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<H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Hard Sci-fi muds was Character evolution</H1>
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<LI><em>From</em>: "Brian Price" <<A HREF="mailto:blprice#bedford,net">blprice#bedford,net</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 18:54:26 +0000</LI>
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<PRE>
As oft happens, one of my explanations was evidently as clear as mud,
I'll attempt to clarify it (or just turn out the light of
comprehension completely).
> Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 09:31:26 PST8PDT
> From: Shawn Halpenny <malachai#iname,com>
> Brian Price wrote:
>
<snip evidence of my early childhood brain damage>
> [ choice B: use a plot mechanism which justifies a finite univerese ]
>
> > One approach that may make Choice B practical, would be to create a
> > number of building blocks composed of human designed areas together
> > with a set of rules as to where they could be used and how they
> > could be assembled given the set of 'facts' (design parameters) for
> > the section being generated. After the set of building blocks was
> > designed, a program could generate the sections and then the
> > designer could walk thru and 'tweak' the area. The section would
> > then be represented in storage by its co-ords, seed value, its
> > design parameters, a set of manual changes, and the set of player
> > influenced data.
>
> As a builder this would drive me nuts--I can only use this area
> building block _here_ to do _this_--not to mention this has to be
> controlled and managed somehow. Since you're going to be generating
Umm.. the builder doesn't use the building blocks.. the generator
does. The builder designs the building blocks together with the
combinatorial rules and interdependancies (which isn't that easy
either).
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Brian Price aka Delver <blprice#bedford,net>
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01075" HREF="msg01075.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Hard Sci-fi Muds was Character Evolution</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#user1,inficad.com">nightfall#user1,inficad.com</a>, Thu 04 Sep 1997, 10:46 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01092" HREF="msg01092.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Hard Sci-fi Muds was Character Evolution</A></strong>,
Nathan Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Thu 04 Sep 1997, 19:36 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00978" HREF="msg00978.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Hard Sci-fi Muds was Character Evolution</A></strong>,
Brian Price <a href="mailto:blprice#bedford,net">blprice#bedford,net</a>, Tue 02 Sep 1997, 00:15 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01034" HREF="msg01034.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Hard Sci-fi muds was Character evolution</A></strong>,
Brian Price <a href="mailto:blprice#bedford,net">blprice#bedford,net</a>, Tue 02 Sep 1997, 22:30 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01035" HREF="msg01035.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Hard Sci-fi muds was Character evolution</A></strong>,
Brian Price <a href="mailto:blprice#bedford,net">blprice#bedford,net</a>, Tue 02 Sep 1997, 22:36 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01040" HREF="msg01040.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Hard Sci-fi muds was Character evolution</A></strong>,
Brian Price <a href="mailto:blprice#bedford,net">blprice#bedford,net</a>, Tue 02 Sep 1997, 23:20 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01154" HREF="msg01154.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Hard Sci-fi muds was Character evolution</A></strong>,
Brandon J. Rickman <a href="mailto:ashes#pc4,zennet.com">ashes#pc4,zennet.com</a>, Mon 08 Sep 1997, 06:54 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01165" HREF="msg01165.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Hard Sci-fi muds was Character evolution</A></strong>,
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Tue 09 Sep 1997, 06:01 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01224" HREF="msg01224.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Hard Sci-fi muds was Character evolution</A></strong>,
Brandon J. Rickman <a href="mailto:ashes#pc4,zennet.com">ashes#pc4,zennet.com</a>, Tue 16 Sep 1997, 09:40 GMT
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