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> Many people have asked me to open more starting cities in G1.
> What I'd really like to do is offer some alternate routes out of
> the IC, such as one-way and/or one-use teleporation portals from
> the IC to other cities elsewhere on the map.
>
> The only problem I see is that opening a newbie center in the
> backyard of a former wilderness area which a long expedition by
> players who started on turn 1 had just arrived at might not be fair.
>
> I suppose I could do some sort of survey of the area before I create
> a port into the city, but any cities I choose will have this problem
> to one degree or another.
Yes, i think that this is a substantial change to the current game. I, for
one, am opposed to this sort of change. This would have been a good idea much
closer to the beginning of the game.
-joel