Re: [Rails-devel] 1880: President Certificates

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

> > Are there other games that do it dynamically?  Actually, the CGR in 1856
> comes to mind...
> 
> I have no checked exactly how this is done in 1856, but if I remember
> correctly it is done similar. Maybe Erik can shed more light on this.

The CGR certificates  are created as 20 5% shares.  If 10 shares suffice,
the first 10 certificates are changed into 10% shares (actually, I believe
only a single shareUnit variable has to be changed to achieve this), and the
remaining 10 are discarded.
 
> > One way that it could be done would be to start with a 20% share
> > defined in the XML file, then if during the floatCompany call it was
> > determined I needed a 30% (or 40%) share instead, I could up the shares
> value in the certificate and scrap one (or two) of the 10% shares.
> 
> nearly exactly what I outline in my own words above.

I agree. 

Erik