[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#11005) Question about Freeciv 2.0.0 (maybe)

["Jason Short" <jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Ed Earl Ross wrote:
> <URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=11005 >
> 
> Prior to running Freeciv 2.0.0, it was possible to see the edge of a 
> shore whenever the land was undiscovered.

Yes.

> Is there an initialization value that I've mucked up?
> Or, is Freeciv 2.0.0 different than 1.4.x in this regard.

2.0 is different than 1.14.  In 2.0 you can no longer "cheat" by seeing 
tiles you haven't yet discovered.

> If Freeciv 2.0.0 is different in this regard, is this a bug or a 
> feature? If not a bug, the AI players can see shores that are 
> undiscovered, and regularly make trips from  their home shore to another 
> that is invisible to a human player.

It is a feature.  The AI does cheat and most AI players can see the 
whole map.  This is arguably a bug, but is completely unrelated to the 
question of what human players are allowed to see.

jason