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Subject: Re: [9front] new game: battleship (aka sink the fleet)
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hi there,

i've fixed some of the issues we talked about, namely:

- mk install failing due to a lack of manpages
- ships rotating when pressing mmb while moving the mouse
- using a custom queue for the players and polling instead of a csp
channel

also, amavect fixed the problem with the use-after-free of stack
variables and my yield(2) abuse.

here's the list of things that i'm going to work on next:

- a better conclusion procedure: this means getting rid of the 5s
	sleep and waiting for the player to press (almost) any key to
	continue.  to do this right, the server shouldn't reschedule the
	player immediately after a battle, but wait for the player to signal
	their interest to keep playing; this will require radical changes in
	the match-making and battle procs, since right now client messages are
	only processed during a battle.
- spectator mode
- one of these three:
	- NvM battles
	- Salvo variation of the game (documented in battleship.pdf)
	- a rudimentary AI

i'm thinking the AI could be offline, so there'd be no need to join a
server, or online, in which case the player should be able to opt-in
through a program flag or runtime menu.  then instead of waiting for
another player to join, the server will automatically schedule an AI
battle.


feel free to share any relevant ideas or code. i'll keep you updated.

have a good weekend!

-rodri