[Freeciv] Re: new ranking calculation

[Paul Zastoupil <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 08:47:40PM +0000, Per I. Mathisen wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Paul Zastoupil wrote:
> > If they form an alliance, doesn't that make it no longer FFA? Isn't
> > that determination up to us?
> 
> Yes, I think ffa (free for all) means no cooperation at all.
> 
> But we still have the problem of normal (mixed?) games, which are neither
> ffa nor team nor duel.
> 
> In fact, I can see four different kinds of games/rankings:
>  o team (registered teams only)
>  o duel (two registered players only)
>  o ffa (no diplomacy allowed)
>  o normal (no limitations)

I think this is a valid assesment of the situation.  So basically
everyone would have (up to) 4 scores.

> 
> Oh, and while we're thinking about this, let me throw in another problem:
> Alliances between humans and AIs... how would they figure into the
> calculations?

I think the AI should be ranked just like everyone else (IIRC thats how
it is now).  But I guess we'll need to determine the AI level something
like AI(easy).

>   - Per
> 
> PS We now have (in cvs):
> 
> > help diplomacy
> Option: diplomacy  -  The ability to do diplomacy with other players
> Description:
>   If set to 0 (default), diplomacy is enabled for all.
>   If set to 1, diplomacy is only allowed between human players.
>   If set to 2, diplomacy is only allowed between AI players.
>   If set to 3, diplomacy is disabled for all.
>   You can always do diplomacy with players on your team.
> Status: changeable
> Value: 0, Minimum: 0, Default: 0, Maximum: 3
> 
> 
> 

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Paul Zastoupil