[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Idea/suggestion: Different heights

[Raahul Kumar <raahul_da_man@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- "Per I. Mathisen" <Per.Inge.Mathisen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Alan Schmitt wrote:
> > Civ 3 uses such a line of sight thing: you see much farther on a
> > mountain (but you don't see behind mountains) than in the plains. It
> > leads to interesting things in the exploration phase of the game, where
> > one tries to hop from mountain to mountain.
> 
> ... which is just so silly when you actually stop to think about it.
> 

I'm not with you here mate. I've tended to notice that my ability to spot
things
increases the higher up I am.  It's the entire basis behind satellites, and
reconaissance aircraft.

> Downhill attack bonus is also dumb. Not to mention rather counter
> intuitive - and no other wargame I can think of has it - so this would be
> a RTFM feature.

Hmmm ... I don't know. The downhill attack bonus only makes sense for ranged
units. It would be silly for units that go for hand-to-hand combat getting a
bonus. I think the bonus should only apply for units like artillery, cannon
catapault etc.

> So I'm opposed to both features, if that matters.
> 
> Yours,
> Per
> 
> "Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men,
> for the nastiest of reasons, will somehow work for the benefit of
> us all." -- John Maynard Keynes
> 
> 


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