Changes between Version 19 and Version 23 of Ticket #3987


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Jun 18, 2022, 4:48:49 PM (22 months ago)
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  • Ticket #3987

    • Property Keywords patch removed
    • Property Summary [PATCH] Chosing a random civilization should mean that all civs have the same chance of being pickedImplement options to randomly choose from a subset of civilisations during gamesetup
  • Ticket #3987 – Description

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    1 Since r12704, the current gamesetup code in `launchGame()` first picks a random culture (like hellenic or celtic) and then picks a random civ of that culture.
     1~~Since r12704, the current gamesetup code in `launchGame()` first picks a random culture (like hellenic or celtic) and then picks a random civ of that culture.~~
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    3 That however means that some civs are over/underrepresented. For example the chance to get Ptolemies is three times bigger than the chance to get Athens (as there are three hellenic civs).
     3~~That however means that some civs are over/underrepresented. For example the chance to get Ptolemies is three times bigger than the chance to get Athens (as there are three hellenic civs).~~
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    5 Here the cultures of the available civs (binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/data/civs):
     5~~Here the cultures of the available civs (binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/data/civs):~~
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    67{{{
    78spart.json:     "Culture":"hele",
     
    1819iber.json:      "Culture": "iber",
    1920}}}
     21~~In my humble opinion, this should be reverted, so that all civs have the same chance of appearing. (Just because they share some of the same buildings and stats doesn't mean they should be picked less often.)~~
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    21 In my humble opinion, this should be reverted, so that all civs have the same chance of appearing. (Just because they share some of the same buildings and stats doesn't mean they should be picked less often.)
     23While the original ticket has been fixed in https://trac.wildfiregames.com/changeset/26954
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     25it would still be nice to have advanced options to choose randomly from a specified subset of civilizations.
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     27As this ticket contains quite some discussion and information, I'm leaving it open for the future.