Interrupting orders

Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Oct 4 2000)

#### 1.3.4.1: Interrupting orders

Suppose the turn report shows the following orders queued:

      unit 5499
         # > study 2800 (executing for three more days)
         recruit 10
         explore

Sending in new orders for this unit will not disturb the still-running study command unless the first order is `stop`. For example:

If this were sent in:

      unit 5499
         move south

This would be the result:

      unit 5499
         # > study 2800 (executing for three more days)
         move south

To interrupt the study and get on with the move right away, instead send in:

      unit 5499
         stop
         move south

This will show:

      unit 5499
         # > study 2800 (executing for three more days)
         stop
         move south

Note that the stop queues like any other order; it does not actually interrupt the executing command until the turn runs. This means that the stop itself can be replaced by sending in another set of orders later.