[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#13262) pubserver-in-a-diff

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

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=13262 >

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005, Jason Short wrote:
> >>>+  /* If we load a game, some players may be assigned to user accounts,
> >>>+   * in which case we should not start until they have joined too.
> >>>+   * Otherwise it would be easy to cheat. This will be problematic
> >>>+   * for scenarios where creators forget to reset usernames. */
> >>>+  if (pplayer->is_ready && pplayer->is_connected) {
> >>>+  num_ready++;
> >>>+  } else if (pplayer->is_connected
> >>>+             || is_valid_username(pplayer->username)) {
> >>>+  num_unready++;
> >>
> >>Is this supposed to apply in non-pubserver mode too?
> >
> > That was the general idea...
>
> But in single-player mode that is too restrictive.

It will be very rare for this to happen. You will have to load a savegame
that was played by multiple human players and try to play it as single
player, otherwise it will not be a problem.

However, there should be some way to get the game to start if you have
hack cmdlevel, though. Not sure how.

> >>Perhaps the check should be changed so that all non-AI players must be
> >>ready.Then if you have (in new games or loaded games) a created player
> >>you must either wait for someone to connect to him or aitoggle him.And
> >>this should apply in both modes.
> >
> > Then all you need to do to cheat is to aitoggle your opponents and start
> > the savegame... Very bad.
>
> You shouldn't be allowed to aitoggle players inpregame in pubserver mode?

You can, it just doesn't help you start the game.

  - Per