[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#3646) freeciv-ai ai_military_findvictim

["Gregory Berkolaiko" <Gregory.Berkolaiko@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, ue80@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> in ai_military_findvictim(
> 
>   /* Ferryboats with passengers do not attack. */
>   if (punit->ai.passenger > 0) {
>     return 0;
>   }
> 
> why that? Attacking with caravels and fregattes is better than getting
> attacked by the same unit.

For simplicity.  But you are welcome to write a patch which should figure 
the cost of the passangers into the cost of the unit and then into the 
kill_desire equation.

> And even attacking a caravel with a trireme is better than getting
> attacked. Ok perhaps we should try to unload first, but thats not a good
> idea in every case.
> 
> With that restriction the normal playerattack case isn't possible:
> Move a fregatte with a horsemen near to an enemy city, kill the defender
> (lets say its an horsemen), unload the horsemen, enter the city.

How about move a frigate to a city, unload the horsemen, attack city with 
frigate, enter city with horsemen?  You method is better in presence of 
autoattack though.  Mind you, present AI can do neither (at least 
"intentionally")

> Something else:
> /*************************************************************************
> This function looks at tiles adjacent to the unit in order to find
> something
> to kill or explore.  It prefers tiles in the following order:
> 
> Returns value of the victim which has been chosen:
> 
> 99999    means empty (undefended) city
> 
> Why do we only look at adjacent tiles? Players look on reachable tiles.

It says "this function".  There are other functions :)


G.

> With a horse on a nuclearpowered, magelan accelerated transport that is 
> a big difference.
> Same for paratroopers, helecopters.
> 
> Thomas
>