Re: [[Freeciv-Dev] Babarians]

[Brent Nelson <nelson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Didn't civ have a couple different types of barbarians that acted
differently (depending if they came from the sea or inland).  I think
the inland ones were more peaceful.

My idea:

Since barbarians are mostly interested in pillaging and such, I think
it would be cool if when they take a city, they don't keep it.
Instead production gets set to 0 (they steal it), food gets set to 0
(they steal it), and population gets reduced severly.  The barbarians
would get a whole bunch of new units (as the plunder) and would move
on to try to attack another city.  They wouldn't attack this one again
for 10 or more turns.

Think of Viking raids on England and Europe.  They weren't interested
in conquest, they just wanted to rape and pillage.

--brent nelson


On 15 Mar 1999, F.Schaefer wrote:

> > I just wanted to announce I'm working on adding babarians to FreeCiv,
> > so if anybody hast started the same or has some comments please
> > contact me...
> 
> Cool idea, 
> 
> If I wouldn't be working on scripting, this would be the most interesting
> thing ... 
> Here my suggestions:
> 
> * Take a windows95-flag as their standard.
>   (insinuating the book-title 'barabarians led by B.G.')
>   Well better don't take the flag, that may cause you problems,
>   take something similar. 
> 
> * Make them independent, so that they can build cities, and their
>   own little states. But they must be agressive. Otherwise Barbarians
>   will be like a normal AI player.
> 
> * They should not attack Explorers, since it is higly unfair to loose
>   the explorer in the first turns, while others explore and make money ...
> 
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> -- Frank
> 
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