[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#6345) starting positions for scenarios

["Justin Moore" <justin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 1.  With lots of nations, it just doesn't work.
> 2.  When a new nation is added, all existing scenarios have their 
> starting positions invalidated.
> 
> I'm not sure how this _should_ be done, but the current method is pretty 
> worthless.

   What about an attribute-based placement system based on tile types? 
For example, Viking placement could be "ocean,tundra,hills"; look for a
designated starting point near the ocean, then look for tundra, then
hills.  The placement algorithm could try and find a best match for each
nation and starting point.  Maybe even have north/south/east/west
designations; assuming, of course, that each map has a known pole system
(I've only skimmed over topology discussions recently).

Just my $0.02.

-jdm