Some of the classes have been and continue to be adjusted slightly. No drastic changes though. See the [old link removed] thread in the mtrek.com forums for more info.
While they have little or no effect on actual gameplay, the “ranks”, seen on the odometer page [esc shift-o] and the in-game announcements, have been updated. Rank in mtrek has always been there for amusement primarily, and secondarily, as a recognition of sorts, for achieving high scores.
So here is a breakdown of the rank assignment system:
RANK DAMAGE GIVEN _____________________________________ ============ENLISTED RANKS=========== Crewman 3rd Class 0 - 9999 Crewman 2nd Class 10000 - 19999 Crewman 1st Class 20000 - 29999 Petty Officer 2nd 30000 - 39999 Petty Officer 1st 40000 - 49999 Chief Petty OFC 50000 - 59999 Sr Chief Petty OFC 60000 - 69999 Mstr Chf Petty OFC 70000 - 79999 Midshipman 80000 - 89999 Midshipman 1st Class 90000 - 99999 ========WARRANT OFFICER RANKS======== Warrant Officer 100000 - 119999 Chf Warrant OFC-2 120000 - 139999 Chf Warrant OFC-3 140000 - 159999 Chf Warrant OFC-4 160000 - 179999 Chf Warrant OFC-5 180000 - 199999 ======COMMISSIONED OFFICER RANKS===== Ensign 200000 - 249999 Lieutenant JG 250000 - 299999 Lieutenant 300000 - 349999 Lt. Commander 350000 - 399999 Commander 400000 - 449999 Captain 450000 - 499999 Fleet Captain 500000 - 549999 Commodore 550000 - 599999 Rear Admiral LH 600000 - 649999 Rear Admiral 650000 - 699999 Vice Admiral 700000 - 799999 Admiral 800000 - 999999 Fleet Admiral 1000000 AND ABOVE
Currently, the game announces any ship entering the game with more than 20,000 gold or more than 200,000 Damage Given
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