--- freeciv/common/city.c.orig	Fri Oct 26 01:07:18 2001
+++ freeciv/common/city.c	Thu Dec 13 02:22:28 2001
@@ -1014,8 +1014,8 @@
 int city_rapture_grow(struct city *pcity)
 {
   struct government *g = get_gov_pcity(pcity);
-  return (pcity->rapture>0 && pcity->food_surplus>0 &&
-	  government_has_flag(g, G_RAPTURE_CITY_GROWTH));
+  return (pcity->rapture>0 && pcity->rapture%game.rapturedelay==0 &&
+    pcity->food_surplus>0 && government_has_flag(g, G_RAPTURE_CITY_GROWTH));
 }
 
 /**************************************************************************
--- freeciv/common/game.c.orig	Tue Dec 11 08:48:47 2001
+++ freeciv/common/game.c	Thu Dec 13 02:23:14 2001
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@
   game.cityfactor  = GAME_DEFAULT_CITYFACTOR;
   game.citymindist = GAME_DEFAULT_CITYMINDIST;
   game.civilwarsize= GAME_DEFAULT_CIVILWARSIZE;
+  game.rapturedelay= GAME_DEFAULT_RAPTUREDELAY;
   game.savepalace  = GAME_DEFAULT_SAVEPALACE;
   game.unhappysize = GAME_DEFAULT_UNHAPPYSIZE;
   game.angrycitizen= GAME_DEFAULT_ANGRYCITIZEN;
--- freeciv/common/game.h.orig	Tue Dec 11 08:48:48 2001
+++ freeciv/common/game.h	Thu Dec 13 02:22:28 2001
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
   int cityfactor;
   int citymindist;
   int civilwarsize;
+  int rapturedelay;
   int min_players, max_players, nplayers;
   int aifill;
   int notradesize, fulltradesize;
@@ -333,6 +334,10 @@
 #define GAME_DEFAULT_CIVILWARSIZE    10
 #define GAME_MIN_CIVILWARSIZE        6
 #define GAME_MAX_CIVILWARSIZE        1000
+
+#define GAME_DEFAULT_RAPTUREDELAY    1
+#define GAME_MIN_RAPTUREDELAY        1
+#define GAME_MAX_RAPTUREDELAY        99
 
 #define GAME_MIN_SAVEPALACE          0
 #define GAME_MAX_SAVEPALACE          1
--- freeciv/server/savegame.c.orig	Tue Dec 11 08:48:49 2001
+++ freeciv/server/savegame.c	Thu Dec 13 02:22:28 2001
@@ -1765,6 +1765,9 @@
     game.citymindist  = secfile_lookup_int_default(file,
       GAME_DEFAULT_CITYMINDIST, "game.citymindist");
 
+    game.rapturedelay  = secfile_lookup_int_default(file,
+      GAME_DEFAULT_RAPTUREDELAY, "game.rapturedelay");
+
     if (has_capability("watchtower", savefile_options)) {
       game.watchtower_extra_vision =
 	  secfile_lookup_int(file, "game.watchtower_extra_vision");
@@ -2113,6 +2116,7 @@
   secfile_insert_int(file, game.cityfactor, "game.cityfactor");
   secfile_insert_int(file, game.citymindist, "game.citymindist");
   secfile_insert_int(file, game.civilwarsize, "game.civilwarsize");
+  secfile_insert_int(file, game.rapturedelay, "game.rapturedelay");
   secfile_insert_int(file, game.diplcost, "game.diplcost");
   secfile_insert_int(file, game.freecost, "game.freecost");
   secfile_insert_int(file, game.conquercost, "game.conquercost");
--- freeciv/server/stdinhand.c.orig	Tue Dec 11 08:48:49 2001
+++ freeciv/server/stdinhand.c	Thu Dec 13 02:22:28 2001
@@ -548,6 +548,12 @@
        "every direction. If it is set to 0 (default), it is overwritten by "
        "the current ruleset when the game starts.") },
 
+  { "rapturedelay", &game.rapturedelay, NULL, NULL,
+    SSET_RULES, SSET_TO_CLIENT,
+    GAME_MIN_RAPTUREDELAY, GAME_MAX_RAPTUREDELAY, GAME_DEFAULT_RAPTUREDELAY,
+    N_("Slows down the rapture effect."),
+    N_("Sets the number of turns between rapture growth of a city.") },
+
   { "razechance", &game.razechance, NULL, NULL,
     SSET_RULES, SSET_TO_CLIENT,
     GAME_MIN_RAZECHANCE, GAME_MAX_RAZECHANCE, GAME_DEFAULT_RAZECHANCE,