Recent changes to feature-requests

Flamer Marine Mouseclick Default

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Dec 2003 22:08:23 -0000

Hello,

You should consider not making the use of the flame
thrower the default action for a mouse click for the
flamer marine. More than once I accidentally torched a
section I did not want to torch instead of moving my
marine...

deactivate attack mode if ap==0

minichip — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 17:14:36 -0000

It would be great if the attack mode would be
deactivated automatically when a marine reaches zero
action points. its a bit anoying to deactivate it first
before changing the marine

2 pc version of sulk

minichip — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 17:06:36 -0000

I think it would be great if it was possible to play sulk
not in hot-seat mode but instead on two different pcs.

One could be a server and offering a game and other pcs
could link in clients.

Perhaps even multiple players for one side (e.g. Marines)
for large taables or missions with more than one marine
squad.

Play by email support

DataSurfer — Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:14:19 -0000

As most all turn based games lend themselves to play
by email, I figured I would suggest it for Sulk.

Enforcement of the time constraints should not be too
hard, though i suppose the reciever of the turn file could
cheat and reopen it after having analyzed the board.
Maybe have Sulk store an MD5 hash of recently opened
Game States and balk when a previously opened Game
State File is opened a second time. You could even
have it remain silent about this, but just record it in the
newly updated Game State.

Some extra features that would enhance play by email
are:

- previous turn replay, replay from beginning, replay from
last move, or even replay starting at any given turn

- smtp client built right in, so when you click done for
your turn it automatically emails the updated game state
to the next participant

- You set up the initial game state, specifying your own
email address, and the email address of the person you
are challenging. If it is your turn first you move, click
done and the game state is automatically sent as a
challenge to the next opponent. (Links on where to
download Sulk included.) When they click done the
updated game state is automatically sent back to you.
(Sulk would have to ask the user for a usable SMTP
server.)

- Sullk should send game states as file attachments to
the email.

- Sulk Game State File Format could be XML outlining
every phase and sub phase (down to the rolling of dice)
of each turn, though this might make it too easy to
cheat on the die rolls.

- Have Sulk keep track of the career die rolls for each
opponent to make sure the die rolls fall within
probablistic expectations. Any extreme deviations
would indicate someone was a habitual cheater

- Associate the Sulk Game State File type with Sulk so
that Sulk automatically launches when the attachment
is opened.

Modest pathfinding system

Guy Sisalli — Mon, 23 Dec 2002 09:01:19 -0000

If the user wants to move a unit forward several
squares, allow just the desired square to be clicked on,
thus saving some clicks. It's just for moving forward.
No turns, no backing up, no spining around, nothing.

Highlight available moves

Guy Sisalli — Mon, 23 Dec 2002 08:57:18 -0000

Fairly self explanitory. Highlight the squares a given
unit could potentially get to by the end of its turn. Things
to consider:

* Accounting for CPs (or
not!)

* Paths that take combat into account (i.e.
genestealer moves forward two spaces, slices up a
marine, then keeps moving).

* Though it's a
modest time-saving convenience, does this result in
too much "bonus time" for the marine player? We're
talking a few seconds for each unit at most, but it adds
up and sometimes you need those extra seconds.