[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Alternative nation dialog

[Raahul Kumar <raahul_da_man@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Daniel_Sjölie <deepone@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2002-02-27 23:33:31, Raahul Kumar wrote:
> > --- Daniel L Speyer <dspeyer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Furthermore, it would make the eurocentracism of Freeciv's nations
> > > painfully aparent, and make it harder to find really cool looking flags.
> >
> > It's ok. I think that Freeciv has too many nations. I mean, the
> Lithuanians,
> > Koreans and Polish civs are nobodies. They never had a crack at world
> > domination. The nation list should be trimmed down to countries that were
> > actually military, or scientifically dominant  or owned large chunks of the
> > world. All three of course would be better and is actually common.
> > Basically, civs which if you mentioned them doesn't get the responce, who?
> 
> I don't agree...
> Freeciv is not meant to be historically correct in any way really...
> Rather the opposite... That is, the possibility to play a game where
> Lithuanians settle the new world, keep it and dominate the world is a
> _good_ thing...
> 

The real reason I want fewer civs is that I like the Civ 3 approach, where
every
civ is actually different. With 100 + civs, coming up with items to make them
different is very hard. 16 civs is easy. I also support using the Civ 2
approach
where you can type in your own tribe name.

The other reason is that Civ 2 and presumably Freeciv is actually about
history.
You're playing actual nations, perhaps on the real world map on the actual
planet with actual technology. If I wanted to play a game divorced from
reality,
Alpha Centauri would be the one.

Let's face it. In the best of all possible worlds, I cannot imagine certain
civs achieving world domination, or even controlling a large land mass.
Some nations have to be the victims. Every nation cannot be equally good at
science and war. 

> Also, world domination is not the only reason to play freeciv... Some
> people simly enjoy the building a nation aspect...
> 

So do I. Building a nation at someone else's expense ;).

> /Daniel
> 
> -- 
> Now take a deep breath, smile and don't take life so seriously... :)


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