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

[Jed Davis <jldavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--On Wednesday, 21 June 2000 20:00 -0400 Greg Wooledge 
<wooledge@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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!)
Here's a thought: create a new tech that allows 1:1 conversion of shields 
to gold (which you can already sort of do by making and selling buildings), 
dependant on trade/currency/nothing as desired, and change Capitalization 
to give a better rate (like 1:2 (1 shield for 2 gold, that is)).
--Jed