Re: [Rails-devel] Playtest report of 1837 under Rails 2.0.beta3

[Dr. M. B. <dr....@t-...>]

Am 01.08.15 um 22:32 schrieb John David Galt:
>
> d) The token (and share chart) color for coal companies should be white,
> and for CL should be black (they are reversed).  The lettering for BK
> should be white (because of its dark background color) and for MS, SB,
> and TH should be black (because of their light background colors).

Has been fixed.
> 3. The square stock chart is what I expected (though I'd like to try
> fixing that as a cosmetic feature for this specific game later).
> However, the Game Status window ought to show the fixed par prices of
> Sd, KK, and Ug right away (and similarly in other games where some
> companies have fixed par prices, even when those shares aren't available
> right after the start round, as they will be in 1837).

has been fixed par prices werent in the config so far.
>
> 4. The "info" hover-buttons on the Start Round window do reveal which
> private companies come with minor companies, but only if you know how to
> read the XML object names.  I think it would be clearer if the buttons
> in the Item column actually said, for example, "SmB+S1" rather than just
> "SmB".  This goes for all games where two certificates are sold or
> auctioned together.

Not yet fixed
>
> 5. The mechanism for reducing prices for the next purchase if everyone
> passes during a start round works correctly -- up to the point where the
> prices of some of the items available reach zero.
>
> The save-game file "1837_20150801_2003_Kermit.rails" demonstrates this
> problem.  Everyone passed consecutively starting with John and ending
> with Kermit, multiple times through.
>
> What actually happened then (from the Game Report window) is:
>
>      (**)Kermit passes.
>      All players have passed.
>      Price of EKT is now reduced to 0K
>      Price of AB is now reduced to 85K
>      Price of ZKB is now reduced to 0K
>      Kermit buys EKT for 0K
>      EKT floats and receives 100K
>
>      And it is still Kermit's turn -- with AB and ZKB available for their
> reduced prices! (but EOD is at its normal price of 100).
>
> What SHOULD have happened is this:
>
>      (**)Kermit passes.
>      All players have passed.
>      Price of EKT is now reduced to 0K
>      Price of AB is now reduced to 85K
>      Price of ZKB is now reduced to 0K
>
>      Now it becomes John's turn.
>      Pass is grayed out, forcing John to buy one of the three companies
> on offer (AB for 85, or EKT or ZKB for free).  Once he does so, all
> prices return to normal, Pass is re-enabled, and it becomes Kent's turn.

Is definately fixed.
>
> 6. When the "first start packet" is sold out, a second one (K1 through
> K3) pops up and becomes available.  However, once all players have too
> little money to buy from that second start packet, the start round ends
> and -- the game hangs.
>
>     The second save file, "1837_20150801_2021_John.rails", is at this point.
>
>     What SHOULD happen next is an operating round.  Only the first start
> packet is required to sell out before operating rounds can begin.

Should have been fixed. Checking now if theres the Startpacket "Coal" 
not sold only to block an OR.

Regards,
Martin