Re: TribeNet Villages

From: Paul Overend <ccspgo@midge.bath.ac.uk>

Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Dave Sharkey wrote:
>
> Gregory Stafford <gstafford@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >Any thoughts on the following possible rules enhancements?
> >Since a village's walls contain a given area then there should be a
> >limit to the number of buildings and people that can be contained
> >within them.  Buildings should be assigned a given size in square yards
> >and you'd be restricted to not exceding the space with in your walls.
> >If you want to build more buildings or if you want to contain a larger
> >population you'd have to extend you walls.
>
> In some civilizations, only the keep (or cathedral) actually had a
> wall which encompassed the grounds, and other buildings grew up on the
> outside of the walls.  As the town grew in size, additional areas were
> walled of to allow more townspeople reguge within the walls. You are
> rght in that a 120-yd wall doesn't allow a great deal of area after
> buildings, etc., are taken into accout, but without adding a SimCity
> moule to the game I think it may be difficult to accomplish what you
> want . . .  although I am in favor  of putting a limit on structures
> inside a wall.  Perhaps there should be an option regarding whether yo
> want a structure inside or outside a wall?

Being (very) new to playing TribeNet and nowhere near advanced enough to
actually build walls, is there a difference in types of structure?  For
example, some of the earliest fortifications of the Near East were where
the houses were built in a circle with no doors or windows on the
outside, entry was by a ladder.  Obviously the defensive value of this
is totally different to that for works such as Tiryns.  Does TribeNet
have such differences?

Paul

Hunnic Confederation in 914
(to change once we become
         civilized)

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References

TribeNet Villages
Gregory Stafford <gstafford@earthlink.net>
Thu, 22 May 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: TribeNet Villages
dsharkey@mindspring.com (Dave Sharkey)
Tue, 24 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

TribeNet Villages
Gregory Stafford <gstafford@earthlink.net>
Thu, 22 May 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: TribeNet Villages
dsharkey@mindspring.com (Dave Sharkey)
Tue, 24 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000