Re^5: RFC hierarchic modelling documentation

All exceptions and links between weapons, different loads in one magazine, variants of turrets like external weapon pods/rocket platforms/sponsons, different kinds of rockets and laser links, component armor etc, etc??

Just out of curiousity, did you ever play with the complete ruleset on the tabletop? Or, did you use some useful subset that was easy to work with. My experience with RPG's is that even the hard-core gamers never use the full rulebook. It's just too darned cumbersome.

My criteria for good software:

Does it work?
Can someone else come in, make a change, and be reasonably certain no bugs were introduced?

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Re^6: RFC hierarchic modelling documentation by BerntB (Deacon) on Oct 24, 2005 at 13:49 UTC
CW is not a full war game, so there were no problems to play. (Weren't you an old player?) About implementation: This is/was a hobby. If it was easy, it wouldn't be a hobby. :-) About playing: Rules to play CW is easier than design rules -- and those are harder for computers than for people. (-: For a munchkin like me, designing was most interesting, anyway. :-) (Besides, if you go to a game Convention, they play with the full rule set, so you need to play like that at home too.) Anyway, I put the CW implementation on the shelf until this is done. Then I'll probably ask for hobby programmers to help me implement an editor, a game player and a web-based UI. And the hardest part -- try to talk to SJ Games... Update: (-: This will probably make me end up in worst of the year, but... :-) It would probably be a smart idea NOT to release the library until after an agreement with SJ Games. I want the project to be completed, by SJG or by a group of CW-enthusiasts. I don't think SJG cares about CW anymore -- it should still be in their interest to get a version done, as long as the source isn't published and doesn't make a later version from them impossible. SJG might want to refuse and ask someone to try to do a version using my lib. I have to think on this.	[reply]

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Re^6: RFC hierarchic modelling documentation
by BerntB (Deacon) on Oct 24, 2005 at 13:49 UTC

About implementation:
This is/was a hobby. If it was easy, it wouldn't be a hobby. :-)

About playing:
Rules to play CW is easier than design rules -- and those are harder for computers than for people. (-: For a munchkin like me, designing was most interesting, anyway. :-)

(Besides, if you go to a game Convention, they play with the full rule set, so you need to play like that at home too.)

Anyway, I put the CW implementation on the shelf until this is done. Then I'll probably ask for hobby programmers to help me implement an editor, a game player and a web-based UI. And the hardest part -- try to talk to SJ Games...

Update:
(-: This will probably make me end up in worst of the year, but... :-) It would probably be a smart idea NOT to release the library until after an agreement with SJ Games. I want the project to be completed, by SJG or by a group of CW-enthusiasts. I don't think SJG cares about CW anymore -- it should still be in their interest to get a version done, as long as the source isn't published and doesn't make a later version from them impossible. SJG might want to refuse and ask someone to try to do a version using my lib. I have to think on this.

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