[Freeciv] Re: ICS : Are map resources part of the problem?

[Niels Weber <nath@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mike!

Mike Jing wrote:

> The solution, therefore, is to curb expansion and warfare.  The former 
> can  be done by a happiness penelty on empire size, and the latter 
> through the  senate.  This will make large number of small cities a 
> practical  impossibility, while giving civ builders more time to grow 
> their cities to  bigger sizes.
> War is so popular because you have nothing to lose by going to war 
> and  everything to gain.  You don't have to switch to Monarchy or 
> Communism to  wage war, because there is no senate, so you don't 
> suffer in science for  being militarily aggressive.  It helps you to 
> expand even more while at the  same time weakens your enemy.  No 
> wonder ICS+war is the order of the day in  Freeciv.
So what has to be done to implement the senate? Wouldn't this be 
relatively easy but improving the game quite a bit?
Niels