Re: More Arguments. Favourite games.

From: "Enno Rehling" <schick.mir.spam@gmx.de>

Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 12:54:38 +0000

> >BTW, I looked into adding noble points into the Atlantis source code,
> >and it was easy, easier than fixing all of Russel's O(N^2) algorithms
> >with O(1) and O(NlogN) algorithms.
>=20
> This sort of thing is, I suspect, a more important reason for more
> programs not being open source than it's commonly credited to be :)

The code is ancient, and was written with 10-20 players in mind and fast =
playability. I don't think we'd still be running it with 250.000 units =
as we do if we hadn't changed all of it :-)

As for adding noble points to the source: Yes, sure that's simple. The =
question is how to add them to the game. I don't think it's an easy =
task, adding noble points to atlantis. what would you buy with them? =
what would you limit, what not? The game falls into three categories: a =
lot of "bread and butter" stuff that everybody needs to have. few =
powerful things that change the outcome of a battle. In the original A1 =
those are magic and tactics. and some that aren't necessary for success, =
like trade. there's not much you can limit other than size and number of =
magicians and still have a playable game :-)

Enno.

References

More Arguments. Favourite games.
"Enno Rehling" <schick.mir.spam@gmx.de>
Mon, 09 Apr 2001 20:49:16 +0000
Re: More Arguments. Favourite games.
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Mon, 09 Apr 2001 23:47:54 +0000
Re: More Arguments. Favourite games.
rwallace@esatclear.ie (Russell Wallace)
Fri, 13 Apr 2001 00:17:12 +0000
Re: More Arguments. Favourite games.
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Fri, 13 Apr 2001 00:42:45 +0000
Re: More Arguments. Favourite games.
rwallace@esatclear.ie (Russell Wallace)
Fri, 13 Apr 2001 01:18:16 +0000

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More Arguments. Favourite games.
"Enno Rehling" <schick.mir.spam@gmx.de>
Mon, 09 Apr 2001 20:49:16 +0000
Re: More Arguments. Favourite games.
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Mon, 09 Apr 2001 23:47:54 +0000
Re: More Arguments. Favourite games.
rwallace@esatclear.ie (Russell Wallace)
Fri, 13 Apr 2001 00:17:12 +0000
Re: More Arguments. Favourite games.
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Fri, 13 Apr 2001 00:42:45 +0000
Re: More Arguments. Favourite games.
rwallace@esatclear.ie (Russell Wallace)
Fri, 13 Apr 2001 01:18:16 +0000