Re: a general question about commands...

From: "Robert E. Bolin" <draugnar@iglou.com>

Date: Fri, 17 Mar 1995 01:51:42 +0000

The concept of a "programmed" piece in a game is intriguing...  I agree,
though, that making a "game specific" language would be better than using a
known language.  First, not everyone knows the existing language as well
as everyone else.  I know C, C++, Pascal, Visual BASIC, Object Vision,
Visual C++, QuickBASIC (obviously), and Even 360/370 & 80X86 Assembly (as
well as others), but even I don't know them all (like Fortran) so for a
true test of a programmers skill, a new language that puts all
programmers on an even footing would be best.

Second, noone wants to be bogged down in details...  Make the language
"simple".  Moving registers and ZAPping variables is for the birds.  Give
it predefined functions for common things like CheckProximity(shipid)

Ex:
		If (CheckProximity("Klingon122") < 300
			ShieldsUp = RaiseShields()
			PhasersLocked = TargetWeapon("Phasers")
			If PhasersLocked
				PhaserHit = FireWeapon("Phaser")
				If PhaserHit
					Display DamageScan("Klin...")
				Else
		...

You get the idea...  I would be interested in either helping develop the
language, the game scenario, or even just play testing the system.

Draugnar, Scribe to Dendra Dwar, Third of the Nazgul
			aka
Robert "DieHard" Bolin, Programmer at Large

References

Re: a general question about commands...
"Jonathan" <basilisk@mail.tcp.co.uk>
Tue, 14 Mar 1995 21:01:00 +0000