[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Some ideas

[Robert Rendell <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jules Bean wrote:
} On Sun, May 28, 2000 at 10:36:52AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
} > Tomasz Wegrzanowski (maniek@xxxxxxxx) wrote:
} > > If transporter ship sunks, and there was land units capable to
} > > move on it, and next field is land (or transporter), they shoudn't
} > > sunk too, but they should be able to enter land.
} > 
} > Interesting... that would have to be turned off in Civ2-compatibilty
} > mode, of course.
} 
} This seems unrealistic to me.  If a transport is sunk at sea,
} everything goes down with it

... but if they're close to shore, they might swim there.  OTOH, I don't
know that catapults or armour are any good at swimming :)  Perhaps it would
only work for infantry-like units.  Also, they could perhaps arrive on the
shore somewhat damaged by the ordeal.

I think it's a cute concept, but I'm not convinced it would improve the
game.

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                                                         Rob R.
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