Re: [Rails-devel] 1835 playtest report - Rails 1.4.2

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

Thanks for this (I believe third) 1835 playtest report.  I will look at the
reported bugs 3, 5, 6 - did you perhaps save the game at those points?  Bugs
always get fixed a lot faster if I don't have to reconstruct problem cases
myself.  I will also think about your UI suggestions.

Erik.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John David Galt [mailto:jd...@di...]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 7:32 AM
> To: rai...@li...
> Subject: [Rails-devel] 1835 playtest report - Rails 1.4.2
> 
> Most of the bugs I found in earlier versions are now gone, and I was able
to
> play the game through to the end.
> 
> These problems still exist.
> 
> 1. Map still doesn't show which cities are "Y" or "XX".
> 
> 2. During and after the starting round, it would be helpful to see what
> percentage of the Prussian each player holds (that is, including shares
they
> will eventually receive in exchange for privates/minors now owned).
> I suggest this be shown in (parentheses) in the Pr row of the table.
> 
> 3. When the 4+4 train is purchased (after the Prussian has formed), all
> players get asked whether to convert our remaining minors.  (This is only
> supposed to happen (a) when the M2 converts, thus forming the Prussian, or
> (b) at the beginnings of rounds.  Thus we should not be asked upon the 4+4
> purchase unless the owner of M2 declined all earlier opportunities to form
> the Prussian and so is forced to form it then.)
> 
> 4. While I haven't exhaustively tested the different combinations of
buying
> and selling certificates in companies that have more than one size, the
> obvious bugs there appear fixed.  However, the display still does not show
> which certificates each player has (and it's often important to know,
> especially if you're considering nationalizing the big one).  I suggest a
tooltip
> showing this information when you hover over that player's holding.
> 
> 5. The train limit for most major companies gets reduced to two, and I am
> forced to discard one, upon the 4+4-train purchase.  This is not supposed
to
> happen until the first 5-train purchase.
> 
> 6. When I was forced to purchase a train using money out of hand, the
> program forced me to buy the 3 from the bank pool rather than the 6 which
> is the next new train for sale.  I believe I am supposed to be allowed to
buy
> the 6-train.
> 
>
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