Re: Supply Lines

From: Henry <henry@penninkilampi.net>

Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 16:42:57 +0000

In article <90he6t$v6d$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, bharts@my-deja.com wrote:

> You've got a lot of interesting ideas. I'm not sure this is the system
> I will implement, but it's as good as (well, better) that what I
> currently have.
>
> Just to clarify your ideas:
>   1. Are you suggesting that no matter how far a unit is from a supply
> depot, it can still be supplied from the depot?

Provided you can find a path which is _not_ influenced by enemy units,
yes.  I don't consider distance to be the limiting factor - it's whether
or not there are enemy forces in the way that is more important.

>   2. If a supply run to Unit X travels from Location A-->B-->C-->D--
> >Unit X, and an enemy sacks Location B, would the supply be interupted
> immediately?

If B gets sacked, then X feeds off the reserves at D, D feeds of the
reserves at C, and C attempts to establish a safe path to A (or acquire
a new supply source entirely).  It's only when the reserves of both D
and C are depleted that X would be affected.

> Lastly, if I do use this system, I like to give credit where credit is
> due. Is this system largely of your own creation, or is it from another
> game? If so, what game?

Mine, all mine.  Of course someone, somewhere, is probably using a
similar system (it's not exactly a revolutionary model), but I grew the
supply model out of a medieval economy simulator I wrote (part of a
bigger system I've been working on for years).

Henry.

References

Re: Supply Lines
bharts@my-deja.com
Tue, 05 Dec 2000 00:51:42 +0000
Supply Lines
bharts@my-deja.com
Sat, 02 Dec 2000 02:18:49 +0000
Re: Supply Lines
Henry <henry@penninkilampi.net>
Sat, 02 Dec 2000 00:00:00 +0000