Re: Galaxy: trading ?

From: desnogue@bavi.unice.fr (Laurent.DESNOGUES)

Date: Wed, 08 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0000

In article <610qdv$ibh$1@usenet.bham.ac.uk>, phy3dxl3@sun1.bham.ac.uk (Mr D Lovett) writes:
> Hiya.  I was thinking about ways that Galaxy could be improved even more
> and was considering ways to implement trading.

What do you mean by ``even more''?  There's no trading in
Galaxy (except taking COL or MAT on someone else worlds ;)!

> The overall idea would be that there was almost always something to
> gain by trading something(s) with your neigbours, even if your own
> nation had become very large, but i have still not come up with any
> firm specifics.
> eg, perhaps trading materials with other players would somehow accelerate
> tech growth slightly, even if the neigbour was no more advanced than you.

I don't think giving technology should be allowed:  imagine
two races forming an alliance;  one quickly builds WEAPONS and
the other SHIELDS;  and then, bingo!  Even worse:  think about
a three empires alliance :)

However I like the idea of being able to give a world;  now
you have to be at war with someone and bomb its world...  Very
tedious (and dangerous if you forget some of your warships on
a world of your partner...).  And giving ships should be allowed.

> Also i had been considering some ways to 'personalise' races a little.
> This would perhaps work in a similar fashion to the different government
> options in Civilisation, but without the ability to change at will.

I don't like that idea at all:  it creates inequalities
between the players.

The only inequality in Galaxy (at least GalaxyNG) results
from non torus aspect of the galaxy which gives a good position
for players starting from the border...

Another idea:  incorporate BlingGalaxy possibility to partially
upgrade some components of a ship.

What I like in Galaxy is its simplicity;  not too much should
be added and certainly not things like races...

Laurent

References

Galaxy: trading ?
phy3dxl3@sun1.bham.ac.uk (Mr D Lovett)
Thu, 02 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Galaxy: trading ?
phy3dxl3@sun1.bham.ac.uk (Mr D Lovett)
Thu, 02 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0000