[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Artillery and sea units (PR#1476)

[Christian Knoke <chrisk@xxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 02:03:44PM -0700, Thanasis Kinias wrote:
> scripsit Richard Stallman:
> >     BTW, this is not the only weird flip in the freeciv tech tree.  Map 
> > making
> >     and Seafaring seem sort of backwards, as do alphabet and writing.  But,
> >     then, much of the tree is misnamed -- leadership, conscription and 
> > tactics
> >     are all ancient.
> > 
> > I think it would be a very good thing to straighten this out.
> > 
> > Note that it may be possible to correct some problems simply by
> > writing precise definitions for what these tech levels mean, avoiding
> > the need for any actual change in the tech tree.  Some kinds of
> > tactics existed in the ancien world, but maybe it refers to a specific
> > advance in tactics, such as the ability to give units new orders
> > during battle.
> 
> I suspect that Marius would have been extremely offended at the
> suggestion that he was ignorant of tactics ;)
> 
> Does the will exist within the Freeciv community to do a
> from-the-ground-up review of the tech tree?  

I like this idea. Free Civ! :-)

> The more I think about it,
> the more excited I am about the possibilities.  However, I think most
> everyone who has really studied it will agree that the tech tree's
> relationship to any historical reality is at times rather tenuous.
> 
> If the community would embrace such a project, I would surely be game.
> As a future teacher of history, I am intrigued by the idea of a Freeciv
> which could be useful pedagogically as well as for entertainment.

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