[Freeciv-Dev] [lpalma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Re:Re: AI again!]

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On behalf of Luís Palma I forward this. He forgot to cc freeciv-dev.

        Raimar

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Date: 9 Jan 2001 17:19:54 -0000
From: "Luis Palma" <lpalma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re:[Freeciv-Dev] Re: AI again!

Em Tue, 9 Jan 2001 16:50:32 +0100 Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 01:20:43AM -0500, ½²«íµØ wrote:
> There have been so much complaints about the AI codes on the list
> from time to time. The only way getting out of this (IMHO) would
> be to completely rewrite the AI. This is not something could be
> done in a week or two. Therefore, the AI need to be independently
> developed. Also, different people have different opinion on their
> best strategies, thus modifying an AI code from someone else is
> very likely to mess it up totally.
> Again, I would like to call for client-side AI. We need a stable
> protocol or at least a protocol translator which enable coders to
> develop their own AIs without fear of future version mismatch.
> There have been many attempts to write client AIs but none of them
> (AFAICR) can last longer than a few months as it becomes incompatible.
> 
> Of course, we can still maintain the current AI until a good new
> AI (or even some good new AIs) previals.

I agree with you. See my posting from 19 Jul 2000. I would like to
help.

        Raimar

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I've proposed an AI Reestructuration days ago. Based on the development of a 
conceptual model, well designed and documented, so that modifications to the 
model result in trivial hacking activity.
The idea is to design an abstract AI component that makes possible different 
strategies of playing to be added on-the-fly. Little or no hacking should be 
required to implement new strategies.
For now the goal is to start a debate on the subject. Although some have 
answered positively. Very few though. I'm just waiting. I think we all are, for 
the benefit of the FreeCiv game.

Luís Palma

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