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<LI><em>From</em>: Wout Mertens <<A HREF="mailto:Wout.Mertens#rug,ac.be">Wout.Mertens#rug,ac.be</A>></LI>
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On Tue, 1 Jul 1997 clawrenc#cup,hp.com wrote:
> at 07:57 PM, Wout Mertens <Wout.Mertens#rug,ac.be> said:
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> >Well, the only feasible solution to both problems seems to me: Allow
> >only a certain number of instances max. to run loose in the area
> >controlled by the population container. It would involve a slight
> >redefinition: The population container is a virtual container, that
> >contains both the real and virtual ('real' meaning virtual to us, of
> >course. This is getting philosophical :)) instances of the
> >population, and the model is calculating the numbers.
>
> I prefer something like:
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> If a mobile has travelled a minimum of X unique rooms, during which
> time he has had available a minumim of Y alternate routes (ie
> different exits from a given room), and if during that time he has not
> passed or encountered any objects which either queried any of his
> methods, or redirected his IO (ie outgoing descriptions, entrance/exit
> strings etc), then that object can be de-instantiated.
Very nice. As long as the object is not something special (like a major or
a queen or so, I think this is a good solution
> >Which leaves me to think that maybe it should be called Population
> >Model and not Container... Or how a clever idea turns into a standard
> >solution :)
> >Ah well, it's not as if I'm not used it on this list :)
>
> You put up the targets and we'll do our best to shoot them down or
> paint them a different colour. Heck you guys have sandblasted enough
> of my own already.
Yup, great list :)
Wout.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00024" HREF="msg00024.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Population container</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Wed 02 Jul 1997, 08:17 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00084" HREF="msg00084.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Population container</A></strong>,
Raz <a href="mailto:muddyraz#mushroom,demon.co.uk">muddyraz#mushroom,demon.co.uk</a>, Mon 07 Jul 1997, 05:21 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00089" HREF="msg00089.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Population container</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Tue 08 Jul 1997, 04:38 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00025" HREF="msg00025.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Population container</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00066" HREF="msg00066.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Population container</A></strong>,
Wout Mertens <a href="mailto:Wout.Mertens#rug,ac.be">Wout.Mertens#rug,ac.be</a>, Thu 03 Jul 1997, 22:31 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00023" HREF="msg00023.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] "short" Introductory Message (fwd)</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00158" HREF="msg00158.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] "short" Introductory Message (fwd)</A></strong>,
Martin Keegan <a href="mailto:martin#cam,sri.com">martin#cam,sri.com</a>, Thu 17 Jul 1997, 07:05 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00174" HREF="msg00174.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] "short" Introductory Message (fwd)</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Fri 18 Jul 1997, 07:56 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00372" HREF="msg00372.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] "short" Introductory Message (fwd)</A></strong>,
Martin Keegan <a href="mailto:martin#cam,sri.com">martin#cam,sri.com</a>, Mon 04 Aug 1997, 18:32 GMT
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