                               Galaxy 5 
                      Copyright (C) 1996 Thomas J. Smith
                               Future plans list


      
       This file lists my plans for the game in the future. If there is
       some other feature(s) you would like to see implemented, then by
       all means, let me know! :)
      


                                  RIP SUPPORT
      
       I am going to add RIP support. At first, this will not be
       anything fancy, as I really suck at RIP & ANSI art. But like I
       mentioned above, if the game becomes popular, I will obtain some
       really nice RIP screens for the game, and maybe even some nice
       ANSI's also! Before I add RIP, I want to get everything working
       properly.
      


                                SCRIPT SUPPORT
      
       I'm not too sure about this one. I can add this support, but I
       will only do so if enough people would like to see it, and would
       use it. Script support would allow the non-programming SysOp to
       easily write his/her own add ons for the game. It would be a
       very powerful script language, yet very easy to use.
      


                               NON-PASCAL XPORTS
      
       I recently came up with an idea to add support for 3rd party
       programmers who do not write in Pascal. What this would do, is
       create a text file when a user enters your Xport that contains
       all of the users player record info which your Xport would read
       to get the players info. Upon the user exiting your Xport, you
       would write all changes that your Xport made to the users record
       to a special text file which G5 would read upon "restartup." G5
       would then make those changes to the users record. This way,
       your Xport could alter the players record, without your having to
       read from or write to the PLAYERS.DAT file.
      


                               INTERBBS SUPPORT
      
       This would allow BBS's to compete against each other. Each BBS
       could have its own planet. The players on each BBS would compete
       against the players on the other planets (other BBS's). All of
       this support would be integrated into the game, and there would
       be no need for external programs (aside from your mailer). G5
       would handle all of the external file routines such as zipping
       the game files to be sent to other BBS's you are competing
       against, and creating the message for your mailer with all of
       the proper flags for FIDO.
      


                                MORE CARD GAMES
      
       I will be adding more card games to the option at the inns,
       (J)oin in on a card game. Right now it is a simple pick where
       the queen is and you win. I am going to add a choice of which
       kind of card game the player would like to play when they press
       J. Since I'm not a card player (at all!), I will be having
       someone help me with this, so the games will be accurate.
      
