game.thawed = False
game.skill = SKILL_NONE
gametype = None
- mode = None
- while gametype is None or game.length == 0 or game.skill == SKILL_NONE or mode is None:
+ wayback = 0
+ while gametype is None or game.length == 0 or game.skill == SKILL_NONE or wayback == 0:
eol_is_fancy = False
if not scanner.inqueue or scanner.token == "IHEOL": # Can start with command line options
if gametype is None:
proutn(_("Would you like a Short, Medium, or Long game? "))
elif game.skill == SKILL_NONE:
proutn(_("Are you a Novice, Fair, Good, Expert, or Emeritus player? "))
- elif mode is None:
- proutn(_("Choose your game style (plain, almy, fancy or just press enter): "))
+ elif wayback == 0:
+ proutn(_("Wayback setting (press enter for current year): "))
eol_is_fancy = True
scanner.nexttok()
if game.idebug:
game.skill = SKILL_EXPERT
elif scanner.token.startswith("em"): # emeritus
game.skill = SKILL_EMERITUS
- elif scanner.token.startswith("p"): # plain
- # Approximates the UT FORTRAN version.
- game.options &=~ (OPTION_THOLIAN | OPTION_PLANETS | OPTION_PROBE | OPTION_RAMMING | OPTION_MVBADDY | OPTION_BLKHOLE | OPTION_BASE | OPTION_WORLDS | OPTION_COLOR | OPTION_CAPTURE | OPTION_CLOAK | OPTION_ALMY | OPTION_AUTOPASS | OPTION_DOTFILL | OPTION_ALPHAMERIC)
- mode = "plain"
- elif scanner.token.startswith("almy"): # almy
- # Approximates Tom Almy's version.
- mode = "almy"
- game.options &=~ (OPTION_BLKHOLE | OPTION_BASE | OPTION_WORLDS | OPTION_COLOR | OPTION_DOTFILL | OPTION_ALPHAMERIC)
- elif scanner.token.startswith("f"): # fancy
- mode = "fancy"
+ elif scanner.type == "IHREAL":
+ wayback = scanner.int()
+ if wayback <= 1973:
+ # Approximates the UT FORTRAN version.
+ game.options &=~ (OPTION_THOLIAN | OPTION_PLANETS | OPTION_PROBE | OPTION_RAMMING | OPTION_MVBADDY | OPTION_BLKHOLE | OPTION_BASE | OPTION_WORLDS | OPTION_COLOR | OPTION_CAPTURE | OPTION_CLOAK | OPTION_ALMY | OPTION_AUTOPASS | OPTION_DOTFILL | OPTION_ALPHAMERIC)
+ elif scanner.int() < 1980:
+ # Approximates Tom Almy's 1979 version.
+ game.options &=~ (OPTION_BLKHOLE | OPTION_BASE | OPTION_WORLDS | OPTION_COLOR | OPTION_DOTFILL | OPTION_ALPHAMERIC)
elif (eol_is_fancy and scanner.token.startswith("\n")):
- mode = "fancy"
+ wayback = time.localtime().tm_year
elif scanner.token.startswith("\n"):
continue
elif scanner.token.startswith("idebug"):
game.idebug = True
prout("=== Debug mode enabled.")
if game.idebug:
- prout("--- Setup: type=%s length=%s skill=%s mode=%s" % (gametype, game.length, game.skill, mode))
+ prout("--- Setup: type=%s length=%s skill=%s wayback=%s" % (gametype, game.length, game.skill, wayback))
# Use parameters to generate initial values of things
game.damfac = 0.5 * game.skill
game.inbase = rnd.integer(BASEMIN, BASEMAX+1)