Little things that make a game great

[The diplomat]

I really liked the quotes in SMAC. They were not necessary to make the game work but they added a lot.

What if civ4 had something like that? Maybe each tech or wonder could have a little paragraph about the role the tech played in history. For example, when you built the Great Pyramids, there could be a little paragraph about who built them, when they were built and their significance.

I know some posters have commented about how civ1 got them interested in learning about history. This type of feature would really add a lot of educational value to civ4.

I know it is not required to make civ4 a good game but it would add a lot. It would be one of those little things that would make you go "wow, the developpers really put that extra effort to make the game even better".

[Dauphin]

That information is already in the civilopedia isn't it? At least in Civ3. You could probably hook that into build notification screen no problem.

[Trifna]

When you build a wonder, just getting bit of information about how this wonder influenced its society could be a little plus... for ambience, immersiveness, for fun factor and many things.

[Jon Shafer]

http://www.apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=126600