Mod Processing Time...

I've stumbled on to something that might speed up processing time of turns. This is a change that has to be done to an AI file, so only try this if you know something of what you're doing there. Please give this a shot, and tell me if it makes any difference. My computer is fast enough that I really can't tell.

In Script_AI_Politics.txt.

Stock code:

//------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Calculate_Current_Anger
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
function Calculate_Current_Anger returns boolean
vars
  list_count:          long
  list_index:          long
  final_anger:         long
  our_alliance_id:     long
begin

  // Calculate current anger towards each player
  call lst_Politics_Total_Anger_Towards_Player.clear()
  call lst_Politics_Total_Anger_Towards_Alliance.clear()

  set our_alliance_id := Sys_Empire_Politics_In_Alliance_ID(sys_long_Player_ID)

  set list_count := Sys_Get_Number_Of_Players()
  for list_index := 1 to list_count do
    set final_anger := 0
    if (list_index <> sys_long_Player_ID) then
      if (Sys_Empire_Politics_In_Alliance_ID(list_index) = 0) then
        set final_anger := Calculate_Current_Anger_For_Entity(list_index, 0)
      endif
    endif
    call lst_Politics_Total_Anger_Towards_Player.add(final_anger)
  endfor

  set list_count := Sys_Get_Number_Of_Alliances()
  for list_index := 1 to list_count do
    set final_anger := 0
    if (list_index <> our_alliance_id) then
      set final_anger := Calculate_Current_Anger_For_Entity(0, list_index)
    endif
    call lst_Politics_Total_Anger_Towards_Alliance.add(final_anger)
  endfor

  return TRUE
end

Modified code:

//------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Calculate_Current_Anger
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
function Calculate_Current_Anger returns boolean
vars
  list_count:          long
  list_index:          long
  final_anger:         long
  our_alliance_id:     long
  is_known:            boolean
begin

  // Calculate current anger towards each player
  call lst_Politics_Total_Anger_Towards_Player.clear()
  call lst_Politics_Total_Anger_Towards_Alliance.clear()

  set our_alliance_id := Sys_Empire_Politics_In_Alliance_ID(sys_long_Player_ID)

  set list_count := Sys_Get_Number_Of_Players()

  for list_index := 1 to list_count do
    set final_anger := 0
    if (list_index <> sys_long_Player_ID) then
      set is_known := Sys_Empire_Politics_Is_Player_Known(sys_long_Player_ID, list_index)
      if (Sys_Empire_Politics_In_Alliance_ID(list_index) = 0) and (is_known) then
        set final_anger := Calculate_Current_Anger_For_Entity(list_index, 0)
      endif
    endif
  endfor

  set list_count := Sys_Get_Number_Of_Alliances()
  call lst_Anger_Towards_Alliance.fill(list_count, 0)

  for list_index := 1 to list_count do
    set final_anger := 0
    if (list_index <> our_alliance_id) then
      set is_known := Sys_Empire_Politics_Is_Alliance_Known(sys_long_Player_ID, list_index)
      if (is_known) then
        set final_anger := Calculate_Current_Anger_For_Entity(0, list_index)
      endif
    endif
  endfor

  return TRUE
end

In stock, the AI goes through all of its mood/anger calculations for every single player and alliance. The modified code changes this so that the AI only calculates its mood/anger when it knows of an empire or alliance. If it doesn't know of them, it skips that. Obviously, this doesn't help in games where everyone knows of everyone else. However, this might help in earlier games.

I'm attaching a Script_AI_Politics.txt file which has this change, and ONLY this change, in it. All the rest of the code in it is stock.

Let me know if this makes any difference.

Be sure to rename the downloaded file (if you use it) to Script_AI_Politics.txt before compiling.

EDIT: Figures, I would post the wrong code and attach the wrong file. Corrections made, this should work.