09-08-2001 11:13									#31
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quote: its effect on the game will be basically NIL.

That's what I said, of course, so I agree with you. This is one of those "reality" decisions. After all, name an entire city in a mountain. Then again, if you can discover techs for making cities on water, the same should hold for mountains...anyway..

	09-08-2001 12:29									#32
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	09-08-2001 14:13									#33
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If I remember it correctly AH motivated the "No cities on mountains" issue with the multiplayer gameplay/cheat argument. And the only objections his advesaries could come up with was this or that farfetched real-life example (Gibraltar, Lhasa and so on).

Now Firaxis have confirmed that cities infact cannot be built on mountains. It shows us that good gameplay-arguments really weights heavier then ridiculously priggish 100% real-life accuracy arguments.

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	09-08-2001 14:28									#34
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See, the guy is so humble I had to do all the gloating for him.

I see you modified you sign...

	09-08-2001 14:36									#35
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I suspect pragmatic & practical reasons as well behind Firaxis decision. Look at those pointy mountains sticking up like sore thumbs from the landscape.

How the heck could they place their city-grapics rigth on top of that, and still make it look good? Even if its only a 1 pop mountain-city, i simply wouldnt look right.

	09-08-2001 14:39									#36
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Yes. Good point. Makes me wonder about building ANYTHING on the mountains now that you mention it. Perhaps they'll just stick a flag there?

	09-08-2001 18:29									#37
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quote: Originally posted by Colon See, the guy is so humble I had to do all the gloating for him.

	09-08-2001 19:12									#38
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AH, you are a constructive force

	09-08-2001 19:12									#39
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Horsie, no problem, then I won't have to feel guilty the next time I bash you.