[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [RFC] Move cost map interface

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 05:29:36PM +0100, Gregory Berkolaiko wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Raimar Falke wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 04:39:20PM +0100, Gregory Berkolaiko wrote:
> > > On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Raimar Falke wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Disagree.  unit_move_type doesn't know such things as city_map and 
> > > > > igter_move.
> > > > 
> > > > city_map returns a lot of hits and igter_move none.
> > > 
> > > city_map is reason enough althout I believe igter_move will be introduced 
> > > too
> > 
> > Please explain to me what you mean with city_map and igter_move. Is
> > city_map a warmap which is created out of a city?
> 
> yes.  it doesn't have a unittype or move_rate, something very vague to 
> give idea of the distance from the city to surroundings.
> 
> igter_move is self-explaining init?  move_cost across any land is 
> MOVE_COST_ROAD.
> 
> all this is to say that there are more types of BMC than 
> enum unit_move_type

But all this can be specified using enum unit_move_type and enum
unit_flag_id like F_IGTER.

> > > > > don't see much difference.  all unit_move_turns does is determining 
> > > > > the 
> > > > > move_rate and then the abovementioned division.

MARK

> > > > That is the problem. These solution is too easy and only an
> > > > estimation. I want the exact upper limit. I would also be happy if the
> > > > user also gets the bottom limit.
> > > 
> > > limits not a problem.  just put
> > > moves_expended = (move_cost > moves_left ? moves_left + move_cost
> > >                                          : move_cost)
> > > for the upper and
> > > moves_expended = (move_cost > moves_left ? moves_left
> > >                                          : move_cost)
> > > for the lower.
> > 
> > This isn't about moves but about turns. I want information like "the
> > settler with id 4 will arrive at (4,5) in at most 5 turns and there
> > will have 1/3 moves left (so it can start build the road at this
> > turn)". Even better would be "and the settler can achieve the same
> > distance in 3 turns if it has luck".
> 
> well divide total_moves_expended by the move_rate and you get your limit.

See MARK. We already had this solution.

        Raimar

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