random leaders generator - more automatization ?

[Tonioz]

Good morning,

I`m lazy to make some check which leader generator tools everybody uses, but yesterday i`ve got the idea how to make it much more comfortable to use for our dear blamed lazy GMs :rofl:

As far as i understood and noticed tool generate text output with random leaders for all selected countries, then GM or dirty worker (who does this job instead of GM) manually look the savefile and paste generated output by mouse for each country.

My idea is to link this operations with MP stats, so the script will automatically takes the savefile, generate and parse leaders, then put them to the savefile. The advantage of such method are:
- nobody can suspect GMs in editing better leaders for themselves
- very fast, no manual work
- no mistakes or non-generated leaders for someone (it will be based on played countries last session, so GM can hardly mistake by choosing to what country leaders should be generated)

There are two problems i see now:
- limitting rights perhaps are needs to stop regenerating of leaders by anyone
- eee, ftp access is switched down, need to pay it after 11th jan :rofl:

 

[Hive]

The generator I use automatically inserts the leaders into the savefile, so it's really not much work. It's generally very nice and easy to use.

As to the point about people suspecting GMs to cheat with the leaders... well, if you don't trust the GM - then you should perhaps select a different GM for your game...

 

[Tonioz]

ah, the laziest GM replyed first

Well, if tool works with the savefile, then i really don`t need do anything

Btw, closing the eyes doesn`t give 100% validation on the certain problem. I didn`t have problems with that, but always possible.

 

[devil]

'Like Hive, I enjoyed daedalus Random leader generator a lot, I have tried to persuade him to improve it, no luck yet though

Most use a system where everyone can choose on the following table between each session:
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L1: 5 admirals and 1 general
L2: 4 admirals and 2 generals
L3: 3 admirals and 3 generals
L4: 4 generals and 2 admirals
L5: 5 generals
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Upgrades I would like:
Possibility to set always on top, and it remembers it.

It remember I accepted terms of agreement.

Possible to load a setting or cfg file, where one could setup what is to be generated, so people don't need to run it 3-5 times.

I was thinking that maybe one could enter what every nation wanted in the settings file, also then enter average stat, and with the nation want a chance of explorer/conquistadores. When the program loads it and generates from the settings file, and a complete .eug save file comes out.

Alternative one could use slargos idea to make it check in the save for dp sliders of the individual nations that would be cool too. If just someone would program it

 

[unmerged(10894)]

The games I GM in I don't give people a choice in which leaders they're going to get. I tried that in RoE, and half the time no one gave preferences and it's more work. It's just as easy to give everyone the same.

 

[Slargos]

The games I GM in I don't give people a choice in which leaders they're going to get. I tried that in RoE, and half the time no one gave preferences and it's more work. It's just as easy to give everyone the same.

Agreed. Giving people preferences doesn't work since quite a lot of people aren't even motivated enough to give preferences.

We need a generator that takes DP into account, methinks. Now if someone would just make one!

 

[Hive]

I don't give people a choice either. Too much work, really.

A generator that took DP settings into account would indeed be nice.

 

[Tonioz]

well, so perhaps generator based on MP stats would be needed ? I can start work on it in mid of jan, when get back ftp access, and we can add all required tunes to make it fully automated.

If such generator doesn`t need, just post the note, so i wouldn`t waste the time.

 

[unmerged(18425)]

A generator based on mp stats would be great. That way players get the random leaders based on their behaviour in mp.

If you can do that, do it!