Re: [spoon-discuss] Merrily We Uber On...

["Orc In A Spacesuit" <orcinaspacesuit@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: "Glotmorf" <glotmorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Talking of having separate lists for Products (objects that can be produced 
> by some Technology) and Technologies (methods for producing Products) made 
> me wonder about the possibility of dramatically changing the ruleset 
> without actually changing the rules...
>
> How about the "ruleset" consists of multiple groupings of items, the 
> primary one of course being the rules, but others including Objects 
> (anything manipulable, defined with the methods of creation, destruction, 
> resurrection, etc.), or perhaps categories of objects such as Gremlins, 
> Gnomes, Grid Items, etc.  Each object would contain the rules that apply 
> specifically to it.  In the main body of rules there would then be catchall 
> rules that would say such-and-such category of objects has such-and-such 
> properties in common, and that, unless specified in the object, they have a 
> collective chutzpah of such-and-such.
>
> This would let us easily see what objects, or what objects of a given 
> category, are in existence quickly and easily.  It would allow us to add or 
> remove objects without rewriting one or more rules.  Rules would become 
> significantly smaller.  Many less-is-mores would be unnecessary.  And there 
> would be joy and peace throughout the land.
>
> It would begin by the creation of lists, then the moving of objects into 
> them.  This could be done by proposals.  And it wouldn't involve the total 
> rewriting of the ruleset.
>
> What's the sound of one Orc's jaw dropping?
>
> 						Glotmorf

I actually *was* doing this for a while.  I was having Classes define all 
the different kinds of objects, and parts of the Classes were rules about 
the Objects that were members of that class, and having a seperate list 
(like the LOGAS) that held all the classes.

The problem is that too many rules would not be able to fit in the Classes, 
and you would then end up having to look in at least 2 different places for 
rules about a particular kind of Object.  In addition, it seemed like far 
too much structure for BNomic, which, as you said, is changing.  The rules 
how they are now at least are cohesive, if not coherent.

As for "And it wouldn't involve the total rewriting of the ruleset."  Are 
you nuts?

Oh, and for the record, hangovers suck.

Orc In A Spacesuit
has a bad hangover

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