Firaxis: Option to turn off Razing

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Originally posted by Yurt
Abandoned cities should stay on the map as "neutral" cities. Abandoning a city means just leaving it; the current option is more like "destroy city".

I like the neutral city idea. That way, any civ that doesn't mind crappy production can just pick it up, with the choice to install a government or raze it, and with no diplomatic immunity. however, they should have to move a worker into the city to provide the starting population.

[Spiffor]

If the independant cities have no radius, and have no impact on your cities around, then it's a very good idea.
Otherwise, maybe the AI should be concious of how many of its poeple you killed, and how much of his culture you destroy : Let's say I capture Shanghai (pop 14, Hanging gardens) to abandon it the next turn. When I dismantle Shanghai, Mao knows I killed 14 Chinese and a cultural powerhouse, and he won't pardon it anytime soon. This could apply to everything : abandoning cities, but also starvation and whip/draft.