[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#15169) cannot claim my own island - cannot found cities in enemy borders

["Daniel Markstedt" <himasaram@xxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=15169 >


On 2006-02-28, at 11.38, Per I. Mathisen wrote:

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> <URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=15169 >
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> On Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Jason Short wrote:
>> This patch allows founding of cities within enemy borders.
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> I'm not sure this is a good idea. The city will most likely end up with
> very few or no tiles to work, since they are owned by the enemy player
> still.
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> Enemy controlled territory is no place for civilians.
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>   - Per
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>

But still, there should IMHO be _some_ way of stealing territory from 
another player in wartime. Perhaps doing a pillage on a square should 
transform it into 'unclaimed territory' (=ethnic cleansing) and if you 
have a city nearby you have the chance of claiming it...

-Daniel