[Freeciv-Dev] Re: patches

[Gregory Berkolaiko <gberkolaiko@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 --- Bert Buchholz <bertbuchholz@xxxxxx> wrote: 

> For now:
>   - The fortress provides a larger visionrange (2), as soon as
>     "invention" is invented.
>   - Still, fortresses have no owner, just like now, so everybody, who
>     steps into a fortress, gets enhanced vision (as long as he stays
>     there), no matter who built it.
>   - If a fortress is empty, no enhanced vision will be granted.

the above is a very reasonable project

> For the future:
>   - Fortresses will have an owner and will be watching a one-square
>     radius around them continously, no matter if a unit is in them or
>     not.

at this stage you should probably also add fortress_vision variable to
the rulesets.

>   - Enemy units must conquer enemy fortresses. They can be conquered,
>     when they are empty, but enemy units must still fight against the
>     fortress (actually against a not-visible, permanent garnison, or
>     something like that). The defense-strength of that garnison could
> be
>     determined always by the defense-strength of the best land-unit
>     (phalanx, musketeers, rifleman and so on).

this is a way too complicated and not terribly reasonable.  cut out the
fighting for (almost) empty fortress.  the last to visit owns the
fortress and that's it.  However if players are allied, the ownership
shouldn't change.

G.


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