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Originally posted by Dale
They would have to be SP only as they would kill in an MP game. But that's simple to setup.
They would have to be SP only as they would kill in an MP game. But that's simple to setup.
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In civ4 you can simply turn off events for either SP or MP games... but ohh wait Col doesn't have events.
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Yes it does, the whole Tutorial is done via events.Originally posted by Heraclitus
In civ4 you can simply turn off events for either SP or MP games... but ohh wait Col doesn't have events.
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What the hell do you mean by that? I am not an apologist for them (if anything I've been as critical, if not more than anyone) and I did not agree anything about events being hard work for the the developers. I said they were intrusive, essentially negative RNG's and that most civ4 events wouldn't fit anyways.Originally posted by Heraclitus
Oh so now after all this time it apperas that Hera was right in his rant.
Didn't you say that events are too much work for the developers? Didn't the Firaxian apologist Dale agree?
Don't put words in my mouth I never said thankyou.Comment
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Re: Things I would change
Mmm, I can imagine a situation when a free colonist enters school, and an ironworks is finished while he's studying.Originally posted by DarthVeda
Education
* Revamped Colonial Education System:
-Asks which profession on admission to learning building, rather than departing
If you proposal was included, the player wouldn't be able to choose a blacksmith as profession when the student finishes his education.Comment
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You were far more than just critical of Civ 4, you went out and made it better in the most fundamental ways.Originally posted by Dale
What the hell do you mean by that? I am not an apologist for them (if anything I've been as critical, if not more than anyone) and I did not agree anything about events being hard work for the the developers. I said they were intrusive, essentially negative RNG's and that most civ4 events wouldn't fit anyways.
Don't put words in my mouth I never said thankyou.
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Re: Re: Things I would change
It eliminates the problem of "woops can't train that because I don't have the money on hand when it's done."Originally posted by GeoModder
Mmm, I can imagine a situation when a free colonist enters school, and an ironworks is finished while he's studying.
If you proposal was included, the player wouldn't be able to choose a blacksmith as profession when the student finishes his education.Comment
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Re: Re: Things I would change
No he meant choose the profession at the start of training. Buildings no effect on education, as you would still have to have that profession in the colony at START of training. So your blacky could be a farmer, and you can teach blacky at school.Originally posted by GeoModder
Mmm, I can imagine a situation when a free colonist enters school, and an ironworks is finished while he's studying.
If you proposal was included, the player wouldn't be able to choose a blacksmith as profession when the student finishes his education.Comment
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Agreed. Good idea. Lets you plan things out better.Originally posted by DarthVeda
It eliminates the problem of "woops can't train that because I don't have the money on hand when it's done."Captain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012
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You might be right about the MP impact though I'm not entirely convinced. But I'd be willing to wager that 90% or more of us never play on MP and frankly don't care to. We'd rather have the special events.Originally posted by Dale
There are a couple of problems which you should be aware of:
1. RNG hell.
2. Extremely unbalancing in MP.
3. If you get lucky early, you win the game.
4. If your opponents get these, but you are unlucky you will never catch up to them.
Yes they did provide atmosphere, and they were enjoyable to get, but geeze are these unbalancing for the entire game!
Darth, if the Fountain of Youth is going to ruin the MP game anyway, then why not just go back to the original and make it 6 colonists?Comment
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Re: Things I would change
I think Liberty Bell production should be a factor - but not the only factor. Producing Liberty Bells should be a trade-off. Upside being bonuses. Downside being that the REF size increases a little faster.Originally posted by DarthVeda
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* The size of the REF is bound to trade conducted with Europe, no longer tied to Liberty Bells.
- The King has a "coffer" where money from Tax and Military Purchases are stored. Each unit added to the REF has an associated
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I actually like the current education system except for the ramping costs.Originally posted by DarthVeda
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* Revamped Colonial Education System:
-Asks which profession on admission to learning building, rather than departing
-No more ramping education time
-All free colonists require 10 turns at all education levels, Natives and Criminals 50% longer.
-All professions cost money to train and require a master present in the colony
-Add veteran soldier to the list of colonists that can be trained
-Building a college or university reduces training costs by 25% and 50% respectively
* Petty Criminals are no longer educated at Native Villages
* Native Converts are no longer educated at Native Villages
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I like this idea a lot. A selectable reward occurs to me. Select between military units, removing an item from boycott or a 10% reduction in tax rate.Originally posted by DarthVeda
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Missions from the King
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Not only should fortress's be more visually distinctive, but they should actually be strong enough to justify building them.Originally posted by DarthVeda
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* Fortresses automatically fire upon hostile naval units.
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I don't really see the need to change this one - at least not this drastically.Originally posted by DarthVeda
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* Amount of money required to transit treasure to Europe aboard King's galleon increased based on difficulty:
- Hardest - 75% + tax
- Easiest - 25% + tax
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And a huge map/scenario of the new world that accurately places European starting locations and Indian tribes.Originally posted by DarthVeda
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* Add a map of North America (Huge and Standard)
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FYI: You can't really create a scenario in the World Builder. You cannot place a colony or village and there is no editor feature to allow you to randomly fill the map with resources, native villages or ruins. You also cannot set the starting locations.Comment
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Re: Re: Things I would change
You can with this patch. The problem with the AI got fixed.FYI: You can't really create a scenario in the World Builder. You cannot place a colony or village and there is no editor feature to allow you to randomly fill the map with resources, native villages or ruins. You also cannot set the starting locations.
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What I liked here a lot is missions from the King.
Not so keen on exploration suggestions. As already mentioned they are quite imbalanced.
Adding some random events could spice things up. Let's say you could win/lose favour with your King.
I am also positive on having a eurepean power help you if you generate X amount of LBs.
Random pirate ships could be added and act as barbarians.
I would also like to see a fort opening fire to nearby ships.
Above all I would like to see this video memory flood eliminated -reported it to Firaxis today.Coling since 1994... :)Comment
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