Re: [Freeciv] Newbie: Spies

[David Pfitzner <dwp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Reinier Post wrote:
> >     Hi. 
> >     How do Diplomats and spies work? I try to send them to enemy
> > cities but the machine just responds: "You cant attack there".
> 
> I find that message confusing, too.
> 
> It means the diplomat wasn't able to perform its diplomatic action for
> some reason or another.  Units and cities can be protected from bribery
> by defending diplomats; when trying to bribe them, you'll see this message.

Huh?  If you try to bribe a "defended" town and fail, you should
get a message saying that your spy/diplomat was defeated by a 
defending spy/diplomat.  (I suspect the real problem is a problem
using goto, as someone else suggested.)

-- David