Re: [Freeciv-Dev] proposal for extensible races framework

[Jake Kesinger <kesinger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, David Pfitzner wrote:

> 1. Flags icons.  
> 
> Each client will have its own flags.xpm (or equivalent), which 
> can be extended locally.  When players select races, they 
> also select flags, from the flags known to each individual 
> client, and send the flag number to the server.  They also 
> select a "solid color", as in Massimo's patch.  The server
> will ensure that players select distinct flag numbers and 
> solid color numbers.  The maximum number of players will be 
> kept fixed at 14, (though there will be more than 14 races to 
> select from), so there need only be 14 solid colors.  
> (For AI's, the server will have defaults, or chose some other 
> (random?) flag/color if the default is taken by another player.)

I'm a little confused here.  With this scheme, is is possible that a 
player can, say, play as the Aztecs with a Mongol flag? 

Or is this what you meant:

Suppose we have players Groucho, Chico, and Harpo.  

When Groucho connects, the server tells him he is player #1.  (Chico and
Harpo are #2 and #3, respectively).

The game is started.

Groucho gets the pop-up dialogue, and selects race #7 (whatever that may 
be).  His client picks flag #7 and, from his player #, color #1.

Chico gets the dialogue, selects race #1.  His client picks flag #1 and 
color #2.  

Harpo gets the dialogue, selects race #25.  His client picks flag #25 and 
color #3.  

Groucho's client will display Chico's units with, as appropriately, flag 
#1 or color #2.  (Similarly with Harpo's).  If Groucho does not have a 
flag #25 in his flags.xpm, his client will display color #3 only.  

If *Harpo* does not have a flag #25, his client will display color #3 
only. 


  ==Jake