[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Submit patch again?

[Kevin Brown <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Zastoupil <paulz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2001 at 01:35:05PM -0400, Miguel Farah F. wrote:
> >  Thue [14/08/2001 16:41] dijo/said:
> > >[...]
> > >I would like watchtowers to work by always giving vision around them, 
> > >regardless if there is a unit on them.
> > 
> > I concur.
> > 
> > This, however, poses an interesting question: how is the behavior of
> > the watchtower modified if a non-friendly unit steps on it? I think if
> > that were the case, the watchtower should have no vision at all, until
> > the unit leaves. And, of course, the unit could pillage it.
> > 
> > Come to think of it, the unit could also 'conquer' the tower, making
> > it one of its nation.
> 
> I think the tower should belong to the last person to 'enter' it (with
> an offensive unit).  
> 
> Since each Freeciv unit is really more than one person, they could kill
> the one guy in the watchtower and leave one behind.
> 
> Special case for alliances of course... and diplomats/spies who can
> bribe them.

I agree.  And it should be set up so that it's an option (i.e., you
can turn its availability off at the server).

Someone asked why one would go through the trouble of building a
watchtower when you can build a city instead.  Well, I have a
suggestion about that: *any* military unit should be able to build a
watchtower.  It's not like it's a major construction project like a
city or something.

Even so, it should require Construction or something similar as a
technology, of course.

I also think that, on a related note, it might be useful to have an
Optics technology, with certain other techs like Miniaturization and
Laser depending on it.  Not sure what Optics should require.
Invention, perhaps?


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Kevin Brown                                           kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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