Hi Gary, The main reason I can think of for holding off is the amount of traffic that this would generate through the VASSAL server.
Anything that occurs in VASSAL that causes a change of state that needs to be seen by other players must be sent via a Command through the VASSAL server and/or saved into the log file. For the LOS to be visible to other players, each time the end of the LOS moves, this has to be communicated via a command to the other players. This could potentially result in large amounts of traffic through the VASSAL server, just transmitting LOS end positions. All of this will go into the logfile as well, bloating out the logfile. This is also the reason why we can't let other players see where you drag a piece until it is released. Cheers, Brent. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 24/12/2005 at 9:45 AM Gary Krockover wrote: At 08:45 AM 12/24/2005, you wrote: >It would be nice if the result of the thread (range finder) could be set as >being visible by all. This could be used to indicate shooter and target in a >single intuitive manner that also happens to show the range at the same time! It would also solve the problem of free-look LOS checks that are prohibited in games such as ASL. That portion of the request has come up a number of times though I don't recall if there was some reason why it can't or hasn't been implemented. Maybe added as a toggle to the preferences "Report LOS checks by opponents" or the like. Gary ____________________________________________________________ Brent Easton Analyst/Programmer University of Western Sydney Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/IMSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vassalengine/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
