Re: Intent to package rolldice, blackjack
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> > Just total, decided that was the important part (if you ask for 3d6,
> > you're only interested in the result, unless you're doing something
> > like method IV of rolling characters in AD&D (I believe), in which you
> > roll 4d6 and take the highest three, in which case do 4x1d6 :)
> >
> > No, only handles the first string, I think... let me try it:
> > midkemia:~$ rolldice 2d8 1d12 3d6
> > 13
>
> In that case, may I suggest output like (goes digging to unbury his dice):
>
> $ rolldice 2d8 d12 3d6
> 2d8: 5 6 (11)
> d12: 2
> 3d6: 6 4 2 (12)
>
> You could optionally have a line giving a total if more than one set of
> dice are rolled, in this case something like:
>
> Total: 25
>
> Or if you're really crazy, you could allow optional + or - to affect the
> total, if that were -d12 above the total would be 21 for example.. If it
> doesn't do EVERYTHING by that point, what more can be said? =>
Ummm... I'm not sure exactly what you mean by the last part... first part
I understand perfectly, and will start working on tomorrow (gotta still
study for German :p), but I already have constant modifiers, and what
games ask you for variable modifiers (that you couldn't just roll on the
next line and subtract? :)
> > Nope, only first string, but I could just have it loop through the
> > non-option arguments, as well :)
>
> I'll go away before I scare you off from writing a dice roller, much less
> anything more important.. =>
You'll never do that... too much interest has been shown already for me to
dump this... and if I can't do this, how can I ever do anything like help
with the kernel? <g>
> > For your final question... no, I'm always glad to answer them, especially
> > since they usually give me things to think about as to new features :)
>
> Well I'm sure you have that by now.. =>
Sehr richtig! And trust me, I plan to use these ideas to the utmost...
thanks! :)
Stevie
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