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

[Sigurd Brattsti Sørensen <sigurdbs@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 21 Nov 1998, Ryan Ross wrote:
> 
> >On Sat, Nov 21, 1998 at 03:18:51PM +0100, Esben Haabendal Soerensen wrote:
> >>
> >> 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.
> >
> >True, but perhaps there could be a technology for building canals.
> >Engineers could be used to build canals, either on land without rivers
> >or by improving an existing river.
> >
> I like that idea better then ships going up rivers.  There should be a limit
> to how long they can be. Like 2-3 squares.

Why should there be a limit like that? In Russia, they have built canals
which, via rivers, connect the Baltic Sea with the Black Sea.
But you might say they should be "expensive" to build, meaning an engineer
should need some turns to finish one square of canal. And it should of
course be easier to extend a river's depth than building a canal :)

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