[Freeciv] Re: the struggle against city smallpox (was: Some questions)

[Massimo Campostrini <Massimo.Campostrini@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andrew McGuinness <andrew_mcguinness@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I looked at the ICS discussions on apolyton that were pointed to
> earlier, and I have some questions, really, rather than concrete
> ideas.

Yesterday I tried out "extreme ICS" (building as many cities as
possible, packed as close as possible) in a one-continent solitaire,
and pretty soon I was able to steamroll over any (hard) AI
civilization with ease.  No challenge at all, it seem impossible not
to win with this strategy.  I shudder at the idea of an AI using ICS
:-(

> Building big cities should be difficult, *but*, it should bring
> rewards in terms of science and production.

Definitely; has anybody tried out making universities, factories
etc. much more effective?  E.g., library+university = 4x science,
factory = 4x production

Massimo Campostrini,
        Pisa, Italy