[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [Patch][RFC] AI can fly

[Ben Webb <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Per I. Mathisen wrote:

> I think the easiest and best solution is to embed AI hints in
> buildings.ruleset, instead of trying to guess. For example
> ROLE_BEST_SEAWAR (Magellan), ROLE_BEST_LANDWAR (Great Wall),
> ROLE_BEST_PRODUCTION (Hoover Dam), ROLE_BEST_SCIENCE (Newton's),
> ROLE_BEST_HAPPINESS (Michalangelo's), etc...

        Perhaps I'm biased, but surely the "effect" field of each Wonder 
already codifies this to a large extent? i.e. BEST_SEAWAR could be a 
weighted sum of any effects with aff_unit == Sea, BEST_SCIENCE a sum of 
any Science_Bonus effects, etc.

> I think that would be very hard, since generalised improvement effects
> will be very generalised eventually.

        Erm, generalised improvement effects already are "very 
generalised", thanks. ;) The only effects that aren't currently 
implemented are those that Freeciv doesn't use anyway. All I have to do is 
hack savegames to take care of effects that survive building destruction 
(Apollo) and take care of the AI[*].

[*] Yes, OK, so the AI isn't exactly trivial, but Andi Payn already has 
    working code for this, so that shouldn't be enormously difficult.

        Ben
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