From e2c555eebdb612f72061693bdd2dcac172bd37f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jason Rohrer <jasonrohrer@fastmail.fm>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 12:22:21 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] If your mother has no leader, you automatically follow her at
 birth to bootstrap leadership.  Part of #532

---
 documentation/changeLog.txt | 4 ++++
 server/server.cpp           | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/documentation/changeLog.txt b/documentation/changeLog.txt
index d16a4d93d..b431bb8fc 100644
--- a/documentation/changeLog.txt
+++ b/documentation/changeLog.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ Version 309   ???
 --When issuing an order, the leader sees +FOLLOWER+ markers above the heads of
   nearby followers.
 
+--If your mother has no leader, you automatically follow her at birth to
+  bootstrap leadership.  Part of #532
+
+
 
 
 Version 307   2020-January-30
diff --git a/server/server.cpp b/server/server.cpp
index 63dc251bd..44585445c 100644
--- a/server/server.cpp
+++ b/server/server.cpp
@@ -8580,6 +8580,12 @@ int processLoggedInPlayer( char inAllowReconnect,
         // child inherits mother's leader
         newObject.followingID = parent->followingID;
         
+        if( newObject.followingID == -1 ) {
+            // boostrap the whole thing by having leaderless mothers
+            // get their children as automatic followers.
+            newObject.followingID = parent->id;
+            }
+
 
         newObject.parentChainLength = parent->parentChainLength + 1;