[freeciv-ai] Re: Massive AI 5

["Anthony J. Stuckey" <astuckey@xxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 06:56:43PM +0000, Per I. Mathisen wrote:
> I'm against sprinkling the AI code with such braindamage. The AI should be
> limited by a few, well-placed handicaps, not a hundred small pinpricks
> that complicates the code.

        Yes, and H_PREFER_INEFFICIENT_PRODUCTION can be one of them, although I
agree with you and not Rahuul.

> Using the current tax regime, buying stuff makes the AI go into taxmen
> mode. That is bad, since the race for getting to Republic as early as at
> all possible is more important than anything else.
> 
> So the special case originally added turned out to be contra-productive.

        Upgrading units really hoses the AI too.  We should definitely do
something to make it understand that disbanding is sometimes the better
move.