carlton@genrad.UUCP (Carl Hommel) (09/26/84)
Here are my comments on Chuck Simmons comments on my tips. >>1. use the <realm> command to set realm 1 to -20:20,-10:10. >> Then, after every update, say "realm 0 #1" >> This will let you see what is surrounding you. > >Don't use the 'update' command. Set realm 0 so that it encompasses >everything you are interested in seeing in a map. (My realm 0 is set to >-50:20,-45:20.) Set up realm 1 to encompass the area that you update >every day. Then instead of updating, use the 'census #1' command. >The 'census' command doesn't use up btu's, nor does it change your >realm 0. And if you use ve(6), you'll be giving 'census' commands >every day anyway. Sorry, but I respectfully submit that you are full of bat guano. True, do not use 'update'. Use 'update verbose >update' instead. First, this will give you a record of everything that goes on. Second, you can guarantee that deliverys will occur with an update. Surely, 2 BTU's are worth all this. >>5. You don't need more than 1 urban center. Its hard enough scrounging up >> enough iron ore for it and all the "j" (light manufacturing) and "k" >> (heavy manufacturing). > >I have 5 urban centers. I am producing more iron than my u/j/k sectors >can use, and am looking for more. (Those 3 mines with min=100 help alot.) If you have too much iron, you don't have enough people working in your 'j' and 'k' sectors. Each 100 mine should be supporting at least one of each. >Some reasons for having lots of urban centers are: > 1) The more urban sectors you have the greater your "surface area" >is. Having a large "surface area" helps a lot in getting civilians moved >out of the way. > 2) You can still produce a lot of people, but you don't have to >worry quite as much about the plague problems associated with populous >urban sectors. Having an interstate highway system of 100% roads gives you an infinite amount of "surface area". The potential mobility of any 100% road sector is equal to the mobility of any 100% road it is connected to. Can't argue with your second point; other than to say keep your urban centers under 2000 people. Carl Hommel Wife: Do all the '+'s mean that you have an above average country? Husband: Ho Ho Ho. Very Funny.