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[help_about]
name = _("About")
text = _("\
Freeciv is a turn-based strategy game, in which each player becomes \
the leader of a civilization, fighting to obtain the ultimate goal: \
the extinction of all other civilizations.\
"), _("\
Original authors:\n\
(they are no longer involved, please don't mail them!)\
"), "\
Allan Ove Kjeldbjerg - allan@daimi.aau.dk\n\
Claus Leth Gregersen - leth@daimi.aau.dk\n\
Peter Joachim Unold - pjunold@daimi.aau.dk\
", _("\
Present administrators: \
"), "\
Marko Lindqvist - cazfi74@gmail.com\n\
R. Daniel Markstedt - markstedt@gmail.com\n\
Christian Prochaska - cp.ml.freeciv.dev@googlemail.com\n\
", _("\
If you find any bugs, then please send us a bug report. This is \
best done by visiting the Freeciv Bug Tracking System, at:\
\n\n\
http://bugs.freeciv.org/\
"), _("\
For more information about submitting bug reports see the file BUGS \
in the Freeciv distribution. For more information in general, \
visit the Freeciv website, at:\
"), "\
http://www.freeciv.org/\
"
[help_copying]
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name = _("Copying")
text = _("\
Freeciv is covered by the GPL, which is included here: \
"), "\
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE\n\
Version 2, June 1991\n\
\n\
Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.\n\
59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA\n\
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies\n\
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[help_languages]
name = _("Languages")
text = _("\
Freeciv supports several local languages. See the Native \
Language Support section of the README file for instructions \
on how to use one of these languages.\
\n\n\
If you would like to add a localization (translation) for your \
language, please see the instructions at:\
\n\n\
http://www.freeciv.org/wiki/Localization\
\n\n\
Check first if a localization is already in progress \
for your language:\
\n\n\
http://www.freeciv.org/wiki/Translations\
\n\n\
You are also welcome to send any questions to the freeciv-i18n \
mailing list:\
\n\n\
freeciv-i18n@gna.org\
")
[help_connecting]
name = _("Connecting")
text = _("\
Before a game is started, anyone can connect to the server \
by supplying its hostname and port number (5556 by default). \
If the server is started with the -m flag, it will report to \
the metaserver,\
"), "\
http://meta.freeciv.org/metaserver.phtml\
", _("\
The client can fetch this page, too: use the Metaserver button \
in the connection dialog. If it never shows any results, check \
if your WWW browser is using a HTTP proxy; to make civclient \
use the same proxy, set the $http_proxy environment variable to\
\n\n\
http://proxyhost:proxyportnumber/\
\n\n\
before starting civclient.\
"), _("\
When the game has started, everyone can connect as any player who \
isn't already connected, including AI players. Merely connecting \
to an AI player doesn't make it human controlled; this is an \
independent server setting. If you lose connection early in \
the game and reconnect, use the name you chose for your ruler, \
not your original nickname! If the server is reporting on the \
metaserver, the player names can be found there.\
")
[help_controls]
name = _("Controls")
text = _("\
Unit Orders:\n\
============\n\
a: (a)uto-settler (settler/worker units)\n\
b: (b)uild city (settler units)\n\
b: help (b)uild wonder (caravan units)\n\
C: unit (c)onnect (then left-click mouse to select destination)\n\
d: (d)iplomat/spy actions (diplomat/spy units)\n\
D: (D)isband unit\n\
e: build airbas(e) (airbase units)\n\
f: (f)ortify unit (military units)\n\
f: build (f)ortress (settler/worker units)\n\
g: unit (g)oto (then left-click mouse to select destination)\n\
g: add a (g)oto waypoint (when in goto mode)\n\
G: (G)oto/return to nearest city\n\
h: change (h)omecity (to city at current location)\n\
i: build (i)rrigation or convert terrain (settler/worker units)\n\
l: (l)oad unit on boat\n\
L: go/air(l)ift to city\n\
m: build (m)ine or convert terrain (settler/worker units)\n\
n: clean (n)uclear fallout\n\
N: explode (N)uclear\n\
o: transf(o)rm terrain (engineer unit)\n\
p: clean (p)ollution (settler/worker units)\n\
p: (p)aradrop (paratroop units)\n\
P: (P)illage terrain alteration\n\
q: unit patrol (then left-click mouse to select destination)\n\
q: add a patrol waypoint (when in patrol mode)\n\
r: build (r)oad/railroad (settler/worker units)\n\
r: establish trade (r)oute (caravan units)\n\
s: (s)entry unit\n\
u: (u)nload unit\n\
U: (U)nload all units from a boat\n\
W: (W)ake up other units on tile\n\
x: auto-e(x)plore\n\
y: Select all idle units of the same type as the active unit\n\
space: unit stay put\n\
\n\
Ctrl-U: (u)pgrade unit\n\
Shift-Ctrl-B: Goto and (B)uild city on target\n\
Shift-Ctrl-R: Connect current and target tile with (R)oad\n\
Shift-Ctrl-L: Connect current and target tile with rai(L)\n\
Shift-Ctrl-I: Connect current and target tile with (I)rrigation\n\
"), _("\
Unit Movement:\n\
==============\n\
1: move south-west\n\
2: move south\n\
3: move south-east\n\
4: move west\n\
6: move east\n\
 7: move north-west\n\
8: move north\n\
9: move north-east\n\
\n\
5: focus on previous unit\n\
w: focus on next unit (wait)\n\
c: center view on unit\n\
"), _("\
Main Map (Keys):\n\
================\n\
Shift-home: center on capital\n\
Shift-arrows: scroll map\n\
Ctrl-G: show grid lines on/off\n\
Ctrl-B: show national borders on/off\n\
Ctrl-N: show city names on/off\n\
Ctrl-R: show city growth on/off\n\
Ctrl-P: show city production on/off\n\
t: show city workers (mouse over or near city)\n\
"), _("\
Main Map (Mouse):\n\
=================\n\
Left-click on city: Pop up city dialog\n\
Left-click on unit: Activate unit\n\
Left-click-and-drag on unit: Goto command for unit\n\
Center-click: Show tile info\n\
Right-click: Center tile in view\n\
\n\
Shift-Left-click: Copy production (GTK)\n\
Shift-Right-click on city: Paste production into city (GTK)\n\
\n\
Shift-Control-Left-click: Adjust city workers\n\
Control-Center-click: Wake up sentried units\n\
\n\
Area Selection mode (GTK):\n\
==========================\n\
Right-click-and-drag: Enter Area Selection mode\n\
Left-click: Toggle tile highlighting\n\
Shift-Right-click: Paste production into highlighted cities\n\
Right-click: Cancel Area Selection mode\n\
\n\
The cities that become highlighted on the map,\n\
will also be highlighted in the City Report.\
"), _("\
Dialogs and Reports:\n\
====================\n\
F1: open City Report\n\
F2: open Unit Report\n\
F3: open Players dialog\n\
F5: open Economy Report\n\
F6: open Science Report\n\
F7: open World Wonders\n\
F8: open Top Five Cities\n\
F9: open Messages dialog\n\
F11: open Demographics\n\
F12: open Spaceship\n\
\n\
T: open Tax/Lux/Sci Rates dialog\n\
F: open Find City dialog\n\
Ctrl-L: open Worklists dialog\n\
R: open Revolution dialog\n\
\n\
Shift-Return: Turn done\
")
[help_chatline]
name = _("Chatline")
text = _("\
The client has a primitive chat interface. The lines you type \
are sent to all players, except:\
"), _("\
- Messages starting with '/' are interpreted as server commands \
and executed, if you have the required access level.\
"), _("\
- Messages starting with 'John:' are private messages to 'John'. \
Names can be abbreviated. The server looks for players named 'John' \
and if that fails tries to match a username beginning with 'John' (like \
'Johnathan').\
"), _("\
- Messages starting with 'John::' are private messages as above, but \
will match only users (not players) named 'John'. 'Johnathan' will \
still match.\
"), _("\
- Messages starting with '.' will be sent only to all your allies.\
")
[help_worklist_editor]
name = _("Worklist Editor")
text = _("\
The worklist editor is used to edit both worklists for each city (from the \
city dialog) and global worklists. Using this editor you can create lists \
specifying what to build in the turns to come.\
"), _("\
To add an item to the worklist, double-click the desired item in the list \
of available items. You can also press the Help button to get help on the \
selected item. Pressing Help with no item selected will display this page.\
"), _("\
To remove an item from the worklist simply double-click the item to remove. \
Use the buttons below the worklist to move items up and/or down in the list.\
"), _("\
Keyboard shortcuts: Home to focus the worklist, End to focus the available \
list, Up/Down arrows to select previous/next item \
in worklist or available list, PageUp/Down to move items up/down \
in the worklist, Insert to insert items from the available list into \
the worklist and Delete to delete the selected item from the worklist.\
"), _("\
If you want to buy the unit that's first on the list, you can do that \
from the City Overview window.\
")
[help_strategy_and_tactics]
name = _("Strategy and tactics")
text = _("\
While every game is different, there's a basic strategy which most \
players follow, especially at the start of the game.\
"), _("\
These steps may vary depending upon the server options, but in \
general, the steps are: \
"), _("\
0. Choosing the first city site.\n\
1. Mapping the countryside.\n\
 2. Defending the cities.\n\
3. Deciding which units to build first.\n\
4. Building agriculture improvements.\n\
5. Deciding where to build cities.\n\
6. Taking care of the cities.\n\
7. Exploring the world.\n\
8. Things to keep in mind.\n\
9. Making your own strategy for the game.\n\
10. Interacting with other players (Diplomacy).\n\
"), _("\
0. Choosing the first city site.\
\n\n\
Start the game by wandering around BRIEFLY to find a good place \
to build the first city. Don't feel tempted to investigate any \
yellow-roofed villages yet - they might contain barbarian \
tribes. Build the city close to resources and perhaps close to \
the sea. Keep in mind that the city you build first will be \
your capital! The idea is to balance the quality of the site you \
find against getting your first city established as early \
as possible.\
"), _("\
1. Mapping the countryside.\
\n\n\
After the capital city has been founded, it will start producing \
a warrior unit. These units can be used to rove around \
exploring the countryside. Remember, it is risky to leave a \
city undefended, so perhaps keep the first warrior in the city, \
and use the following one to explore. If you started the game \
with an explorer unit, use that to explore, obviously!\
"), _("\
2. Defending the cities.\
\n\n\
At this point, defend your cities by always leaving a warrior \
unit in them. As your civilization develops units with a \
greater defense strength, replace the obsolete units with new \
ones to ensure your cities have maximum defense. The units most \
often used for defense are (in order of strength): Warrior, \
Phalanx, Pikemen, Musketeers, and Riflemen.\
"), ; /* xgettext:no-c-format */
_("\
Keep in mind that with some types of government, military units \
inside or outside cities can reduce or create unhappiness. \
Also remember that when a unit is inside a city, it gets a 50% \
defensive bonus, as if fortified. When a new city is built, \
the city starts to build the best available defensive unit from \
the above list.\
"), _("\
3. Deciding which units to build first.\
\n\n\
After building one or two Warrior units, start building \
Settlers. The second Settler can be used to build roads and \
irrigate the farmland close to the city, and the third can be \
used to build a new city. Or, you can use the second Settler to \
build another city, and use the third Settler for agricultural \
improvements in the farmland around the cities. Keep in mind \
that a large population increases both the amount of \
productivity and your civilization's research rate.\
"), _("\
4. Building agriculture improvements.\
\n\n\
 Each city has an area of farmland around it that can be used \
for growing food, producing goods, and generating trade. This \
can be increased by using Settlers to improve the farmland. \
The land can be improved with roads, irrigation, mines, and \
others.\
"), _("\
5. Deciding where to build cities.\
\n\n\
The best location for a city is a matter of taste. A city which \
is placed near the sea is easier to spot by opponents, but can \
also serve as a port for sea-going units. (They also usually \
need a coastal defense later on.) The best strategy is to build \
a few of both, but keep in mind that your opponents will find it \
harder to locate your city if you don't build it by the sea.\
"), _("\
6. Taking care of the cities.\
\n\n\
Every city has a band of citizens. The number of citizens \
depends on the city's population. When you click on a city, you \
can see how the farmland around the city is being used. You can \
assign your citizens to the farmland, or they can be scientists, \
entertainers or taxmen. Especially at the start of the game, \
care should be taken to ensure that the citizens are employed so \
that they maximise growth, trade and production.\
"), _("\
If too much food is being generated, a citizen can be taken off \
the farmland by clicking on the occupied farmland square. This \
citizen can then be transferred to the other duties mentioned \
previously.\
"), _("\
If you move all of your citizens into the city and right-click \
on the central tile of the farmland, the citizens will be \
rearranged to maximise food production.\
"),
; Above: probably some other AI maximisation choice now --dwp
_("\
The golden rule of taking care of a city is that there should be \
at least as many happy citizens as unhappy citizens. A city \
where this is not so is labelled with a lightning bolt. Take \
care not to let this happen to any of your cities, as unhappy \
cities produce nothing, and will soon revolt.\
"), _("\
7. Exploring the world.\
\n\n\
After you have fortified your cities with troops, build Triremes \
in the cities near the sea. Use the Triremes to map the world \
in search of opponents and new lands. If you are on an island, \
you should spend less on military and more on expansion. Or if \
you are located close to an opponent, it is truly a good idea to \
make a peace treaty and share the advances you have made. \
Diplomatic units are very useful here, and WILL pay off later.\
"), _("\
8. Things to keep in mind.\
\n\n\
- What the next advance you'll need is.\
\n\n\
- What your tax, luxury and research rates are currently set to.\
\n\n\
- Treaties are often broken, so don't neglect defense...\
\n\n\
 - Some wonders can be made obsolete by the development of \
certain advances.\
"), _("\
9. Making your own strategy for the game.\
\n\n\
These basic concepts will allow you to play the game pretty \
well, especially in the beginning of the game. But to improve, \
you need to study the various units and advances, and PRACTICE, \
PRACTICE, PRACTICE! Freeciv has many twists, so if you haven't \
played a similar game before, try consulting the Freeciv WWW \
pages at http://www.freeciv.org/\n\
You'll find more tips for playing, and details of how to contact \
other players.\
"), _("\
10. Interacting with other players (Diplomacy).\
\n\n\
If you have recently contacted (or established an embassy \
with) another player, then you can arrange a diplomatic meeting. \
This is done by going to the `Reports' menu, selecting `Players', \
clicking on the player with whom you wish to meet, and finally \
clicking the `Meet' button below. If the entry under the embassy \
column is not blank and the other player is connected (or is a \
server AI) then a diplomacy menu will pop up.\
"), _("\
In this menu you can choose to:\
\n\n\
- Trade Maps (Sea or entire map),\
\n\n\
- Trade Advances,\
\n\n\
- Trade Cities,\
\n\n\
- Trade Shared Vision,\
\n\n\
- Exchange Embassies,\
\n\n\
- Create Treaties,\
\n\n\
- and Give Gold.\
"), _("\
There is no need to trade like for like, by trading say, \
an advance or city for gold - you can consider this \
buying and selling.\
"), _("\
A couple of notes:\
\n\n\
- You can't give away your capital.\
\n\n\
- If you can't see a city on your map, then you can't request it.\
"), _("\
Of course, the owner of that city can still give it to \
you, in which case the area around the city is shown \
on your map. One important thing to note: any units \
in the field and supported by that city are also transferred \
(but not those sitting in other cities). So make sure the \
other player isn't getting a better deal than you expect.\
"), _("\
There are five diplomatic states between players: War, \
Cease-fire, Armistice, Peace, and Alliance. The first is the default state, \
while the others can be achieved by signing diplomatic treaties.\
"), _("\
To have a diplomatic relationship with another player, you must fist \
establish first contact with that player. To establish first contact, you \
have to move one of your units next to a city or unit belonging to that \
player, or vice versa. Unless you establish an embassy with that player, \
you may again lose contact with them after a set number of turns without \
direct physical contact.\
"), _("\
The diplomatic state between players defaults to War. \
During War, you can freely move you units inside enemy territory and \
attack their units and cities at will.\
"), _("\
When two players decide to end hostilities between them, they can \
agree on a Cease-fire treaty. After a set number of turns, the Cease-fire \
will lead back to War. Upon first contact with an AI player, it will \
automatically offer you a Cease-fire treaty.\
"), _("\
If you wish for a more permanent peaceful coexistence with another \
player, you may enter an Armistice, that after another set number of turns \
will turn into a permanent Peace treaty. Breaking an Armistice will drop \
you directly back to War.\
"), _("\
At the moment two players enter into the diplomatic state of Peace, \
all units belonging to either player that happen to be within the other's \
borders, will be automatically disbanded according to the treaty. After \
this, you may not move units into the other's territory until you either \
declare War, or forge an Alliance. Breaking a Peace treaty will drop you \
directly back to War.\
"), _("\
An Alliance is the ultimate diplomatic relationship between two \
players. In this state, you may move units into each other's cities and \
your units may share the same square. An allied AI player will freely give \
you its world maps, shared vision, as well as seriously consider trading \
technologies and cities. The only drawback with an alliance, is that it \
will draw you into to any wars your ally enters against other players. \
Breaking an Alliance will drop you to an Armistice treaty.\
")
[help_governor]
name = _("Citizen Governor")
text = _("\
The Citizen Governor (formerly called the CMA) helps you manage your cities. \
It deploys the available workers on the free tiles around the \
city to achieve maximal city output. It also changes workers to \
scientists, taxmen, or entertainers, if appropriate. And the governor \
has another ability: whenever possible, it keeps \
your cities content.\
\n\n\
There are various means to tell the governor what kind of output you \
would like. Open the city window and click on the governor tab. There \
are two kinds of sliders: On the left, you can set a Minimal \
Surplus for each kind of production; e.g. Gold = +3 means the city \
earns 3 gold more than it needs to upkeep its improvements. On the \
right, the sliders let you define by how much you prefer one kind \
of production to another; setting science to 3 means you prefer a \
single bulb to three shields (or gold, trade,...). You can set \
different factors for each kind of production, according to your \
needs.\
\n\n\
If you set up some Minimal Surpluses which are impossible to fulfill, \
the governor can't be activated. Whenever the governor can't fulfill its task \
in the ongoing game, it passes back control to you. So you'd better \
not define too high a surplus; instead, use factors to achieve your \
goals.\
\n\n\
The Celebrate checkbox lets your city - celebrate. This will work \
only with a high luxury rate. See help about 'Happiness'.\
\n\n\
Clicking on 'Control city' puts the city under control of \
the governor, 'Release city' passes control back to you.\
\n\n\
For ease of use, you can save your slider setting as a preset \
with a name. Click on 'add preset' and enter a name for your \
setting. You can use this preset in every city by just clicking \
on its name. Also, you can control your setting from within the \
city report, in the governor column. And you can change it from there \
(use 'change' --> 'Citizen Governor'), if you have saved it as a preset.\
\n\n\
Use 'Game' --> 'Save Settings' to store your presets \
permanently.\
\n\n\
But beware! If you use the governor for some of your cities, you will \
encounter some difficulties with managing cities nearby, by hand. \
It's best to manage all cities on an island either by hand or by \
governor. Read more hints, some background information, and some \
preset examples in the file README.cma, included with Freeciv.\n\
")
[help_city_improvements]
name = _("City Improvements")
text = _("\
City improvements are built in each of your cities to improve trade \
revenue, science production, etc. Most improvements require you to \
pay an upkeep every turn. If you can't afford the upkeep for a \
building, then it'll be automatically sold.\
")
; /* Hmm, "sold" as in "you get money for it", or is it actually lost?
; Does the player get any money back for it, as when they actually
; sell an improvement, or is it lost forever? If it's lost, then
; "automatically sold" should be "lost".
; --> It's sold for money. See pay_for_buildings() in cityturn.c. */
[help_gen_improvements]
generate = "Improvements"
[help_technology]
name = _("Technology")
text = _("\
Research into technology is a necessity for improving the ability of \
your civilization to develop new military units and city \
improvements.\
")
[help_gen_techs]
generate = "Techs"
[help_wonders_of_the_world]
name = _("Wonders of the World")
text = _("\
Each wonder has specific benefits for your civilization. \
Each wonder is unique and is placed in the city which \
constructed it.\
")
[help_gen_wonders]
generate = "Wonders"
[help_units]
name = _("Units")
text = _("\
Units can be used for three purposes: attack, defense, and \
reconnaissance. How useful a particular unit is for each of these \
roles depends on the unit's strength in attack and defense, and its \
ability to move.\
"), _("\
There are four general types of unit: Land, Sea, Air, and \
Helicopter. (Helicopters are sufficiently different from other air \
units that it is easiest to think of them as a separate unit type.)\
"), ; /* xgettext:no-c-format */
_("\
Land units move on land, and suffer the movement effects of terrain, \
but benefit from roads and railroads. They cannot move on ocean \
squares except when carried by an appropriate sea unit. When at \
sea, they cannot attack or defend for themselves, but rely on the \
sea unit carrying them. Land units are the only units subject to \
zones of control. On land, land units can fortify to get a 50% \
defensive bonus; land units in cities automatically get this bonus, \
whether fortified or not. When a land unit successfully attacks a \
city without City Walls, the city is reduced by one population \
point. Land units with zero attack strength are non-military units: \
they require no upkeep, have no happiness effects, and cannot attack \
enemy units or capture enemy cities.\
"), _("\
Sea units move on Ocean squares and into cities next to Ocean \
squares. They can only be built by such cities. The movement rate \
of sea units is affected by several wonders (Lighthouse, Magellan's \
Expedition) and by the advance of Nuclear Power. Most sea units can \
attack units on the coast and in coastal cities, but they cannot \
enter an enemy city to capture it, even if the city is undefended.\
"), _("\
Air units can move on any square not occupied by an enemy unit or \
enemy city. The movement rate of air units is not affected by loss \
of hitpoints. Air units require fuel, which is obtained by ending \
their turn in a friendly city, Airbase or Carrier (or a Submarine \
for missile units). The number of turns an air unit can last \
without fuel varies by the unit type (see the individual units). \
Like sea units, air units are unable to enter an empty enemy city \
to capture it. When outside cities, air units can only be attacked \
by Fighters (or Stealth Fighters). Air units cannot be used to \
explore villages; depending upon server options, an overflown \
village may disband.\
"), _("\
Like air units, Helicopters can move on any square not occupied by \
an enemy unit or enemy city, and their movement rate is not affected \
by loss of hitpoints. Helicopters do not require fuel, but they \
lose a small amount of health for every turn not spent in a city or \
an Airbase, unless you have the United Nations wonder. Unlike other \
air units, Helicopters can capture enemy cities.\
"), _("\
Units which have been damaged in combat will regain hit points each \
turn in which they are not moved. Normally, a unit which has not \
moved will regain one hit point per turn. A land unit in a city \
with Barracks, or a sea unit in a city with a Port Facility, or \
an air unit in a city with an Airport, will regain all lost hit \
points if a full turn is spent (without moving) in the city. \
Otherwise, a unit which spends a turn in a city regains one third \
of its base hit points. A unit which spends a turn on a fortress \
regains an extra one quarter of its base hitpoints. Units which \
are fortified regain an extra hit point. If a player has the \
United Nations wonder, that player's units regain an extra two hit \
points per turn, even for units which have moved. In addition \
to all other effects, Helicopters lose two hit points (or gain two \
hit points less than they otherwise would) each turn that they do \
not end in a city. Damaged units in Sentry mode will wake up when \
they have regained all of their hit points.\
"), _("\
Depending upon server options, any set of unit types may reduce \
the population of a City without City Walls by one point upon a \
successful attack.\
")
[help_gen_units]
generate = "Units"
[help_combat]
name = _("Combat")
text = _("Default Combat Rules\n---------------------"),
_("\
When one unit attacks another unit, either the attacker will be \
destroyed, or the defender will be destroyed -- never both (unless \
the attacker was a missile). The outcome depends on several \
factors, including chance.\
"), _("\
First, the attacker's strength is modified.\
"), _("\
- If the attacker is a veteran, its strength is multiplied by 1.5.\
"), _("\
Next, the defender's strength is modified.\
"), _("\
- If the defender is a veteran, then its strength is multiplied by \
1.5.\
"), _("\
- Then the defender's strength is multiplied by the defense factor \
of the terrain it occupies.\
"), _("\
- Next, the defender's strength is doubled if it is a Pikeman unit \
defending against a mounted unit.\
"), _("\
- If the defender is an AEGIS Cruiser defending against airborne \
units (including missiles and Helicopters), the defense is \
quintupled.\
"), _("\
- The defender's strength is doubled again if it is in a city with \
a SAM Battery and the attacker is an air unit (other than an \
Helicopter) or a missile.\
"), _("\
- An SDI Defense doubles the defender's strength yet again against \
missile attacks.\
"), _("\
- If the attacker is a ship and the defender is in a city with a \
Coastal Defense, the defender's strength is doubled.\
"), _("\
- Against land units (other than Howitzers) and Helicopters, \
defending units in a city with City Walls have their strength \
tripled.\
"), _("\
- If the defender is in a fortress (and not a city), its strength \
is doubled.\
"), _("\
- Finally, if the defender is a ground unit, and is either \
fortified or inside a city, its strength is multiplied by 1.5.\
"), _("\
If, after these modifications, the attacker has a strength of 0, it \
automatically loses. Otherwise, if the defender has a strength of \
0, the defender loses.\
"), _("\
The firepower of the attacker and defender are also modified.\
"), _("\
- If the defender is a ship and is inside a city the firepower of \
the attacker is doubled and the firepower of the ship is set to 1.\
"), _("\
- If a Fighter is attacking an Helicopter the firepower of the \
Helicopter is set to 1.\
"), _("\
- If a ship is attacking a ground unit on land the firepower of both \
is set to 1.\
"), _("\
After these preliminaries, combat occurs, as long as both units are \
still alive (i.e., hit points are greater than 0). Each round, a \
random number between 1 and the sum of the attacker's and defender's \
strengths is generated. If this number is greater than the \
defender's strength, the defender loses hit points equal to the \
attacker's firepower. Otherwise, the attacker loses hit points \
equal to the defender's firepower. The first unit to reach 0 hit \
points (or negative hit points) loses. \
"),
; /* Actually, that's a little white lie. The random number is really
; from 0 to (A+D-1), and the comparison is ">=D", not ">D". The
; odds are the same both ways, but I think my explanation may be a
; little simpler for non-programmers who may be reading this. */
; /* xgettext:no-c-format */
_("\
Whichever unit survives the fight has a chance of becoming a \
veteran, if it was not a veteran already. If the winner's \
civilization has the Sun Tzu's War Academy (and if it isn't \
obsolete), the unit will always become a veteran. Otherwise, the \
chance of becoming a veteran is 50%.\
"), _("\
If the attacker is a ground unit and wins, and the defender is in a \
city without City Walls, the city is reduced in size by 1.\
"), _("\
If the defender loses, and is not inside a city or fortress, all \
other units at the defender's location are destroyed along with the \
defender.\
")
[help_combat_modifying]
name = _(" Modifying Combat Rules")
text = _("Modifying Combat Rules\n----------------------"),
_("\
The combat rules described before can be modified by changing the \
following modifiers in game.ruleset, section combat_rules: \
"), _("\
- killstack. (default: 1) If set to 0, units in the same tile of a \
lost defender are not destroyed. \
")
[help_combat_example_1]
name = _(" Combat example 1")
text = _("\
Suppose a Cannon (A:8, D:1, HP:20, F:1) attacks a Musketeer \
(A:3, D:3, HP:20, F:1) inside a city with City Walls built \
on a Forest tile. Neither are veteran.\
"), _("\
The defender's base strength is 3. Because it is on a Forest tile, \
its strength becomes 4.5. It is behind City Walls, so its strength \
is tripled, to 13.5. It is a ground unit inside a city, so its \
strength is increased to 20.25.\
"), _("\
Strength values inside the game are actually multiplied by 10, with \
fractions dropped, so the attacker's strength is 80, and the \
defender's strength is 202.\
"), _("\
Both units keep their firepower of 1 unchanged.\
"), ; /* xgettext:no-c-format */
_("\
Each round of combat, a random number between 1 and 282 is \
generated. If the number is greater than 202 (about a 28% chance), \
the defender loses 1 hit point. Otherwise (about a 72% chance), the \
attacker loses 1 point.\
"),
; /* Double-check my calculations.... Consider 28 rounds of combat.
; The attacker should win about 8 of them, taking 8 HP off the
; defender's 20 HP total. The defender should win the other 20,
; killing the attacker. */
; /* xgettext:no-c-format */
_("\
Since both units have 20 hit points, the odds favor a victory for \
the defender. The defender will probably lose somewhere around 40% \
of its hit points during the fight. But the outcome is never \
certain as long as both units have non-zero strengths; the defender \
might emerge untouched, or it might lose most of its hit points, or \
it might even lose the battle.\
")
[help_combat_example_2]
name = _(" Combat example 2")
text = _("\
Suppose a veteran Battleship (A:12, D:12, HP:40, F:2) with 3 \
movement points attacks a veteran Alpine Troops (A:5, D:5, HP:20, \
F:1) inside a city built on a Grassland tile, with City Walls and a \
Coastal Defense.\
"), _("\
The attacker's strength is 12, raised to 18 because of veteran \
status.\
"), _("\
The defender's strength is 5, raised to 7.5 due to veteran status. \
The terrain's defense factor is 1 (no effect). The Coastal Defense \
doubles the defender's strength to 15. (The City Walls have no \
effect against attacking sea units.) The defender is a ground \
unit inside a city, so its total strength is 22.5.\
"), _("\
Internally, the values used for attacker and defender strength are \
180 and 225, respectively.\
"), _("\
The firepower of the Battleship is set from 2 to 1.\
"), ; /* xgettext:no-c-format */
_("\
Each round, a random number from 1 to 405 is generated. If it is \
greater than 225 (about a 44% chance) the defender loses 1 hit \
point. Otherwise, the attacker loses 1 hit point.\
"),
; /* Please, someone double-check my probability computations! :-(
; Consider 44 rounds of combat: the Battleship should win 20 of
; them, and the Alpine Troops 24. That's enough to kill the Alpine
; Troops (precisely to 0 hit points), and inflict 24 hit points on
; the Battleship's 40 HP total. */
; /* xgettext:no-c-format */
_("\
In this case, the odds greatly favor the attacker winning. The \
Battleship is 25% less likely to score a hit in any given round, \
but the Battleship has twice as many hit points. The Battleship should \
expect to lose about 60% of its hit points during the fight, and should \
expect to have no movement points left.\
")
[help_zones_of_control]
name = _("Zones of Control")
text = _("\
Zones of Control, abbreviated as ZOC, is a game concept which \
prevents you moving freely in zones controlled (or partially \
controlled) by enemy forces.\
"), _("\
The general rule is that a land unit which is adjacent to an enemy \
occupied square cannot move directly to another square which is \
also adjacent to an enemy occupied square. Here an enemy occupied \
square means a land square with an enemy unit on it. Adjacency \
means any of the eight squares surrounding a unit.\
"), _("\
In the following special cases ZOC does not apply:\n\
- A unit moving directly into or out of a city.\n\
- A unit moving onto a square occupied by a friendly unit.\n\
- A unit moving from an ocean square (disembarking from a boat).\n\
- A unit type which explicitly ignores ZOC, eg Diplomats and Spies.\
"), _("\
Notes:\
\n\n\
- Only land units are restricted by ZOC.\
\n\n\
- Non-land units can impose ZOC (that is, count as enemy occupied \
squares), but only if they are on a land square. So effectively \
sea units cannot impose ZOC (unless they are in a city), and air \
units (including helicopters) do not impose ZOC if they are over \
ocean squares.\
\n\n\
- ZOC does not restrict unit attacks, only movement.\
\n\n\
- An enemy city counts as an enemy occupied square if there are \
any units inside the city, but not if the city is empty. (This is \
the same rule as for any other square).\
\n\n\
- Moving from an ocean square is a special case; moving _to_ an \
ocean square (moving back onto a boat) is also permitted, by the \
special case of moving onto a friendly unit (the boat).\
"), _("\
TIP: You can infiltrate enemy zones by first moving in a Diplomat \
(or some other unit which ignores ZOC), and then moving regular \
units onto the square now occupied by the Diplomat. \
By repeating this process (and optionally leaving some units \
behind to keep squares occupied), you can make a path through \
enemy territory.\
"), _("\
These rules differ slightly from previous versions of Freeciv \
(release 1.8.0 and before) in the following ways:\n\
- Enemy cities with no units in them no longer impose ZOC.\n\
- The special case for land units disembarking is new.\
")
[help_terrain]
name = _("Terrain")
text = _("\
The different types of terrain each have different strengths and \
drawbacks. When choosing a place for a new city, make sure there \
are enough food-producing squares nearby to support your growing \
population.\
"), _("\
The net benefit of a square for your city depends on your government \
type as well as city improvements and wonders.\
")
[help_gen_terrain]
generate = "Terrain"
[help_terrain_alterations]
name = _(" Terrain Alterations")
text = _("\
Settlers and Engineers have the ability to alter terrain squares in \
several ways.\
"), _("\
Suitable types of terrain can be irrigated. This requires a nearby \
source of water: an Ocean or River square, or another square which \
is irrigated, must be directly adjacent to the target square, to \
the north, south, east or west. Irrigating a square causes it to \
produce some extra food each turn. In addition, given sufficient \
technology, you may irrigate a square a second time, turning it \
into even more productive Farmland.\
"), _("\
Some types of terrain can be mined, which increases the number of \
resources (shields) produced by that square.\
"), _("\
Roads and railroads can be built on any square except Ocean. (To \
build a road or railroad on a River square, though, you must know \
Bridge Building.) Roads and railroads allow your units to move \
more quickly, and they increase the resources produced in cities.\
"), _("\
- Units use only one third of a movement point when going from one \
square to an adjacent square, if both squares have a road.\
"), _("\
- Units expend no movement points when moving along a railroad. \
You may ride a railroad indefinitely.\
"), _("\
- A road may increase the trade resources produced by some types \
of terrain.\
"), _("\
- A railroad increases the shield resources produced by a square by \
50%. (Depending on server options, railroads may also increase \
food and trade resources, or may increase shield resources by an \
amount other than 50%.)\
"), _("\
Settlers and Engineers may also build a fortress. Units inside a \
fortress defend at twice their normal strength; also, units inside \
a fortress must be destroyed one at a time. See the Combat help \
section for further details.\
"), _("\
You may also build Airbases, at which your air units may land and \
refuel.\
"), _("\
The following table shows the number of turns required for one unit \
of Settlers to complete an activity. These numbers are reduced to \
half (rounded up) for Engineers, and they can be reduced further by \
stockpiling several Settlers/Engineers, doing teamwork.\
"), "\
$TerrainAlterations\
", _("\
City centers (the tile a city is on) are special. A city center is \
worked for free in the default rules. When a city is built a road is \
automatically put on the city, and a railroad will also be placed there \
whenever possible. City centers are auto-irrigated: they get the \
benefits of irrigation, although they are not actually irrigated. \
Finally the city center may have a ruleset-dependent minimum for \
food, shield, and trade output.")
[help_pillaging]
name = _(" Pillaging")
text = _("\
All ground units have the ability to destroy terrain alterations, \
by pillaging. Pillaging removes 1 terrain alteration per turn per \
unit. Depending upon server settings, you may be given a choice \
of which terrain alteration to pillage, or they will be pillaged \
in the following order:\
"), _("\
- farmland\n\
- irrigation\n\
- mining\n\
- a fortress\n\
- an airbase\n\
- a railroad\n\
- a road\
"), _("\
Tiles that do not have terrain alterations (farmland, irrigation, \
mining, fortress, airbase, railroad or road) cannot be pillaged. \
In addition, terrain conversions and transformations cannot be \
undone by pillaging. For example, if you have irrigated a Forest \
tile to convert it into a Plain, pillaging will not convert it back \
into a Forest -- to do so, you would have to convert the tile again \
with a Settler or Engineer.\
")
[help_government]
name = _("Government")
text = _("\
Your government type influences your cities' productivity and \
commerce, your citizens' happiness, and many other game factors.\
"), _("\
Your civilization starts out under a Despotism. As your technology \
improves, you can select other forms of government (listed below). \
In order to change your form of government, you must start a \
revolution. This will cause your civilization to undergo a period \
of Anarchy (lasting 1-5 turns); at the end of this time, you will be \
able to choose your new government.\
"), _("\
Corruption is the loss of trade due to inefficiency and greed. \
Under most forms of government, the farther away from the capital a \
city is, the more trade will be lost to corruption. (If you do not \
have a capital, your cities will suffer extremely high levels of \
corruption.) A Courthouse will reduce the level of corruption in a \
city.\
"), _("\
Waste is the loss of shields due to inefficiency and greed. \
Under most forms of government, the farther away from the capital a \
city is, the more shields will be lost to waste. (If you do not \
have a capital, your cities will suffer extremely high levels of \
waste.) A Courthouse will reduce the level of waste in a \
city. Waste can result in your cities not building anything.\
"), _("\
TIP 1: Offensive military campaigns are difficult under Republican \
and Democratic governments unless you give your citizens \
lots of luxuries to keep them happy. When conquering other \
civilizations, it may be helpful to switch to one of the more \
militant styles of government.\
"), _("\
TIP 2: Scientific advancement requires high levels of trade, which \
are much easier to achieve under Republican and Democratic \
governments. Consider switching to the Republic as soon as \
you can; gaining advanced technology early in the game puts \
you at an advantage.\
")
[help_civil_war]
name = _(" Civil War")
text = _("\
Civil war is devastating to any empire, and is triggered by \
the loss of your capital (palace). Up to half of your cities \
will rebel and declare allegiance to a new (AI) leader, who \
will loot half of your treasury and retain all of your \
scientific advances.\
"), _("\
Players remain in the civil war state for just one turn, after \
which the empire enters a state of anarchy.\
"), _("\
The capture of your capital does not always lead to civil war. If \
you have treated your people with kindness, you are more likely to \
retain their loyalty. Each city that is celebrating reduces the \
chance of civil war, while each revolting city increases the \
likelihood.\
"), _("\
In addition, the form of government directly contributes to the \
chance of civil war. Governments with universal franchise are \
far less likely to revolt than those more despotic in nature.\
"), _("\
The number of cities an empire needs before it can erupt into \
civil war is by default 10. That is, empires with fewer than 10 \
cities are immune from civil war. However, this is a server \
option, and may vary upwards from a minimum of 6.\
")
[help_gen_governments]
generate = "Governments"
[help_happiness]
name = _("Happiness")
text = _("\
Citizens may be either happy, content or unhappy. Keeping your \
citizens happy (or at least content) is one of the most important \
objectives in Freeciv. When your citizens become unhappy, your \
cities will fall into disorder (which disrupts production); but when \
your citizens are happy, your cities will celebrate, and your \
production will increase greatly.\
"), _("\
If the number of unhappy citizens in a city exceeds the number of \
happy citizens, the city falls into disorder. When a city falls \
into disorder, it produces nothing. Cities which are in disorder \
are easier for enemy Diplomats and Spies to incite to revolt. \
Prolonged disorder under Democracy can lead to a spontaneous \
revolution, overthrowing your government.\
"), _("\
However, if the number of happy citizens in a city is at least as \
great as the number of content citizens, and you have no unhappy \
citizens in that city, and the city has at least 3 citizens, then \
the city celebrates. This is designated by the term \"Rapture\" on \
the City Report. The effects of celebration vary depending on your \
government type:\
"), _("\
- Under Anarchy or Despotism, you will not suffer the normal \
production penalty for squares which produce more than 2 units of \
any resource (food, shields or trade).\
"), _("\
- Under Monarchy or Communism, your city will gain the trade bonus \
of Republican/Democratic governments: 1 bonus trade in any square \
which already produces at least 1 trade.\
"), _("\
- Under a Republic or a Democracy, your city's population will \
increase by 1 each turn until there is no excess food or until \
the number of happy citizens is no longer sufficient for \
celebration.\
"), _("\
The normal state of a citizen is contentment. However, as your \
cities grow larger, crowding causes citizens to become unhappy. \
Each citizen in a city after the 4th (that is, the default value of \
the option unhappysize in the server) will be generated unhappy, \
instead of content. If you have a large number of cities (depending \
on your government as well as the server option cityfactor), the \
limit on content citizens is reduced to 3.\
"),
; See content_citizens() in server/citytools.c.
_("\
In order to offset unhappiness, you may build city improvements that \
make unhappy citizens content (such as, a Temple, a Colosseum, or a \
Cathedral - or even a Courthouse if your government is a Democracy), \
and/or relevant wonders of the world, and/or convert part of your \
trade into luxuries. For every two luxuries produced in a city, one \
content citizen is made happy. After converting all content \
citizens to happy citizens, unhappy citizens are converted to happy \
and/or content. Some wonders of the world have also effects on \
citizens' happiness (see the appropriate sections for details).\
"), _("\
Under many forms of government, the presence of military units in a \
city can create contentment by imposing martial law. Under a \
Republic or a Democracy, however, military units can cause \
unhappiness (see Government for details). It is noted that, in this \
case, city improvements, such as those mentioned above, do not have \
any effect on citizens' unhappiness. This form of unhappiness can \
be offset by building a Police Station, relevant wonders of the \
world (such as the Hanging Gardens, J.S. Bach's Cathedral, the Cure \
for Cancer, Shakespeare's Theatre, and, of course, the Women's \
Suffrage; note, however, that the Michelangelo's Chapel will not \
have an effect in this case, since it counts as a Cathedral in every \
city or double effects of Cathedrals, depending on ruleset), or \
converting part of your trade into luxuries.\
")
;For more details check city_refresh() in server/cityturn.c
[help_space_race]
name = _("Space Race")
text = _("\
The Space Race is a second option to win the game, besides \
eliminating all other civilizations. If your spaceship arrives \
first at Alpha Centauri, the game is over and you have won. \
(However it is possible for this option to be off as a server \
option.)\
"), _("\
Before you can build spaceship parts, the Apollo Program wonder \
must have been built by any player. You also need specific \
technologies to build the different spaceship parts: see the \
help texts for Space Structural, Space Component, and Space Module, \
under City Improvements. (If there are no help texts for these \
items, it probably means the spacerace server option is off for \
your game.)\
"), _("\
When you have started building your spaceship, you can see it with \
the \"Spaceship\" command in the Report menu. To see spaceships of \
other players, select the player in the Players dialog and click \
\"Spaceship\".\
"), _("\
If the success probability is below 100%, some fraction of the \
people on board may not survive the journey. This reduces the \
score bonus from the spaceship, but it still counts as a win.\
"), _("\
If the capital of a civilization is captured, a spaceship that has \
been launched will be lost, so defend your capital well!\
"), _("\
TIP: If an enemy civilization has launched a spaceship, try to \
quickly build a light spaceship with many propulsion units \
that will arrive earlier. The only other option is to capture \
their capital.\
")