Re: [Rails-devel] 1825 map

[Phil D. <de...@gm...>]

The one thing I've come to find with the discussions that go on around
bank size in 1825 is that no one seems to agree on the exact
configuration they play with.

My thoughts were that bank size should be a free entry field where any
reasonable number could be entered, thus allowing a default selection
to be set for a given combination of units, then allowing players to
manually in/decrease that number before the game starts.  I don't
think we can do this with our current option system design (I could be
wrong??) since they seem to work more on a set of pre-defined hard
coded selections.

Incidentally, this would make a neater interface for testing
configurations.  Confirming that bank breaking works as expected is a
lot easier to test by editing the bank down and having it selectable
in the user interface and not hacking the XML every time you want to
test it is neater :)

Phil

On 22 September 2010 23:11, Steve Undy <ste...@gm...> wrote:
> I think the most interesting thing to add will be the bank size and
> certificate limits.  These vary widely depending on player count and the
> combination of units/regional kits selected.
>
> Steve Undy
> st...@ro...
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Erik Vos <eri...@xs...> wrote:
>>
>> I have added almost the whole of the 1825 map: units 2 and 3 and the
>> regional kits R1-3. The map has holes where yet unimplemented preprinted
>> tiles exist.
>>
>> The units and kits can be selected via the Options menu. To avoid the need
>> to create separate entries in LocalisedText.properties for each possible
>> choice, I have extended the option parameter concept to enable separate
>> options with the same name but different parameter values (so far option
>> parameters could only be used for localisation of a single option with
>> that
>> name).
>>
>> So now we have in 1825/Map.xml:
>>  <IfOption name="Include" parm="Unit3" value="yes">
>>        (unit 3 hexes)
>>  </IfOption>
>>  <IfOption name="Include" parm="Unit2" value="yes">
>>        (Unit 2 hexes)
>>  </IfOption>
>>  <IfOption name="Include" parm="Unit1" value="yes">
>>        (Unit 1 hexes)
>>    <IfOption name="Include" parm="R1" value="yes">
>>        (Kit R1 hexes)
>>    </IfOption>
>>    <IfOption name="Include" parm="R2" value="yes">
>>        (Kit R2 hexes)
>>    </IfOption>
>>    <IfOption name="Include" parm="R3" value="yes">
>>        (Kit R3 hexes)
>>    </IfOption>
>>  </IfOption>
>>
>> Note the nesting: the kits R1-3 require Unit 1 to be selected.
>>
>> The map now also correctly displays 'strange' hex names like AA99
>> (Penzance
>> in R2).
>>
>> I have *not* applied this concept yet to any other components: layable
>> tiles, trains, companies etc. I will create all missing tiles; for now I
>> suppose I can leave the rest of the configuration to Phil.
>>
>> For the tile and train quantities we will need a new facility to add up
>> (+)
>> numbers. For instance:
>>        <Tile id="6" quantity="2">
>>                <IfOption name="Include" parm="Unit1" value="yes">
>>                        <Attributes quantity="+2"/>
>>                </IfOption>
>>                <IfOption name="Include" parm="Unit2" value="yes">
>>                        <Attributes quantity="+2"/>
>>                </IfOption>
>>                (etc.)
>>                <Upgrade id="12,13,14,15"></Upgrade>
>>        </Tile>
>>
>> The configuration of money and certificate limits may get complicated;
>> perhaps we'll have to devise new tricks, or hardcode things (such as the
>> limits in 1856).
>> In any case, some of the 1825 XML files will become unusually bulky...
>>
>> Erik.
>>
>>
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