Olympia: get rid of PC's? From: skrenta@cbnewsg.att.com (Rich Skrenta) Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 17:29:13 +0000 The idea I've liked best to sort out this heir business is to get rid of PC's and their special distinctions. Each player would have a unique faction number which would not correspond to any entity in the game. It wouldn't be a big deal if any of your units died, since none of them would be special. player <faction> <password> entity xxx ... entity yyy ... Advantages: Factions aren't renumbered if the PC dies PC aren't special cases anymore Makes the order entry format slightly more sane Disadvantages: No game persona to connect with the player. The player list wouldn't have the PC names, just the player names and faction numbers. Adding new players is more complex. New players must remember both their faction number as well as their new unit number. -- Rich Skrenta Referenced By Up