Re: Newton, James Cook and the Archi.

In message <0f077b2d4f.Andrew@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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          newpostcentral@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In message <49efd62b4f.bavariasound@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>           "Alex' A. Interrants" <ausserstorfer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Is "Pirates" available for RISC OS? Or any comparative software?
> > 
> > I want to cruise the world, you know, and I haven't a lot of money.
> > 
> > Very interesting for me would be a "very simple programme" which
allows
> > us to navigate a ****p around the world. The physics in the background
is
> > relativ simple, isn't it (?). We just have the wind, the velocity of
the
> > ****p and the streams of the seas. So one window with one compass and a
> > steering wheel would be enough to controll it.
> > 
> > More complex would be a map of the coasts and islands and of the towns
> > and also a lot of happenings. (Keep the game open that another people
> > can build their own stories and places in, too.) May be it's also
> > possible to have a night-day-simulator which means that the stars are
> > appearing in the night-sky, so you are also able to follow the stars.
On
> > the day, you can follow the birds to find new land like the islands of
> > the "long white clouds".
> > 
> > In all, the basics (of Newton?) allow us to have a very big "chess
> > board" for a endless game, to tell and listen a lot of stories, like a
> > good novel.
> > 
> > I would still prefer this kind of game for a lot of text adventures,
> > really.
> > 
> So does this game exist?

Pirates? On the Commodore 64: yes.

> The idea sounds like Elite but in ****ps. It would be open to
> algortihm-based map genreation I suppose as well.

Right, though I think Elite is much more complex because it's 3 d.

What I miss on Elite is a story with a deep plot.

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