[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Fundamentalism form of government (PR#931)

["Miguel Farah F." <miguel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Justin Moore [03/09/2001 10:07] dijo/said:
>
>> > > > Wasn't there a reason why this is not implemented yet?
>> > > > Something like bad game balance or ai can't handle it.
>> > > > I just can't remember ...
>> > >
>> > > Something like "It's obnoxiously unbalancing" IIRC.  But this isn't a
>> > > good reason not to implement it, just a good reason to keep it out of
>> > > the rulesets.
>> > >
>> > > jason
>> >
>> > Cf.
>> >
>> >   http://arch.freeciv.org/freeciv-dev-199901/msg00131.html
>> >   http://arch.freeciv.org/freeciv-dev-199901/msg00133.html
>> >   http://arch.freeciv.org/freeciv-dev-200003/msg00166.html
>> >   http://arch.freeciv.org/freeciv-dev-200005/msg00344.html
>> >   http://arch.freeciv.org/freeciv-dev-200101/msg00209.html
>> >   http://arch.freeciv.org/freeciv-dev-200109/msg00035.html
>>
>> Yes Fundamentalism is overpowered. But this is no reason to not
>> implement it. Of course it wouldn't be enabled in the default ruleset.
>
>   I agree here.  I also really liked the idea of an accumulating chance
>of a revolution/civil war.  A fundamentalist form of government is usually
>run by a very powerful, charismatic (or frightening) leader.  People are
>too afraid to be unhappy.  But what's the longest-running fundamentalist
>form of government that's ever existed with one leader and no sort of
>uprisings or civil war?  Have the chance of civil war grow, so anyone who
>tries to abuse this will have more serious consequences later on.

My "future technology" modpack design takes fundamentalism into
account, BUT forbids the development of certain technologies
(artificial intelligence, for example). If, by chance, a
fundamentalist nation conquers an enemy city and acquires any of
these, anarchy instantaneosly results.

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