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Re: [Rails-users] 18AL Program Errors?
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From: Erik V. <eri...@xs...> - 2011-11-15 20:59:04
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Where possible, private power uses have been integration into the normal flow. This e.g. applies to special tile and token laying (extra Help info is displayed to notify players), and train buying (18AL NDY: an extra entry in the train list for the train at half price). Occasionally, an extra button is shown (1830 M&H/NYC swap). In the remaining cases, powers are exercised via the Special menu, which highlights if any such action is available. So in most cases players get a visual cue of some sort. Extra info could in theory be added, although I'm not sure if such usage info would mix well with the current use of the Info menu: only for static properties of game entities. But if we would add such info, we should settle on as few boilerplate texts as possible, because each message requires an entry in the resource bundle. Rails is designed to be multilingual (although so far everybody seems to be satisfied with English - at least, with what a few non-native English speaking developers think British English looks like). Erik. From: thomas wall hannaford, jr. [mailto:twa...@ya...] Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 7:41 PM To: Bob Archer Cc: Erik Vos; rail-users-request lists.sourceforge; larry Kosiba; Paul A Zieske; rail-users lists.sourceforge; Barry Roy; T Wall HannafordJr Subject: Re: [Rails-users] 18AL Program Errors? 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 _____ 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 _____ 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...> 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 _______________________________________________ Rails-users mailing list Rai...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rails-users |
