From: John A. T. <ja...@ja...> - 2005-12-13 21:07:23
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On Tue, 13 Dec 2005, Brett Lentz wrote: > What do you think is better, using a D or a -1 to denote the last token > is reserved for destination runs? I think you are going to wind up needing something more complicated, as there are many different types of special tokens for companies. For example, you have east/west edge tokens in 1850, in 1846 you have tokens which have one price when placed normally or a different place when placed to special reserved locations while you have connectivity to them (the regular price if you use them as teleport tokens), etc. > I would rather use a term like "fixed" rather than "1830" for parameters > like costMethod because it'll make things a lot more difficult in the > future if we have to keep referencing the game name for a particular > style of game mechanic. I agree with the idea, although I think more thought is required in the implementation. > 1835 we clearly won't be able to fully implement until we're able to do > route calculation and improve our knowledge about the map. > > The fixed rate tokens (18EU) should be some of the easiest to cope with. > > Variable token price at floating time (1841) also doesn't strike me as > particularly difficult, though definitely a special-case. Perhaps > extending our above model to allow for something like this: No, in 1841 the cost per token is dependent on how near track is to your starting locations. Then you purchase all of them up front (1-4 for minors, 2-5 for majors) at that cost each -- later placement is free. > <Tokens costMethod="variable" cost="0,40,%,%,D"/> -- John A. Tamplin ja...@ja... 770/436-5387 HOME 4116 Manson Ave Smyrna, GA 30082-3723 |