[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Materials in Freeciv

[Greg Wooledge <wooledge@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Geoffrey Dunn (geoffrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:


> On Sat, 12 Aug 2000 03:57:07 -0300 Martin Olveyra <bj0v@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:

> > On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Greg Wooledge wrote:

> > > Another HOMM3 feature for resource management is the Marketplace city 
> > > improvement.  It allows you to trade one type of resource for another, 
> > > at a considerable loss of value.

> > I prefer CPU make this work instead of the player (transparently for the
> > player, as I said before); other way, the game will be very heavy for the
> > player.

> I get the feeling you're talking about two different things here. I
> think Greg is talking about a single city being able to exchange a large
> quantity of one resource for a small amount of another.

Right.  The actual HOMM3 implementation is a bit more complex, though
(the more Marketplaces you have, the better the ratio you get).

> You, Martin, are
> talking about a city trading resources with another city to meet it's
> needs, so that in effect the resources are in a global pool. Am I on the
> right track?

It should be noted that in HOMM3 (which I was talking about originally)
there already *is* a global pool.  I could see arguments both ways,
though, for a Freeciv enhancement.  It would depend on how common the
resources are.  (In HOMM3 you will typically have only one mercury mine
for each 1-3 cities, depending on the map.  Wood and ore are more common,
though.)

Oh, well... maybe I should keep my mouth (fingers?) shut, since I'm not
doing any work on this.

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