Re: [Rails-users] 18AL Program Errors?

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

Thanks for reporting.

> From: thomas wall hannaford, jr. [mailto:twa...@ya...] 
> There is still something wrong with this RAILS-1.4.2 version [I think] of
18AL, as the green Y fork wouldn't upgrade to the complicated brown Y
interchange (look at the first game file); 

If you mean, that tile #25 isn't upgradeable to #45 and #46, as should be
the case, you are correct.  These upgrades are missing, even in the current
(post-1.5.3) code base.
That is also the case in 1870 and 18Kaas.  I have fixed all these cases.

> also I don't think one of my Privates (the Train-buying one) worked
properly (look at the 2nd & 3rd game files), 

In these game files, 5-trains have already been bought, so the NDY
buy-train-at-half-price option no longer exists.  
If I go back to the 3-train phase, it works fine for me, as least in the
current (post-1.5.3) code version. 
You must be careful to select the *second* rather than the first option in
the buyable trains list.

> and perhaps that long-distance (named) Train bonus didn't work either
(shouldn't this Private have lasted the entire game, to be assigned to a
Train each OR)?

It should.  I notice that Stefan's new option "18ALOptimizeNamedTrains" is
in effect, so I have to defer this issue to Stefan.  The issue applies to
the L&N, which once owned the M&C.

> This is the first time I can recall my playing the "RAILS" version of
18AL; are these two issues real, or just a figment of my imagination?

You actually reported three issues.  The score Real-Imaginary seems to be
2-1.

> From: HJH Tigelaar [mailto:tig...@xs...]
> In the 18Al game, you are only allowed to buy one train a turn form the
bank.
> This has been implemented ok. But if you buy a train from the bank and
then
> undo that! Than it is not possible any more to buy a train from the bank.

That's right: the registration of bought trains for the purpose of
preventing further buys was not implemented as undoable.  It now is.
This bug may also have affected other games with special train buying
restrictions.

Erik.