this game is not kosher!

[Senator]

in this game one could have a theocratic jewish state and still get a food bonus from pigs. In essence that would be pork meat. It's even the largest food bonus of all the pastures!

[LordShiva]

Or a theocratic Hindu state getting a food bonus from cows. Or a theocratic Buddhist state getting food bonuses from any cows, sheep, pigs, fish, clams, whales, etc. Or a theocratic Muslim state getting a food bonus from Pigs.

Or, once I mod in my own religion, a theocratic Shivaist state getting a food bonus from vegetarian food (haha, that'll be the day).

[wilebill2]

It would be a really cool mod to make religion affect what bonuses you can have. Judaism cannot profit from pigs, but can build bagel factories!

[ulyanov]

Is it halal?

[-Ab-]

Yeah it would be nice if the different religions had something to distinguish between them
a small bonus of some sort each perhaps ?

[Cort Haus]

Originally posted by -Ab-
Yeah it would be nice if the different religions had something to distinguish between them
a small bonus of some sort each perhaps ?

I see the appeal of the idea, but think it wise that religions don't have special abilities. It was bold enough to include these named religions, but to try and attribute game features to these would have been asking for controversy.

[Squid Meier]

You can just see the nervousness by reading the apologies in advance part of the manual.

Apparently, legal and theological advice was taken prior to release.

[Footie Mad]

Firaxis did the right thing by including religions, but they were smart enough not go into differentitating between them. That's for us modders who don't have to worry about being politically correct or losing profit to worry about.

[Harovan]

I have rambled a bit about the same subject here: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...hreadid=140961

Not that it would have led to any result, though.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Cort Haus


I see the appeal of the idea, but think it wise that religions don't have special abilities. It was bold enough to include these named religions, but to try and attribute game features to these would have been asking for controversy.

Firaxis couldn't make this innovation because of public relations sake.

However, mods here on Apolyton can offer such innovation without worrying about public relations with customers -- we're independent from the need to make corporate profit.

[Tattila the Hun]

Do different religions get activated with HOT COFFEE command?

Teh controversy! Ban Civ4!

[LzPrst]

actually they could have said that muslims and jews wont get food from pigs, hindus wont get food from cows and christians wont get food from muslims...

err... never mind....

[kittenOFchaos]

That would be good...a disadvantage at last for religion - that you can't benefit from certain foodtypes due to religious principle.

[-Ab-]

I see the appeal of the idea, but think it wise that religions don't have special abilities. It was bold enough to include these named religions, but to try and attribute game features to these would have been asking for controversy.

why ?
this is a game with different races in it that have different attributes, so why shouldnt religion

my point is that Christianity is much further down the tech tree than Buddism (omg ! descrimination!!) so it ought to have some attribute to reflect this

political corretness can kiss my bottom tbh those who want to find offense will find it regardless of if its actually there

[Volstag]

Yeah it would be nice if the different religions had something to distinguish between them
a small bonus of some sort each perhaps ?

I have this feeling that some folks would freak-out if they began adding religious advantages/disadvantages. I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole.