I'm playing multiplayer Freeciv. I'm on a team with another player, plus we have an alliance. I'd like to build a city in his territory.
This had been possible recently, I think. We have Freeciv 2.3.4 now, and pressing b has no effect. No error message shows up when pressing b either. "Build" in the menu bar is grayed-out for that settler.
Is there any workaround, or an option we missed? Or has this "feature" just been removed from the game by an update?
Best Answer
Since you can only build on terrain owned by your own nation, the question is how to get new terrain.
You can build a fort pressing f. Then, the fort, and (sometimes) some terrain around it, will be set to your country. I think taking over a foreign fort has even the same effect. This new terrain is suited to build you city.
I found this out by chance. The official handbook, freeciv.wikia.com, does not mention this, though. It might be a bug, but it is perfectly working.