(May 21st, 2013, 09:23)Sullla Wrote: We could still use some time spent experimenting with the war declaration rules of this particular mod. Is it possible to set up a Pitboss game to test this?
With that in mind, I am available this Saturday (May 25th) to test the various war declaration options under this mod - I cannot host the mod, but I can be the player representing the teams. Note that if it is only me, then I cannot test concurrent log-in war declarations.
Here is what I know (or think I know) about war declarations (and related items) ...
- You cannot declare on someone that is currently logged in
- turn times are concurrent when teams are not at war
- turn times are sequential when teams are at war
- you can only log in to the game when it us your 'slice' (not using turn as that has other Civ means)
Now, assume there are three teams - Team RB, Team WPC and Team Germany - and that we want Teams RB and WPC to be in the same slice of the turn with Team Germany in the other slice.
As I see it, here are the various tests that we need to run.
- RB and WPC declare war on Germany just after turn rolls
- RB logs in soon after turn rolls, declares war on Germany
- WPC logs in, declares war on Germany
- Assumed Result: RB & WPC are in the first slice, Germany is in the second slice
- RB logs in soon after turn rolls, declares war on Germany
- RB declare war on Germany just after turn rolls, WPC declares war some time later but before RB ends turn
- RB logs in soon after turn rolls, declares war on Germany
- RB logs out without ending turn
- WPC logs in, declares war on Germany
- Assumed Result: RB & WPC are in the first slice, Germany is in the second slice
- RB logs in soon after turn rolls, declares war on Germany
- RB declare war on Germany just after turn rolls, WPC declares war some time later but after RB ends turn and before German logs in
- RB logs in soon after turn rolls, declares war on Germany
- RB ends turn and the mod kicks RB out of the game
- Germany does not log in
- WPC logs in, declares war on Germany
- Assumed Result: Unsure - could have RB and WPC in same slice, could have 3 slices
- RB logs in soon after turn rolls, declares war on Germany
- RB declare war on Germany just after turn rolls, WPC declares war some time later but after RB ends turn and after German logs in
- RB logs in soon after turn rolls, declares war on Germany
- RB ends turn and the mod kicks RB out of the game
- Germany does log in
- WPC logs in, declares war on Germany
- Assumed Result: Unsure - could have RB and WPC in same slice, could have 3 slices
- RB logs in soon after turn rolls, declares war on Germany
- Germany finish there turn, RB and WPC do not - RB and WPC declare war on Germany
- Germany logs in, plays and ends their turn
- RB / WPC does or does not log in
- RB / WPC do not end their turn
- RB / WPC declare war on Germany
- Assumed Result: RB & WPC are in second slice, Germany in first
- Germany logs in, plays and ends their turn
- Germany finish there turn, RB or WPC do end their turn after Germany does - RB and WPC declare war on Germany (either before or after they have ended turn
- Germany logs in, plays and ends their turn
- RB / WPC do log in
- RB / WPC does end their turn
- RB / WPC declare war on Germany
- Assumed Result: RB & WPC are in second slice, Germany in first
- can you declare war after finishing your turn?
- Germany logs in, plays and ends their turn
- Germany finish there turn, RB or WPC do end their turn before Germany does but log back in after German finishes their turn and declares war on Germany
- RB / WPC logs in, plays and ends their turn
- Germany logs in, plays and ends their turn
- RB / WPC log back in and declare war on Germany
- Assumed Result: RB & WPC are in second slice, Germany in first
- can you declare war after finishing your turn?
- RB / WPC logs in, plays and ends their turn
The last two are pretty dicky declarations and we might not have to test them (assuming that we wouldn't use them) - however, it would be good to know how the mod reacts in these situations.
Tests #1 and #2 might be functionally identical.
Are there any situations that I have missed?
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