Olympia PBEM

4.1: Interrupting orders

Suppose the turn report shows the following orders queued:

unit 5499
   # > study 160 (executing for three more days)
   recruit 10
   explore

Sending in new orders for this unit will not disturb the still-running study command unless the first order is stop. For example:

If this were sent in:

unit 5499
   move south

This would be the result:

unit 5499
   # > study 160 (executing for three more days)
   move south

To interrupt the study and get on with the move right away, instead send in:

unit 5499
   stop
   move south

This will show:

unit 5499
   # > study 160 (executing for three more days)
   stop
   move south

Note that the stop queues like any other order; it does not actually interrupt the executing command until the turn runs. This means that the stop itself can be replaced by sending in another set of orders later.