Re: Space Empires

From: htp@mac.com (Henry)

Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000

In article <85ejst0kbi@news2.newsguy.com>, lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl) wrote:

>>   - not turn based, SE is played in real time
>
> Then many people won't consider it to be a PBM game.

I believe there are a number of "proper" PBM games which let you place
persistent orders.  Those orders (production/transport/whatever) stay in
force until they are revoked or cease to be valid.

In such games, the frequency with which you receive (turn) reports and
submit orders, is not really relevant.  The game universe just keeps
chugging along at a certain rate per week/day/whatever and you just update
your orders when you feel like it.

How would one classify such a game?  Where does one draw the line?  Does,
in fact, a line need to be drawn?

If the "refresh rate" for the universe is once per week, then it's
"obviously" a turn-based game.  If the refresh-rate for the universe is
once per milli-second, then it's "obviously" a real-time game.  But what
about every day, every hour, every minute?

Is a proper turn-based PBM game defined by the rate at which you receive
orders?  Submit orders?  Or does it suffice to merely have a 1:1
correlation between orders and reports?  Between action and reaction?

Just curious...

Henry.

References

Space Empires
Rich <spacemaster@SpaceEmpires.com>
Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Space Empires
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Space Empires
Rich <spacemaster@SpaceEmpires.com>
Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Space Empires
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000