[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Ruleset Development Was: Development Strategies

[Ben Webb <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Andrew Sutton wrote:

> question: is there still a fundamental unit type in SMAC?

        No, not really, although the various Alien Life Forms can't be 
constructed from base types by the player. There's nothing to stop them 
being understood by the game engine as being built up in this way though.

        For "normal" units, every one is built from components. However, 
suitable compound units are made up for you when you discover a new 
technology (e.g. when you discover Fusion Power, new units are created for 
you with Fusion Plants in the place of Fission Plants).

        Ben
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