[Freeciv-Dev] Re: AI strategy

[Raahul Kumar <raahul_da_man@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 01:44:59PM +0100, Per I. Mathisen wrote:
> > On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Petr Baudis wrote:
> > > Jan Hus (username pasky, Human, nation Czechs) 1 connection:
> > >   Jan Hus from localhost (command access level info, CHEATING),
> bufsize=40kb
> > > ..
> > > <fair_guy> oh, he cheats!
> > > /cut pasky
> > 
> > I think the point that Rahuul is trying to make is that if a civbot and a
> > human player share the same physical connection, the human may sniff the
> > information going to the bot and acquire the extra data. That would not be
> > apparent as cheating to anyone else.
> > 
> > I find that a valid objection.
> 
> Ok I understand. Scenarios:
>  1) single player on local maschine: no problem

Yes.
>  2) multi player with civbots on the server: no problem

That is the current situation with freeciv.

>  3) multi player with civbots on the clients without human player
>     (AI-vs-AI): no problem (there is the problem that the human player
>     may help the civbot ;) )

How?

>  4) multi player with civbots on the clients with a human player: problem
> 
> If you do 4) be aware of it.

Let me paint you a picture. Let's say two people, Raimar and Raahul, are
playing
a civ game. Raahul fires up a civbot, it gets the ai cheats such as full world
map. Raahul uses this info via packet sniffer etc to ambush poor Raimar. You've
got to remember the people who play Freeciv are not security conscious.

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