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Re: JavaScript Cold War simulation

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Post by vacri » Wed, Jun 10, 2015, 7:22 AM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #39

vacri wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meh, the flashing-lights-in-games thing is waaaaaay overrated as a public health concern. Most photosensitive (=~'flashing light') epileptics require flashes in the range of ~8-18 Hz (mostly in 12-16 Hz), and even then it almost always takes some time to build up, and even then it's a fraction of epileptics that are susceptable. And flashing lights by themselves don't make non-photosensitive epileptics have seizures…

> I just keep seeing this (largely) urban myth) It is reinforced by those warnings in all games.

A fair point - they're just doing CYA because of public hysteria on the issue. Game designers are rarely biologists, let alone neurologists, and it's a topic that the public knows little about :)

Re: JavaScript Cold War simulation

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Post by ricree » Wed, Jun 10, 2015, 7:31 AM UTC

evilotto wrote: post #25

anti-shill wrote: post #2

the only winning move is .....

To play, perfectly, waiting for your opponent to make a mistake. ( https://xkcd.com/832/ )

Alternately, watch SMBC's more explicit version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFCOapq3uYY

Re: JavaScript Cold War simulation

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Post by janci » Wed, Jun 10, 2015, 7:35 AM UTC

Joshua, is that you?

Re: JavaScript Cold War simulation

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Post by simonswain » Wed, Jun 10, 2015, 7:44 AM UTC

eterm wrote: post #38

zachrose wrote: post #4

Yikes! Is this realistic? There seems to be a doctrine that ICBMs will only be launched upon receiving a complete nuclear strike, and once that happens it's pretty much game over. This makes fighter jets a critical buffer because the only way a defense can prevent mutually assured destruction is to prevent non-ICBM first strikes.

Try putting satalites up to '3', it's almost impossible for an ICBM to get through. Eventually just one did, but then even the volleys get stomped by the satalites. This game has been running for over 10 minutes at DEFCON 1 for me, the blueside managed to get the first city down but it's now a city each but yellow also lost 2 of their triangles (bases? factories?).

Bump up icbm_launch_max to maybe 15, and set stock_icbms to say 100 or so.

Re: JavaScript Cold War simulation

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Post by romanovcode » Wed, Jun 10, 2015, 8:16 AM UTC

Every time the same team wins over and over again, when I change some values other team keeps winning all the time.

Re: JavaScript Cold War simulation

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Post by Already__Taken » Wed, Jun 10, 2015, 8:21 AM UTC

Slight bug, If there's any bombers on the field at all the other sides fighters won't shoot any fighters.

If side A has fighters on side B. A has a bomber just launched. B fighters just try to fly at the bomber, dieing to the B fighters.

Re: JavaScript Cold War simulation

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Post by MDCore » Wed, Jun 10, 2015, 8:34 AM UTC

beefsack wrote: post #19

This is a hot war simulation, is it not?

If you want a cold war simulation, try it with JavaScript turned off.

Re: JavaScript Cold War simulation

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Post by patio11 » Wed, Jun 10, 2015, 8:40 AM UTC

masswerk wrote: post #11

For "authorized" advice, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2v0YuDatpc (Declassified USAF training material, 1958), alternate source: https://archive.org/details/AirForceSpecialFilmProject416pow... (Amazing actors' performance included.)

This film is a very good use of one hour of your time if you have any interest in history and a high tolerance for mind-numbing terror.

Re: JavaScript Cold War simulation

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Post by dspillett » Wed, Jun 10, 2015, 8:45 AM UTC

Reminds me somewhat of DefCon (http://www.introversion.co.uk/defcon/). No one wins. Try to be the one who loses least...

Re: JavaScript Cold War simulation

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Post by junto » Wed, Jun 10, 2015, 9:06 AM UTC

janci wrote: post #43

Joshua, is that you?

Wouldn't you prefer a nice game of chess?