Index: common/tech.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/freeciv/CVS/freeciv/common/tech.h,v
retrieving revision 1.23
diff -u -r1.23 tech.h
--- common/tech.h	2001/09/06 19:48:15	1.23
+++ common/tech.h	2001/09/07 01:15:52
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
   int req[2];
   unsigned int flags;
   char *helptext;
+  char *first_message; /*Message displayed to the first player to get a tech */
 };
 
 int get_invention(struct player *plr, int tech);
Index: data/default/techs.ruleset
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/freeciv/CVS/freeciv/data/default/techs.ruleset,v
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -u -r1.15 techs.ruleset
--- data/default/techs.ruleset	2001/09/06 19:48:15	1.15
+++ data/default/techs.ruleset	2001/09/07 01:15:53
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 ; req1, req2	= advances required before researching this one
 ; flags         = special flag strings
 ; helptext	= optional help text string (set units ruleset for examples)
+; first_message = Text seen when a player is the first to discover an advance.
 ;
 ; Special values for req1 and req2 are "None" (first section below) 
 ; and "Never" (never available).  If only one tech is required, 
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@
 req1     = "Invention"
 req2     = "Iron Working"
 flags    = ""
+first_message = _("Game: Nations tremble in fear of your new weapons.")
 
 [advance_horseback_riding]
 name     = _("Horseback Riding")
@@ -404,6 +406,8 @@
 req1     = "Mysticism"
 req2     = "Literacy"
 flags    = "Bonus_Tech"
+first_message = _("Game: Great philosophers from all the world join \
+your civilization; you get an immediate advance.")
 
 [advance_physics]
 name     = _("Physics")
Index: server/plrhand.c
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RCS file: /home/freeciv/CVS/freeciv/server/plrhand.c,v
retrieving revision 1.196
diff -u -r1.196 plrhand.c
--- server/plrhand.c	2001/09/06 19:48:16	1.196
+++ server/plrhand.c	2001/09/07 01:16:06
@@ -312,9 +312,11 @@
       plr->research.researched=saved_bulbs;
   }
 
+  if (was_first && advances[tech_found].first_message != NULL) {
+    notify_player(plr,"%s",advances[tech_found].first_message);
+  }
+
   if (bonus_tech_hack) {
-    notify_player(plr, _("Game: Great scientists from all the world join "
-			 "your civilization: you get an immediate advance."));
     tech_researched(plr);
   }
 }
Index: server/ruleset.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/freeciv/CVS/freeciv/server/ruleset.c,v
retrieving revision 1.78
diff -u -r1.78 ruleset.c
--- server/ruleset.c	2001/09/06 19:48:16	1.78
+++ server/ruleset.c	2001/09/07 01:16:17
@@ -375,13 +375,13 @@
 }
 
 /**************************************************************************
-  Lookup optional helptext, returning allocated memory or NULL.
+  Lookup optional string, returning allocated memory or NULL.
 **************************************************************************/
-static char *lookup_helptext(struct section_file *file, char *prefix)
+static char *lookup_string(struct section_file *file, char *prefix,char *suffix)
 {
   char *sval;
   
-  sval = secfile_lookup_str_default(file, NULL, "%s.helptext", prefix);
+  sval = secfile_lookup_str_default(file, NULL, "%s.%s", prefix,suffix);
   if (sval) {
     sval = skip_leading_spaces(sval);
     if (strlen(sval)) {
@@ -390,6 +390,15 @@
   }
   return NULL;
 }
+ 
+
+/**************************************************************************
+  Lookup optional helptext, returning allocated memory or NULL.
+**************************************************************************/
+static char *lookup_helptext(struct section_file *file, char *prefix)
+{
+  return lookup_string(file,prefix,"helptext");
+}
 
 /**************************************************************************
   Look up a terrain name in the tile_types array and return its index.
@@ -519,7 +528,9 @@
     free(slist);
 
     a->helptext = lookup_helptext(file, sec[i]);
-
+    
+    a->first_message = lookup_string(file, sec[i], "first_message");
+    
     a++;
   }