[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Diplomatic states patch

[Thue Janus Kristensen <thue@xxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 06 Jun 2000, Robert Rendell wrote:
> Thue Janus Kristensen wrote:
> } 
> } -Make contact with all players for the owner of marco polo's embassy
> 
> Perhaps we could make init_treaty also make contact, to act as a safety net
> for other effects which might allow players to "meet" without having first
> bumped in to one another (for instance, if someone added the feature from
> SMAC where you could gain the "frequency" of a 3rd party via diplomacy.)

Yes, why not.

> Speaking of treaties, what do people think about putting in the "free"
> treaty meeting you get in CivI/CivII when you first make contact with
> ground troops?  I thought it was a nice feature, allowing an initial
> agreement before diplomats enter on the scene.

IIRC, in payciv you did not need an embassy to have a meeting. I think it
should either be made that way, inclusive a free first meeting, or kept
the way it is now.

Anyway, how this should be handled seems to be a seperate issue from the
patch in question, so I would like to apply the patch first and then
handle this issue later.

>                                                       Have fun,
>                                                        Rob R.
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-Thue