updateQuickStats

Purpose: Updates stats from the '/' command.

Syntax: updateQuickStats [silent]

silent: An optional paramater that will supress the output of this command.

Notes: updateQuickStats is pre-loaded library command that sends '/' and waits on the response. TWX Extractor automatically parses the response any time quickstats is displayed and populates System Constants including QUICKSTATS, which is a formated text that a bot can display on the screen or send over SubSpace.

Example:

updateQuickStats Silent
send "'*" QUICKSTATS "*"
echo "ShipClass : " SHIPCLASS

The following system vars were added to hold quickstats data:

    TURNS - Returns the  number of TURNS remaining.
    CREDITS - Returns the  number of Credits available.
    FIGHTERS - Returns the  number of Fighters available.
    SHIELDS - Returns the  number of Shields available.
    TOTALHOLDS - Returns the total number of Holds in the  ship.
    OREHOLDS - Returns the number of Holds containing Fuel Ore in the  ship.
    ORGHOLDS - Returns the number of Holds containing Organics in the  ship.
    EQUHOLDS - Returns the number of Holds containing Equipment in the  ship.
    COLHOLDS - Returns the number of Holds containing Colonists in the  ship.
    EMPTYHOLDS - Returns the number of Empty holds in the  ship.
    PHOTONS - Returns the  number of Photons available.
    ARMIDS - Returns the  number of Armid Mines available.
    LIMPETS - Returns the  number of Limpet Mines available.
    GENTORPS - Returns the  number of Genesis Torpedoes available.
    TWARPTYPE - Returns the  number of Photons available.
    CLOAKS - Returns the  number of Cloaks available.
    BEACONS - Returns the  number of Beacons available.
    ATOMICS - Returns the  number of Atomic Detonators available.
    CORBOMITE - Returns the amount of Corbomite on the  ship.
    EPROBES - Returns the  number of Either Probes available.
    MINEDISR - Returns the  number of Mine Disrupters available.
    PSYCHICPROBE - Returns TRUE (1) if the  ship has a Psychic Probe.
    PLANETSCANNER - Returns TRUE (1) if the  ship has a Planet Scanner.
    SCANTYPE - Returns the type of Long Range scanner on the  ship.
    ALIGNMENT - Returns the players  Alignment.
    EXPERIENCE- Returns the players  Experience.
    CORP- Returns the players  corp number.
    SHIPNUMBER - Returns the number of the  ship.
    SHIPCLASS - returns hte Class od the  ship.
    QUICKSTATS - Returns a formatted string for use by Bots.
    ANSIQUICKSTATS - Returns a formatted string for use by Bots.
    QS - Returns an unformatted string for use by Bots.
    QSTAT - Returns an unformatted string for use by Bots.