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That is, try typing "/help commands".

Checked the header.php file for hard-coded links? In the current version (just downloaded 1.5.11) the forum title part links to "index.php" and description part to nothing.

What is the purpose of that new link upper left saying "http://forum.longturn.net" but actually points to longturn.org which appears to be quite unsafe to visit IMO?

There's something wrong with your language pack and/or character set used in the game's notification area. It's trying to tell you that there exists a newer version (2.6.0) of Freeciv and you are using an old one.

That was not 'the' LT42 hosted by longturn.org but a random game running on metaserver with LT42 settings.

The map is defined by the server running the game and the client uses a respective tileset to display it. The map in this case is set as  'Isometric'. I'm assuming this is a local game satarted by yourself. If you want the map to be flat 2D then you should uncheck the 'Isometric' checkbox in More Game Options... Geological tab - Map topology index group when starting a new game.

The base problem is that square topology which allows movevent to 8 directions for all units. Using (iso-)hex topology in ruleset and a compatible tileset is less confusing.

Also, I think I have seen some ruleset options to control movement along rivers and roads. Must check that...

EDIT: Well, found something.

Not exactly restricting the diagonal movement on rivers but setting move_mode to cardinal should help a bit?

The tileset used by a player is totally up to them. It is a client issue, nothing to do with the server. The server does not use any tileset in any way.

There is no 'dedicated' tileset defined by a ruleset, only 'preferred'. A client can join a game without having that preferred tileset installed/downloaded. The client does not have to find all graphics defined in ruleset. It should be able to find at least one for each item that needs it. For example, units.ruleset can define two sprites for each unit. They are

; graphic       = tag specifying preferred graphic
; graphic_alt	= tag for alternate graphic if preferred graphic is not
;		  present; especially if preferred graphic is non-standard,
;		  this should be a standard tag.  Otherwise can use eg "-"
;		  for no alternate graphic.

As the explanation says, if you introduce a new unit and wish it to be shown different from existing units you should define a new gfx as 'graphic' and set 'graphic_alt' to "u.warriors" or some other standard unit that could represent your new unit in tilesets that do not include your new gfx. Here is one of mine:

[unit_super_soldier]
name          = _("Super Soldier")
class         = "Land"
tech_req      = "Genetic Engineering"
obsolete_by   = "None"
graphic       = "u.super_soldier"
graphic_alt   = "u.fanatics"

Which means that with standard tilesets like Amplio2 or trident my Super Soldeiers look like Fanatics units but with my own tileset they look like The Incredible Hulk.

The only way to prevent a client from free choice of tileset is to define both graphics as non-standard. But I see no point in doing such thing.

I would like to know what wieder is referring to with 'fallback sprites'.

About creating/modifying tilesets: http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/Editing_tilesets (this is a lot more than you are looking for but it's in there somewhere).

Hmm. I would rather call August "Harvest Moon" and November "Dying Moon" (or maybe some more poetic word for it) since "Death" is more like the Grim Reaper

But it would not. You see, currently the cities can work those unseen tiles when the city grows and the game decides the distribution of workers on behalf of the player. But the player can not assign workers there. That is why this is definitely a bug.

If you really want to push players into keeping their cities occupied then your proposal ("How about this") sounds about the right way to do that.

No purpose. It's a bug but people here refuse to see it as such.

Well, Helsinki is not the whole Finland ;-)

When you continue your joureny from there I would like to suggest you to take an eastern route towards the north. Maybe even route number 6 through the Saimaa district. It is a little bit longer but a lot less boring than the most obvoius E75. Scenerywise, that is. And, as a civ player, you might want to pop in Savonlinna to see the wolrds northernmost medieval castle still standing, Olavinlinna. It really is worth seeing.

Also up north heading towards Nordkapp I would take the route via Inari, Karigasniemi and Lakselv. Less driving back and forth the same roads that way. And around Lakselv there are some nice spots to take a dip in the Arctic Sea (a must whenever one goes up there ;-)). I know the Treriksröset would be on the Muonio-Kilpisjärvi alternative but there's only about 40 km distance from Skibotn to Finnish border on your way back from Nordkapp.

You can flag it as visible by others.

; ** Building flags **
; "VisibleByOthers"  = Anyone who can see your city knows whether it has
;                      this improvement. (Great and small wonders are
;                      always visible.)

[building_coastal_defense]
name		= _("Coastal Defense")
genus		= "Improvement"
flags		= "VisibleByOthers"  ; <===========
reqs	=
    { "type", "name", "range"
      "Tech", "Navigation", "Player"
      "TerrainClass", "Oceanic", "Adjacent"
    }
graphic	= "b.coastal_defense"
graphic_alt	= "-"
obsolete_by	= "None"
build_cost	= 60
upkeep		= 1
sabotage	= 100
sound		= "b_coastal_defense"
sound_alt	= "b_generic"
; /* xgettext:no-c-format */
helptext	= _("\
Gives a +100% bonus to the intrinsic defense strength of units within \
a city when defending against enemy ships. For small cities the defense \
strength is doubled by this improvement; for cities larger than size 8, \
it is increased by two-thirds.\
")

I have not tested if it shows up in the list of buildings by middle-click. I think it should.