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Topic: Ethnic Orientation to Minor Powers? |  |
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Lancer
Emperor
Oregon Coast
Apr 99
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posted April 14, 2001 21:55
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Any chance that minor powers might share the same ethnicity as major powers? For instance, if you're playing as Germany, might there be an Austria? What a rich history of competition those two had, and then the union in WW2... Of course, many different minor nations make up present day Germany, Italy, and perhaps others. I think it should be possible to run into a little country of the same ethnic origin. Thoughts? |
Roman
Prince
Bratislava, Slovakia
Sep 2000
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posted April 15, 2001 08:28
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Good idea - especially if you could then assimilate the minor nations using your culture points more easily/cheaply. |
SerapisIV
Warlord
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Feb 2001
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posted April 15, 2001 15:04
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Not sure they could find enough types babrabrian to keep that balanced, otherwise the central european civs would be benefited more. I think they should keep it vague with barbarian minor civs being more culturally similar to you based on your distance to their territory (or original capital). That way a civ on the opposite side of the world is least similar, but a civ next door is pretty close in culture |
Lancer
Emperor
Oregon Coast
Apr 99
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posted April 15, 2001 16:39
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Assimilation, I like it Roman.  ...but then I'm a spy planted by the Borg...  SerapisIV, good point. I wonder if it is the case that euros would benfit more, or if a bit of investigation would reveal otherwise? Though come to think of it, I know of no Japanese related minor countries. I agree that the closer a minor is the more related it might be, though it shouldn't be a hard and fast rule. |
Maccabee2
Chieftain
Jacksonville, FL, USA
Sep 2000
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posted April 16, 2001 22:29
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Originally posted by Lancer on 04-15-2001 04:39 PM
Though come to think of it, I know of no Japanese related minor countries. I agree that the closer a minor is the more related it might be, though it shouldn't be a hard and fast rule.
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Sure, the Ainu were a fair-skinned, bearded people of an island in the Japanese islands. They were traded with, then later assimilated by the Japanese. Some scholars think that Kennewick Man (a 4,000+ year-old skeleton found in the American northwest) was closest to the Ainu, so perhaps they were explorers in their own right. |
dognheat
Settler
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Apr 2001
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posted April 17, 2001 01:04
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The implementation I would like to see in regards to ethnicity is if you conquer cities from other Empires. Thos cities would be given some special consideration ( more unrest, different trade bonuses, etc.). Anything other than that will just get way too complicated.------------------
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