Re: Odyssey Questions

From: DLUKE@msu.edu (Doug Luke)

Date: Wed, 06 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks Brent (and Sjoerd) for your answers! Of course your answers prompt
more questions: <g>

In article <42kbl0$lga@en.com>
brj@en.com (Brent Johnson) writes:

>>
>>2) I'm a little confused about markers and features. When investigating
>>   them, should I investigate the marker (m????) or feature (q????)?
>>   Also, does INVESTIGATE give me more information about markers than
>>   simply VIEWing them?
>
>You VIEW or INVESTIGATE the marker. The feature is used only for
>EMBARKation. The Q# is actually an unnecessary complication under
>the current rules, but earlier you had to VIEW or INVESTIGATE a
>marker to learn the Q#, which meant you had to wait another turn
>before you could EMBARK.
>
>For markers, VIEW and INVESTIGATE give you the same information.
>
>>

OK, I think I've figured out a little more about VIEW and INVESTIGATE.
Since you get the feature ID (q????) in your sighting reports, does this
mean that if I think that a marker is good, that I can just embark on
the feature as soon as I get there without first investigating it? I know
that this might be risky, but it could save some time. For example, in
the sample turn there is a marker called Clairvoyant Ceremony. If I think
that this gives the Clairvoyant status I might just skip investigating it.

>>
>>4) Finally, how do people keep track of all the information? Just keeping
>>   up with the map will be tough enough, not to mention the items, quests,
>>   dens, titles, etc.! I'm thinking of using a mapping utility (STGMap or
>>   possibly even Aide de Camp) to keep track of my area. Anyone interested
>>   in trading map information?
>
>I'm using Excel. You can make some very nice maps with it, complete
>with color-coded terrain.
>
><< Brent (y5 in HQ-1)
>

Brent, I also thought about using Excel. I know how to color the cells, but
I'm trying to figure out the best way to put all the relevant info in each
cell (locations, markers, etc.) I even thought about putting a button in a
cell for each important feature--when you pushed the button you would get
more detailed information about the feature (e.g. armies inside a location).
This might take a lot of time however!

Would you be willing to send me a copy of your Excel spreadsheet? You can
send me just a section, or strip out any important info if you want. I'm more
interested in how you set it up.

BTW, if anyone is interested in communicating with me directly, my real
email address is: dluke@sluvca.slu.edu. I use this MSU account mainly for
monitoring Usenet groups.

--Doug Luke--

References

Odyssey Questions
DLUKE@msu.edu (Doug Luke)
Tue, 05 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Odyssey Questions
brj@en.com (Brent Johnson)
Wed, 06 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Odyssey Questions
DLUKE@msu.edu (Doug Luke)
Tue, 05 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Odyssey Questions
brj@en.com (Brent Johnson)
Wed, 06 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000