Re: Olympia: More Stacking/Object Reform Ideas (LONG)

From: morrow@romulus.rutgers.edu (John Morrow)

Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1992 22:33:19 +0000

rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace) writes:

>This would be monstrously complicated to design, program and most of all
>to play.

I don't think the design and play would be that complex -- not much more
complex than the hierarchical stacking would be since that has a lot of
hidden complexity in it (who defends who, attitudes for stacking, etc.).
Entering and exiting a city would be akin to stacking and unstacking.
Programming could be simplified by making each of the things I mentioned
an object with flags indicating type, etc.

>For it to be a good idea, the current system would have to be
>such a disastrous failure that there was no choice but to put up with
>the extra complexity, and I don't think this is the case.

I don't think the current system is a failure.  People have been bouncing
ideas around saying it would be nice to have X, Y, and Z in the game.  To
get X, Y, and Z properly, some complexity would have to be added.  Rich
has given the indication that at least some additional complexity lies in
the future with regard to this type of thing.  I am simply tossing ideas
out to see how they fly.

John Morrow - Varian [856]

References

Olympia: More Stacking/Object Reform Ideas (*LONG*)
morrow@romulus.rutgers.edu (John Morrow)
Tue, 30 Jun 1992 00:30:52 +0000
Re: Olympia: More Stacking/Object Reform Ideas (*LONG*)
rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace)
Tue, 30 Jun 1992 07:01:48 +0000

Re: Olympia: More Stacking/Object Reform Ideas (*LONG*)

References

Re: Olympia: More Stacking/Object Reform Ideas (LONG)