[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Twitch-guard

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 11:40:35AM +0200, Daniel Sjölie wrote:
> On 2001-09-21 10:10:57, Jules Bean wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 10:57:08AM +0200, Raimar Falke wrote:
> > > So you propose a minimal time between steps?! From the point of view
> > > of the player/agent who sees a unit moving it is ok. However from the
> > > point of view of the player/agent which does the move it
> > > isn't. Imaging that you can't move your settler down the road with 3
> > > key presses which but have to wait for some seconds between each. The
> > > same applied for agents. Agents may perform them in parallel but you
> > > have other problems with synchronization.
> > 
> > The suggestion is a little more sophisticated than that. Minimal time
> > under certain circumstances: for example, one mechanism would be that
> > whenever you move into an enemy's ZOC, you cannot move that unit again 
> > for some period of time. This would give the enemy a change to respond 
> > to rush attacks.
> 
> Actually, I read the suggestion differently than both of you... :)
> This suggestion requires borders (or something like it but since we want
> borders anyway?) and consists of setting a time limit such that you
> cannot take more than one step in enemy territoty with any unit until
> that limit has been reached... Not that complex really, in theory at
> least... :) You could have a second variable, deciding how many steps
> you are allowed to take in the specified time - setting this to 0 would
> force all fighting to the end of the turn (setting it to 1 would force
> all suprise attacks to the end of the turn) - I think that sounds like an
> option worth having...
> 
> Hmmm...
> Now that I think about it I'm not entirely sure that this was what was
> meant but if not consider it a new suggestion... :) I'm also uncertain
> if Jules meant to say the same thing or not... Did you mean that there
> would be a penalty for _entering_ enemy's ZOC? Certainly that is an
> interesting thought whether or not it was the original suggestion...
> Also, the penalty could be given at entrance to ZOC or crossing of
> border - crossing of border "feels" more "right" to me but the ZOC
> variant could be implemented right now...
> 
> > I don't know if it's a good idea, but it seems an interesting one to
> > try out.
> 
> I agree...
> Can't hurt to have it as an option... :)

Ok. Then please tell me what the server will do if it receives a move
request for which the time hasn't come yet? Block? Ignore it? Send an
error message back?

        Raimar

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