BattleTech PBeM Development Group From: bc@fccn01.fccn.pt (Luis Miguel Sequeira) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1993 11:38:09 +0000 ******************************************************************* B A T T L E T E C H P B e M D E V E L O P M E N T G R O U P ******************************************************************* Well, I'm not dead _yet_... :-) I've recently received the so-awaited reply from FASA Corporation, which I copied below (literally, with all syntax errors :-) --- Dear Mr. Sequeira, I am sorry for not ghetting back to you sooner, but we have been moving the corporate offices. You may use the battleTech trademarks and copyrights, in a Play by Electronic Mail Game, as long as no money is charged for the game. Please include in your documentation for that game the follwing lanuage: BattleTech, 'Mech, MechWarrior, and BattleMech are registered trademarks of FASA Corporation. Used with permission. I wish you sucess with your game. Sincerely, Sam Lewis President --- Nice guys. So, nothing is to stop us for developing the game... Due to my own time limitations, I think I'll start with the diplomatic/strategic/economic part. It's easier to do, as it's purely automatic... ie., the computer doesn't really need to "think" about the moves, as opposed to the 'mech field battles, where he has to establish a small battle plan, etc., so as to conduct a battle automatically and inform the players about it. However, 'mech construction will be fully functional, and I'll just resolve battles by adding up each factions' "combat points" and see who wins... Any views on the subject are most welcome! Specially from all of you who haven't contacted me in the last few weks! :-) Hoping to hear more things on the subject again, Luis Sequeira _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ -= MechWars =- _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ The Ultimate BattleTech PBeM _/ _/ mechwars@wkux02.fccn.pt _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/_/_/_/ BattleTech, 'Mech, MechWarrior, and BattleMech are registered trademarks of FASA Corporation. Used with permission. Referenced By Up