Version 1.0.0

TradeWars Server v1.0.0 (Canonical Server Release)

Release tag: v1.0.0
Scope: Server-only
Status: Feature complete, protocol-stable, production-ready baseline

This release marks the first complete, canonical server implementation of a TradeWars-style universe.
It provides a stable foundation for gameplay, automation, AI agents, and future client development.

Clients (Python test client and AI bot) are included for validation and stress-testing only.
All guarantees in this release apply to the server.

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What This Release Is

• A fully working TradeWars game server
• Canonical economy, movement, combat, planets, ports, and banking
• Protocol-correct and honest (no ghost commands)
• Deterministic, testable, bot-safe
• Designed to be extended, not rewritten

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Core Gameplay Systems (v1.0)

🌌 Universe & Movement

• Sector-based universe with hazards and ownership
• Warp movement, fuel usage, and navigation rules
• Avoids / bookmarks supported for navigation and bots
• Interdiction and transwarp mechanics implemented

🚀 Ships & Combat

• Ship combat with fighters, shields, hull damage
• Quasars, mines, limpets, and sector hazards
• Planetary defenses (CCC / atmosphere effects)
• Repair and upgrade mechanics at appropriate locations
• Deterministic combat resolution suitable for automation

🪐 Planets & Citadels

• Planet creation (Genesis)

• Ownership: player or corporation

• Citadel levels with treasury support

• Colonist-driven production (Ore, Organics, Equipment, Fuel)

• Private planetary stock (entity_stock abstraction)

• Illegal goods fully private (no public market leakage)

• Planet treasury:

  • Deposit / withdraw
  • Ownership and corp-role enforcement
  • Interest accrual via cron

⚓ Ports & Economy

• Canonical port buy/sell economy
• Supply, demand, and replenishment cycles
• NPC vs player planet auto-market distinction
• Market visibility rules enforced consistently
• No player-to-player contract trading in v1.0 (explicitly refused)

💰 Banking, Credits & Enforcement

• Player and corporate bank accounts

• Interest accrual (cron-driven)

• Fines system:

  • Listing outstanding fines
  • Payment and enforcement

• Insurance:

  • Policy listing
  • Policy purchase
  • Claim filing (minimal MVP semantics)

• All financial flows are ledger-based and auditable

🏛 Corporations

• Corporation membership and roles
• Corporate treasury and tax handling
• Dividend and tax cron hooks
• Permission enforcement aligned with ownership semantics

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Protocol & Architecture

📡 Protocol Stability

• Truthful system.cmd_list
• No advertised commands without implementations
• Stable refusal semantics for disabled / future commands
• Schema-driven responses
• Bot-safe and deterministic

🧠 AI & Automation Support

• First-class AI bot compatibility
• No ghost commands or speculative probing
• Consistent refusal envelopes
• Designed for swarm testing and load simulation

⏱ Cron & Background Processing

• Fully operational cron system

• Includes:

  • Planet growth
  • Interest accrual
  • Shield regeneration
  • Market settlement
  • NPC actions
  • Cleanup and TTL enforcement

• All cron tasks are observable and idempotent

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What Is Explicitly Not in v1.0

These systems are intentionally disabled or refused, not half-implemented:

• Federation / S2S commands
• Loans and loan markets
• Research system
• Stock exchange
• Market contracts
• Advanced insurance fraud mechanics
• Federation warfare

These are deferred to v1.1+ by design.

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Testing & Quality

• Extensive regression test coverage
• Deterministic server-side tests
• Python test client included for validation
• AI bot included for behavioural testing
• No undefined behaviour paths left reachable

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Upgrade & Compatibility Notes

• This is the baseline canonical release
• Future versions will extend, not break, v1.0 semantics
• Protocol stability is a primary design constraint going forward

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Summary

v1.0.0 is the point where the server stops being “a project” and becomes a game engine.

It is:

• Feature complete for classic TradeWars gameplay
• Honest in protocol and behaviour
• Safe for automation and AI
• Ready for long-term evolution

Client development, federation mechanics, and economic extensions now have a solid, trustworthy core to build on.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/rdearman/twclone/commits/v1.0.0-rc1