[Freeciv-Dev] Idea/suggestion: Different city radii

["Adolf J. Winterer" <Adolf.J.Winterer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Idea/Suggestion:
Cities should have different sizes.

Description:
A small city should have a small radius only,
while big cities should have a large radius.
So with growing size a city gains more usable
land (thus more econmic power) and the city
controls more area and can look farther into
the surroundings.

Realistic aspect:
Just look a small vs. large cities and the
respective sizes/areas.

How to do it:
There should be three or four sizes for cities.
The smallest (villages, of sizes 1 to 4) could
have only 5 squares. The numbers and shapes are
just for illustration.
     X
   X X X
     X
Medium size cities (small towns, of sizes 4 to 10)
could have 12 squares.
     X X
   X X X X
   X X X X
     X X
Larger cities (let's call them cities, of sizes
11 to 18) could have 21 squares.
    X X X
  X X X X X
  X X X X X
  X X X X X
    X X X
The largest cities (metropolis, of size 19 and
above) could have 40 squares.
    X X X X
    X X X X
  X X X X X X
  X X X X X X
  X X X X X X
  X X X X X X
    X X X X
    X X X X
The city dialog certainly needs adjustments
to reflect these changes.