Re: Improved Galaxy order syntax?

From: hafting@Lise.Unit.NO (Helge Hafting)

Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1992 17:54:48 +0000

In article <tvzqc0h@quantum.on.ca>, dagibbs@quantum.on.ca (David Gibbs) writes:
 > In article <1774@idacrd.UUCP> desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins) writes:
 > >I like the planet names.  I think it makes it easier to remember which
 > >planets are yours and where they are than if you had to use the original
 > >randomly-assigned numbers.
 >
 > He is not advocating eliminating planet names (which I also like)
 > just suggesting an alternate syntax for specifying the names.  That
 > is he is specifying an "absolute" name for a planet -- ie the
 > co-ordinates which won't change at other players' whims.
 >
 > -David
The problem with this is that two planets may have the same coordinates
when rounded to two decimal places.  I have seen this happen, the happy player
used drive=1 on all defensive ships and could defend both planets rather cheap.

Another way to (partly) solve the problem would be to allow a namechange only
once for each time it is taken.  The original numbers could also be used if
naming a planet with a number were disallowed.
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 |__| _   /|  _  _   |__| _   /|  /|   |    _   _
 |  |/_) / | / \/_)  |  |/ | /-+-/-+- /| /|/ | / \
 |  |\__/  |/\_/\_   |  |\_|/  |   \_/ |/ |  |/\_/
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References

Improved Galaxy order syntax?
schei@Siri.Unit.NO (Lars Schei)
Thu, 26 Nov 1992 19:29:54 +0000
Re: Improved Galaxy order syntax?
gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Thu, 26 Nov 1992 22:07:40 +0000
Re: Improved Galaxy order syntax?
desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)
Sun, 29 Nov 1992 20:20:24 +0000
Re: Improved Galaxy order syntax?
dagibbs@quantum.on.ca (David Gibbs)
Mon, 30 Nov 1992 22:52:50 +0000

Referenced By

Improved Galaxy order syntax?
schei@Siri.Unit.NO (Lars Schei)
Thu, 26 Nov 1992 19:29:54 +0000
Re: Improved Galaxy order syntax?
gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Thu, 26 Nov 1992 22:07:40 +0000
Re: Improved Galaxy order syntax?
desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)
Sun, 29 Nov 1992 20:20:24 +0000
Re: Improved Galaxy order syntax?
dagibbs@quantum.on.ca (David Gibbs)
Mon, 30 Nov 1992 22:52:50 +0000