Re: Galaxy details needed...

From: bampton@cs.utk.edu (Howard the Energizer)

Date: Sat, 20 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000

In article <3pm0b5$4hg@ns.oar.net> alai@harmony (Eric Bales) writes:
>
>The question is, quite simply, where, in the sequence of events in a
>galaxy game, are war and peace orders processed?
>

First thing, see below.

Sequence of Events

The following sequence of events takes place when a turn is being run:

All orders except for renaming and upgrading orders (C, G, N and T) are
        executed.
C, G, N and T orders are executed.
Hostile ships fight each other.
Ships bomb enemy planets.
Cargo is loaded onto ships at the beginning of routes, and the ships are sent
        into hyperspace.
Ships are sent on intercept orders.
Ships move through hyperspace.
Hostile ships fight each other again (new battles might be possible
after ships
        emerge from hyperspace).
Ships bomb enemy planets again.
Production takes place.
Cargo is unloaded at the end of routes.
Identical groups are merged.

>According to the instructions, these commands are processed at the very
>beginning of the turn.  After looking through the code, this appears to
>be the case in the code as well.  However, this player apparently declared
>war at the beginning of a turn and also sent orders for the ships to
>jump into hyperspace and leave the planet they were attacking, once
>done.  According to the rules, this should have worked.  The ships
>should have bombed the planet and then jumped into hyperspace.  (The
>planet was unarmed, and the two players were at peace with each other up
>until this point.)
>
>So should not this players ships have bombed the planet before leaving?

Nope. Bombing happens _after_ S/I orders are done. In order to bomb
the system, an armed warship has to either be sent (via S/I commands,
or a route), or it must not have moved from the planet.

--
Howard Bampton                      "The man without love gives no hostages
Internet: bampton@cs.utk.edu        to fortune." -- Black Omne
Sys Admin, Points unknown

References

Galaxy details needed...
alai@harmony (Eric Bales)
Sun, 21 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000