[Freeciv-Dev] (PR#10221) a server option to make maps fairer

["Marcelo Burda" <mburda@xxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=10221 >

> [kauf - Mar. Sep. 21 04:04:45 2004]: 
>  
> I warn you: it's merely the _start_ of the patch. I don't have the 
time or 
> inclination to finish it. I think it's a good idea however, and 
would like 
> to see it in CVS, rather than just as a pubserver add-on. 
>  
> The idea is to alter the map itself after the map has been initially 
> generated _and_ the starting positions have been chosen. An 
additional 
> pass is made over the map changing specials and/or terrain near the 
start 
> positions. Each player will then see the same number of good tiles 
at the 
> same distance as every other player. The server glue is done. The 
make_fair 
> function is not. In fact it doesn't work at all. You can safely 
obliterate 
> everything in that function and be better off probably. 
>  
> I would like somebody to take this patch and run with it. I know 
that the 
> better players complain that the map is the deciding factor... 
Perhaps some 
> of those players can chime in on ways to go about making this patch. 
>  
> Maybe more tweaking than simply a bool option is wanted? Whatever. 
Enjoy. 
>  
> -mike 
>  
My patch 10308 try to do best placing but this need a final touch to 
be fair, this code can be good, about option, this is not really 
needed, it can be done any time. this is useless to put option for any 
things. 
 
i am not a good player then i am not sure about best tuning. 
 
Marcelo