			  The Deities Handbook
			      (Version 1.01)

				   by

			       Chad Zabel


     First of all I'd like to start off by stating that my grammer and 
spelling skills are not going to win me any awards.  Most of this was
written after very long days of work.  I know there are typos.
I just sat down each night and typed as much as I could.
Please be kind to the author when reading the following text.

     The goal of this handbook is to encourage other people to become
game Deities.  In the past most of the problems of keeping empire alive
was finding someone with a machine to put the game one.  Well today
more machines are available but we have very few people who can run a game.
This handbook is an attempt to make the transition from player to Deity
smoother.  I hope it will encourage others to start their own empire
server and hopefully run a few games.  Even if you only run local games
for your friends its a start.  

     Until I get a stable internet account again, please hold onto
any mistakes, corrections, or additions you might have for this article.
Sometime soon I will get another account and then I can handle the
updates to the handbook.

     I've tried to highlight important words with single or double quotes,
' ' or " ".  They will usually be important commands or key works that
in the topic I'm covering.  Of course you do NOT want to use the quotes
when entering commands on your system.

     I started to write the handbook, Phase1 and Phase2, using the 
Chainsaw.3.3 code.  Since that time tho alot of changes have occured 
to the server.  An offical name has not yet been decided on so I will simply
call it the 'new server'.  I will talk about both types of code and point
out important differances between them when needed.

     I recommend that you get a hardcopy of the handbook first.
Sit down and read ALL four Phases before you attempt to do anything.
This will give you a general idea of what an empire Deity need to
be able to do.  Then you can decide if you really want to do this.

     Running an empire game, even for fun, will take alot of time.
Don't rush things.  Do it correctly the first time and you will have
alot of fun.  Take shortcuts and be sloppy and you will pay the price
later on, in some way.

Enjoy,
Chad Zabel
aka Rad_Zone
