[freeciv-ai] Re: settlers hack

[Christian Knoke <chrisk@xxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Sep 23, 2002 at 04:31:27PM +0000, Per I. Mathisen wrote:
> Just read the patch.
> 
> +++ server/settlers.c 2002/09/23 16:30:39
> @@ -303,7 +303,17 @@
>    }
>  
>    cfood = food[2][2] + irrig[2][2];
> -  if (cfood == 0) return(0); /* no starving cities, thank you! -- Syela */
> +  if (cfood < 2) {
> +    /* no starving cities, thank you! -- Syela */
> +    /* This used to be zero, but I increased the limit to two to avoid
> +     * some common pathological behaviour. An optimal algorithm should
> +     * not need such a limitation, but the algorithm used here is far
> +     * from optimal, hence this hack. The problem is that the AI often
> +     * builds cities that are unable to produce settlers, which is
> +     * a lethal mistake. -- Per */
> +    return 0;
> +  }

So you are tweaking the rules because the AI can't handle it?
Strange intention.

This sounds like changing the election law because your favorite
party didn't win. Sorry.

Christian (just recovered from reading the federal election results)

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