game design From: grenadeboy@yahoo.com Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 00:00:00 +0000 For a couple of years I've given some thought to coding a free open- ended fantasy wargame. I am at the point now where the basic design is done, yet I am still far from beginning work on the various algorithms/pseudocode. It's going to be a while before I actually start coding- I am a CS major, and I want to wait until I finish the C algorithm/data structure class. For now, I am happy trying to figure out how my game will work on a conceptual basis. The question that has me puzzled right now is this: how can I download messages from Outlook and place them into a specific folder? Can anyone recommend a utility that does this? Also, when I process orders, should I read through each individual email, or should I go through each email and combine those emails into a 'master order list'. Example of master order list: BEGIN Player #3434 ... ... ... END BEGIN Player# 3435 ... The advantage of the master list is that I can easily scan through the list and pick out orders based upon priority (for example, battles orders come before move orders), and once I am through the list, I can scan it again and again. Conceptually, it seems easier to process orders in this manner rather than scanning many different files. Your throughts would be appreciated. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. Referenced By Up