[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#8606) Some adjustments for buildings.ruleset

["Jason Short" <jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=8606 >

Per I. Mathisen wrote:

> On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, Thomas Strub wrote:
> 
>>On Tue, Apr 27, 2004 at 09:30:43AM -0700, Jason Short wrote:
>>
>>>In Freeciv currently, the game advances much faster than "real life".
>>>Under this patch that will be even more true.
> 
> 
> Well, _that_ is easy to change. Just increase research cost, or change the
> research cost model.

How about inceasing the year/turn ratio.  This way the default rules 
will continue to work but people looking at the year won't think it's 
rediculous.

I'm not sure how ruleset-based this is, though.  There was a 
gen-calendar patch but I don't know if it was completed.

>>>I'm also in favor of having units require specific buildings to be
>>>built.
> 
> 
> Yes, this is a possibility. It is a good game mechanic, tried and tested
> in many other games. However, I've tried several times to come up with a
> good ruleset doing this. I think we must change buildings.ruleset somewhat
> to accomodate such a model, so that the buildings required logically match
> the units.

Also advanced buildings should require other buildings.

>>Shakespeare Theatre reduces the unhappines from the people, you need ~1
>>entertainer for 3 people + you don't need temple, colosseum, cathedral
>>(40+100+120) = 260 think making it cheaper than 300 isn't a good idea.
> 
> 
> You can only build one of these, it is on a first-come basis, and it is
> something you will have to build instead of another wonder. So I think the
> suggested price is fair enough. Do people build Shakespeare's now?

Remember that you're plan was to decrease the cost for these other 
buildings.

jason