[Freeciv-Dev] Re: some Suggestions/Ideas...

[Gregory Berkolaiko <Gregory.Berkolaiko@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 10 Sep 2002, Miguel Farah wrote:

>  Gregory Berkolaiko [10/09/2002 11:18] dijo/said:
> >[....]
> >> > * The ability to choose the nations of the computer players
> >> 
> >>    When did you ever have this?
> >
> >But this is already possible in freeciv.
> >Start server, type
> >
> >create Caesar
> >create Gandhi
> >start
> >
> >and you get
> >
> >2: Loading rulesets
> >2: AI is controlling the Romans ruled by Caesar.
> >2: AI is controlling the Indians ruled by Gandhi.
> >
> >You have to know the exact names of the nation's leaders though.
> 
> So how about modifying the create command to accept an optional nation?
> 
> create Garfield american
> create Siculo roman
> 
> (etc)

It's too much bother, by me.  First of all, the names can contain 
whitespace: "Alfonso X", "Fernando V", "Isabel I".  Secondly, if one 
really so wants to play against Garfield-american or Asterix-french, then 
you can always add him/her to the nation's ruleset.

G.