[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [Patch] New nation selection schema

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On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 10:01:18AM +0200, Raimar Falke wrote:

> The questions are still:
>  - is such extension desired

I think support for more than 64 nations is desired, as we've already
met the limit.  However, it's not something you want to break the
protocol for.

>  - will the new schema accepted without backward compatibilty (yes it
>  can be done but is work which would be ruined if the new schema is
>  put into +1.11.8)

Public gameservers really suffer from breaks in compatibility.
That doesn't mean you have to implement it - you can put the change
in at the same time with some other noncompatible change.  But it
may be long before such a change occurs.
 
>       Raimar

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