[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#5076) client inconsistently shows unit stacks

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

On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Jason Short wrote:
> Revealing only part of the stack is harder. Most people seem to agree
> you should be able to see inside enemy stacks - otherwise things just
> don't work too well (the server has to choose what unit to show,
> attack/defense percentages can't be calculated, etc). But what about
> transported (ferried) units?

It is not always easy to tell which units are transported and which are
not. A general rule could be, though, that transports hide up to their
transport limit number of units from the client's view.

Should the '+' symbol to be displayed on a stack containing one transport
and several hidden units, though?

> Should any of this be controlled by server options? Are we concerned
> with compatability here?

IMHO, no.

  - Per