Gnip_Revolt 0.4 (compatible with Galcon v1.3.1)

Author: Scott Nelson (aka SirGnip)
License: LGPL (c) 2007 Scott O. Nelson


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Mod Description:

In this mod, a planet will revolt every so often, changing ownership from one
player to another.

When do planets revolt?
* You can set the revolt interval (in seconds) from the game's options screen.

What planets revolt?
* When it comes time for a planet to revolt, the player who is in the lead (as
determined by comparing the total production of every player) will have one of
his planets randomly selected to revolt.

What happens when a planet revolts?
* It simply changes ownership from the current player to a new, randomly
selected player.

This is fun?  Why penalize the leader?
* Depends on who you are.  This does make the game more random.  It also makes
"come from behind" wins more possible.  Penalizing the leader can help balance
out the leader's advantage of overwhelming production.

I'm always open to feedback!  Post any feedback to the Galcon "Mod" forum.


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Permission:

it's okay for this mod to be included with Galcon.


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Version Notes:

Version: 0.4 - 09/12/2007 (Galcon version 1.3.1)
- Disabled stats logging by default as it was causing crashes.  My stats logging
code doesn't handle file overflow (file size >64k) or missing files/directories
gracefully.

Version: 0.3 - 06/26/2007
- Added instructions text to the initial screen

Version: 0.2 - 05/15/2007
- Reworked to be compatible with Galcon 1.2.1
- Exposed revolt interval timer to gui

Version: 0.1 - 05/02/2007
- Initial release for Galcon 1.2.0
