1 files changed, 13 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/src/game/base/platform.cc b/src/game/base/platform.cc
index 15c7576..77059ae 100644
--- a/src/game/base/platform.cc
+++ b/src/game/base/platform.cc
@@ -50,35 +50,37 @@ void Platform::frame(const unsigned long elapsed)
 		
 		for (core::Zone::Content::iterator zit = zone()->content().begin(); zit != zone()->content().end(); ++zit) {
 			if ((*zit)->moduletype() == ship_enttype) {
-				Ship *ship = static_cast<Ship *>((*zit));
+				Ship *other_ship = static_cast<Ship *>((*zit));
 				
-				if ((ship->state() != Normal) && (ship->state() != ImpulseInitiate) && (ship->state() != Impulse)) {
+				if ((other_ship->state() != Normal) && (other_ship->state() != ImpulseInitiate) && (other_ship->state() != Impulse)) {
 					continue;
 				}
 				
-				const float d = math::distance(location(), ship->location());
-				const float r = radius() + ship->radius();
+				const float d = math::distance(location(), other_ship->location());
+				const float r = radius() + other_ship->radius();
 				
 				// too far
 				if (d > weapon_range + r) {
 					continue;
 				}
 
+				// reputation is interprated as "what others think of me"
 				float reputation = 0.0f;
-				if (ship->owner()) {
-					// check owner reputation for the faction the NPC belongs to
-					reputation = ship->owner()->reputation(faction());
+				if (other_ship->owner()) {
+					// check owner reputation for the faction this platform belongs to
+					reputation = other_ship->owner()->reputation(faction());
 					
-				} else if (faction() && (faction()->type() == Faction::infotype())) {
-					//check my faction reputation for the other ships's faction
-					reputation = static_cast<const Faction *>(faction())->reputation(ship->faction());
+				} else if (other_ship->faction()) {
+					// check other ships's faction for the faction this platform belongs to
+					assert(other_ship->faction()->type() == Faction::infotype());
+					reputation = static_cast<const Faction *>(other_ship->faction())->reputation(faction());
 				}
 				
 				// reputation threshold to get attacked
 				if (reputation > core::range::reputation_hostile) {
 					continue;
 				}
-				enemylist.push_back(ship);
+				enemylist.push_back(other_ship);
 			
 			}
 		}