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From: w-stephm@microsoft.UUCP (Stephan Mueller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: Simple Populous question
Message-ID: <9536@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 14 Dec 89 22:32:57 GMT
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In article <35005@cornell.UUCP> samuel@cs.cornell.edu (Samuel M. Weber) writes:
>For example, I found that even when you can only build on towns, you can
>still build when only a knight is on-screen.  The computer seems to do this
>a lot.  Also, once the computer flooded, and my leader was left to drown
>with no settlements nearby.  However, even though I could only build on
>towns, I was able to rescue my leader!  Apparently in desparate circumstances
>the rules are relaxed.  So, not only the computer can do these things.

The same rule appears to be applicable at all times, it's just a bit
more complicated than the documentation describes.  I've found that
you can build land at level 1 (ie. one step above sea level) any time
you have a walker on the screen and that walker is at level one or 
below.

stephan("You can tune a piano, but you can't armadillo");