[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Tile ageing patch.

[Thue <thue@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 31 Aug 2000 08:33:17 David Pfitzner wrote:
> Robert Brady <robert@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > The attached patch adds support for the client knowing how old it's
> > information on a tile is.  I've updated the GTK+ and Xaw clients to
> > display this (when you middle click on a tile), 
> 
> I'm glad to see that the information is kept server-side and then 
> sent to the client - eg, that way client still sees the information 
> after disconnect/reconnect.  
> 
> It would be nice for the information to also be added to the savegame,
> so it is preserved across save/reload, although I guess it adds up
> to quite a lot of space if you need to save sint16 for each tile for 
> each player...
> 
> -- David

It is saved, as the last_updated field on the player tile is saved. (and yes,
it uses a lot of space...)

-Thue