NEW PBEM: Earthsea <strategic fantasy, computer-moderated> From: fingon@kasvis.cs.hut.fi (Markus Stenberg) Date: Tue, 21 Mar 1995 20:06:26 +0000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Temporary project name of the PBEM: 'Earthsea' ---------------------------------------------- Type: Fantasy genre, computer-moderated strategy game Price: None. Status: In development.First test game is accepting players now. Expect bugs, bugs and even more bugs! Highlights: ----------- - Large, realistic map with bunch of races inhabiting it - Fairly realistic economy (highest bidder gets stuff first; prices vary according to demand) - Fairly sophisticated skills, each race good in different ones - Wandering monsters have goals ; no more 'this creep stays here', or 'I move around randomly killing at sight.' - (some) diplomacy, a lot of warfare with fairly advanced combat system (extra information available on request about fight), producing of buildings/items done mainly by players - Automatic checking of turns as they are submitted - Realistic time (You give orders, unit executes orders in the sequence you give them to it, and as long as there is time ; rest goes to next turn, etc) Stuff that is missing from this version, and which is under development: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Magic system - Better conditional handling of orders - Formations in combat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact address: fingon@kasvis.cs.hut.fi Keywords: (use as subject) Earthsea doc - Sends you latest version of documentation via email Earthsea newplayer - Used to sign on, see the documentation for more about it. Earthsea turn Earthsea battle - See documentation Please note that reply is not instant due to a) speed of email, b) fact that I approve mails as they are sent. Do not even try to ask for anything as root for example. Thus, documentation requests' replies are sent ASAP ; from minutes to day or two, depending how busy I am. (Or how spammed my mailqueue is) Up