Confessions of an Automationeer, Part 227: Updating the Automation Build Generator for Al-Rilma

Confessions of an Automationeer, Part 227: Updating the Automation Build Generator for Al-Rilma

After migrating to the Al-Rilma open beta branch of Automation, I decided to make some minor, but noticeable, changes to my Automation Build Generator spinner wheel set, as shown below.

Above, from top: I have just added explicit instructions for all of the options on the Respin x1 wheel in the Automation Build Generator, in case someone forgets about what to do when it lands on a particular space. A respin requirement has also been added to the Concept option on the Type wheel. The Pale Green and Pale Blue spaces on the Color wheel now read Light/Pale Green and Light/Pale Blue, respectively.

In addition to requiring a respin whenever the Type wheel lands on Concept (the antepenultimate space on that wheel), I have given explicit instructions to the options on the Respin x1 wheel, as follows:

• Yes: Respin and keep new result.
• No: Do not respin for new result.
• Choice: Respin and keep or ignore new result.

In other words, if the Respin x1 wheel lands on Yes, you must respin the wheel whose name matches that of the space the Option wheel landed on after it has spun, and replace the current result from that particular wheel with the new result from the exact same wheel. However, if the Respin x1 wheel lands on No, you must not respin any wheels, and must accept the results from all of the first four wheels. Finally, if the Respin x1 wheel lands on Choice, you may decide whether or not to respin the wheel matching the space the Option wheel landed on, and if you do, you have the option of either accepting or rejecting the new result. Note that the mandatory single respin rule affecting any and all respin-based spaces (Fleet/Passenger, Convertible, Concept, and Custom/Tuned) on the Type wheel still applies, though.

Here's an example of a combination spat out by the Automation Build Generator:

Above, from top: An example of a random generation created by the Automation Build Generator spinner wheel set.

After a respin of the Type wheel, it landed on this:

Above, from top: The result of a respin on the Type wheel from the Automation Build Generator, due to the Respin x1 wheel landing on Choice, which allows you to spin the Type wheel again, if you wish, and if so, decide whether or not to replace its original result with the new one.

In short, clarifying some of the instructions on the Automation Build Generator has helped clear up any lingering confusion about what is meant by the individual options on each wheel. However, as a follow-up, I may consider reworking my older CEL Engine Generator spinner wheel set for Al-Rilma - as a future post in this series will show.