[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Suggestion about the Apollo Program (w)

["SamBC" <sambc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Slightly flawed suggestion...

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> [mailto:freeciv-dev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jan Heidefuss
> Sent: 22 July 2000 15:51
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> Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Suggestion about the Apollo Program (w)
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>
> Dear Developers,
>
> I want to suggest to you to give the following effect
> (back?) to the Apollo Program Wonder: make the whole
> map visible for the one who has got it. That would
> mean, that Fog of War is turned off for the one with
> this wonder. Or: make only all cities visible.
>

IIRC, in CivII it did not remove FoW, it merely revealed the map and gave
you a 'snapshot' of all the cities. Then everything was fogged again. I
forget which version had the make-cities-visible...

> Wasn't the latter effect already part of the game in
> the versions without Fog of War?
>
> The Apollo Program Wonder with such an effect can be
> useful even in an destroy-all-your-enemies-game when
> you have got the problem that you can't find their
> last units.
>

Yes, and that would be *very* bad for game balance.


SamBC