spike@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Corby Page) (03/03/91)
I had an interesting experience with SimEarth the other day. After a dinosaur exodus, I brought robots to sapience. When I received the notice that I was entering the Civilization Time Scale, the robots achieved industrial revolution! They made exodus without ever reaching the Technology Time Scale (according to the game). Is this supposed to happen? Just Curious, Corby spike@eleazar.dartmouth.edu
news@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU (Six o'clock News) (03/06/91)
>exodus, I brought robots to sapience. When I received the notice that I >was entering the Civilization Time Scale, the robots achieved industrial >revolution! They made exodus without ever reaching the Technology Time Scale >(according to the game). Is this supposed to happen? From: gousha@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Charles Gousha) Path: cory.Berkeley.EDU!gousha >Just Curious, >Corby Believe it or not, this is a feature! Seems the guys reponsible for the game (one of whom I chatted with at the last MacWorld Expo) decided that if there are all these organic possibilities for life and intelligence possible - even odd ones like trichords - then there was no reason that sentient robots could not arise! In order to get them, apparently you have to have a planet with LOTS of pollution and little art - they start as normal "animals", and swiftly take over. Once these guys get in, nothing else has a chance, aspecially since the things can live ANYWHERE. Something new for the SimEarth players to try for! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Gousha | "Yes, Star Trek IS a way of life" gousha@cory.berkeley.edu | (my own philosophy) All normal disclaimers apply, as well as some abnormal ones.