[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Unit models (More complex unit and battle system)

["Wong TM (Huang Deming)" <lookmeow@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> [mailto:freeciv-dev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Martin Olveyra
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> Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Unit models (More complex unit and battle system)
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> I am taking special attention in the e-mail series "more complex unit and
> battle system". Some discussed points give me some extra ideas.
>
> A complement for adding unit experience, more progressive unit types
> (light armor, heavy armor, etc) and unit names (See very nice ideas in the
> xconq project http://sources.redhat.com/xconq/. All of this is implemented.
> Source is free) is to add "improved units" (this idea is mine, i mean not
> implemented in xconq). That means, the first times a given unit type
> is builded,
> it has an inicial "sophistication points" (may be a better name for this) 
> equal
> to zero. After some time, the new builded units of this type are emitted with 
> a
> greater sofistication point, and so on. This is more close to reality (models
> evolve). This can be implemented joined to a subtype naming system. That 
> means,
> the first time a unit of a given type is builded, you can assign a model name
> and number (for example "T-2"). Automatically, any time the unit subtype
> (model) is improved (so the following units of that type are emitted with a
> greater sophistication degree) the computer assigns automatically a greater
> number for the model (for example "T-3"), so you can easily identify the
> improved units.

Very realistic(look at freeciv version, sorry, tanks today and before). It will
add some depth to the military side of Freeciv. Like player FOO who like to
attack with howitzers and tanks combo and another player BAR who like to attack
using bomber and paratoopers. As FOO's howitzer and tanks keep getting better as
they get mass produced(better equipment and skill). Same case for BAR. Maybe 
this
will made players stick to just a few units. But it will give more
character(America/Israeli air force) and make players thinks what units combo
that he/she will work in future or long run.

> May be when I had time I can dedicate some time to implement this ideas and
> those exposed in this discussion series. But I had some promised work that 
> (due
> to lack of time) I couldnt implement yet. One is killstack as a ruleset (I saw
> that anybody liked my patch that implements killstack as server option :-( )
> and the other is to add the possibility of having arbitrary number and kind of
> materials.
>

I vote Unit models.

> ;-)
>