Re: Galaxy question load and send

From: Tim Booth <tbooth@arch.usyd.edu.au>

Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Brian Greenfield wrote:
>
> On Fri, 13 Mar 1998 15:59:04 +1100, Tim Booth
> <tbooth@arch.usyd.edu.au> wrote:
>
> >
> >When did the modifier get added?
>
> Well, it's in my printout of the rules (v3.5D), dated December 1995.
> When it was added, I don't know, however.

Hmmm... mine are 3.5, late 94 and they don't have them.
However, always glad to find new ways of doing things :-)
>
> >My rules (and experience) tell me
> >that this set of orders will actually have this effect:
> >
> >L 99 COL 9     ; Load *all* ships with COL (AFAIK, the 9
> >                 has no effect)
> >S MAX Planet_A  ; Will send the *highest* numbered group
> >                 to Planet_A (And your cargo ships may
> >                 not be the highest numbered group)
> >L 99 COL 9     ; Error: No colonists to be loaded
> >S MAX Planet_B ; Will send the *highest* numbered group
> >                 to Planet_A (And your cargo ships may
> >                 not be the highest numbered group)
>
> I've just tried it using Griff's Galaxy engine (which I believe is
> neither straightforward Galaxy nor NG), and it worked exactly as I
> described.

Kewl.
>
> >I'd use this set of orders:
> >
> >B 99 9         ; Creating a new group of 9 ships, with the highest
> >                 group number, allowing:
> >L MAX COL      ; Fill your new group with COL
> >S MAX Planet_A ; Off they go
> >B 99 9         ; Another new group, which is now the highest
> >                 group number.
> >L MAX COL      ; Fille with COL
> >S MAX Planet_B ; And off they go.
>
> Yes, that's another way.

Started using this after other ways gave varying results... now
I know why ;-)

Cheers

webko
Sinkrall Beerocracy

References

Galaxy question load and send
"van Niekerk" <larella@lantic.co.za>
Sat, 07 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Galaxy question load and send
newsmaster@dtseven.demon.co.uk (Brian Greenfield)
Sat, 07 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Galaxy question load and send
Tim Booth <tbooth@arch.usyd.edu.au>
Fri, 13 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Galaxy question load and send
newsmaster@dtseven.demon.co.uk (Brian Greenfield)
Sat, 14 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0000