[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#576) Wishlist: alternating unit movement

["Raimar Falke" <i-freeciv-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=576 >

On Sun, Nov 09, 2003 at 04:10:00AM -0800, Gregory Berkolaiko wrote:
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> <URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=576 >
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> On Fri, 7 Nov 2003, Jason Short wrote:
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> > > do we have to send the real movement points? can't we invoke some 
> > > function in the client to know the unit movement poins?
> > > I agree with the packet to reset unit movements.
> > 
> > Having the server fake the number of movement points seems like a gross 
> > hack.  Better to send the actual number of movement points remaining 
> > this _turn_, and leave it up to the client to enforce the constraints of 
> > the _phase_.
> 
> I agree.
> Since the server will reject move packets outwith the phase, the clients 
> that do not enforce the phase will have no advantage.

Lot of activity on this thread. I wonder if there a GO for the
introduction of phases?

        Raimar

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