Disclaimer: some, if not all, of the following suggestions have been made before. This just explores some options and looks again at the issue of hex reports. ...
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Davis Kulis
davisk.ssia@...
Jan 3, 2001 1:22 pm
I'd like to object ... well, you get [partial] information in "Turn Events" section ... Explanation was already provided :) (as well as your suggestion ;) ...
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Alhaam
alhaam@...
Jan 3, 2001 4:44 pm
... I was counting on it ;-) ... Aha, that's a good point which I hadn't thought of. Thanks. You at least get the terrain type, and if the hex contains a...
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Pete Christie
stabliser@...
Jan 3, 2001 8:18 pm
Hi folks, Happy new year The idea of a scouting skill has som merit, but the idea of getting information on 37 hexes by having scout skill level 5 is ...
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Alhaam
alhaam@...
Jan 4, 2001 7:18 am
Hi Pete, Thanks for the ideas. ... Sounds sensible... ... I like this progression, except for the increasing information on the guard unit, which falls into...
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Trevor Tickner
trevort@...
Jan 4, 2001 8:03 am
... Ahh contraire, my good Alhaam : AtMap does recognise the terrain information represented in the events section of the turn report. I can't speak for CB, as...
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Aivars Liepa
aliepa@...
Jan 4, 2001 12:26 pm
Hi! As there was already said, scouts passing thry region aready get teh info on its type, oly that none of the mapper programs is already using it... There is...
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Pete Christie
stabliser@...
Jan 4, 2001 3:23 pm
... This is the report that an unskilled unit can get about the guard in a hex it isnt allowed into: Unit (665): Is forbidden entry to plain (16,54) in Valga...
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Alhaam
alhaam@...
Jan 5, 2001 7:14 am
... Well, in your example the scout in question wouldn't actually be able to get into the region to start with. But let's say he was in the region, then the...
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Pete Christie
stabliser@...
Jan 5, 2001 6:33 pm
Alhaam Well, I'll have to assume my message wasnt as clear as it seemed in my head, as I find myself agreeing with you <g> Now, what else do we need to...
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Veliq
DFVeliq@...
Jan 5, 2001 7:08 pm
darkmen...possibly wood elves and barbs...always considered those as good at these types of things. ... From: Pete Christie <stabliser@...> To:...
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Max Shariy
mshariy@...
Jan 5, 2001 7:59 pm
If someone is doing that, please do not put the scouting information into EVENTS section as was suggested! Just display it as regular hexes and units info....
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Chris Williams
WILLIAC6@...
Jan 5, 2001 8:34 pm
Please pardon the intrusion, my intent is not to spam, but simply to make the members of this group aware of a similar effort. This message is primarily for...
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Alhaam
alhaam@...
Jan 6, 2001 1:11 pm
Hi, ... Good point. Sort of like FARSight is done. ... good at ... How about only Nomads? All the other races have 4 specialities, but Nomads only have 3....
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Pete Christie
stabliser@...
Jan 6, 2001 5:31 pm
Hi all While I see the point of complying with existing client programs, I dont think we should blinker ourselves into thinking we MUST comply with the client...
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Maxx
mshariy@...
Jan 6, 2001 6:52 pm
Hello Pete, ... Huh? If you do not comply, data is not displayed. Why bother adding skill? ... Right. It is much easier to implement. Not to use. ... No...
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Pete Christie
stabliser@...
Jan 9, 2001 2:08 am
Hi Maxx ... I ... comply ... Because ... Tomorrow I'm going to start a company called Minisoft, the next day I'm going to create an atlantis client program...
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Tom (aka Tzarg)
tzarg@...
Jan 9, 2001 2:10 pm
... $50 is a good cost. But why a new skill anyway? Why not add it as another function of OBSE? ... No, for the simple reason that all of the races have...
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Tom (aka Tzarg)
tzarg@...
Jan 9, 2001 2:42 pm
... I'd pay... Actually, what we need is open source clients, so that anyone who has the time can update the client for new Atlanis features. ... Agreed, but...
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Andrey Repin
talweb1@...
Jan 9, 2001 4:56 pm
Greetings, Pete Christie! PC> Also I was expecting some more objections - afterall we are talking PC> about creating a feature that seems better/cheaper than...
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Max Shariy
mshariy@...
Jan 9, 2001 10:11 pm
Hello Pete, ... Nope. It's mandatory. Unless you are writing your own client and making millions on it first ;) ... Maybe an extra skill is too much? Just put...
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Heaven's Gate
LizardClan@...
Jan 11, 2001 7:23 pm
Dear Developers, Earlier this morning I downloaded and installed the latest version of Cygwin, which includes the gcc compiler, version 2.95.2-6, I believe....
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Heaven's Gate
LizardClan@...
Jan 11, 2001 9:21 pm
OK, I fixed my own problem. I'll post the required code changes for the benefit of others who might experience the same problem. ... The problem here is that...
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Heaven's Gate
LizardClan@...
Jan 11, 2001 10:05 pm
Dear Developers, I've heard of the infamous YEW BUG, which makes it impossible to actually use yew in Atlantis. I've heard that there are other known bugs,...
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Max Shariy
mshariy@...
Jan 11, 2001 10:14 pm
Hello Heaven's, ... Constructors can not be used like this in C++. You should rewrite the constructor. Best regards, Max...
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Heaven's Gate
LizardClan@...
Jan 12, 2001 3:46 am
Dear Max, ... Hmmm, really? After making this change the source code compiled. Are you saying that a constructor for a given class can't call another...
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Max Shariy
mshariy@...
Jan 12, 2001 5:07 am
Hello Heaven's, ... This one is correct. Your original design would not run as expected - the constructor call created another automatic instance of an object ...
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Davis Kulis
davisk.ssia@...
Jan 12, 2001 12:59 pm
... From: Davis Kulis [mailto:davisk.ssia@...] Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 10:05 AM To: Devlist (E-mail) Subject: [atlantisdev] Atlantis patches ...
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Heaven's Gate
LizardClan@...
Jan 12, 2001 2:38 pm
Dear Davis, or should I say "Stormy", ... Thanks for the excellent source of information! I just have one question, though. Can all these patches be applied...
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Davis Kulis
davisk.ssia@...
Jan 12, 2001 2:54 pm
... hehe, yeah ... Depending on what you want to get, as they contain not only bugfuxes but also additional features. I suggest you take a look at the text of...
