[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Changing City Variables

[Jason Dorje Short <jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

YaChu Yang wrote:

> What I mean is that using say the following:
>
> +  city_list_iterate(game.player_ptr->cities, pcity) {
> +    freelog(LOG_NORMAL, "Original food stock is: %d", pcity->food_stock);
> +    pcity->food_stock = 10;
> +    freelog(LOG_NORMAL, "New food stock is: %d", pcity->food_stock);
> +  } city_list_iterate_end;
>
> The above will get food stock for a particular city and then set food stock to
> 10. However using the above method, it only updates the local copy of food
> stock. Hence in the next turn, my food stock won't be 10 for this particular
> city, it'll be the original value plus the amount it's suppose to increase by
> per turn.
Freeciv uses a client-server architecture, and the server holds the 
master copy of all data.  If you put the above code in the server it 
will make the change you want.  If you put it in the client it will do 
nothing.
-jason