[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [Wishlist] Wells (PR#1726)

[Piotr Sulecki <Piotr.Sulecki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ave!

> Problem: On great islands it is very hard to build significant
>          irrigation. Thus it is diffcult to let your cities grow.
> 
> Idea:    Wells. It is possible to build irrigation starting at
>          wells.
> 
> How:     Only units with ability "transform" can build wells
>          (Engineers). Wells can be built on any terrain but
>          mountains, hills, and glacier. They are (drawn as) single
>          tile rivers. It is done by terrain transformation. Lots
>          of time needed (like mining).

1) I would allow wells on grasslands even for a normal settler unit;
where there is much grass, the water can't be deep. Wells on
plains/forests/deserts should be possible for Engineers only. What about
swamps? These areas already have the abundance of water, so wells don't
make much sense here. "Swamp --> irrigate --> grassland --> build well"
seems to be a more reasonable route.

2) Like irrigation, a well destroys a mine in the same square and vice
versa.

3) The well only allows irrigation of a square with a well. You can of
course use that irrigation to start irrigating other areas.

Otherwise, I like the idea.

Just my $0.02 :-)

Regards,

PeterS.