[Freeciv-Dev] Re: ASCII client / small tileset (was: Freeciv for Palm?)

[Steven Burnap <sburnaplinux@xxxxxxx>]

Reinier Post wrote:
> 
> > Anyone interested?
> >
> > > "R. Scott MacFarlane" wrote:
> > >
> > > Do you or your group have any interest in creating a civilization type
> > > game for Palm OS systems?  I could think of no better way to while
> > > away the time on the plane than a rousting game of civ!
> 
> I would be interested to find out if an ASCII client is feasible,
> but I'm not going to spend any time coding it.
> 
> One step towards this is a tileset with tiles of minimal size (so more
> of the map fits on the screen at once); they would have to be B&W and
> abstract, similar to Chinese characters.  Abstract characters are easier
> to learn than it may seem.  It would be a great exercise in design,
> but I am not a designer.
> 
The Palm does graphics just fine, BTW.  In fact, there is a version of SimCity 
(the original) out for it.  I've not played it, though.

Steve Burnap