RHS Future Planning
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:33 pm
1) We will do an update to correct art pointers if/when Cobra gets back on line for art (he has severe archival problems with four hard drives) OR IF someone else can help us with three aircraft bitmaps and build new filmstrips
2) I have begun to work on a revised set of files in which supply sinks will almost disappear - only their non-supply consuming features will remain (destroy resources/industry in the hex when assaulted, support civil aircraft, etc). This is because a different mechanism will be used to give more precise control of supply at various locations so that supply sinks as such won't be required any more. No ETA - but "sooner rather than later" is my best estimate. Interestingly, supply sinks (not called that) will survive in rump form because they are useful for non-supply functions - and the new devices (labor squads) not only will survive (RHS will use them in pack divisions) - but have "migrated" to another modder's work (WITM) - because they have useful functions not related to supply sinks (a true surprise I didn't expect). So the supply sink workaround will have some longer term effects even after we are able to get rid of them! Not so bad for an orphan kid nobody (including me) ever actually liked.
3) I will NOT begin seasonal map coding until AFTER Cobra is back up for mapmaking - because my pwhex file changes will certainly require some coordination with map art. No ETA at all - this is a big problem - just an indicator it is moving back in time, and isn't close.
2) I have begun to work on a revised set of files in which supply sinks will almost disappear - only their non-supply consuming features will remain (destroy resources/industry in the hex when assaulted, support civil aircraft, etc). This is because a different mechanism will be used to give more precise control of supply at various locations so that supply sinks as such won't be required any more. No ETA - but "sooner rather than later" is my best estimate. Interestingly, supply sinks (not called that) will survive in rump form because they are useful for non-supply functions - and the new devices (labor squads) not only will survive (RHS will use them in pack divisions) - but have "migrated" to another modder's work (WITM) - because they have useful functions not related to supply sinks (a true surprise I didn't expect). So the supply sink workaround will have some longer term effects even after we are able to get rid of them! Not so bad for an orphan kid nobody (including me) ever actually liked.
3) I will NOT begin seasonal map coding until AFTER Cobra is back up for mapmaking - because my pwhex file changes will certainly require some coordination with map art. No ETA at all - this is a big problem - just an indicator it is moving back in time, and isn't close.