Thursday, April 12, 2007

Proposal: Cleaning Timeframes

S-K.—Chronos

Adminned at 13 Apr 2007 10:44:59 UTC

If the proposal “Traits, first go” passes, the text in blue does nothing.
If the proposal “Traits, first go” fails, the text in green does nothing.

In rule 2.2.1 replace

A lifeform may often Evolute.

With

There exists a gameplay action called “Evolute”.

In rule 2.7 replace

Often, instead of Evoluting, a

with

There exists a gameplay action called “Forage”. A

In rule 2.8 replace

Often, instead of Evoluting, a Lifeform may Hunt. The Hunt

with

There exists a gameplay action called “Hunt”. Hunting

Add the following to the start of rule 2.7

There exists a gameplay action called “Forage”.

Add the following to the start of rule 2.8

There exists a gameplay action called “Hunt”.

In the rule “Creature Traits” replace

A Lifeform may, in the place of Evoluting,

With

There exists an gameplay action called “Upgrade”. An upgrading lifeform may

Add a rule called “Gameplay Actions”

A lifeform may often make a gameplay action. A gameplay action is defined as one of the following:

*Evolute, as described in rule 2.2.1
*Forage, as described in rule 2.7
*Hunt, as described in rule 2.8

*Upgrade, as described in rule X

Replace the X in the above rule with whatever rule number “Creature Traits” has.

EE doesn’t autoclose tags? That sounds very dangerous…

Comments

Elias IX:

12-04-2007 03:11:31 UTC

Heh. I did green/blue tags once.

ChronosPhaenon:

12-04-2007 12:50:11 UTC

against I don’t like rules referred by number (they tend to get misreferred later, when rule numbering changes). I’d vote for it if the rules were referred by name (This can also be a good test for the amendment thing).

ChronosPhaenon:

13-04-2007 12:20:56 UTC

for CoV, stratetig vote.

ChronosPhaenon:

13-04-2007 13:35:05 UTC

against Heck. Please self-kill, this, would you? “Traits” has passed an the green text wrecks havoc in the ruleset.

Clucky: he/him

13-04-2007 15:48:02 UTC

How so? It seems simply to make things nicer if you ask me… o_0

Clucky: he/him

13-04-2007 15:50:22 UTC

Anyways… i’ll give CP the benefit of the doubt here as e probably sees an error I dont and it would be bad if someone sneaky votes FOR just to see this pass. I still don’t see what is so bad about it. against

ChronosPhaenon:

13-04-2007 17:41:09 UTC

Rule 2.7 is feeding. Rule 2.8 is Creature Traits.