Re: Engine Threshold Rolls
From: agoodall@s... (Allan Goodall)
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 22:39:35 GMT
Subject: Re: Engine Threshold Rolls
On Tue, 11 Aug 1998 20:09:08 -0700, Sean Bayan Schoonmaker
<schoon@aimnet.com>
wrote:
>It's actually rather simple: make one check for every two points of
thrust,
>which is halved if it fails. If there is a single "off" point (for a
thrust
>5 custom ship) then it is eliminated on the first failed threshold
check.
Interesting idea, Sean. This could be easily implemented. Have you tried
these
in a game, yet?
Allan Goodall agoodall@sympatico.ca
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