Re: [s-d] [s-b] Proposal: Fix the Grid

[James Baxter <jebaxter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

umm...I think this could lead to game breakage, as could any instance of colouring squares initially:
 
1. If all squares are initially black and the Grid is infinite in size then there will be an infinite number of black Squares.
2. Therefore 5E53 will create an infinite (5 x infinity = infinity) number of macks in the possesion of black at the beginning of each nweek
3. That is obviously broken
 
I like the current system of priority. It would be fiddly to have to change a Colour one hex value at a time. If you want to set a cost to colouring then spray cans that increase priority would be a better idea.
 
 
> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:54:46 +0000
> From: bnomic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: spoon-business@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [s-b] Proposal: Fix the Grid
> 
> I submit the following proposal entitled "Fix the Grid"
> {
> Replace the text of 5e48 with:
> {
> The Grid consists of an infinite, two-dimensional plane of squares from
> (-inf, -inf) to (inf,inf). Each Square is identified by their (x,y)
> coordinates. Each Square has a Colour.
>
> Colours (aka Colors) are a type of Game Object, consisting of an RGB colour
> in hexadecimal notation and a set of Laws. The lowest value that can be
> given to one of the colour sources is 0x00, the highest is 0xff. The Colour
> of a Square defaults to #000000 (aka Black). The Laws of a Colour are
> binding upon all Players Resident on Squares that are Coloured with that
> Colour.
> 
> The Laws of a Colour are a type of Game Document that defines a set of
> restrictions placed upon Residents of a Square of that Law's Colour. Laws
> may define actions that a Resident on them shall or shall not do. A Player
> can be punished by Consultation for violating Laws unless the Laws define
> their own punishment for the violation. The Rules of B Nomic take
> precedence over all Laws.
> 
> Laws must specify a Tracker for that Colour; this Tracker must keep track
> of the Laws of that Colour. Laws without such a specification, if not fixed
> within a Jiffy, cease to be the Laws of the relavent Colour and revert back
> to the default Laws. This restriction does not apply to the initial Laws.
> 
> Laws may define things which a Resident on them shall or shall not do, and
> are considered Binding on all Players Resident on Squares with that Colour.
> A Colour's Laws may also define methods for changing the Colour of Squares
> of that Colour, and may also specify methods for causing the Colour to take
> Game Actions on the Grid. Laws may also define abstract entities (aka
> Artifacts) that exist only within the scope of the Laws.
> 
> The Laws for any Colour apart from Black are initially as follows:
> A Resident of a $COLOUR Square can amend these Laws with the unanimous
> consent of all other Residents of $COLOUR Squares.
> with $COLOUR replaced with the relevant Colour.
> 
> === Noughts and Crosses ===
> There exists a Ministry called the Ministry of Grid. The Minister of Grid
> is responsible for tracking the public display of the Grid, including the
> Players Resident in the Squares, and the Square's Colours.
> }
> 
> Replace Rule 5e49 with the following:
> {
> All Players have an integer amount of Health, with a minimum of 0, a
> maximum of 100 and a default of 100. If a Player's Health would ever go
> below 0, it instead becomes 0. If a Player's Health would ever go above
> 100, it instead becomes 100.
> 
> A Player with 0 Health is Dead. When a Player becomes Dead, all their
> Artifacts are transfered to the Colour of their Resident Square, or
> destroyed if the Square on which they are Resident is Black. Any non-Dead
> Legal Entity may spend 50 mackerel to Revive another Player, at which point
> their Health becomes 100. Any non-Dead Player may spend a positive integer
> amount of mackerel N to increase their Health by 5 * N.
> 
> Artifacts are a type Ownable, Transferrable Game Object that only exist
> within the Grid, and may only alter the global game state of the Grid in
> ways that are defined by the Rules, or for Artifacts defined by a Colour's
> Laws, the local game state of Squares of their Laws' Colour in ways that
> are defined by that Colour's Laws. Artifacts have a Name, a positive
> integer Cost in mackerel, a numeric Range, an Effect, a Target, an optional
> positive integer Usage Cost in mackerel, and optionally, a positive integer
> Lifespan. Artifacts also have a Switch called Targetted, which is Off by
> default.
> 
> A non-Dead Player may Purchase an Artifact by spending macks equal to its
> Cost, an instance of that Artifact is then created in their possession. As
> a Game Action, any non-Dead Player may use (synonyms: stab, detonate, fire,
> shoot, paint, etc) an Artifact they own by paying its Usage Cost if
> applicable, and if necessary, specifying a Target. Unless otherwise
> specified by a Rule, if an Artifact has a Lifespan and has been used as
> many times as the Lifespan, it is destroyed.
> 
> Weapons are a type of Artifact that have a positive integer Damage
> attribute in Health. For non-Targeted weapons, all Players within the
> Weapons Range are the Targets of this Usage, otherwise the Target is> specified in the Game Action using the Weapon. Unless specified otherwise
> by a Rule, the Player using the Artifact is not a Target. The Effect for
> all Weapons is, "The Health of all Targets decreases by the Weapon's
> Damage."
> 
> The following Artifacts exist:
> * '''Name:''' Can of Red Spraypaint, '''Cost:''' m150, '''Lifespan:''' 100,
> '''Effect:''' Increases the Red hex value of the Resident Square by 1 for
> each point of Lifespan specified in the Game Action.
> * '''Name:''' Can of Green Spraypaint, '''Cost:''' m150, '''Lifespan:'''
> 100, '''Effect:''' Increases the Green hex value of the Resident Square by
> 1 for each point of Lifespan specified in the Game Action.
> * '''Name:''' Can of Blue Spraypaint, '''Cost:''' m150, '''Lifespan:''
> 100, '''Effect:''' Increases the Blue hex value of the Resident Square by 1
> for each point of Lifespan specified in the Game Action.
> * '''Name:''' Can of Anti-Red Spraypaint, '''Cost:''' m150, '''Lifespan:'''
> 100, '''Effect:''' Decreases the Red hex value of the Resident Square by 1
> for each point of Lifespan specified in the Game Action.
> * '''Name:''' Can of Anti-Green Spraypaint, '''Cost:''' m150,
> '''Lifespan:''' 100, '''Effect:''' Decreases the Green hex value of the
> Resident Square by 1 for each point of Lifespan specified in the Game
> Action.
> * '''Name:''' Can of Anti-Blue Spraypaint, '''Cost:''' m150,
> '''Lifespan:''' 100, '''Effect:''' Decreases the Blue hex value of the
> Resident Square by 1 for each point of Lifespan specified in the Game
> Action.
> * '''Name:''' Fuligin Cream, '''Cost:''' m200, '''Lifespan:''' 20,
> '''Effect:''' Sets all hex values of the Resident Square to 00.
> * '''Name:''' Albescent Powder, '''Cost:''' m200, '''Lifespan:''' 20,
> '''Effect:''' Sets all hex values of the Resident Square to ff.
> 
> These following Weapons exist:
> * '''Name:''' Well-sharpened pencil, '''Cost:''' m10, '''Range''': 1
> square, '''Damage:''' 2, '''Usage Cost:''' m1, '''Lifespan:''' 10,
> '''Targeted'''
> * '''Name:''' Knife, '''Cost:''' m25, '''Range''': 2 squares, '''Damage:'''
> 10, '''Usage Cost:''' m10, '''Lifespan:''' 10, '''Targeted'''
> * '''Name:''' Rapier, '''Cost:''' m75, '''Range''': 5 squares,
> '''Damage:''' 20, '''Usage Cost:''' m10, '''Lifespan:''' 25, '''Targeted'''
> * '''Name:''' Pistol, '''Cost:''' m75, '''Range''': 7 squares,
> '''Damage:''' 5, '''Usage Cost:''' m5, '''Lifespan:''' 50, '''Targeted'''
> * '''Name:''' Machine gun, '''Cost:''' m200, '''Range''': 10 squares,
> '''Damage:''' 35, '''Usage Cost:''' m25, '''Lifespan:''' 10, '''Targeted'''
> * '''Name:''' Mother's stare, '''Cost:''' m275, '''Range''': 10 squares,
> '''Damage:''' 75, '''Usage Cost:''' m50, '''Lifespan:''' 10, '''Targeted'''
> 
> /* These are put together semi-randomly; they should be changed when we get
> experience with them. */
> }
> }
> 
 
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