Re: Technical Question

From: "Chris Williams" <williac6@rjrt.com>

Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 00:00:00 +0000

> On Wed, 19 Jul 2000 16:34:28 GMT, "Chris Williams" <williac6@rjrt.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Ok,
> >
> >I'm working on my PBM, which will be computer moderated, and I've come to
my
> >first major hurdle. (Ok, perhaps not major, but significant...)
> >
> >
> >1st question: What is the fairest method for processing identical orders
> >issued in the same location at same time.
> >
> >Ex: Player A and Player T are both in a room, and there is a piece of
> >treasure on the floor. Assuming they are both an equal distance from the
> >treasure, and they issue orders in the same sequence (i.e. move, move,
> >grab), how do you determine who gets it?  Pure random?
> >
> >
> >
> >2nd question: When you have a dungeon full of characters, monsters and
NPCs,
> >how do you process all the orders simultaneously?
> >Assuming each character (and monster & NPC) can perform multiple actions
per
> >turn. Do you:
> >
> >a) loop through each map location and process everyones (including
monsters
> >and NPCs) first action, then loop through and process 2nd action, 3rd,
> >etc...
> >b) loop through each character and process each first action, then repeat
> >for 2nd, 3rd, etc
> >c) another way I haven't thought of
> >
> >B doesn't really seem fair as the same characters would always go first,
> >right? Unless you sort the list by Character (or monster) speed.
> >
> >
Evilb <nowhere@here.com> wrote in message
news:39781bbd.872182171@news.dial.pipex.com...
> If its computer moderated, why not use the order in which the turns
> were received back ? This can easily be logged. It would be a fairly
> easy process to log files appearing in a folder, and in which order
> they appeared. (You can't always use date/timestamp).
>

Thanks for your suggestion, but I don't think that's quite the answer I'm
looking for. I want to process simultaneous actions as best as possible.
Running the game sequentially, as you suggest, would defeat that objective.

For example: I'm in NC, and if I mail out orders all over the country, the
guy who lives in CA would get screwed everytime. The NC guys could have
their orders in several days before the CA guys. If I'm only running turns
once every two weeks, then it doesn't really make sense.

Now granted, I do plan on offering emailed turns at some point, but
currently the plan is for a postal game. (PBM, not PBeM)

This brings me back to my initial question...

If I have a 3D dungeon grid (x,y,z) populated with people and monsters, what
is the best way to process the orders "all at once"?  By person or by
location? and why?

References

Technical Question
"Chris Williams" <williac6@rjrt.com>
Wed, 19 Jul 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Technical Question
nowhere@here.com (Evilb)
Fri, 21 Jul 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Technical Question
"Chris Williams" <williac6@rjrt.com>
Wed, 19 Jul 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Technical Question
nowhere@here.com (Evilb)
Fri, 21 Jul 2000 00:00:00 +0000