[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#4387) The Return of the Rand() Moves

["Raimar Falke" <rf13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 09:37:32AM -0700, Per I. Mathisen wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 10 Jun 2003, Raimar Falke wrote:
> > > Unfortunately, I really don't see a way of computing the real average time
> > > in PF.
> >
> > To clarify this: it is easy to calculate the weighted cost of a single
> > step if you have a "concrete" state (turn and moves left are
> > integers). However after the first step such you don't have this. You
> > have something like (turn=0,moves_left=1.47). So it is hard/imopssible
> > to calculate the weighted cost of the next step.
> 
> I've gone back and reread the debate about rand() movement. I think it is
> time to remove rand() moves. Clearly pf does not handle it as effortlessly
> as it was advertised back then and which was part of the reason why the
> debate died off.

No if the only reason is that it is hard to implement. The current PF
works very good with the current move model. Chris has a point that it
can be made better but this is just the top notch which is missing
here. And I think the outlines implementation (which is optimal in all
cases except maybe danger) isn't this hard.

        Raimar

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