hay guys it's the Age of Discovery scenario

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Louis XXIV
Preferred gov, shunned gov

Isn't it about the choice of government by the AI ?

[WarpStorm]

Not really (contrary to the help files). The main effect (as Louis points out) it has in practice is how the AIs attitudes are effected.

[spy14]

Originally posted by Spiffor
I loved colonization, and I'm only 22 as well

The similarities with colonization won't be that huge; basically, this scenario keeps the technological gap between both continents, and it keeps the possibility to ship goods to Europe.

However, you won't have any specialists like in Colonization (expert farmers, expert priests); you will have some intra-European war; you won't sell weapons to the natives; you will research techs, etc.

In the end, it will be fairly different from Colonization, and it wil keep the very Civ-ish approach to it.

I'd gathered, but it'll still have that nice retro feel about it

[Faboba]

Originally posted by Spiffor
I've just notcied there will be a scenario specific government:
Protestant Monarchy

It seems to open the path for a more efficient government form (faster workers, reduced corruption) that is also open for a slight war weariness. Only a protestant Monarchy can build the 95 theses too.

Gosh I'd love a feature that makes countries having different governments less tolerant toward each other. Could make some pretty religion wars

They were threatening... I can't remember if it was in the designer diary... that there would be some hefty bonuses if you stuck with Catholicism but that in the short term you might be able to get an edge on rivals if you converted to Protestantism. At least that was how I understood it.