[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Suggestions/Ideas

[Gregory Berkolaiko <Gregory.Berkolaiko@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 6 May 2003, Christian Knoke wrote:

> On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 10:14:30AM +0200, ?ukasz Rekucki wrote:
> 
> Here are my thoughts.
> 
> Only certain ships are allowed to sail up rivers. But restricting this to
> Triremes makes it nearly useless. I would allow everything up to a
> Destroyer, so you have fun all over the game :-)
> 
> Only certain tiles may be used. Ships shouldn't be allowed on hills and
> mountains, it's too unrealistic.
> 
> Ships should impose a ZOC when on rivers. Why not, they are aggressive
> units.
> 
> Ships should respect ZOC when on rivers. Every defence is rendered useless
> if they don't.
> 
> Ships shouldn't have a defence bonus on rivers. Defence boni of tiles don't
> apply. This makes it pretty unfair.
> 
> Ships can be attacked by any unit when on rivers. No penalty for attackers.
> Ships are strong units.
> 
> Movement: Same as on sea.
> 
> Sight: I'm not sure. Reducing sight to one when on rivers is realistic.
> 
> Load: Units on a ship cannot fortify, but can be unloaded and fortify on the
> very river tile.


While these suggestions are very realistic, they complicate the rules with 
a lot of new exceptions and will be a breeding ground for bugs.

G.