[Freeciv] Re: Another wonder

["Michael C. Richardson" <mcr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>>> "Stephen" == Stephen Hodge <stephenh@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
    Stephen> Tobias Brox wrote:
    >> > > Makes one content citizen happy in every city.  > > Decreases
    >> science production in each city by 30%.  > > What's your justification
    >> for the reduction in science production?
    >> 
    >> A game typically beeing played at the universities replacing other
    >> academical activity :)

    Stephen> Yeah, I thought of that :-) There is a advantage too,
    Stephen> though. Searching for other research has never been easier, for
    Stephen> example, and also don't forget that much of the early Internet
  
  More information does not equal better information.
  I agree that half of the online transactions are fraudulent. I suggest:

  New science: Networking 
  Permits:
  - New thing you can build in a city: Freenet/BBS
        - Increases effectiveness of each "Elvis" by 3x
        - Reduces productivity by 10%
  - Internet as a new wonder (requires networking)
     - Obsoletes Freenet/BBS worldwide
     - Increases science by 20%
     - Decreases productivity by 10% (people surfing)
     - Increases happiness caused by each Elvis by 5x
     - Decreases trade by 5% (fraud)

  New science: cryptography
  Permits: 
     City: CA wonder. Negates fraud effect of Internet,
     and increases trade due to Internet by 50%. 
     - decreases effectiveness of courthouse by 10%

     Wonder: X.509 wonder. Like a CA in every city.

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