[Freeciv-Dev] Scripting

[Aleš Doleček <ales.dolecek@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all,

 I'd like to ask if freeciv developers considered use of any sripting 
language so that some functionality would be customisable by 
server/cilen users. This way it would be possible e.g.:
1) assign script to unit
   - inteligent workers/engineers
      => build roads between cities
      => transform landscape
   - inteligent defenders
      => attack approaching units if there is "better chance" to kill 
them instead of wait and defend
      => drive away units by extending ZOC
   - inteligent attackers
      => seek and destroy
      => attack target
   - custom path finding

2) assign script to city (more inteligent CMA)
   - assign script to new build units (eg. attack target so the 
production automatically goes to war)
   - copy different city (buid same improvements, try to have same 
units present)
This way you could:
   a) give users tool to code (and possibly spread) their know-how/habbits
      - it would require knowledge of the scripting language
      - might spoil net games (but generally you can't avoid it anyway 
if the source is free)
   b) separate AI development from server development
      - server-side scripts could access extra information not 
available to clients (as todays AI)
      - complete AI client

AlesD