Re: Inner location reports

delong@netscape.com
Thu, 24 Apr 97 15:47:52 -0700

> >
> >1: Why am I seeing the towers without going into the cave?
> >2: And why when I go into the cave do I not get a report section
> > something like:
> >
> >Cave [], in province type []
> >----------------------------
> > The Arboretum [], tower, defense 20
> > Vomitorium [], tower, defense 20
> >
> >If I understand the rules/game, I should not be seeing the towers
> >until I go into the cave.
>
> I see the problem.
>

I am glad, I was begining to think that
a) it was just me
b) my communication skills (never that good)
had completely packed it in.


> The thing is, some inner locations work like the batcave, & some work like
> sewers, e.i. with their own location report.
>
> There's no big secret: some work one way, some work the other. Caves work
> like the batcave. This is true in G1 as well (i.e. a city works one way, a
> cave another). It's not a bug. It's a feature.
>

I don't buy it. It's not a feature unless it's documented. Or at least
doesn't conflict with the documentation. Which says:

"Characters are not able to see into inner locations without going
into them"

It does not say :

"Characters are able to see into some locations like caves but
not others like sewers."

And they(the rules) speciffically give an example of not seeing
into a structure (an inn)

I think this is a bug (undocumented feature) that everyones just
gotten used to.

People, are used to it now, maybe even like it, you say?. Well
fine, but how about list of what can be seen into (and not) so that
those of us who are new to the game can know how thing work too.

Doug D.

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