Re: Olympia combat

From: sjc@cs.purdue.EDU (Steve Chapin)

Date: Fri, 15 May 1992 01:55:02 +0000

}} In article <1992May15.013548.7623@aero.org> srt@aero.org (Scott "TCB" Turner) writes:
}}
}} In the kind of culture/time-frame that Olympia is modelling, armed
}} forces generally supported themselves by exploiting the peasantry.
}} Either the armed forces were under a feudal lord who took a good
}} percentage of the economic output of a region, or they were marauders,
}} who pillaged wherever they went.

Province ownership/taxation/exploitation is on the todo list.
However, I want to be especially careful to avoid the T'Nyc syndrome,
wherein the owner of a province produced such outlandish income that
it was a problem to spend it all.

In the Good Old Days, when Kosar the Indefectible [753], Prince of
Chardia (no, not the one in Olympia, the one in T'Nyc!) ruled
Runesward and most of the Chardian continent, I could make 100,000+
silver in a turn, while improving the economic state of the city of
Runesward.  That was from taxing 1 city!  (The base unit of money was
the silver, where here it is the gold coin.)  I literally had problems
spending it all.  I would form 50+ units in a turn, start them all
studying, recruiting, etc.

I was unkillable.  Had I bothered to write an auto-order generator, my
game position could have taken on a life of its own, as I generated
units faster than my enemies could kill them.  There were a couple of
other people whose factions were of such size, and the only thing that
kept our positions in check was the sheer drudgery of creating new
units.

So, I want to be very careful to avoid the twin sins of the T'Nyc
economy:  infinite gain from entertainment, and money from nowhere via
taxation.  You can bet that when taxation occurs in Olympia (and it
will), it will have adverse effects on the economy of a province to
tax it...

sjc@cs.purdue.edu               Steve Chapin           Today's Grammar Lesson:
                             Aye, I like her eyes!

References

Re: Olympia combat
M22367@mwvm.mitre.org
Wed, 13 May 1992 15:57:24 +0000
Re: Olympia combat
gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Wed, 13 May 1992 20:27:36 +0000
Re: Olympia combat
nicholso@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Melvin H. Nicholson YBH)
Thu, 14 May 1992 21:05:24 +0000
Re: Olympia combat
srt@aero.org (Scott "TCB" Turner)
Fri, 15 May 1992 01:35:48 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Olympia combat
M22367@mwvm.mitre.org
Wed, 13 May 1992 15:57:24 +0000
Re: Olympia combat
gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Wed, 13 May 1992 20:27:36 +0000
Re: Olympia combat
nicholso@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Melvin H. Nicholson YBH)
Thu, 14 May 1992 21:05:24 +0000
Re: Olympia combat
srt@aero.org (Scott "TCB" Turner)
Fri, 15 May 1992 01:35:48 +0000