* Wrap a GUI around it.
-* Find out what the deathray behavior was before Tom Almy changed it,
- and reverse the change when the game type is 'plain'.
-
void deathray(void)
{
- double r = Rand();
+ double dprob, r = Rand();
ididit = 0;
skip(1);
skip(1);
prouts("WHIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR");
skip(1);
- if (r > .30) {
+ dprob = .30;
+ if (game.options & OPTION_PLAIN)
+ dprob = .5;
+ if (r > dprob) {
prouts("Sulu- \"Captain! It's working!\"");
skip(2);
while (nenhere > 0)
deadkl(game.kx[1],game.ky[1],game.quad[game.kx[1]][game.ky[1]],game.kx[1],game.ky[1]);
prout("Ensign Chekov- \"Congratulations, Captain!\"");
if (KLINGREM == 0) finish(FWON);
- prout("Spock- \"Captain, I believe the `Experimental Death Ray'");
- if (Rand() <= 0.05) {
- prout(" is still operational.\"");
- }
- else {
- prout(" has been rendered nonfunctional.\"");
- game.damage[DDRAY] = 39.95;
+ if ((game.options & OPTION_PLAIN) == 0) {
+ prout("Spock- \"Captain, I believe the `Experimental Death Ray'");
+ if (Rand() <= 0.05) {
+ prout(" is still operational.\"");
+ }
+ else {
+ prout(" has been rendered nonfunctional.\"");
+ game.damage[DDRAY] = 39.95;
+ }
}
return;
}
proutn("Choose your game options: ");
scan();
}
- if (isit("plain"))
+ if (isit("plain")) {
// Approximates the UT FORTRAN version.
game.options &=~ (OPTION_THOLIAN | OPTION_PLANETS | OPTION_THINGY | OPTION_PROBE | OPTION_RAMMING | OPTION_MVBADDY | OPTION_BLKHOLE | OPTION_BASE);
- if (isit("almy"))
+ game.options |= OPTION_PLAIN;
+ }
+ if (isit("almy")) {
// Approximates Tom Almy's version.
game.options &=~ (OPTION_THINGY | OPTION_BLKHOLE | OPTION_BASE);
- else if (strlen(citem)) {
+ game.options |= OPTION_ALMY;
+ }
+ if (isit("fancy"))
+ /* do nothing */;
+ if (strlen(citem)) {
proutn("What is \"");
proutn(citem);
prout("\"?");
The Emeritus game is strictly for masochists.</para>
<para>The fourth question, new in SST2K, sets your game options. A
-blank answer enables all SST2K features. The option 'plain' disables
-a number of features (Tholians, planets & dilithium, Thingies
-shooting back, deep-space-probes, Klingon ramming and movement,
-time-warping through black holes), approximating the original CDC 6600
-FORTRAN game from UT Austin. The option 'almy' approximates Tom
-Almy's C translation from 1979, disabling Thingies shooting back and
-time-warping through black holes.</para>
+blank answer or 'fancy' enables all SST2K features. The option
+'plain' disables a number of features (Tholians, planets &
+dilithium, Thingies shooting back, deep-space-probes, Klingon ramming
+and movement, time-warping through black holes, death-ray upgrade),
+approximating the original CDC 6600 FORTRAN game from UT Austin. The
+option 'almy' approximates Tom Almy's C translation from 1979,
+disabling Thingies shooting back, base shields, and time-warping
+through black holes.</para>
</chapter>
<chapter><title>How To Issue Commands</title>
as well as changing "freeze" to "save". However I like "freeze".
(Both "freeze" and "save" work in SST2K.)
- When I got a later version of Super Star Trek that I was converting
- from, I added the emexit command.
+ When I got a later (1979) version of Super Star Trek that I was converting
+ from, I added the emexit command from it.
- That later version also mentions srscan and lrscan working when
+ That 1979 version also mentions srscan and lrscan working when
docked (using the starbase's scanners), so I made some changes here
to do this (and indicating that fact to the player), and then realized
the base would have a subspace radio as well -- doing a Chart when docked
updates the star chart, and all radio reports will be heard. The Dock
command will also give a report if a base is under attack.
- Klingon commander movements are no longer reported if long-range
- sensors are damaged.
-
Also added:
- 1. Better base positioning at startup.
-
- 2. Deathray improvement (but keeping original failure alternatives).
+ 1. The experimental deathray originally had only a 5% chance of
+ success, but could be used repeatedly. I guess after a couple
+ years of use, it was less "experimental" because the 1979
+ version had a 70% success rate. However it was prone to breaking
+ after use. I upgraded the deathray, but kept the original set of
+ failure modes (great humor!). (Now controlled by OPTION_DEATHRAY
+ and turned off if game type is "plain".)
- 3. Tholian Web. (Now controlled by OPTION_THOLIAN and turned off
- if game type is "plain".)
+ 2. Tholian Web from the 1979 version. (Now controlled by
+ OPTION_THOLIAN and turned off if game type is "plain".)
- 4. Enemies can ram the Enterprise. (Now controlled by OPTION_RAMMING
+ 3. Enemies can ram the Enterprise. (Now controlled by OPTION_RAMMING
and turned off if game type is "plain".)
- 5. Regular Klingons and Romulans can move in Expert and Emeritus games.
+ 4. Regular Klingons and Romulans can move in Expert and Emeritus games.
This code could use improvement. (Now controlled by OPTION_MVBADDY
and turned off if game type is "plain".)
- 6. The deep-space probe feature from the DECUS version. (Now controlled
+ 5. The deep-space probe feature from the DECUS version. (Now controlled
by OPTION_PROBE and turned off if game type is "plain").
+ 6. Bugfix: Klingon commander movements are no longer reported if long-range
+ sensors are damaged.
+
+ 7. Bugfix: Better base positioning at startup (more spread out).
+ That made sense to add because most people abort games with
+ bad base placement.
+
+ In June 2002, I fixed two known bugs and a documentation typo.
In June 2004 I fixed a number of bugs involving: 1) parsing invalid
numbers, 2) manual phasers when SR scan is damaged and commander is
present, 3) time warping into the future, 4) hang when moving
4. The Tholian can be hit with phasers.
- 5. SCom can't escape from you if no more enemies remain (without this,
- chasing SCom can take an eternity).
+ 5. SCom can't escape from you if no more enemies remain
+ (without this, chasing SCom can take an eternity).
6. Probe target you enter is now the destination quadrant. Before I don't
remember what it was, but it was something I had difficulty using.
{
int i, option;
- game.options = OPTION_ALL &~ (OPTION_IOMODES | OPTION_SHOWME);
+ game.options = OPTION_ALL &~ (OPTION_IOMODES | OPTION_SHOWME | OPTION_PLAIN | OPTION_ALMY);
if (getenv("TERM"))
game.options |= OPTION_CURSES | OPTION_SHOWME;
else
#define OPTION_MVBADDY 0x00000100 /* more enemies can move */
#define OPTION_BLKHOLE 0x00000200 /* black hole may timewarp you */
#define OPTION_BASE 0x00000400 /* bases have good shields */
+#define OPTION_PLAIN 0x01000000 /* user chose plain game */
+#define OPTION_ALMY 0x02000000 /* user chose Almy variant */
/* Define devices */
#define DSRSENS 0
example, you can invoke the program as</para>
<programlisting>
-sst regular medium good plain
+sst regular medium good fancy
</programlisting>
-<para>to start a regular medium game as a good player in 'plain'
-mode (with only the features from the FOTRAN original enabled).</para>
+<para>to start a regular medium game as a good player in 'fancy'
+mode (all features enabled).</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='authors'><title>AUTHORS</title>
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