[Freeciv-Dev] (PR#6970) Wishlist: tririemes lost near arctic

["Jason Short" <jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> [mburda - Fri Nov 28 12:57:07 2003]:
> 
> Trireme are safe near coast, but polar zone are a danger place, and
> pole are not a real coast.
> In classic topology the pole are very long, this simulate the
> difficult to navigate in the polar zones
> but in others topologies this is not right.
> I propose, the polars tiles are not coast for trireme, its are not
> safe there at last if the topology is
> not the classic one (cylindrical) . Or best, trireme never are safe
> near polar tiles.
> 
> In divers topologies the poles can ave a interesting game play in the
> war if it are god done.

Hmm, this may not be the best time to mention this, but this should
really be done by creating a new type of ocean (coastal versus deep
ocean) instead.  Mapgen could then be taught not to put coastal ocean
near to arctic terrain.

I believe Cameron Morland had a patch for this a while ago.  That was
before we had terrain flags, however.

jason