[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Alternative nation dialog

[aliaga <aliaga@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 01-03-02 07:44 -0400, you wrote:
> It would help if you could set the max percentages of tax, luxuries and
> science separately when defining governments instead of having the same
> percentage for all three items. Then you could implement such
> "rationalist" governments simply by having the max science they can set be
> fairly low. Similarly, some kinds of fundamentalists could severely
> restrict luxuries.
I was thinking more on the ways of: So I'm a rationalist and want to 
develop a strong economy and machine-guns ASAP, so what do I care about 
freaks like Newton and his "underlying mother Earth forces"?

> Presently only one tech can have the "the worlds philosophers flock to
> your banner" bonus for its first discoverer.
But luxuries and tech settings mimick that. So do the cities changing 
spontaneously sides.

> It would be interesting also
> to have "the world's multinational corporations flock to your tax-free
> haven" and "the jetset elite flock to the last remaining bastion of
> despotism in this bleeding heart liberal world full of bourgious soft
> democratic lovers-of-the-poor with their Food Banks and World Hunger
> Project Wonders and other such sick underminings of the power of the rich
> dynastic families"...  ;-)
Heh, hadn't thought of these! Cool!


> Yeah I kind of figured from Minatures Battles rules of various kinds that
> there were other Mounted Archers besides Mongols and Centaurs.
Yeah, not exactly the same powers for them all, but definitely no one too 
powerful so as to be unbeatable.

> I agree. Its only because Sid Meier is making more money than us at this
> that we "have to" put in Civ3 weirdness. We can still have it be "just a
> mode" rather than standard procedure.
Let it be an option. After all, there's people playing that way and liking it.


> Although, having anything predetermined about the future would open up the
> possibility of Astrology and other forms of Divination/Prognostication
> actually working. At the very least you could have a mode in which the
> tribal predetermined bonus is not determined when you choose your tribe
> but rather is determined, possibly at random, when your tribe's
> representatives first consult The Oracle...
You could have Delphi's Oracle, then the Roman Church, then Wall Street. 
Every time you ask their counsel, they give a random cookie to you. You 
spend the cookie's points as you think it's best at that moment, much like 
a rol game like Diablo.
Your Neighbours could guess what was your initial setup and bonuses, but 
never know for sure who you're developing into... :-)
My 0.02E