Re: siege

Sam Steingold <sds-mXXj517/[email protected]> Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:33:34 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.games.freeciv.general
Organization disorganization
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> * Gaƫl Le Mignot <xvyboht-3fXygJ3uBMcJw0RMo7eKpN-Sn5dYDs+udD6nGSXaiLjeg@public.gmane.org> [2005-08-12 21:04:08 +0200]:
>
> I think we could ignore roads/rails for such computation; it makes no
> sense to have a unit at the other side of the world able to prevent a
> production just because it could move there. The workers of the city
> probably don't even know the units does exist.

How about this: to be considered, the enemy unit must be "visible" from
the city in question - so that the workers in that city will know about
it and fear it - thus reducing production.

i.e., it must be located outside of a city on one of the squares
workable from the city.

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