Re: Olympia: declared attitudes

From: sjc@cs.purdue.EDU (Steve Chapin)

Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1992 18:41:34 +0000

}} In article <1992Jul14.181150.5870@beaver.cs.washington.edu> hauck@cs.washington.edu (Scott Hauck) writes:
}}
}} A problem with this and anything else where you gain control of a unit mid-turn
}} is that you can't issue it orders.  If you leave the ship and return, you can't
}} order it after you return.  This is also an issue with PERSUADE/TERRORIZE
}} (or am I wrong?) that once you get the unit, you'd like to order it (possibly
}} to kill the previous owner or to run) to do something immediately.  I'm under
}} the impression that you can't do this.  Anyone know differently?

You can, in an underhanded way.  I won't take credit for discovering
the method.

entity 505
       stack 2202
       set 2202 idle "move xxx; move yyy; ..."

It's a devious way of getting a unit you've just acquired (through
persuade, terrorize, or having someone swear it to you currently) to
do something.  Just give it enough idle orders to fill up a month, and
then on your next turn report, reset the idle order.  If the unit is
owned by someone else, no harm done...

}} Scott hauck

sjc@cs.purdue.edu               Steve Chapin           Today's Grammar Lesson:
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References

Re: Olympia: declared attitudes
srt@aero.org (Scott "TCB" Turner)
Tue, 14 Jul 1992 05:28:08 +0000
Re: Olympia: declared attitudes
skrenta@cbnewsg.att.com (Rich Skrenta)
Tue, 14 Jul 1992 08:45:57 +0000
Re: Olympia: declared attitudes
hauck@cs.washington.edu (Scott Hauck)
Tue, 14 Jul 1992 18:11:50 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Olympia: declared attitudes
srt@aero.org (Scott "TCB" Turner)
Tue, 14 Jul 1992 05:28:08 +0000
Re: Olympia: declared attitudes
skrenta@cbnewsg.att.com (Rich Skrenta)
Tue, 14 Jul 1992 08:45:57 +0000
Re: Olympia: declared attitudes
hauck@cs.washington.edu (Scott Hauck)
Tue, 14 Jul 1992 18:11:50 +0000