I have gathered a list of unit labels, as used by FreeCol and the
original game, as far as I can determine. The entry for Free Colonist is
representative for all unit types that represent people with no expert
role, the entry for Caravel is representative for all unit types that do
not represent people:
Free Colonist
Default Dutch Free Colonist
Other Dutch Soldier (Free Colonist)
Seasoned Scout
Default Dutch Seasoned Scout (no horses)
Expert Dutch Seasoned Scout
Other Dutch Soldier (Seasoned Scout)
Veteran Soldier
Default Dutch Veteran Soldier (no muskets)
Expert Dutch Veteran Soldier
Dutch Veteran Dragoon
Other Dutch Missionary (Veteran Soldier)
Hardy Pioneer
Default Dutch Hardy Pioneer (no tools)
Expert Dutch Hardy Pioneer (40 tools)
Other Dutch Soldier (Hardy Pioneer)
Jesuit Missionary
Default Dutch Jesuit Missionary (not commissioned)
Expert Dutch Jesuit Missionary
Other Dutch Soldier (Jesuit Missionary)
King's Regular
Default ---
Expert Dutch Infantry
Dutch Cavalry
Other ---
Colonial Regular
Default ---
Expert Dutch Continental Army [shouldn't that be Infantry?]
Dutch Continental Cavalry
Other ---
Brave
Default Inca Brave
Other Inca Armed Brave
Inca Mounted Brave
Inca Native Dragoon
Caravel
Default Dutch Caravel
Treasure Train
Default Dutch Treasure Train (500 gold)
So, in the case of units with no expert role, we have "%nation% %type%"
in the case of the default role, and "%nation% %role% (%type%)"
otherwise. In the case of units with a single expert role, we have
"%nation% %type% (no equipment)" in the case of the default role, and
"%nation% %type%" for the expert role, except for roles with a potential
equipment count greater than one, in which case that is "%nation% %type%
(equipment count)". Units that can not be equipped are always labeled
"%nation% %type%", unless they carry treasures, in which case they are
labeled "%nation% %type% (amount of gold)".
Things get complicated when the unit has more than one expert role, as
is the case with veterans, continental regulars, king's regulars, and
possibly braves. I see no way to generalize these labels, so we should
probably just check for the presence of corresponding keys in the
messages file.
In the case of a unit with a proper name, I think we should put the name
first, followed by the label, like this:
Santa Maria (Spanish Caravel)
Natty Bumppo (English Seasoned Scout/no horses)
The Gold of El Dorado (Spanish Treasure Train/5000 gold)
That is, if the label already contains parentheses, replace them with
slashes.
What do you think?
Regards
Michael
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