[Freeciv-Dev] Re: measure the reaction time for diplomat actions

[Thomas Strub <ue80@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 02:01:46PM +0100, Christian Knoke wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 12:32:12AM +1300, Billy Naylor wrote:
> > Per I. Mathisen wrote:
> > > On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Christian Knoke wrote:
[...]
> > Once the diplomatic action is done ( and assuming the diplomat hasn't
> > been sent home or killed) then the diplomat reappears ( this could cause 
> > problems if an enemy unit now occupies it's square).
> 
> After his mission he
> 
> - is dead
> - is sent back home (in case of a tech stealing spy) 
> 
>   or
> 
> - magically reappears on the spot where he started his mission.
>   If any enemy unit is on that spot, he gets caught (and lost).
>   But this is still an improvement over the current situation,
>   where he can get killed _before_ he fulfills his mission.

This would really increase the power of a Diplomat. Think without
adjusting the incitecost it would unbalance the game.

> While on mission, he
> 
> - can't be attacked
> - does not impose a ZOC
> - is invisible
> 
> > > I'm not opposed to it - it may be a good idea - but this is no small
> > > change with lots of unanswered questions.
> 
> If, while the dip is on mission, the city
> 
>  - is conquered by another enemy: the mission fails.
>  - is conquered by his nation or by one of his allies: the mission fails,
>    but the diplomat survives and reappears in that city.
>  - vanishes: the mission fails, the dip reappears on the stored spot.
> 
> Give away cities is treated like conquering.

I don't like that, giving away cities is scriptable to. And it doesn't
cost anything.

Thomas
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