Re: [Rails-devel] Rails-devel Digest, Vol 2, Issue 1

[Erik V. <eri...@hc...>]

> > >All those will work.  Do you have time to work on the XML 
> data for those?
> > >
> > >
> > I don't own 1899, 18NL, or 18KAAS, but I can do the others. 
>  Where are
> > special abilities for privates defined?  What is missing 
> for 18AL, which
> > is already there?

It is a bit too optimistic to state that 18AL etc. are almost done.
For 18AL the following is missing:
- Game end at max share price (exists in XML but not coded yet).
- Privates providing special tokens (+10, prestige).
- Privates allowing cheap train buying.
- Historical objectives.
- Limitation to buy only one train per OR.

18Kaas is a true 1830 clone, apart from some new tiles,
so that one would be easy (making the map being most of the work).

If I have time this week, I'll try to make a list of missing features
in those games that I have and that are close to 1830.
 
> There's not really much documentation outside of reading the source. I
> can try to work on improving that a bit.
> 
> I'll need to double check, but I think all the special properties are
> in a single file.

Yes, in CompanyManager.xml. 
But currently only the special abilities that exist in 1830 have been 
programmed and can be used in other games.

I have tried to set up a generic framework for special abilities,
but I'm pretty sure that more work is needed here.

Erik.