Index: common/player.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/freeciv/CVS/freeciv/common/player.h,v
retrieving revision 1.84
diff -u -r1.84 player.h
--- common/player.h	1 Nov 2002 17:40:46 -0000	1.84
+++ common/player.h	7 Nov 2002 18:51:40 -0000
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   H_NONE=0, /* no handicaps */
   H_RIGIDPROD=1, /* can't switch to/from building_unit without penalty */
   H_MAP=2, /* only knows map_get_known tiles */
-  H_TECH=4, /* doesn't know what enemies have researched */
+  H_LIMITEDHUTS=4, /* doesn't get mercs from huts (implemented) */
   H_CITYBUILDINGS=8, /* doesn't know what buildings are in enemy cities */
   H_CITYUNITS=16, /* doesn't know what units are in enemy cities */
   H_DEFENSIVE=32, /* builds lots of defensive buildings without calculating need */
Index: server/stdinhand.c
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RCS file: /home/freeciv/CVS/freeciv/server/stdinhand.c,v
retrieving revision 1.260
diff -u -r1.260 stdinhand.c
--- server/stdinhand.c	7 Nov 2002 16:04:55 -0000	1.260
+++ server/stdinhand.c	7 Nov 2002 18:51:41 -0000
@@ -1612,7 +1612,8 @@
   int h[11] = { -1,
 		H_NONE,
 		H_NONE,
-		H_RATES | H_TARGETS | H_HUTS | H_NOPLANES | H_DEFENSIVE,
+		H_RATES | H_TARGETS | H_HUTS | H_NOPLANES 
+                        | H_LIMITEDHUTS | H_DEFENSIVE,
 		H_NONE,
 		H_RATES | H_TARGETS | H_HUTS,
 		H_NONE,
Index: server/unittools.c
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RCS file: /home/freeciv/CVS/freeciv/server/unittools.c,v
retrieving revision 1.191
diff -u -r1.191 unittools.c
--- server/unittools.c	7 Nov 2002 15:45:06 -0000	1.191
+++ server/unittools.c	7 Nov 2002 18:51:41 -0000
@@ -2482,7 +2482,9 @@
     hut_get_tech(punit);
     break;
   case 8: case 9:
-    hut_get_mercenaries(punit);
+    if (!ai_handicap(unit_owner(punit), H_LIMITEDHUTS)) {
+      hut_get_mercenaries(punit);
+    }
     break;
   case 10:
     ok = hut_get_barbarians(punit);