Re: Supply Lines

From: bharts@my-deja.com

Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 00:59:37 +0000

The time scale of the game will probably be 1 turn = 1 game month. The
problem with supply trains is I think moving them about would be a bit
tedious. Ever play Civ II? Remember how annoying it was to move
caravans around? In my game, I anticipate that a few players will have
very large kingdoms, and I don't want time-consuming logistics to scare
good players off.

Also, to answer someone else's question, it will be programmed in C, as
an entirely free pbem game. I won't start programming for a while yet,
however.

"John Hart" <jhart@us.infogrames.com> wrote:
>
> A "best" system depends an awful lot on the time scale of the game.
> If the turn length is days or weeks, you should really use supply
trains
> instead of lines.  That is, the army should have to carry their
supplies
> with them.  If war in your game feels pre-WWI, then there really
won't be
> "lines" of troops.
>
> This being fantasy, however, all bets are off.  If this is an
extremely
> high-magic world, then your abstracted cost is completely appropriate:
> supplies are being teleported to the troops as needed.
>
> John Hart
>
>

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References

Supply Lines
bharts@my-deja.com
Sat, 02 Dec 2000 02:18:49 +0000
Re: Supply Lines
"John Hart" <jhart@us.infogrames.com>
Mon, 04 Dec 2000 00:00:00 +0000