[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Ironclads are easy.

[Thue <thue@xxxxxxx>]

I agree. So how about changing the prerequisites from

physics
invention

to

physics
metallurgy

Anybody disagree?
(this will of course only be done in the freeciv ruleset, the civ 2 ruleset 
will continue to be, like, civ 2 compatible)
On a side note, maybe we should lift the limitation that a tech can only have 
two prerequisites.

-Thue

On Wednesday 03 January 2001 13:29, Maciej Czapkiewicz wrote:
> Ironclads are easy, too easy and non-realistic.
> My fovourite path is, after Monarchy, to discover
> Navigation and Steam Engine. I can crush easilly other
> civilisation using ironclads, catapults and chariots,
> even if they have gunpowder!
> Many types of warriors are ommitted (knights etc).
>
> I suggest, that Metallurgy is necessary to discover Steam Engine.
>
> Realistic background:
> 1: it is impossible to construct efficient
> steam engine without metallurgy (Heron turbine was only a toy),
> 2: ironclads were powerfull because cannons mounted on their decks.
>
> Regards,
> McZapkie