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**MrFun** · January 7, 2001, 02:34

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**Locutus** · January 7, 2001, 09:55

MrFun,
Don't worry, I read (almost) everything in the Creation forum eventually (though when I have little time it may take a few days)

Baron's Manor: won't work in SLIC so you'd better hope it works without it (I think it does).

Grand Canal: Requires SLIC but it's fairly easy to do.

The Covenant: Hmmm. If it's possible at all it will require SLIC (you'd need to change government through SLIC without having a period of anarchy, not quite sure if it's possible). If it's possible, it shouldn't be too hard.

Luther's 95 Theses: requires SLIC

The Copernican System: AFAIK it requires SLIC, you can give Unis to all cities in text-files but I don't think you can make it depend on size. This too is fairly easy to do in SLIC.

Galilieo's Pump: SOL part requires SLIC, mines might not be possible at all, but I'm not sure. The SLIC part is fairly easy, but figuring out if mines work might require some expermenting.

Decree of Revolution: requires SLIC. Not too tough to code either.

Darwin's Theory: Needs SLIC, and it might be tricky too (you would somehow have to force these scientists to stay scientists and not become part of the regular population, working on the fields or whatmore). I think it's doable but I'm not quite sure. Unless this one's really important for you it's probably not worth the effort though...

Advances Part: I'll go through these some other time (got other things to do right now), but they look like they all require SLIC and some of them will still be impossible or at least difficult to do.

**MrFun** · January 7, 2001, 14:33

Thanks Locustus - you're a real pal.

I understand you have other things to do, so I will keep a lookout for when you have time to comment on the advances.

Now, it's a matter of locating the SLIC files. But I do not have a clue as to what codes I would need to type for those you said that it would be simple to do.

Pretend I'm blonde for now even though I'm dark hair.

**MrFun** · January 7, 2001, 15:22

Locustus, I went to check out a SLIC file, but then I am asked by my computer "what program do I want to open the file with?"

So what program do I use to open a .slc file?

**Locutus** · January 7, 2001, 17:14

I'll see if I can give you some example code later this week, MrFun.

You can open SLIC files in any text-editor but personally I worship EditPlus, a extremely flexible and custumizable shareware text-editor which I use for all my programming. I even have files for it that allow syntax highlighting and auto-correction for SLIC II (though not 100% SLIC II compatible yet, haven't had time to update them), which make life a lot easier for any SLIC programmer. I already 'converted' Harlan into using EditPlus, now the rest of Apolyton If you want the files and instructions on how to use them, I can email them (they're on my website as well, but those are for SLIC1 and thus very obsolete), I'll see if I can update those too one of these days.

**MrFun** · January 8, 2001, 01:29

Hey thanks again Locustus.

I will check out this text editor thingy and bookmark the website from your link.

**Savant** · January 8, 2001, 18:33

"Locustus"

Man oh man.. funny!

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**MrFun** · January 8, 2001, 22:45

Ok, it was a typo - but I do NOT need Hooked on Phonics!

Sorry about that Locutus.

**Savant** · January 8, 2001, 22:49

BTW Mr Fun, I think your ideas for improvements and all are very good and original! I like the Grande Canal especially!

Maybe "covenant" could be "Magna Carta"? Seems like the right time period you have in mind for that.

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**slamp** · January 9, 2001, 05:06

Locutus,

If you want I could update editplus files (.stx, .acp and .ctl) to use with SLIC 2. I already did it for slic 1. Could you send to me those files, so I could
merge it with the files I already made ?

**MrFun** · January 9, 2001, 11:40

I don't see what was so wonderful about the Magna Carta. If you know the history of it, you would realize that it gave extended rights and priveleges to the upper class and nobility.

After the Magna Carta came into effect, the peasant and middle classes actually had it worse!

**Savant** · January 9, 2001, 12:16

I'm not extolling the virtues of the MC here Rich, rather just seems as a wonder most congruent with the idea of "covenant", especially given the time frame it would appear you mean for that wonder to be available.

It was after all, a covenant of sorts, between the two powers of any significance at the time - king and nobles.

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**MrFun** · January 10, 2001, 00:44

I see your point now Sevant, and by the way - I'm not rich - just a university student living on modest financing.

**Locutus** · January 11, 2001, 14:59

MrFun,
Silly thing here is that you're asking me if this is possible without SLIC, while I only know a lot about how to do it *with* SLIC, so it's possible that I'm wrong on one or two occasions, but no more than that: I'm fairly familiar with the text files as well (most of them anyway).

Castle Construction: Yes, and it would probably be a fair amount of work to code in SLIC.

Steam Engine: AFAIK not possible at all. No wait, I take that back. Probably possible but a lot of coding required.

Crusades: Yeah, think so. Not too tough to do either.

Mass Mobilization: Requires SLIC. Movement thing is fairly easy, roads thing is a bit tougher but probably possible.

Map Making: Yes, very similar to roads thing from above.

Federalism: Yes.

Coding suggestion:
+x Gold for this or that TerrainType/River. This doesn't take into account the fact that a square might not get worked fully, this would be much more complicated, if possible at all. Would be too much work for me to look into that now. I'll see if I have some more code later.

HandleEvent(BeginTurn) 'MoreGold' post { // triggers at beginning of every turn
int_t amount;
int_t tmpPlayer;
tmpPlayer = player[0];

if (canGiveGold) { // set this to 1 whenever it should be executed (after making FOW, always, etc)
amount = 5 * CountRivers(tmpPlayer); // player gets this many gold per river in city radius
AddGold(tmpPlayer, amount); // give player gold
}
}

int_f CountRivers(int_t thePlayer) { // return the number of river tiles that's in any tmpPlayer's city's radius
location_t tmpLoc;
location_t tmpLoc2;
city_t tmpCity;
int_t i;
int_t x;
int_t y;
int_t number;
int_t radius;
int_t tmpPlayer;
tmpPlayer = thePlayer;

number = 0;
for (i = 0; i < Cities(tmpPlayer); i = i + 1) { // cycle through all cities
GetCityByIndex(tmpPlayer, i, tmpCity); // get city and put it in tmpCity
if (tmpCity.population < 7) { // find city radius and store it in radius
radius = 1;
} elseif (tmpCity.population < 19) {
radius = 2;
} elseif (tmpCity.population < 33) {
radius = 3;
} else {
radius = 4;
}
tmpLoc = tmpCity.location; // temporary put location here, so you can get coords
for (x = (tmpLoc.x - radius); x <= (tmpLoc.x + radius); x = x + 1) { // e.g. for size 4 city, make x go from city.x - 1 to city.x + 1
for (y = (tmpLoc.y - radius); y <= (tmpLoc.y + radius); y = y + 1) { // make y go from city.y - radius to city.y + radius
MakeLocation(tmpLoc2, x, y);
if (SquaredDistance(tmpLoc, tmpLoc2) <= ((radius + 1) * (radius + 1) - radius) { // make sure it falls withing radius, long story but do the math and see how it fits
if (HasRiver(tmpLoc2)) { // if falls in city radius and has a river, add gold
number = number + 1; // this is a river within city radius, so gold should be added here
}
}
}
}
}
}

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