[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Want calculation (Was:Re: flying AI (PR#1162))

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 01:12:14PM -0500, Ross W. Wetmore wrote:
> At 11:13 AM 02/01/01 +0000, Gregory Berkolaiko wrote:
> > --- "Ross W. Wetmore" <rwetmore@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> >> 
> >> This is used for veteran units. Obviously they are 40 somethings better
> >> than the standard unit build_cost, probably because rifleman are the
> >> prototypical unit and this is double the shield cost or something :-).
> >
> >I thought it is used as the boat cost if we need the boat.
> 
> You forgot the smiley :-).
> 

> 40 is an interesting number, it is the base shield cost for a pretty 
> broad spectrum of key improvements and typical units. Thus temple,
> barracks (if you are dealing with unhappiness or veteran status), typical
> settlers, ferryboats, rifleman, catapults (founding, transport, defense or 
> attack ability), etc.

I don't know if I should laugh (well I laughed) or should be sad or
angry with the original author.

> It is really context dependent with a lot of builtin ambiguity.

        Raimar

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