[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Worklist, take III

[Jules Bean <jmlb2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, Peter Schaefer wrote:

> >
> >no.... What happens if you expect somebody else to finish the wonder but
> >you want to save the points up for a wonder which you cannot build yet..?
> >If it Automatically changed the greatwall and you had saved up 300
> >shields, it would finish it in next turn....
> >
> 
> 
> You want some kind of "generic wonder".
> It would make sense to make it available with capitalization,
> and capitalize all shields over 600 shields. (the cost for a costly wonder).
> However maybe you want it earlier, maybe
> associated with the currency/trade advance.
> 
> The entire wonder rule is sort of ugly, I think especially with the arrival
> of
> capitalization everyone putting shields into a wonder that has already been
> built should get these shields converted into gold.

Personally, I think the shields should be wasted.

And I think that the shields should be wasted if you change wonders.  How
can you turn your 90% built pyramids into a women's suffrage?  [answers on
a postcard]

Jules
 
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