Re: Galaxy Questions

From: dagibbs@qnx.com (David Gibbs)

Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000

In article <3103a4e1.4404916@news.demon.co.uk>,
Brian Greenfield <bri@dtseven.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>1. If I have a route set from A to B and another from B to C, how will
>   loaded ships arriving at B be allocated to the routes once they
>   have unloaded; will they be returned to A or load up and proceed to
>   C?

They will be loaded at B and sent on to C.  Note, routes are one
way, they don't cause the ships to return again.  If you have
two possible routes at planet B... say cargo to C and empties
to A, then it will load and send to C first, then it will send
remaining empty ships back to A.

>2. Can I order a single ship to leave a group and transport cargo to
>   another planet?

Yes.  There are a couple of ways to do this...
The key to this is the MAX keyword... this refers to the
most recently created group.

So, say you want to load 1 ship from group 10 and send it to planet A:
L 10 COL 1
S MAX A

Would work, as would:
B 10 1
L MAX COL
S MAX A

>3. Can I predict the group numbers given to new groups? If my
>   highest-numbered group is 10 and I split it, can I assume the
>   split-off ships will become group 11 and issue orders to them?

Generally, yes you can, but see my note on the MAX key word above.
Let the program predict for you, rather than doing it yourself.

>4. If I have ships on a route and I then change the destination to
>   somewhere else, what happens to the ships currently en-route?

They keep going... once ships are in hyperspace, there is absolutely
no way at all to change their final destination or arrival time.
(Yes, this may mean that a mistake will leave you with a group on
a 100 turn journey accross the map as a speed of 1.4.)

>5. If I upgrade part of a group, will all the ships remain in the same
>   group?

No, all members of a group must be identical, including identical
tech levels.  They will be split off into a new group.

>6. In what order are ships allocated to routes; can I ensure that only
>   ships from selected groups are used?

No, you can't.  But, if you explicitly load the cargo yourself onto
specific ships, and there is no extra cargo to load, only the ships that
you loaded cargo onto will be sent on the route in question.

>7. Do group numbers remain constant from turn to turn?

No they don't.  Among other things, groups of identical ships at the
same planet will be automatically combined into one group.  Also, the
SORTGROUPS option, if turned on, will result in most groups be
renumbered most turns.

>I would like to help all fellow galaxy newbies, so I will post the
>answers to this group. Perhaps this may be the beginning of a FAQ.

I think there may already be a galaxy FAQ, also, most of the above
questions can be answered based on a fairly close perusal of the
rules.

-David Gibbs
dagibbs@qnx.com
member of the Galaxy Hall of (In)Fame(y)

References

Galaxy Questions
bri@dtseven.demon.co.uk (Brian Greenfield)
Mon, 22 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Galaxy Questions
bri@dtseven.demon.co.uk (Brian Greenfield)
Mon, 22 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000