Re: name of worker/engineer

nicholas.g.lawrence-q/[email protected] wrote:

> I object to the term "worker" because I believe
> that term already refers to the city's population
> working the surrounding squares.

Sort of true.  I don't know if this is referred to anywhere except in code.

> I object to the term "engineer" because I believe
> that term already refers to the advanced version
> of the unit that only becomes available when the
> tech advance of engineering is acquired.

Yes.

> Since the unit under discussion is available
> with zero tech advances I wanted a name that
> sounds primitive, in keeping with a
> non-technologically advanced society. I think
> the term "digger" is;
> - short
> - descriptive
> - implies low (actually zero) technology

The worker does have a tech requirement.

jason