[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Railroads and AI

[Jerzy Klek <qpkjeek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all!

It might be also implemented in the following way:

A new terrain improvement is introduced, similar to an airport:
a ferryboat port. This could only be built on the coast. 
A new command 'ferry' would then be similar to an airlift,
which makes a unit transferred from one port to another.
This should be easy to implement. It should be decided which
technology should allow building such an improvement, and
what should be the maximum alllowed distance between the ports,
because it is obvious there must be such a limit...

/Jerzy 

> > This isn't a comment specifically on the rail unit (though I don't
> > really like it since IMHO it would add more micromanagement to
> > the game).
> 
> I first thought train units would be a good idea, but you absolutely have
> a point here.  I actually think it might be an idea to expand the railroad
> idea to the ferries as well; what about giving the player the
> option to establish ferry lines, where units gets transported from one
> point to another without any micromanagement?  I guess the most "right" 
> way to implement this idea is to have a "ferry" command to the transport
> ships, and when they are doing the ferrying they will automagically pick
> up units and drop them off.  The "goto"-command for land units should
> respect the ferry lines.  Unfortunately I have no clue about the FreeCiv
> source, and I don't have any time implementing it, but if anybody have, I
> guess it's a good idea; this is a true enhancement which won't break the
> game balance or compatibility in any way.
> 
> -- 
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