[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Single-player Freeciv notices

[Gregory Berkolaiko <Gregory.Berkolaiko@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 29 Dec 2002, Stepan Roh wrote:

> - being able to program city to automatically send built units to some
> location on map or other city - useful for invasion preparation (this idea
> comes from Warlords 2)

It would be a nice feature.  Also good for caravans --- you can send them
to your wonder-city.  However, there is a big minus: when a unit is born
it becomes active and this tells me that I need to change production in
the city.  If the unit starts running away, it's very likely I'll waste
shields.

> - clever city and empire managers so I could say: "I want 4 Dragoons, 4
> Musketeers, 1 Transport and 1 Ironclad prepared in Rome in no more than 10
> turns" and AI decides which cities should produce these units to satisfy
> my task and possibly use some already produced units I previously marked
> as reserves (I expect this in Freeciv 1.78.0 released in year 2034 :-) )

Ha!

If you have a good algorithm for such decision-making please share it with
us on freeciv-ai.  This is absolutely vital to making AI do coordinated
attacks (first you've got to build an army).

G.
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