Indeed, public land is crucial to the system. In v4 I am thinking of implementing a special clause that allows the Cartographor to promulgate a list of Land Units (and accompanying facilities) that are not changed by normal capture rules, can't be auctioned, and can only be Public.
On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 6:07 PM, Madeline <j...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > Alternatively, though starting everyone with a welcome package is probably a > good idea, it seems clear the intention is to start by working on the public > land (you don't need to have coins to build the facilities, and anyone can > take from public land) and use the resources you get from there to branch > out into private land (if you even want to, since you don't have to - and > public land doesn't care about upkeep) > > > > On 2017-11-20 11:59, Madeline wrote: >> >> Maybe the plan is to make Corona and I the richest players :P (I don't >> think I ever got to claim my welcome package?) >> Or perhaps the intention is to give everyone a welcome package to start, >> which is... really not spelled out. >> >> >> On 2017-11-20 11:34, Kerim Aydin wrote: >>> >>> >>> I should add :) The officer thing is a personal preference. But >>> the circular coin thing - I'm just wearing my game designer hat >>> and really failing to see how it will work, I feel like I'm either >>> missing something (which is very very possible, I miss key lines >>> all the time!) or it's broken... >>> >>> On Sun, 19 Nov 2017, Kerim Aydin wrote: >>>> >>>> On Sun, 19 Nov 2017, Reuben Staley wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Title: Putting Agora on a Map v3 >>>>> Author: Trigon >>>>> Co-Authors: Aris, ATMunn, G., o, VJ Rada >>>> >>>> Just to be clear; you're consciously getting rid of shinies, and >>>> making it so you need Land to make Coins, but you need Coins to >>>> buy land. I'm really asking you to address this, I would greatly >>>> appreciate it. I'm trying to understand why this is not a circular >>>> collapse like we've been going through already. >>>> >>>> If only to say "yes, it's really integral to my idea to ditch >>>> shinies" (and how our currency supply is protected) that would >>>> be great. >>>> >>>> I would also like to know what game benefit the officers enjoy >>>> in this economy, because I'm not seeing it - missed something? >>>> That one's really non-negotiable for me personally (even when I'm >>>> not an officer). >>>> >>>> -G. >>> >>> >> > -- Trigon
