[GZG] re: alternate threshold methods

[Ground Zero Games <jon@xxxxxxx>]

Oops - looks like Tom's original post (and my answer to it) should 
have gone to the test list rather than the main list - just pass 
right along, nothing to see here folks....  ;-)

Jon (GZG)

> My preference is:
>
> 1) Card based
>
> Yes, I know what Roger is getting at, though cards could be 
> downloadable and printable for
> ease of replacement or duplication. If you have a 'standard deck', 
> you can also produce a
> table to simulate the same effect. But I think if you could find a 
> way to do a straight
> card flip, it'd be faster than a damage chart cross ref.
>
> 2) Limited input chart lookup
>
> That's my second choice. Unfortunately, if defender chooses, you 
> never loose firecons. If
> attacker chooses, you always do. If you alternate, it just takes  a 
> turn longer at max.
> Too many 'easy to break' points in FT ship design that I wouldn't 
> think this is the way to
> go. So 3 and 4 sound unlikely.
[snip]

From the responses so far, consensus seems to be leaning towards (2), 
hence my posting of a first draft for a working system earlier today. 
While I have some liking for the versatility that cards can offer, I 
feel that keeping it dice-based in probably the way to go.

Jon (GZG)


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