Re: [Freeciv-Dev] Nationalities

[Stephen Hodge <stephenh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Greg Wooledge wrote:
> Stephen Hodge (stephenh@xxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> > I don't have a problem with your idea but I think we should be careful about
> > stereotyping particular races with particular traits. Better would be to let
> > users assign traits, and randomly generate them otherwise.
> 
> *Races* (or nations, or tribes, etc.) should not have personalities or
> characteristics.  However, *leaders* should have personalities.  Thus,
> the AI for Winston Churchill should play differently than then AI for
> Elizabeth I, although both would be possible leaders of the English.

That sounds ok. And it's less likely to offend people.

> For a human, race selection should not matter, beyond cosmetic effects
> (graphics and text).

Yep.

Regards,
Steve Hodge