[Freeciv-Dev] Re: FreeCiv Suggestion.

[Jeff Mallatt <jjm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 2000/01/13 03:37 , NigelM wrote:
>The original Civilization had the chaotic variable of
>barbarians, With FreeCiv and its Cowardly Barbarians
>the huts you find perhaps it is a good idea to bring
>back the old Horsemen popping up around the unlucky
>adventurer. This allows some chance of survival and
>a more chaotic possibility. It would in conjunction
>with the Change of Cowardly Barbarians to Real
>Barbarian Units be a good idea to allow the random
>appearance of the barbarian shits landing their units
>and the classic Barbarian Diplomat (as we all remember
>that if you attack the diplomat you get 100 gold in
>ransom).

They are back!  While not in the latest stable release (1.9.0), those pesky
Barbarians have infiltrated the current development version (1.9.1-devel).

>A Scroling map Mini Map is both conveniant and sensible
>when it comes to 100+x100+ maps, to have half the screen
>used up by the minimap and information isn't all that
>desireable. What I suggest is to have the same scroll
>system as in the main map.

I find the Mini Map quite useful as a navigation tool -- having the whole
world at ones' fingertips.  But, you are correct that on larger worlds its
growth intrudes on the more useful Main Map.

Rather than a scrolling Mini Map, how about a factor-of-two zoom for larger
worlds?

jjm