[Freeciv-Dev] Re: borders patch (PR#1870)

["Per I. Mathisen" <per@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 16 Jun 2003, Ben Webb wrote:
> Yes, I've noticed that. Is there any Freeciv code for detecting inland
> lakes (e.g. to stop the AI building naval units in them) ?

No, alas.

> It would be relatively straightforward to detect a 1x1 lake, I suppose,
> but any bigger than that and you have to think about where to draw the
> line between inland lake and inland sea...

How about claiming any 'ocean' tile bordering on at least five claimed
land tiles? You'd get a few extra corners to real oceans, but it would
grab all types of inland lakes.

  - Per