                          Server : The HIDDEN Option

NAME
   Hidden - The HIDDEN option

Level: Expert

The following commands are restricted when the HIDDEN option is in play:

   power:  Will only display your country's power. Other nations never show up.
   report: Will only report on contacted countries, and no status (active/flux).
   relat:  Will only display contacted countries.
   news:   Will only show news about contacted countries (except for headlines).
   accep:  Will only display contacted countries.
   tele:   Only allowed with contacted and deity countries.

A  country  is  'contacted' with a successful spy, look, coastwatch, or recon,
when an attack is made, or when you are the victom of  an  attack  or  if  you
receive a telegram.

It  possible  for  contact  to be one sided. If you contact someone, they must
also contact you in order to obtain information from you. If you want  someone
to be able to contact you, you can send them a telegram.

Tech  and  research bleed only comes from contacted countries, so it's in your
best interest to explore as much as possible.

Because of the difficulty of tracking past news, news cannot be used  with  an
argument  under  this  option. Once the news is read, it cannot be read again.
This may change in the future.

If the LOSE_CONTACT option is in play, contact is lost after three  update  of
no  contact.  Contact  can  be maintained by the same methods described above.
It's important to note, however, that contact is retained by RECEIVING a tele-
gram, not sending one.

SEE ALSO
   Options, Server

