[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Patch: Fighter Cover and Torpedoers

[Jules Bean <jmlb2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Jun 11, 2000 at 09:50:47PM -0400, Chad wrote:
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Chad <cwingrav@xxxxxx>
> > An: freeciv-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx <freeciv-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Datum: Samstag, 10. Juni 2000 16:13
> > Betreff: [Freeciv-Dev] Patch: Fighter Cover and Torpedoers
> > 
> > 
> > >This patch allows units two new options:
> > >
> > >1) "FighterCover" - If this unit has this option, it can defend a square
> > >and if destroyed, units behind it are not destroyed.
> > >
> > 
> > Great concept.
> > What happens when there is a stronger unit in the square to defend,
> > but that unit is a fighter, but doesnt offer fighter cover ?
> 
> Yeah, I looked into that and decided to leave it alone.  The concept is,
> what happens when a medium level attack unit attacks?  Should the heavy
> defender unit defend?  It can take the attacker but it might get weakened.
> If the wimpy unit with fighter cover defends, it will most likely get
> destroyed but it will hurt the attacker enough so next round you can
> clean-up.  The best option I could think of was something that pop-up up a
> screen asking if you want fighter cover when a unit attacks.  That can get
> annoying however.  Anyone have ideas?

My guess is that this will serve as a useful balancing feature -- the
fighters on fighter cover will often be destroyed, but they will
weaken the enemy so they're useful.  Picture them swooping out in
front before they even know what the enemy is.

As an option, perhaps, fighters on 'sentry' might not swoop out... so
if you don't want your fighters to do the cover trick, you put them on
sentry.

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