V[iew]

VIEW (Sea Only)

Permits a ship to see land details near it. V[iew] [B[order]] [M[ines]] [R[ange]] [] Where: <distance> is a numeric value from 1 to 20. With no arguments or a RANGE of 1, VIEW will show complete details of each sector within one of your current ship if you are in an island's inland waters. Mines waters will contain an "*". If the mines are yours they will be shown as "*Y", authorized mines as "*A". If arguments are used, a range greater than one can be seen on islands which you have visited in the past. Your ship will appear as "@". Your mines (and authorized mines) will be "*". Enemy mines will NOT be shown in this wider range display.

Example:
[Tanker #36:143 21.9]: v
Location: 511,516  SYSOP 143[#143] sector 25,34

[  1]  Sea   Sea  
 99%F  511   512  
 278M  515   515  

 Sea   Sea   Sea  
 510   511   512  
 516   516   516  

 Sea   Sea   Sea  
 510   511   512  
 517   517   517  


[Tanker #36:143 21.9]: sea 41
Ship is moving...Liner        @581,599

[Liner #41:650  0.7]: v
Location: 581,599  At sea
Nearest island: SYSOP 089[#89] Dist=4.0, Direc=270.0

[Liner #41:650  0.7]: view 10
Location: 581,599  At sea
Nearest island: SYSOP 089[#89] Dist=4.0, Direc=270.0

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[Liner #41:650  0.7]: 

 Note the period above is the location of the ship.

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