[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Patch: Remove free city center (misguided?) (PR#633)

["Mike Jing" <miky40@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Dean <Paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I would still like to playtest {higher research speed; more powerful
> libraries}.
>
> I think it might work because it's a simple and subtle change to a
> game which at present actually works.  As we've discovered, that's a
> non-trivial feature - and making changes which are at all big might
> make the game cease to work.
Indeed.  So all is not lost -- we actually learned something.  It did stop 
ICS, but the cost was a little too high.
> With {higher research speed; more powerful libraries} you would be
> forced to build libraries, and once you have them, you may as well
> let your cities grow; hence they will need other city improvements as
> well.  That sorts out the trade advantage of using ICS, but there
> still might be a production problem.
>
> After playtesting, it might be felt wise to introduce a new early-on
> city improvement corresponding to a library, but for production.
I still think happiness should play a role here.  No real new features this 
time, but I do have to change things around a bit.  Hope to see you soon at 
the next playtest.
Mike


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