[Freeciv-Dev] Re: settlers.c cleanup

[Raahul Kumar <raahul_da_man@xxxxxxxxx>]

A few questions.

>  /**************************************************************************
> -FIXME: we currently see even allies as enemies here in this routine
> +  Try to keep autosettlers out of enemy territory. We assign blocks of
> +  territory to the enemy based on the location of his units and their
> +  movement.
> +
> +  FIXME 1: We currently see even allies as enemies here in this routine.
> +  FIXME 2: We totally ignore roads and rail. Whatever Syela says, this is
> +  just so broken.

How does the autosettler code ignore road/rail? I thought it picked the lowest
cost path to dest.

> +  FIXME 3: We should not omnisciently iterate over all units in the world,
> +  but iterate over pplayer's autosettlers, and look for enemies that 
> +  they can see on their own continent, near the shores or in the air.

Disagree. Let the AI enjoy what few advantages it has. Maybe only in easy mode.

> +  FIXME 4: With units with extremely high movement in the game, this 
> +  function effectively makes the autosettlers run and hide and never come 
> +  out again. The cowards.

That is the correct behaviour. The settlers should only come out with
bodyguards. Better a live settler than a dead martyr.

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