GJose@system-m.phx.bull.com (03/27/90)
I have come across a 'feature' of Empire 1.33w that appears to function against the rules, and was hoping that someone could clarify this occurrence as an intended operation or an actual fault. It would appear that when you issue a 'map' command for an area greater than your current domain, that the sectors of all allies appear on this map with their correct designations, despite the fact that the manual states that you can only view adjacent ally sectors. I would appreciate any advice regarding this, Graham Jose
davidw@telxon.UUCP (David Wright) (03/27/90)
Maybe I should change the manual, or make it more obvious if it's in there. It is supposed to do that. I have made many changes in regards to country-country relations. The Chris Gray versions tend to keep the effect of relations strictly to "do I shoot at his planes if they fly over me" and "do I shoot his spies or just deport them". In my versions it makes MUCH more difference, and you need to be sure you really want/trust someone as an ally. Specifically, off the top of my head, here are some of the things that are affected by relations: You can only see reports from/buy from people who are at least NEUTRAL to you. You can't buy/see things for sale by people who are at war with you. This is to simulate the highly unlikely event of the US selling supplies to the Axis during WWII. When using the MAP command, you can see the designation of sectors that are owned by people who are allied with you. This is an attempt to simulate reality. If someone is your ally, why wouldn't you want him to know your location? If you don't trust them that much, they shouldn't be allies. When using RADAR, allies show up as A, enemies show up as W, and neutral show up as ? When using sonar from a sub or destroyer, you see the other countries names in front of the sub number if they are allied to you. I believe that that last one is not in 1.33, but in 1.34, but I can't remember for sure... Dave -- Telxon: x4350 | davewt@NCoast.ORG | Programs Plus presents: uunet!telxon!davidw | uunet!hal!ncoast!davewt | CoreWar, CRobots, Empire telxon!tts1!davidw | uunet!cwjcc!ncoast!davewt | DeVo "If ya aint got multitasking, ya aint got anything" oVeD