Re: Galaxy:Planet Reports

From: desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)

Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 16:19:03 +0000

I really would not like to see Galaxy listings with more than one line
of information per planet or group.  The current format is very
convenient for all sorts of postprocessing, ranging from running custom
programs to feeding through perl scripts to just sorting and
reformatting.

There is quite a bit of room left in the groups section, and I would be
happy to see this contain some other information.  One almost always
needs the speed, and turns-to-arrival for groups in transit.  Then, if
you want to list even more, would come weapons and shield strength.

I don't really see the need to add information to the planets section,
especially since it just fits on one line as it is.  Industrial output
to produce colonists is minimal (and is going away anyway).  The cost of
making raw materials to support production is different in the cases of
research, capital production, and ship production.  Are you really going
to list several different numbers for these several cases?

Frankly, I use all of the information which is now present in the
planets section (except perhaps for X and Y, which could be moved
somewhere else), but I wouldn't use any of the additional information
you mention.

An important point is that the numbers you are talking about for the
planets section can all be computed from the information which is
already on that line.  The reason for adding information to the groups
section is that otherwise you have to search around your report for the
data you need.

David desJardins

References

Galaxy:Planet Reports
bampton@cs.utk.edu (Howard J. Bampton)
Fri, 28 Aug 1992 01:40:49 +0000

Referenced By

Galaxy:Planet Reports
bampton@cs.utk.edu (Howard J. Bampton)
Fri, 28 Aug 1992 01:40:49 +0000