[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Calendars (Re: Re: A bunch of patches)

[Jules Bean <jules@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 12:16:46PM +0100, Per I. Mathisen wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Raimar Falke wrote:
> > In the long run we also need some trigger events for this and not only
> > a first year.
> 
> Actually, I'd be inclined to make age change dependent on technology
> advances alone. If we haven't discovered a single tech advance before 2000
> AD, then why should we be getting modern cities, years go slower and the
> age be called "Modern"? It makes no sense.

I can imagine modpacks which wanted to, though.

For example, in the year X, a certain prophet could come, or a meteor
could strike, or something else which totally changes the face of the
planet (allows new technologies, obsoletes some things, whatever).

Jules