[Lemmy]

Originally posted by geoschmo:

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Originally posted by Lemmy:
Tactical combat
How exactly do you want to do this? Over IRC or some IM program?
Even then, how long will it take for the secretary to move, say 10 ships? I mean the general has to be aware of the current situation to make the right decisions.
And you can't

Looks like you stopped in mid sentance here.
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I really shouldn't be doing 2 things at once..

Anyqway, here's the rest:
And you can't distribute the savegame while your playing to the needed general, what if he isn't Online? The secretary and generals would have to find compatible Online times, it may sounds easy, but in the SMACDG it's impossible to get the full ~10 man government Online for a turnchat (where the president plays the turns and keeps the ministers updated on IRC).
Turnchats are usually done with half the government, and the present minister will decide what to do if something unexpected happens, even if the minister whose job it is, isn't present...

To summarise my ramblings, i have very little faith in tactical combat with generals.

i'd rather see this:

Or maybe we could do strategic combat and the Admiral player is just a person that makes decisions on a large scale, lobying the senate for new ships, giving fleet move to orders, setting strategies, etc.