From 495c26f6ea1cdba1ffb07fef72015a7152a786a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dino <macwiz23@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:28:45 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] improve reporting of obsolete wonder

RM #2052
---
 server/techtools.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server/techtools.c b/server/techtools.c
index 88886569e0..1611bb130b 100644
--- a/server/techtools.c
+++ b/server/techtools.c
@@ -373,17 +373,49 @@ void found_new_tech(struct research *presearch, Tech_type_id tech_found,
     /* Alert the owners of any wonders that have been made obsolete */
     improvement_iterate(pimprove) {
       requirement_vector_iterate(&pimprove->obsolete_by, pobs) {
+        bool is_range_ok = FALSE;
+        struct player *city_owner = nullptr;
+        struct player *new_tech_player =
+                       player_by_number(research_number(presearch));
+        pcity = city_from_great_wonder(pimprove);
+        if (pcity) {
+          city_owner = city_owner(pcity);
+        }
+        switch (pobs->range) {
+        case REQ_RANGE_PLAYER:
+          if (city_owner
+              && (new_tech_player == city_owner)) {
+            is_range_ok = TRUE;
+          }
+          break;
+        case REQ_RANGE_TEAM:
+          if (city_owner
+              && players_on_same_team(new_tech_player, city_owner)) {
+            is_range_ok = TRUE;
+          }
+          break;
+        case REQ_RANGE_ALLIANCE:
+          if (city_owner
+              && pplayers_allied(new_tech_player, city_owner)) {
+            is_range_ok = TRUE;
+          }
+          break;
+        case REQ_RANGE_WORLD:
+          is_range_ok = TRUE;
+          break;
+        default:
+          break;
+        }
         if (pobs->source.kind == VUT_ADVANCE
             && pobs->source.value.advance == vap
-            && pobs->range >= REQ_RANGE_WORLD
+            && is_range_ok
             && pobs->present
-            && pobs->survives
             && is_great_wonder(pimprove)
-            && (pcity = city_from_great_wonder(pimprove))) {
-          notify_player(city_owner(pcity), NULL, E_WONDER_OBSOLETE, ftc_server,
+            && city_owner) {
+          notify_player(city_owner, nullptr, E_WONDER_OBSOLETE, ftc_server,
                         _("Discovery of %s OBSOLETES %s in %s!"),
                         research_advance_name_translation
-                            (research_get(city_owner(pcity)), tech_found),
+                            (research_get(city_owner), tech_found),
                         improvement_name_translation(pimprove),
                         city_link(pcity));
         }
@@ -1277,11 +1309,11 @@ Tech_type_id steal_a_tech(struct player *pplayer, struct player *victim,
                                         game.info.tech_steal_allow_holes)
             && research_invention_state(presearch, i) != TECH_KNOWN
             && research_invention_state(vresearch, i) == TECH_KNOWN) {
-	  j--;
+          j--;
         }
         if (j == 0) {
-	  stolen_tech = i;
-	  break;
+          stolen_tech = i;
+          break;
         }
       } advance_index_iterate_max_end;
       fc_assert(stolen_tech != A_NONE);
-- 
2.31.0