[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Wishlist: Stockpile gold (PR#401)

[Greg Wooledge <wooledge@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tomasz Wegrzanowski (maniek@xxxxxxxx) wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 20, 2000 at 09:30:35PM -0700, luke949@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> > In Sid Meir's Alpha Centauri, cities have the option of stockpiling energy. 

> What about giving Capitalization from gamestart (or Currency, or Trade) ???
> Because unused shields stay in freeciv, it only reduces micromanagement, and
> makes supply smoother.

FYI, Alpha Centauri also carries production over to the next item --
but only up to 10 "minerals" (equivalent to "shields").

How many people actually use the Capitalization feature?  I sure don't.
I'd much rather build Diplomats or something than let the shields devalue
into gold.  (The exchange rate is just awful!)

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