[Freeciv-Dev] Re: comments on ics solutions

["Mike Jing" <miky40@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marco Colombo <marco@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> Maybe I can put it in another way: IMHO you're just "overloading" the 
> meaning of unhappiness. It's true it has a role in limiting vertical 
> expansion. Now you're using it to limit horizontal expansion as well.
Sorry, but I can't take credit for the idea.  This is how it is done in 
Civ2, albeit in a more relaxed form.  I haven't bothered to make it closer 
to Civ2 behavior because I am not sure it would be worth the trouble since 
nobody seems to like the idea to begin with.  But I still think it's the 
right idea.
> Yup. What has made such attempts fail? The Roman Empire was close to 
> conquer the known world at that time. And *corruption* was on of the key 
> factors in its fall... people unhappiness played a role only in Rome itself 
> (that was so *vertically* expanded!)
I am sorry, but please spare me the "RL" argument.  I am sure we would all 
be happy under the rule of the great Roman Empire.
Yeah, right.

Mike

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