Re: [Freeciv] Re: [Freeciv-Dev] A suggestion which might add something to the game

[charlesiii@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Sat, 21 Nov 1998, Esben Haabendal Soerensen wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Nov 1998, Sigurd Brattsti Sørensen wrote:
> 
> > Would it be possible to implement that ships could sail up rivers?
> > It's just something that's been annoying me, it's really quite natural
> > that
> > a ship should be able to sail on rivers. In addition it would bring some
> > new aspects to the game, like being able to move ships form inland lakes
> > to the ocean.
Yes I think this would be great but they would be have tobe separate
ships. 
> 
> It is not always that naturally for a ship to be able to sail up
> a river.
> Most oceanic ships cannot sail in shallow water as rivers are.
> 
> It would be unrealistic to sail a hangarship or battleship up
> any small river!
True. But have you seen the traffic in large rivers ? And rivers
and ships is pretty much how North America travel was colonized.

There are barges

>
 
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