[Freeciv] Re: Literacy

[Reinier Post <rp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> > > When I look at the Demographics Report, it states Literacy.
> > > I've tried a number of things to build or do and I can never
> > > get the % to change from zero.
> >
> > It only measures the number of Libraries, Universities or other science
> > increasing improvements.  Literacy is the least useful statistic of
> > all; it doesn't reflect the state of technology in a nation at all,
> > which is what you'd expect.  The most useful statistics are Production
> > and Economics.
> >
> 
> While production and economics are important so it Literacy.
> 
> If I am in first place or have a high number there.. I can be sure that
> I "MIGHT" have the best weapons and be leading in the tech race,
> which in a multiplayer game is paramount.

As explained in the above, Literacy does not a measure a player's state
of technological development.  It does provide an indirect indication:
if Literacy > 0, the player probably has some cities on autobuild,
which probably indicates that his empire has grown too large to
micromanage; so indirectly, it is a measure of the player's overall
development.  AI interferes this, of course: it *chooses* to build
libraries.

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Reinier