Simulation Environment Requirements
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This document will begin by describing the functionality that a simulation environment similar to JCATS would be required to have and will then proceed to discuss possible ways of translating this functionality to a collaborative table-top computing environment.
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Grouping Entities
- Ability to group entities together into a group so that they can be controlled as one.
- Adding and removing entities from groups.
- Merging groups together.
Artillery
- Perform artillery strikes and be able to specify parameters such as munition type, number of volleys, location and scheduling when the strike will occur.
Messaging
- Sending text and graphic messages to the display of other users.
- Composing and sending e-mails in the closed-system of the simulation.
- Managing messaging (deletion, grouping, copying) similar to that of an e-mail client like Outlook or Thunderbird.
Game Setup
- Hiding and showing different forces to reduce clutter.
- Diplomacy (to control relationships between sides)
- Disguise enemy units as friendly.
- Set entity behavior to determine whether to hold position or hold position.
- Performing repairs.
- Starting and pausing the game.
- Deactivating or removing units or units from the game.
Firing Weapons
- Choosing weapons and munitions.
- Firing at a target.
Engineering
- Creating obstacles such as fox holes and ditches.
- Repair and deletion of these obstacles.
- Moving of killed vehicles that have become obstacles.
- Create and take down bridges.
- Create checkpoints and delete them.
Supplies
- Resupplying entities.
- Distributing supplies between suppliers and users.
- Obtaining weapons and ammo from dead bodies.
Mounting
- Mounting and dismounting passengers and crews into vehicles (similar to garrisoning in many RTS games).
- Launching entities such as launching a airplane from an aircraft carrier.
Movement
- Moving a unit by specifying coordinates.
- Following another entity.
- Specify parameters of the movement such as speed and posture.
- Controlling the route that the movement will take.
