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

[thomas w. h. jr. <twa...@ya...>]

Bob, this "Info" has what I was looking for (and I never knew this feature was there -thanks for pointing it out; I'd rename this "18AL Info" so it stands out better), except it lacks instructions on how to use the powers of the Privates (automating use of the Private's powers by programming them into the game's artificial intelligence is one thing, but Players still need to know whether these powers have been/can be activated). -TWHJr



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From: Bob Archer <bo...@ar...>
To: "thomas wall hannaford, jr." <twa...@ya...>
Cc: Erik Vos <eri...@xs...>; rail-users-request lists.sourceforge <rai...@li...>; larry Kosiba <lk...@am...>; Paul A Zieske <zi...@ju...>; rail-users lists.sourceforge <rai...@li...>; Barry Roy <Bar...@ho...>
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Rails-users] 18AL Program Errors?


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...>; 'rail-users-request lists.sourceforge' <rai...@li...>
>Cc: 'Barry Roy' <Bar...@ho...>; 'Paul A Zieske' <zi...@ju...>; 'larry Kosiba' <lk...@am...>; 'rail-users lists.sourceforge' <rai...@li...>
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>Subject: RE: [Rails-users] 18AL Program Errors?
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>Thanks for reporting.
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>> 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); 
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>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.
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>> also I don't think one of my Privates (the Train-buying one) worked
>properly (look at the 2nd & 3rd game files), 
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>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.
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>> 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)?
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>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.
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>> 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?
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>You actually reported three issues.  The score Real-Imaginary seems to be
>2-1.
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>> 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.
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>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.
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>Erik.
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