Re: [Rails-devel] 1825 map

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

The map should now be complete.

I checked the playable tiles and found that only the striped tiles 119, 166
and 200 are missing in the current tile set. I will create these with the
colour that indicates in which phase these tiles can be laid. Perhaps the
stripes can be added later, as well as the square around the city of tile
200.

Some tiles exist under different numbers in the tile set. I will not create
new tiles for these:
52 = 59 or 1052
114 = 632
115 = 169
198 = 631
199 = 630

Erik.

-----Original Message-----
From: Erik Vos [mailto:eri...@xs...] 
Sent: Thursday 23 September 2010 00:08
To: 'Development list for Rails: an 18xx game'
Subject: 1825 map

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.