Re: [spoon-discuss] Robot Commands

[SkArcher <SkArcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 09:51:24 -0500, Daniel Lepage <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

> On Thursday, December 25, 2003, at 05:17 AM, SkArcher wrote:

> > That might be a better Idea (reactors?) than solar. I'm concerned about 
> > things being too easy. In my Experience, limitations make games like 
> > this more fun. Necessity _is_ the mother of invention, after all.
>
> Well, that's why the solar panels only produce enough energy to move 
> once per nweek. Perhaps later we can incorporate Weather again, and have 
> 'cloudy days', where everyone has to either do nothing or hope they've 
> got a reactor.

I just think the robots have a little too much independence atm. What I 
would prefer is to give us a reason for each robot to get customised to do 
a job as we design the upgrades. I'm sure little working parties based 
around certain on-grid scams will get going too.

> How exactly were you expecting Robots to gather RUs? It doesn't make 
> sense to me that they'd just find them lying around; something should 
> have to happen instead. That's why I liked the idea of having them 
> digging through the Junk - at the very least, they can melt down the 
> Junk they find for RUs.

I was more or less thinking that everything on the grid is a mishmash of 
everything - if you want to bring in specific treasure types eventually, 
that is fine, but i was just starting with a basic 'unrefined RU 
gathering' process - a bit like drift mining.

> > Mmmm, I also wanted to restrict the game to checkpoints, but more 
> > rigidly than you do. Whatever, prop it, when it goes wrong i'll blame 
> > you.
>
> Sounds like a plan.



I'm going to write up a modified version of your prop Wonko, so you can 
see the way I would do it.



SkArcher

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