Re: [Rails-devel] 1851 (was: Bug in Statuswindow)

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

> I've just started an 1851 game in 1.7.7 and encountered the above, plus
two
> more bugs (at least I think they are bugs).
> 
> 1. As soon as the Start Round ends and the rest of Stock Round 1 begins,
the
> president's holding of L&N is shown with "P" after it, not "PU", even
though
> it hasn't yet floated.  This bug appears to be common to several games (By
in
> 1835 does it too).

When I try to do the same, neither "P" nor "PU" is shown, just the owned
percentage.  Indeed it would be consistent to add "PU" here.

> 2. When the 5th share of L&N is purchased, floating the company, and its
> remaining 5 shares are moved from IPO to treasury, its price also goes up
as if
> the company had been fully owned at the end of a stock round. 

That's a 1851 feature, not a bug. 

 (SR1 has not
> ended, but its founder is now prevented from buying the 50% he had set the
> par price to enable.)

The founder obviously has to factor in this feature.

Erik.