[Freeciv-Dev] Re: cheating

["Mike Jing" <miky40@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Reinier Post <rp@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: freeciv-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx (Freeciv developers)
> Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Re: cheating
> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 11:50:27 +0100
>
> On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 12:31:00PM +0100, Piotr Sulecki wrote:
>
> > Maybe we need to adjust both
> > when the difficulty level changes? Or supplement cityfactor with
> > popfactor (total population when aditional unhappines hits)?
>
> Nu hidden variables, please ...
I don't think he is proposing any "hidden" variables.  He meant to create a 
'popfactor' option to reflect the unhappiness caused by your total 
population, as it is done in Civ2.  It might not be absolutely necessary.  
Maybe simply extending 'cityfactor' will be enough, although it will be 
aother step towards greater compatibility and further improve gameplay, at 
least in my opinion.
It does introduce a little more complexity into the game.  The 'cityfactor' 
in Freeciv simply adjust 'unhappisize' across the board for all cities.  In 
Civ2, it seems to affect only new cities at first, and as your population 
grow, more and more unhappy citizens are added to your cities.  This means 
things are a little harder to predict because you have to keep track of both 
the number of cities you have and what your total population is and keep a 
watchful eye on the attitude of your citizens at all time.  But I think it's 
a small price to pay for better gameplay.
Mike

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