[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Bombers dying (PR#1532)

[Jordi Negrevernis i Font <jorneg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

rms@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Often I tell a bomber to Go To a city in a region where fighting is
> going on.  It typically takes several turns to reach there.  There are
> typically a number of bombers in that region.  I am giving orders to
> several bombers there each term.
>
> When a bomber appears there as the focus unit, and I see it is
> undamaged, I tend to move it straightaway to the attack.  Occasionally
> it turns out to be a bomber that had on a Go To to that city, and has
> just a few movement points left.  I notice that fact when the bomber
> refuses to move any further after just a few squares.  Then I have
> wasted a turn in using that bomber for an attack.
>
> Occasionally the bomber had travelled more than 8 squares to reach
> that city, and it runs out of fuel and dies.
>
> Of course, I keep reminding myself to check the available movement of
> a bomber before moving it.  But this is not natural to do.  In effect,
> the current interface is error-prone.
>
> How about asking for confirmation before moving a bomber out of a city
> when it has less than its full supply of movement points?
   Or just finish that turn for that bomber...