Re: [Rails-devel] Automatic route calculation

[alexti <al...@sh...>]

I agree that we should target to make the route calculation accurate.  
Though it might be ok to say that in some particular game it might produce  
sub-optimal results in specific circumstances and alert players that they  
need to double-check the routes. If we display them it can hopefully  
simplify the task.

Alex.

On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:45:29 -0600, John A. Tamplin <ja...@ja...> wrote:

> On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Stefan Frey <ste...@we...> wrote:
>
>> I have only a very basic knowledge about graph theory, but from my
>> background
>> as econometrician I wonder, if there is a need to search for the true
>> maximum. Is there no equivalent to solve such a problem similar to the
>> search
>> for the global maximum of numerical functions, where one can employ
>> simulated
>> annealing or genetic algorithms to get close to the optimum?
>>
>
> Close to the optimum run is going to pretty annoying for a player who  
> needed
> the optimal run to buy their permanent train.
>
> Usually that is as good enough for macro-economist to optimize social
>> welfare,
>> should that not be sufficient for a 18xx player ;-)
>> And if one player thinks he can do better, still let him do so?
>>
>
> I'm just not sure there is much point including it if it can't be  
> correct.
>  If it is accurate most of the time, then people will depend on it and  
> not
> notice when it is wrong, and if it is rarely right people will just turn  
> it
> off and ignore it.
>


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