Blind Research

[Steve2000]

Originally posted by The_Aussie_Lurker
I said great idea, but with the 'caveat' that it should not be 100% blind, but that you should be able to prioritise your research in one of several key areas-Economy, Military, Science, Socio-cultural, Naval, Industrial.

This was how it was in Alpha Centauri.

Good idea

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by -Ab-
if civ 4 had blind research the AI would probably cheat,get what ever techs it liked, and then threads would started complaining about it

I can always be optimistic

[Grumbold]

I don't think its a good fit with the new Civ 4 tech tree approach of having to learn different techs just to do basic worker functions. People would win or lose games on whether their first worker could get busy immediately or sat around for 20 turns because the semi-random research gave them hunting, archery and animal husbandry when they needed agriculture. The current Civ game has been balanced around that goal of picking your own path through the tree to achieve very different results.

[Dis]

I support blind research for the older ages, as it would be more realistic (yes I used the R word). Maybe in the modern age you could gain the ability for more focussed research.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Grumbold
People would win or lose games on whether their first worker could get busy immediately or sat around for 20 turns because the semi-random research gave them hunting, archery and animal husbandry when they needed agriculture.

Then start everybody with agriculture.

In fact, the invention of agriculture is the only reason why people switched from a nomadic lifestyle.