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

[Bob A. <bo...@ar...>]

Did you try the info menu on the Map view?

On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 1:56 PM, thomas wall hannaford, jr. <
twa...@ya...> wrote:

> Erik, thanks for investigating these issues (even if I'm only batting .667
> I can live with that!). Is it possible for "RAILS" to have a 'info' tab for
> each game, that lists certain special rules specific to each game (like
> "cliff notes" regarding use of Privates and Destinations)? -TWHJr
>
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> *From:* Erik Vos <eri...@xs...>
> *To:* "'thomas wall hannaford, jr.'" <twa...@ya...>;
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> *Cc:* 'Barry Roy' <Bar...@ho...>; 'Paul A Zieske' <
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> *Sent:* Sunday, November 13, 2011 8:05 AM
> *Subject:* RE: [Rails-users] 18AL Program Errors?
>
> 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.
>
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