASH objectname', and get them back again with 'RETRIEVE objectname'. The locker holds 75 items. 'DI LOCKER' shows you the contents of the locker. You must be in your ship.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='permit'>

         <para number='1'>
         Manufacturers can increase factory storage once, but to make it any bigger you need a storage permit from the Galactic Administration, which costs half a megagroat plus one slithy - 'BUY STORAGE PERMIT'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='store'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='warehouse/ware/depot/fetch/stor'>
         Merchants who have proved themselves can purchase warehouses to store goods in so they are not stolen from their ships at reset. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/ware.html for the requirements. Once you have a permit, go to an exchange and 'BUY WARE'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'STORE cargoname' moves the named cargo from your ship into the warehouse. 'DI WARE planetname' lists the contents of the warehouse, and 'FETCH #' moves the contents of the specified bay into your ship. 'SHUFFLE' moves all the goods to the lowest-numbered bays. Dispose of a warehouse with 'SELL WARE'. Traders can also sell warehouses, but not buy them. 'DI WARE' (without specifying a planet) lists all of your warehouses.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers can buy depots to aid in running their factories. The commands work the same as for warehouses: 'BUY DEPOT', 'DI DEPOT planetname' or 'DI DEPOT', and storing, fetching and shuffling are the same. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/depot.html for more info about depots.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         See 'HELP LOCKER' for details of your ship's storage locker.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='strength'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='stats/statistics/stamina etc'>
         Your Fed II character has four statistics: strength, stamina, dexterity and intelligence. Type 'SCORE' or 'SC' to see the details. Each stat shows a current value and a maximum value. The current can never exceed the maximum.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Each of the stats has a different function. At this stage, some have more significance than others:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Strength - determines how many items you can carry, which isn't all that vital at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         Stamina - a general measure of your health, probably the most important stat. It goes down as you move around, or if you get injured. It goes up when you eat. If it reaches zero, you die.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         Dexterity - determines how good you are at manipulating things, not very important at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         Intelligence - determines how powerful a computer you can install in your ship, not very important at the moment
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         You can buy extra stat points at a cost of 1 slithy tove per point - each stat can be increased to 150. You are limited to one stat increase per day. The command is 'BUY statname' but it will only work if you are in the place that offers the service for that stat. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/progress/selfimprovement.html for the list of those places.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='suggestion'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='idea/suggestion'>
         If you have an idea about something you would like to see added to Fed II, or something you want to be changed, email your idea to feedback@ibgames.com. Please use the subject line 'Fed2 Idea'. We consider all suggestions and some of the best new features we have added to Fed in the past have come from player ideas.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='suicide'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         If you suicide and you do not have life insurance, your character will die dead-dead - that means it is deleted from the game, and you will have to start over. If you do have life insurance, you will wake up in the hospital. If you don't want to die dead-dead, make sure you buy more insurance before leaving the hospital.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='syndicrat'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Syndicrat is the 17th and highest rank in the game. It has not yet been coded: the highest available rank is Gengineer.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='system'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You start out in the Solar System, but once you have amassed 50 hauling credits, you can visit other star systems using the Interstellar Link to jump through hyperspace. 'DI SYSTEM systemname' gives you some information about a star system, including what planets it contains. 'JUMP systemname' will take you there - 'JUMP' on its own tells you what systems you can get to.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can only jump directly to any system in the cartel you are in, but you can only jump to another cartel via the hub systems.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To find out what star system a planet is in, type 'WHEREIS planetname'.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         Financiers can link a new star system into the game automatically using the CLAIM command - type 'HELP CLAIM' for details.
         </para>

         <para number='5' comment='planet builder/editor/workbench'>
         At the rank of Mogul you can add a second planet to your star system. You can auto-link a stock planet using the COLONIZE command, or design the new planet manually using the workbench.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='systems'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You start out in the Solar System, but once you have amassed 50 hauling credits, you can visit other star systems using the Interstellar Link to jump through hyperspace. 'DI SYSTEM systemname' gives you some information about a star system, including what planets it contains. 'JUMP systemname' will take you there - 'JUMP' on its own tells you what systems you can get to.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can only jump directly to any system in the cartel you are in, but you can only jump to another cartel via the hub systems.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To find out what star system a planet is in, type 'WHEREIS planetname'.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         Financiers can link a new star system into the game automatically using the CLAIM command - type 'HELP CLAIM' for details.
         </para>

         <para number='5' comment='planet builder/editor/workbench'>
         At the rank of Mogul you can add a second planet to your star system. You can auto-link a stock planet using the COLONIZE command, or design the new planet manually using the workbench.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='tabi'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='tabi/wear tabi'>
         When visiting Pearl, you are expected to comply with the local customs, one of which is that visitors should wear the special slippers called tabi. When you are given a pair, type 'WEAR TABI' and you will be allowed to proceed.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='take'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         To take something, or pick it up, use the command 'GET objectname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='talk'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='talk/com/comm/comms/communicati'>
         To talk to all the players in the game, use 'COM message' - for example: com Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To talk to players in the same location as you, use 'SAY message' - for example: say Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To talk privately to a single player anywhere in the game, use 'TELL playername message' - for example: tell hazed Hello.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         For more information on talking to players in the game, see the manual at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/index.html which tells you all about the game.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         You can also talk to some mobiles - type 'HELP MOBILES' for more information.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='tax'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='tax/taxes/taxman'>
         Yes, there's a taxman in Fed DataSpace, and he (it must be a man, don't you think?) is always on the lookout for excess earnings that might be a sign of dodgy dealings and suspicious financial activity. Each rank has a threshold and the amount of groats above that threshold is deemed to be excess groats. Every day, the first time you log on after the reset, he will confiscate 20% of the excess.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Every time you log on, he'll check your bank balance and the first time it is over the required amount, he will confiscate 20% of the excess. He'll only do this once a day.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The thresholds are: 250,000ig for Commanders, 400,000ig for Captains, 600,000ig for Adventurers, 900,000ig for Merchants, 2,100,000ig for Traders, Industrialists and Manufacturers, and 2,500,000ig for Financiers.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         There is an additional excess profit tax levied against all business/company balances and planet treasuries: if they go above 1 gigagroat, the excess will be confiscated at reset.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='taxes'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='tax/taxes/taxman'>
         Yes, there's a taxman in Fed DataSpace, and he (it must be a man, don't you think?) is always on the lookout for excess earnings that might be a sign of dodgy dealings and suspicious financial activity. Each rank has a threshold and the amount of groats above that threshold is deemed to be excess groats. Every day, the first time you log on after the reset, he will confiscate 20% of the excess.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Every time you log on, he'll check your bank balance and the first time it is over the required amount, he will confiscate 20% of the excess. He'll only do this once a day.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The thresholds are: 250,000ig for Commanders, 400,000ig for Captains, 600,000ig for Adventurers, 900,000ig for Merchants, 2,100,000ig for Traders, Industrialists and Manufacturers, and 2,500,000ig for Financiers.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         There is an additional excess profit tax levied against all business/company balances and planet treasuries: if they go above 1 gigagroat, the excess will be confiscated at reset.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='taxi'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='cab/taxi/hovercab/hail'>
         You can take a hovercab ride as a shortcut from the Earth hospital to the spaceport. 'HAIL CAB' will do just that, and the journey will cost 92 groats.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='taxman'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='tax/taxes/taxman'>
         Yes, there's a taxman in Fed DataSpace, and he (it must be a man, don't you think?) is always on the lookout for excess earnings that might be a sign of dodgy dealings and suspicious financial activity. Each rank has a threshold and the amount of groats above that threshold is deemed to be excess groats. Every day, the first time you log on after the reset, he will confiscate 20% of the excess.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Every time you log on, he'll check your bank balance and the first time it is over the required amount, he will confiscate 20% of the excess. He'll only do this once a day.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The thresholds are: 250,000ig for Commanders, 400,000ig for Captains, 600,000ig for Adventurers, 900,000ig for Merchants, 1,500,000ig for Traders, 1,750,000ig for Industrialists and Manufacturers, and 2,500,000ig for Financiers.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='technocrat'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Technocrat is the 13th rank in the game. Technocrats will be able to add objects, mobiles and events to their planets, once the tools have been coded.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='teleport'>

      <section name='disks'>

         <para number='1'>
         Merchants and above can rent a teleporter to whizz around the Galaxy effortlessly; see 'HELP TELEPORT' for details.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         The only other working teleporter equipment is the transportation system on The Lattice, a set of colored disks that you step onto to move to different parts of the structure. The command is 'STEP ONTO color', where 'color' is the color of the disk you want to use.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Teleportation has recently been reintroduced, and players at Merchant or above can rent the equipment from Emily's Emporium on The Lattice with 'RENT TELEPORTER'. It costs 1 slithy tove for 30 days.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Teleport commands: 'TP' takes you to the LP of the planet you are on. 'TP address' takes you to the address on your current planet. 'ADDRESS' tells you the address of the location you are currently in.  'TP planetname' will take you to the LP of the named planet, provided it is in the same system, ie 'tp mars'. 'TP systemname.planetname' sends you to the LP of the named planet in the named system: 'tp rigel.rigel 4'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         You can only port to the LP of other planets - you can't go directly to a specific address. You can't port to or from a shielded location/to a closed system/to a system you have been exiled from/to space or from your spaceship/with goods in your cargo hold/if you or your ship is carrying a teleport-restricted object. Teleporting into a death location kills you just the same. Porting to a non-existent address drains stamina.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='teleporter'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Teleportation has recently been reintroduced, and players at Merchant or above can rent the equipment from Emily's Emporium on The Lattice with 'RENT TELEPORTER'. It costs 1 slithy tove for 30 days.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         Teleport commands: 'TP' takes you to the LP of the planet you are on. 'TP address' takes you to the address on your current planet. 'ADDRESS' tells you the address of the location you are currently in.  'TP planetname' will take you to the LP of the named planet, provided it is in the same system, ie 'tp mars'. 'TP systemname.planetname' sends you to the LP of the named planet in the named system: 'tp rigel.rigel 4'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         You can only port to the LP of other planets - you can't go directly to a specific address. You can't port to or from a shielded location/to a closed system/to a system you have been exiled from/to space or from your spaceship/with goods in your cargo hold/if you or your ship is carrying a teleport-restricted object. Teleporting into a death location kills you just the same. Porting to a non-existent address drains stamina.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='tell'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='tell/tightbeam'>
         To talk privately to a single player anywhere in the game, use 'TELL playername message' - for example: tell hazed Hello. You can also use TB which is short for tightbeam.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can also use 'TELL' to talk to mobiles - 'tell diesel hello' works the same as 'diesel hello'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='termwidth'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='termwidth/width/column/columns'>
         Most game front-ends can handle formatting text to the size of the window, but if you need to adjust it manually you can tell the game to wrap the text for you, using the command 'TERMWIDTH ##' where '##' is the width you want to set. You cannot set a termwidth of less than 40. The setting lasts until the end of your game session. To turn off the termwidth, use 'TERMWIDTH 0'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='tickle'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='grope/hug/kiss/tickle/etc'>
         There are lots of ways to show your friendship to another person. You can 'HUG playername', or kiss them, or smile at them - these commands even work if they are not in the same room. You can also 'TICKLE playername', or cuddle them or snog them, but these can only be done in the same place.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can also just 'SMILE' generally rather than at a specific person.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='tight'>

      <section name='beam'>

         <para number='1' comment='tell/tightbeam'>
         To talk privately to a single player anywhere in the game, use 'TELL playername message' - for example: tell hazed Hello. You can also use TB which is short for tightbeam.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='tightbeam'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='tell/tightbeam'>
         To talk privately to a single player anywhere in the game, use 'TELL playername message' - for example: tell hazed Hello. You can also use TB which is short for tightbeam.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='time'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Time flies when you are having fun, and what can be more fun than playing Fed II? To keep track of time use the command 'TIME' which displays the time (local to where the servers are, which is eastern time), the stardate, and tells you how long you have been in the game.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='timeout'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         There is no timeout in Fed - you can stay in the game as long as you want, without having to do anything at all.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='touchpad'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Some equipment, such as primitive airlocks, require you to 'PRESS TOUCHPAD' in order to operate them.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='tracey'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='tracey'>
         Tracey doesn't need your help - it is her job to help you! Of course, about all she is good for is giving you the keycard you need to use a buggy - to get one, the command is 'ASK TRACEY FOR AUTHORIZATION'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='trader'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Trader is the 6th rank in the game. Traders earn a living by purchasing futures contracts. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/futures/futures.html for details.  You can find out how Traders promote to the next rank with 'RANKS TRADER'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='trading'>

      <section name='cards'>

         <para number='1'>
         Trading cards are on sale at Clive's Collectibles on Castillo for one slithy each. They depict famous people, both contempory and historical, such as past Emperors of the Galaxy or famous entertainers. Each of the exclusive cards is only on sale for a short time so don't delay, get one today - the command is 'BUY cardname' where 'cardname' is the name of the person depicted on the card.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='transfer'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='Transfer/xfer'>
         Planet-owners can move money from their personal bank account to the planet treasury, with the command 'TRANSFER megagroats' or 'XFER megagroats', where 'megagroats' is the number of meg to be transferred. There is no limit on the amount you can transfer in one go. The transfer is taxed at the very high rate of one third.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can also use 'XFER megagroats planetname' which moves groats from the planet you are standing on, to the named planet. You must own both planets. There is no tax on this transfer. There is an upper limit of 100 on these transfers.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='transform'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='transform/transform slithies'>
         Planet-owners can finance an infrastructure build by converting four slithy toves to 10 meg, using the command 'TRANSFORM SLITHIES'. The cash is added to your treasury where it can be used to build something useful. You can only do this once every two weeks per planet.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='slithies'>

         <para number='1' comment='transform/transform slithies'>
         Planet-owners can finance an infrastructure build by converting four slithy toves to 10 meg, using the command 'TRANSFORM SLITHIES'. The cash is added to your treasury where it can be used to build something useful. You can only do this once every 30 days (and only days in which you log on will reduce the countdown until you can do it again).
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='transmit'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='channel/channels/join/transmit'>
         Rather than sending your message to all players using 'COM', you can tune to a channel and talk just to the other players on the channel, using 'XT message'. 'DI CHANNEL' lists all the channels currently in operation; 'JOIN CHANNEL channelname' joins you to an existing channel or sets up a new one. 'DI CHANNEL channelname' gives you the details for that channel, and 'LEAVE CHANNEL' tunes you off again.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='travel'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You cannot travel between planets except by flying your spaceship, and you don't sell your ship without buying a new one at the same time - once you stop being a groundhog, you are never without a ship.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='treasure '>

      <section name='hunt'>

         <para number='1'>
         To start the Magellan Society Treasure Hunt, go to their exhibition in Earth's spaceport, and talk to Victor. (For help with talking to mobiles, type 'HELP MOBILE'.)
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='tune'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The command to tune to a comms channel is 'JOIN CHANNEL channelname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='typo'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='feedback/typo/bug'>
         If you have a question, need help, want to make a comment or suggestion, or have found a typo or error, please send some email to feedback@ibgames.com. Put Fed2 in the subject line, so your mail won't get eaten by our voracious spam filters.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         If the typo or error is on an out-of-Sol planet, then you should tell the owner of the planet.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='unblock'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='block/ignore/unblock'>
         If you find a player annoying, you can ignore everything they say with the command 'BLOCK playername'. This means you will not see any messages coming from them over the comms. SAY messages and ACTs will also be blocked. The block lasts until you log off, or until you use the command 'UNBLOCK playername'. 'BLOCK' lists the players you are currently ignoring.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='unclip'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='wear/carry/doff/pocket/clip/un'>
         There are three ways to display objects in your inventory, so that other players can see them when they examine you: you can wear them, carry them and clip them to your keyring. None of these actions have any effect on the use the objects have; it's just for display purposes.
         </para>

         <para number='2' comment='wear'>
         The commands 'WEAR objectname' and 'CARRY objectname' display the specified objects. You can wear and carry as many objects as you like. Reverse it with 'DOFF objectname' and 'POCKET objectname'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To attach an object to your keyring, use 'CLIP objectname'. You can only have one object at a time dangling from the keyring. Remove the object with 'UNCLIP'.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         The keyrings themselves are available from the high-class store Gallagher's on Earth, for one slithy tove each. They are intended to display the charms, also on sale at Gallagher's, although you can clip any object to them. They also come with the key to the executive washroom.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='undivert'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='divert/undivert'>
         Plutocrats can divert goods sold or delivered to the exchange so that if they are needed for a graving dock build, they are put into the graving dock warehouse instead of the into the exchange's stocks. The command to start the diversion is 'DIVERT' and to turn it off again, it's 'UNDIVERT'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='unload'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='collect/deliver/pickup/dropoff'>
         For Commanders and Captains hauling cargo, 'COLLECT' and 'DELIVER' are the commands to load the cargo in and out of your ship. You must be in the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the relevant planet.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For Adventurers doing Akaturi jobs, the commands are 'PICKUP' and 'DROPOFF'. You must be in the location specified for the job.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='unpost'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         If you want to remove something you have posted to the game's electronic noticeboard, use the command 'UNPOST'. This removes all of your posts.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='update'>

      <section name='email'>

         <para number='1'>
         To change the registered email address for your account use 'UPDATE EMAIL new_email' where 'new_email' is what you want the email address to be changed to. Check what you set it to with 'DISPLAY EMAIL'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         To change the registered email address for your account use 'UPDATE EMAIL new_email' where 'new_email' is what you want the email address to be changed to. Check what you set it to with 'DISPLAY EMAIL'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         To change the password for your account use 'UPDATE PASSWORD new_password' where 'new_password' is what you want the password to be changed to. Passwords must be between 8 and 15 characters, and can only contains letters and numbers. If you forget your password, email feedback@ibgames.com and ask for help. You will need to give your account ID.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='password'>

         <para number='1'>
         To change the password for your account use 'UPDATE PASSWORD new_password' where 'new_password' is what you want the password to be changed to. Passwords must be between 8 and 15 characters, and can only contains letters and numbers. If you forget your password, email feedback@ibgames.com and ask for help. You will need to give your account ID.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='upgrade'>

      <section name='airport'>

         <para number='1'>
         Once you have built ten airports on a leisure planet, you can upgrade the airports so they allow you to move workthings between planets in the star system. The airport upgrade costs 5 slithy toves, and the command is 'UPGRADE AIRPORT'. You then use the 'ASSIGN' command to shift the workthings around.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You only need to do the upgrade on one planet in the system - this lets you move workers from and to any of the system's planets.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='depot'>

         <para number='1'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers can upgrade their depots with 'UPGRADE DEPOT'. You must be in an exchange, and you need a permit to upgrade more than once.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='factory'>

         <para number='1'>
         Manufacturers can upgrade their factories with 'UPGRADE FACTORY factory#'. The cost is 1,000,000 ig for a 5% increase, and you need a permit to upgrade more than once.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='install/upgrade'>
         At the moment you cannot install upgrades to your spaceship, you can only sell it and buy a better one.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can upgrade various things with the following commands:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         UPGRADE AIRPORT
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         UPGRADE DEPOT
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         UPGRADE FACTORY
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         UPGRADE STORAGE
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         You can get help on each of these commands with 'HELP UPGRADE facility' - for example, 'help upgrade depot'.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='storage'>

         <para number='1'>
         Manufacturers can upgrade their factory storage with 'UPGRADE STORAGE factory#'. The cost is 250,000 ig for a 75 ton increase, and you need a permit to increase the storage more than once.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='use'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Sometimes objects have specific commands - for example, you can push or press buttons and pull levers. Sometimes what you can do with an object will be pretty obvious - you can open a box or an umbrella, and climb a tree. If you can't figure out what to do with an object you can try to use it - even if that doesn't actually do anything useful, it may give a hint about how the object can be used.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='version'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         The 'VERSION' command helps POs to keep track of whether new files you have submitted have been linked into the game. This displays the file version number of your planet map. The file version number also shows on the status bar of the Workbench map editor, and it increases by 1 every time you save the map.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='void'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         If you decide you don't want to complete a cargo hauling job or an akaturi job, you can type 'VOID' to get out of it - but you will be fined.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='vote'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         You can vote for Fed II as your favorite game on The Mud Connector web site. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/vote.html and you will be redirected to the vote site. Vote every day and help keep us high in the ranks.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='wager'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='bet/casino/gamble/wager'>
         The only establishment that allows gambling is the casino on the moon, and the stakes at those tables are far too high for someone of your modest means.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='ware'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='warehouse/ware/depot/fetch/stor'>
         Merchants who have proved themselves can purchase warehouses to store goods in so they are not stolen from their ships at reset. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/ware.html for the requirements. Once you have a permit, go to an exchange and 'BUY WARE'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'STORE cargoname' moves the named cargo from your ship into the warehouse. 'DI WARE planetname' lists the contents of the warehouse, and 'FETCH #' moves the contents of the specified bay into your ship. 'SHUFFLE' moves all the goods to the lowest-numbered bays. Dispose of a warehouse with 'SELL WARE'. Traders can also sell warehouses, but not buy them. 'DI WARE' (without specifying a planet) lists all of your warehouses.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers can buy depots to aid in running their factories. The commands work the same as for warehouses: 'BUY DEPOT', 'DI DEPOT planetname' or 'DI DEPOT', and storing, fetching and shuffling are the same. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/depot.html for more info about depots.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='warehouse'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='warehouse/ware/depot/fetch/stor'>
         Merchants who have proved themselves can purchase warehouses to store goods in so they are not stolen from their ships at reset. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/ware.html for the requirements. Once you have a permit, go to an exchange and 'BUY WARE'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'STORE cargoname' moves the named cargo from your ship into the warehouse. 'DI WARE planetname' lists the contents of the warehouse, and 'FETCH #' moves the contents of the specified bay into your ship. 'SHUFFLE' moves all the goods to the lowest-numbered bays. Dispose of a warehouse with 'SELL WARE'. Traders can also sell warehouses, but not buy them. 'DI WARE' (without specifying a planet) lists all of your warehouses.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers can buy depots to aid in running their factories. The commands work the same as for warehouses: 'BUY DEPOT', 'DI DEPOT planetname' or 'DI DEPOT', and storing, fetching and shuffling are the same. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/depot.html for more info about depots.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='permit'>

         <para number='1'>
         Merchants need a permit before they can build warehouses, and as well as having to complete 300 successful trades and pay over a stack of groats, you will also need to bribe the clerk in the Planning and Zoning Dept with one slithy - 'BUY WAREHOUSE PERMIT'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='warehouses'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='warehouse/ware/depot/fetch/stor'>
         Merchants who have proved themselves can purchase warehouses to store goods in so they are not stolen from their ships at reset. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/ware.html for the requirements. Once you have a permit, go to an exchange and 'BUY WARE'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'STORE cargoname' moves the named cargo from your ship into the warehouse. 'DI WARE planetname' lists the contents of the warehouse, and 'FETCH #' moves the contents of the specified bay into your ship. 'SHUFFLE' moves all the goods to the lowest-numbered bays. Dispose of a warehouse with 'SELL WARE'. Traders can also sell warehouses, but not buy them. 'DI WARE' (without specifying a planet) lists all of your warehouses.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers can buy depots to aid in running their factories. The commands work the same as for warehouses: 'BUY DEPOT', 'DI DEPOT planetname' or 'DI DEPOT', and storing, fetching and shuffling are the same. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/depot.html for more info about depots.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='wares'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='warehouse/ware/depot/fetch/stor'>
         Merchants who have proved themselves can purchase warehouses to store goods in so they are not stolen from their ships at reset. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/trading/ware.html for the requirements. Once you have a permit, go to an exchange and 'BUY WARE'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         'STORE cargoname' moves the named cargo from your ship into the warehouse. 'DI WARE planetname' lists the contents of the warehouse, and 'FETCH #' moves the contents of the specified bay into your ship. 'SHUFFLE' moves all the goods to the lowest-numbered bays. Dispose of a warehouse with 'SELL WARE'. Traders can also sell warehouses, but not buy them. 'DI WARE' (without specifying a planet) lists all of your warehouses.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         Industrialists and Manufacturers can buy depots to aid in running their factories. The commands work the same as for warehouses: 'BUY DEPOT', 'DI DEPOT planetname' or 'DI DEPOT', and storing, fetching and shuffling are the same. See http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/guide/business/depot.html for more info about depots.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='washroom'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='washroom/executive washroom'>
         Access to the executive washroom in the Galactic Administration's HQ is restricted to those who have the key. If you buy a keyring from Gallagher's, it comes with the washroom key. Once in the washroom you can avail yourself of the facilities with such commands as 'USE FACILITIES', 'WASH HANDS', 'TAKE SHOWER'. and 'USE HOT TUB'. You can even order drinks and snacks while you relax in the washroom.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='weapon'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='weapon/-s/lasers/missiles etc'>
         Citizens are prohibited from purchasing or using personal weapons, and using weapons installed in spaceships. Lobby groups are putting pressure on the Galactic Administration to relax this prohibition, but so far they are refusing to budge. Until they do, it is pointless to buy weapons for your ship, despite the salesdroid's blandishments.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='weapons'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='weapons/lasers/missiles etc'>
         Citizens are prohibited from purchasing or using personal weapons, and using weapons installed in spaceships. Lobby groups are putting pressure on the Galactic Administration to relax this prohibition, but so far they are refusing to budge. Until they do, it is pointless to buy weapons for your ship, despite the salesdroid's blandishments.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='wear'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='wear/carry/doff/pocket/clip/un'>
         There are three ways to display objects in your inventory, so that other players can see them when they examine you: you can wear them, carry them and clip them to your keyring. None of these actions have any effect on the use the objects have; it's just for display purposes.
         </para>

         <para number='2' comment='wear'>
         The commands 'WEAR objectname' and 'CARRY objectname' display the specified objects. You can wear and carry as many objects as you like. Reverse it with 'DOFF objectname' and 'POCKET objectname'.
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         To attach an object to your keyring, use 'CLIP objectname'. You can only have one object at a time dangling from the keyring. Remove the object with 'UNCLIP'.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         The keyrings themselves are available from the high-class store Gallagher's on Earth, for one slithy tove each. They are intended to display the charms, also on sale at Gallagher's, although you can clip any object to them. They also come with the key to the executive washroom.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         Note that when visiting Pearl, you are expected to comply with the local customs, one of which is that visitors should wear the special slippers called tabi. When you are given a pair, type 'WEAR TABI' and you will be allowed to proceed.
         </para>

      </section>

      <section name='tabi'>

         <para number='1' comment='tabi/wear tabi'>
         When visiting Pearl, you are expected to comply with the local customs, one of which is that visitors should wear the special slippers called tabi. When you are given a pair, type 'WEAR TABI' and you will be allowed to proceed.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='wedding'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='marry/marriage/wedding/divorce'>
         Two players can get married in the registry office on Earth, at a cost of one slithy. Should the marriage later break down, one of the couple can divorce the other for two slithies.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='whereis'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         To find out what star system a planet is in, type 'WHEREIS planetname'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='whisper'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         To send a private message to another player, use the command 'TELL playername message' - for example, 'tell hazed hello'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='who'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='who/quickwho'>
         'WHO' lists all the players currently in the game. 'WHO planetname' lists those on a specific planet. 'WHO rank' lists all players of the specified rank who are in the game. 'QUICKWHO' gives an abbreviated list showing just the names.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='width'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='termwidth/width/column/columns'>
         Most game front-ends can handle formatting text to the size of the window, but if you need to do adjust it manually you can tell the game to wrap the text for you, using the command Usage: 'TERMWIDTH ##' where '##' is the width you want to set. You cannot set a termwidth of less than 40. The setting lasts until the end of your game session. To turn off the termwidth, use 'TERMWIDTH 0'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='wilderness'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1'>
         Visit Earth's wilderness area for that authentic back-to-nature experience. Wilderness Wonder-Tours will transport you there and then leave you to explore at your own pace, providing carriage home at your convenience. Enjoy the spectacular views, look out for the wild life, and relish the peace and quiet away from the hustle and bustle of Earth's busy metropolis.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         The WWT offices on Earth will be happy to arrange your trip to the wilderness.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='work'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='work/workboard/job/cargo/haul'>
         What you do to earn a living in the game varies from rank to rank. New players haul cargo around the Solar System. Cargo jobs are offered on the workboard - type 'WORK' to see the jobs currently available. You can be notified whenever new jobs are posted onto the workboard by typing 'JOBS ON' - turn the notifications off again with 'JOBS OFF'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For each job you are given the following information:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The job number.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         The planet where the cargo is, and the destination planet. If you're still a Commander, make sure you only accept jobs to and from Solar System planets. To find out which planets are in Sol, see the map at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html - scroll down to see the asteroid belt - or you can type 'DI SYSTEM SOL' to get a list of Sol planets.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         The size of the job, in tons - newbods start with 75 ton cargo holds so you can't carry larger jobs.
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         The commodity you will be carrying.
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         The time allowed, in galactic time units - one move in space equals 1 gtu. Ground moves don't count.
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         The payment you will receive for the job, in groats per ton.
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         The hauling credits you will receive, which you need for promotion.
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         To bid for a job, the command is 'AC job#' - for example, 'AC 3' for job number 3 on the board. Jobs are awarded to the first bidder. If you get a job, the details show on your ship's status - type 'ST'.
         </para>

         <para number='11'>
         To carry out the job, go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'from' planet and type 'COLLECT', then go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'to' planet and type 'DELIVER'. If you decide you don't want to do the job, type 'VOID' - but you will be fined.
         </para>

         <para number='12'>
         Adventurers earn groats by doing Akaturi jobs - type 'HELP AKATURI'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='workbench'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='planet builder/editor/workbench'>
         At the rank of Founder you own a planet which you design yourself, using a set of tools called the workbench. There are versions for Windows and for the Mac. Go to http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/workbench/index.html to download the workbench. There is also a selection of stock systems and planets which you can use if you don't want to design your own - 'HELP CLAIM' gives you the details.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='workboard'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='work/workboard/job/cargo/haul'>
         What you do to earn a living in the game varies from rank to rank. New players haul cargo around the Solar System. Cargo jobs are offered on the workboard - type 'WORK' to see the jobs currently available. You can be notified whenever new jobs are posted onto the workboard by typing 'JOBS ON' - turn the notifications off again with 'JOBS OFF'.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         For each job you are given the following information:
         </para>

         <para number='3'>
         The job number.
         </para>

         <para number='4'>
         The planet where the cargo is, and the destination planet. If you're still a Commander, make sure you only accept jobs to and from Solar System planets. To find out which planets are in Sol, see the map at http://www.ibgames.net/fed2/maps/solmap.html - scroll down to see the asteroid belt - or you can type 'DI SYSTEM SOL' to get a list of Sol planets.
         </para>

         <para number='5'>
         The size of the job, in tons - newbods start with 75 ton cargo holds so you can't carry larger jobs.
         </para>

         <para number='6'>
         The commodity you will be carrying.
         </para>

         <para number='7'>
         The time allowed, in galactic time units - one move in space equals 1 gtu. Ground moves don't count.
         </para>

         <para number='8'>
         The payment you will receive for the job, in groats per ton.
         </para>

         <para number='9'>
         The hauling credits you will receive, which you need for promotion.
         </para>

         <para number='10'>
         To bid for a job, the command is 'AC job#' - for example, 'AC 3' for job number 3 on the board. Jobs are awarded to the first bidder. If you get a job, the details show on your ship's status - type 'ST'.
         </para>

         <para number='11'>
         To carry out the job, go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'from' planet and type 'COLLECT', then go to the Armstrong Cuthbert office on the 'to' planet and type 'DELIVER'. If you decide you don't want to do the job, type 'VOID' - but you will be fined.
         </para>

         <para number='12'>
         Adventurers earn groats by doing Akaturi jobs - type 'HELP AKATURI'.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

   <category name='xfer'>

      <section name='nothing'>

         <para number='1' comment='Transfer/xfer'>
         Planet-owners can move money from their personal bank account to the planet treasury, with the command 'TRANSFER megagroats' or 'XFER megagroats', where 'megagroats' is the number of meg to be transferred. There is no limit on the amount you can transfer in one go. The transfer is taxed at the very high rate of one third.
         </para>

         <para number='2'>
         You can also use 'XFER megagroats planetname' which moves groats from the planet you are standing on, to the named planet. You must own both planets. There is no tax on this transfer. There is an upper limit of 100 on these transfers.
         </para>

      </section>

   </category>

</para-list>