Re: [Freeciv-Dev] [patch] divorce government == tech

[Peter Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxx>]

David Pfitzner wrote:
> 
> Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > David Pfitzner (dwp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> >
> > > Hmm, I wonder if it is worthwhile to have the added complexity
> > > of multiple required techs for governments?
> 
> > One could imagine several possibilities with units -- e.g., in order
> > to build the "F-14" unit (which has a higher attack rating than the
> > "Fighter"), you must possess knowledge of both Flight and Rocketry.
> > Or to build the "Nuclear Submarine" (which has a higher movement rate
> > than the ordinary Submarine) you need both Combustion and Nuclear Fission.
> 
> True enough, but I agree with what others have said, that it
> would be better to achieve results like these by adjusting the
> tech tree, and if necessary adding features to the tech tree such
> as variable tech costs.
> 

Well you can fit this in the tech tree, but set tech cost to zero.
Such that when you possess Rocketry and acquire Fission,
you get a tech named Nuclear Rocketry immediately which allows you 
to build nuclears.
It just requires some post processing 
every time you gain a technology.

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