NEW PBEM: Earthsea <strategic fantasy, computer-moderated>

From: fingon@kasvis.cs.hut.fi (Markus Stenberg)

Date: Tue, 21 Mar 1995 20:06:26 +0000

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Temporary project name of the PBEM: 'Earthsea'
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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:
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	- 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:
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	- Magic system
	- Better conditional handling of orders
	- Formations in combat

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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)