[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Diplomat (investigating city) vanishes

[Christian Knoke <ChrisK@xxxxxxxx>]

Jeff Mallatt wrote:
> 
> At 2000/06/26 17:04 , Christian Knoke wrote:
> >Jeff Mallatt wrote:
> >>
> >> At 2000/06/26 12:34 , Christian Knoke wrote:
> >> >When the diplomat of the english city of Ekbatana
> >> >goes to Susa (persian, KI) and tries to investigate
> >> >city, it vanishes without any comment, no city
> >> >window appears.
> >> >
> >> >Messages all activated, of course.
> >> >
> >> >It's reproducable, savegame attached.
> >>
> >> I can't reproduce it.  If I leave all players AI-controlled, then the
> >> diplomat doesn't go to Susa.  If I make the English human-controlled and
> >> force the diplomat to go to Susa and investigate the city, I see the city
> >> dialog, and he dies (as he is supposed to) quietly.
> >                       ********************

I am sorry, I have just read your message again: On my screen, there was
*no* city dialog popping-up. You couldn't reproduce the behaviour that I
have seen.

[ I've just researched alphabet :)) ]

I can. Log in as Winston, press <space> up to Ekbatanas Diplomat blinks,
send him to Susa. There is a chance to succeed, may be you have to try
three times.

I attach my client options.

I assume he is killed by Susa's Diplomat. I was wondering about that
there
is no message that tells me so.

> >
> >Uhm, I've thought about it. It is a *feature*, that the diplomat dies
> >quietly, in the fog of war, isn't it? There *should* *be* no message of
> >any kind? Mmh, a little bit irretating. When he dies (killed by a
> >colleague), and you encounter that he deosn't exist any more, why
> >there isn't a message? I've seen this with other units, ok. But
> >when you have many cities and units poking around, how shall you
> >be able to track down, where your troops are gone? Why no message
> >that they are dead?
> 
> I'm guessing that having the otherwise hidden contents of an enemy city
> popping-up into your face is considered feedback enough.

> jjm

Regards

Chris

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