Markus Armbruster
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(all): Depend on info. Flatten info directory. This undoes the move to one subdirectory per chapter, which was done during Empire 2. The structure doesn't buy us much, as the info name space is flat, and it complicates makefiles. Overhaul info.pl: - It now wants to run in the root of the build tree. - Information on source files and subjects is now stored in makefiles, thus info.pl no longer picks up random junk from the file system. - Clean up Perl anachronisms, in particular use subroutine arguments and results rather than global variables where convenient. - Change format of diagnostics to the common format used by GNU tools, so that Emacs and the like can parse it. - Catch missing .SA. - When creating a new subject file, cowardly refuse to overwrite an existing file. - Subject files contain topics sorted by chapter, then by name. The order of chapters used to depend on how Perl sorts hash keys. Fix it.
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46 lines
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Perl
.TH Introduction SUGGESTIONS
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.NA Suggestions "Suggestions for enhancements to the game"
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.LV Expert
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.nf
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Whenever I think about new things for empire, I evaluate them in this
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order:
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1) Is it fun?
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This is subjective, of course. The real question should be "Will the
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majority of Empire players find this enjoyable?"
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2) Is is complicated?
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What sorts of new commands are needed? How will the player use the new
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feature? Do new commands need to be added? How much will this change impact
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the user?
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3) Is is code-able?
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How difficult is it to do? Does it involve minor changes, or a major
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re-write? Many ideas have merit, but are prohibitively difficult to implement.
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4) Is it realistic?
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In general, realism is good, in that it makes the game more intuitive,
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and easier for new players to learn.
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5) Is it play-balanced?
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It is important that the delicate balance between offense and
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defense not be tipped one way or the other. For example, a stacking
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limit for land units would tip the balance too far in favour of the
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defender. Or, allowing more than one ship to assault at a time would
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tip the balance in favour of the attacker.
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6) Is it important?
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If the change involves adding detail to the game, is the detail
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important enough? Does the change go beyond the general level of Empire
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abstraction? For example, a change to allow you to name each of your mil
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would obviously be beyond Empire's general detail level. A command to name
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ships is stretching it.
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.fi
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.SA "Introduction"
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