Re: [Freeciv-Dev] Catching up + Some thoughts - comments sought

[Per Mathisen <permath@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Lalo Martins wrote:
> Personally I'm not sure if the chance of civil war under
> Communism should be related to the fall of the capital at all.
> Perhaps make this very low (10%, 20%) but also add some chance
> on some other conditions?
> 
> [This is from my impression that the game tries to emulate the
> "ideal" communism and not the sovietic version which is not much
> different from Despotism]

I think the contrary is true - Civ tries to emulate "actually existing
socialism" (ie USSR/China), and does not give a damn what some people
might think socialism/communism _really_ is. I think that is the best and
only way to go without annoying some people with leftist leanings.

So, please, keep "ideal" communism out of it, please. We would never 
agree what it is.

Oh, but I agree, 50% is harsh on Communism. The loss of their capital
should not actually mean that much, because their government is rather
mobile and flexible (as far as warfare goes, that is - recall Mao's
famous long march and the russian civil war), and not bound up to material
structures such as the Palace. Besides, Communism as a government is way
to weak compared to the other governments as is.

I say 10%.

Yours,
Per