[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Glaciars: what happens after they leave

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[conecerning glaciers]

>  So, what does everyone think? And can it be done?

The time scale is way off.  Landslides caused by glaciers would be
realistic, they would be much like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Also, the map generators could have a better notion of what mountains
are.  At the moment, they have no notion of height, as far as I can
see.  Glaciers are polar terrain types occurring in moderate zones due
to the local altitude.  A map generator based on heights can create
them automatically.  In the past, the suggestion was made to use a map
generator based on the principles of continental drift.  But the
present generators work well and nothing you do in this area would
improve Freeciv as a game, as far as I can see.

If natural disasters were implemented, how many players would enable them?

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