[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Make auto-settler work dependable on my plans

[Paul Zastoupil <paulz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jan 16, 2001 at 11:00:12PM +0100, Vary Peter wrote:
> 
> Idea/suggestion
> 
> Make auto-settler work dependable on my plans
> 
> Description
> 
> I'd like to tell to my settlers, engineers not to irrigate all lands
> around my city just 4 squares, and 1 mine, and after that go to the other
> city ad do some job there...
> 
> Either by giving a work queue to my engineers, or by setting the expected
> improvement type of the square.
> 
> Realistic aspect
> 
> Engineers are clever, can remember more orders :)
> 
> How to do it
> 
> Queue can be a little too much work, but giving an expected improvement
> type of the square is probably OK. The auto-settler's AI can be modified
> to finish these jobs first before choosing another square.
> 
> So what about this idea?

This is an interesting compromise between CivI/II and Civ:CTP's public
works.  I like the idea of being able to set 'improvement flags' on the
terrain and then available settlers are put to work doing it.  It would
definitely remove some micromanagement without really changing the rules
of the game.

Now whether someone is willing to code this is another idea.

-- 
Paul Zastoupil