Gammaray fan
Chieftain
Apr 2001
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posted May 07, 2001 00:00
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Originally posted by Darkknight on 05-06-2001 07:15 PM
for the better part of 5000 years a lot of the nations didn't know eachother (like humans and aliens) so obviously they will come up with different weopons and methods of doing things.
Shane
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This comment from Shane gave me a radical idea that most definitely won't make it into the game - still its something fun to think about! How about if every civ had its own tech tree, with its own unique buildings and units - all modern techs would be the same so this uniqueness only applies to say the Ancient age.
However, a civ could research another civs tech if they had an embassy with them. (this relies on the tech trees for each civ being compatible - ie. same techs but produce different buildings, wonders, units)
This effectively simulates ancient tech differences without giving any civ an unfair advantage (because any civ can get their tech if they have an embassy) EXAMPLE: English can naturally research archers and stone walls. However, they have an embassy with the Romans, and thus can also research legions and aqueduct!
EFFECT: simulates national/cultural differences, while also simulating how civs change through interaction with one another. (Eg. this way English will never discover samurai's on Earth map because by the time they contact the Japanese, they will have already researched the corresponding tech (pikeman?). However, if they start on a random map next to the Japanese, they would no doubt develop differently in terms of architecture as well as military units - this idea effectively allows this to happen) |
MarBaS
Settler
Omaha NE, USA
Apr 2001
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posted May 07, 2001 00:05
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I really like your idea. Your idea is logical, and is pretty much historicaly accurate. I would support implementing this into civ3, obviously it wont be but I like it  |
lord of the mark
Warlord
USA
Dec 2000
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posted May 07, 2001 10:09
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tech diffusion began very early - before writing (and thus embassies) Every civ in the the fertile crescent/egypt southeast europe era got the wheel at about the same time - and got the same type of wheel (3 planks, no spokes) (Jared Diamond, "Guns, Germs and Steel") they all obviously borrowed it from the same source (southern Russia). Ancient mexico got bronze working from Peru. Etc, etc. Shanes belief in civ isolation is simply not historically justified. LOTM |
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