[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [Update] limit on usable luxuries

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 03:18:48PM -0500, Mike Jing wrote:
> Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 02:55:54PM -0500, Mike Jing wrote:
> >>Reinier Post <rp@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>What I meant to say is, should the excess be 'converted back'
> >>>to tax or science?
> >>
> >>No, I don't think so.  They are lost and gone.
> >
> >But the server can send a warning?!
> 
> That's certainly possible, but I think it would be more distracting than 
> helpful.  I have already noted the total and maximum in the happiness 
> display, and an explanation will be also added to the helptext once the 
> patch is accepted.

I would suppose everybody reads server messages. Not everybody reads
the helptext and not everybody will check the settings of every city
at every turn with the new dialog. The server can just check it and
issue a message.

        Raimar

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