[freeciv-ai] Re: (PR#8778) New settler code

["Per Inge Mathisen" <per@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=8778 >

On Wed, 19 May 2004, Gregory Berkolaiko wrote:
> > > 1. Inland cities don't even consider building settlers for overseas
> > >travel.
> >
> > This might be considered a feature for the new code. The search space for
> > overseas settling is really big and CPU intensive.
>
> By the way, why not restrict overseas search only to coastal spots?

Yes, that is a bright idea.

> > Anyway, I think we should perhaps starting committing the settlers code
> > sooner rather than later, so that we don't duplicate our work.
>
> Give me a couple of days, I will put in provisions for building ferries.

Great!

> By the way, when we commit it, we kill the old settling code, right?

We don't need to. The advantage of keeping it around for a few weeks is
that people can compare the two implementations more easily. But then, I
am not sure if people will do so anyway...

  - Per