[freeciv-ai] Re: (PR#6946) Settler AI optimization

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On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 11:59:50AM -0800, Jason Short wrote:
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> >> [kauf - Mon Dec 01 14:22:07 2003]:
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> >> On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 07:50:24PM -0800, Jason Short wrote:
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> >> > A solution is that we can't handle settlers individually but must
> >> > consider them as a group.  Prioritize improvements to make and assign
> >> > the closest settler to each.  Or something like that.
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> >> change the AI to make the client drawing faster? Is this what you're
> >> saying? I don't think so. How about making the client drawing smarter
> >> instead. Like caching moves and then moving multiple units at once if
> >> they
> >> will be in the same screen together. Not going to work everytime, but...
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> Client drawing can't be speeded up much.  You could draw multiple units
> moving at once, or simply not draw auto-settlers moving, but then the user
> wouldn't be able to track the action of these units.  If the player wants
> to be able to track which units are moving, they all have to be drawn.
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> I also think treating the settlers as a group is the only way to have
> their performance be optimized, as a group.
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> >> That's not to say that improving the ai won't make the situation better.
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> > Jason's idea makes a lot of sense.  If railroads had a non-zero cost to
> > travel, in fact, his idea would be far better than having settlers cross
> > the empire.  And I think it's aesthetically more pleasing [never mind
> > faster] even when railroads are free in movement point terms.
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> Actually, an option to not draw the movement of auto-settlers would
> probably be good.

Think the same option would be nice for the goto-units. (+ explore)
With an extra option for enemy and allied units.

Thomas
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