Re: Odyssey Questions

From: quixote@elbrus.lcs.mit.edu (Chris Conley)

Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000

In article <17411AAD0S86.DLUKE@msu.edu>, Doug Luke <DLUKE@msu.edu> wrote:
>Thanks Brent (and Sjoerd) for your answers! Of course your answers prompt
>more questions: <g>
>
>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.

Yep; in particular, if it's near the edge of your map, another player is
pretty likely to use the marker while you waste a turn waiting for the
VIEW/INVESTIGATE information.

I'll probably collect information about markers and post it in a bit, but
here are a few that I know off the top of my head:

STATUS Ceremony - bestows the listed status.
  [Major/Minor] Mark of X - adds points to a particular attribute.
  Join the Darkfriends - gives Darkfriend title; REMOVES RELIGION.
	(I don't know what happens if a priest uses this marker, but
	 I doubt it's good.)
  Wealthy Sponsor - first ? characters reaching a goal level of some
	ability (or affinity?) recieve a reward (probably gold, plus
	the Glory for completing a quest).

>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!

Well, if I get espcially ambitious (which is doubtful), I may try to
generate a WWW map using links to track the particulars of the different
provinces.  For the time being, I use a pretty crude Excel map and grep
my turns for better information.

- Chris

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
Re: Odyssey Questions
DLUKE@msu.edu (Doug Luke)
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
Re: Odyssey Questions
DLUKE@msu.edu (Doug Luke)
Wed, 06 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000