Re: Galaxy Tool available

From: "J.C. Elliott" <jce@icon.net>

Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000

How do you run a script...Yes, I am a newbie!!!

Jim
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Tommy Lindqvist wrote in message <36309DFA.48653922@space.se>...
>Hi netpeople,
>
>At the risk of being the target for junkmail, as well as
>galaxy players all over the world, I have decided to
>make available one of the tools I use when I make galaxy orders.
>The tool is written in Perl, and should be runnable on many
>platforms.
>Given enough interest, I could probably be persuaded to write
>it into Frans GalaxyNG server as an option.
>
>I discovered that the thing I spent most time on was colonist
>distribution. Once you reach 100 systems, you spend more time
>with this than on any other aspect of the game. Since I could use
>my spare time another way than moving colonists, I devised a tool
>that did an OK job of shuffling the colonists around.
>
>This tool, finds your cargoships by name recognition. ( Search
>for Seeder or Col in the source code and change to the names of your
>cargoships. )
>
>If cargoships are at a system where there is a surplus of colonists,
>they look for a system that needs colonists within a jumprange of
>one turn. Finding no such system, they ship the colonists to the
>physical center of your empire.
>
>If the cargoships are at a system without colonists, they go to a
>system that will need colonists next turn. If there are no such systems
>within one jump, they go to the center of your empire.
>
>If you want this script, just send an email to
>tommyl@cling.gu.se
>with Subject: Request Colonist Script
>I do believe this subject is case sensitive, but I do not know.
>
>Comments are welcome.
>
>This script does my delta 400 systems colonist distribution in little
>less than 20 seconds. It would take me a couple of hours to do the same.
>
>Tommy Lindqvist, aka Wizards

References

Galaxy Tool available
Tommy Lindqvist <tommy.lindqvist@space.se>
Fri, 23 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000