Bug#568029: wesnoth: Can't start a 1-side multiplayer game.

[Dan Greene]

Package: wesnoth
Version: 1:1.7.12-1
Severity: normal


With the current developent version, starting a 0 or 1 side game in
multiplayer is impossible. While there is no reason for starting a 0-sides
game (and the engine handles it poorly anyway), there are legitimate reasons
to start a 1-side game.

I will mention two examples here:
1. A simple test scenario. In order to test certain bits of WML, one might
create a map with only one side (with victory_with_enemies_defeated=no) so
that other sides don't interfere. (For example, this can be useful for
testing a shop.) With the current behavior, one is forced to write extra
code solely to work around this issue.
2. Some RPG-like multiplayer scenarios may contain multiple maps, and it is
possible that the first map might not have any AI sides. (For example, maybe
the first map serves as a place to purchase initial equipment.) Also,
sometimes a player may wish to solo such a scenario. The current behavior
prevents that.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (200, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26custom
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages wesnoth depends on:
ii  wesnoth-aoi                   1:1.7.12-1 "An Orcish Incursion" official cam
ii  wesnoth-core                  1:1.7.12-1 fantasy turn-based strategy game
ii  wesnoth-data                  1:1.7.12-1 data files for Wesnoth
ii  wesnoth-did                   1:1.7.12-1 "Descent Into Darkness" official c
ii  wesnoth-dm                    1:1.7.12-1 "Delfador's Memoirs" official camp
ii  wesnoth-ei                    1:1.7.12-1 "The Eastern Invasion" official ca
ii  wesnoth-httt                  1:1.7.12-1 "Heir to the Throne" official camp
ii  wesnoth-l                     1:1.7.12-1 "Liberty" official campaign for We
ii  wesnoth-low                   1:1.7.12-1 "Legend of Wesmere" official campa
ii  wesnoth-nr                    1:1.7.12-1 "Northern Rebirth" official campai
ii  wesnoth-sof                   1:1.7.12-1 "The Sceptre of Fire" official cam
ii  wesnoth-sotbe                 1:1.7.12-1 "Son of the Black-Eye" official ca
ii  wesnoth-thot                  1:1.7.12-1 "The Hammer of Thursagan" official
ii  wesnoth-trow                  1:1.7.12-1 "The Rise of Wesnoth" official cam
ii  wesnoth-tsg                   1:1.7.12-1 "The South Guard" official campaig
ii  wesnoth-ttb                   1:1.7.12-1 "A Tale of Two Brothers" official 
ii  wesnoth-utbs                  1:1.7.12-1 "Under the Burning Suns" official 

Versions of packages wesnoth recommends:
ii  wesnoth-music                 1:1.7.12-1 music files for Wesnoth

wesnoth suggests no packages.

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