[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Customizable combat rules patch. v0.3

[Martin Olveyra <bj0v@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 08 Oct 2000, Nathan Gundlach wrote:
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> From: "Martin Olveyra" <bj0v@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <freeciv-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 3:39 AM
> Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Customizable combat rules patch. v0.3
> 
> 
> > October 6, 2000:
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> >
> >  -New feature: (game.ruleset:veteran_style)
> >     Alternate veteran units system. You can choice between the
> >     civ original system and a more complex one, in which each unit has an
> >     experience number, starting from 10. The probability of victory of a
> unit
> >     with Exp=A is increased by a factor A/10. In theory there is no
> >     limit for the Exp number, although gaining experience depends on the
> >     number of combats that a unit had since it was created, the Exp number
> >     of the units against which it fought, comparison between fire power,
> >     attack strength and defense strenght; and when
> >     your unit has much experience is more difficult to gain new one. The
> Exp
> >     number may be even reduced in a long period of inactivity.
> 
> I don't think that I'll like the last option. I hope that it's seperate.
> 
This part of the rules is needed to avoid very large experience levels.
One alternative is that the experience number decrease slower.
The next patch I will send establishes that if the unit homecity has barracks,
the probability to reduce its experience is the half than if has not, and also
fixes its minimum experience number to 16, instead of 10.
What do you think?... Suggestions?
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