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It's important that we agree on our civ's wonder goals, since this will directly affect our tech path. We know we will need Apollo to reach the stars. That's a given, but very far away.
Currently, we have: Mike's Chapel (happiness)
Leo's Workshop (unit upgrades) and
Adam Smith's Trading Co. (maintenance-free low-level infrastructure)
Presntly available WoWs are Great Library and Oracle. I recommend against pursuing these. GL is worthless to the tech leader, and the Oracle is of limited use (expires).
Currently researching Medicine, which will allow Shakespeare's Theatre. This WoW only affects one city, so I rarely use it. Considering the massive land area of our empire, I doubt we could use it effectively.
Other possibilities include --
King Richard's Crusade. This will greatly increase our shield production, but lasts only until Industrialization (which the AI will immediately race toward).
Magellan's Expedition. All ships gain +2 movement.
Requires: Astronomy, then Navigation.
Minister says: This looks like a land-based game, let's skip it.
JS Bach's Cathedral. A happy WoW (well technically, a "contentment" wonder). Affects only same continent as the city it's built in.
Requires: Theology IIRC, which we should be able to study next if we want.
Science Minister is neutral on this one.
Darwin's Voyage. Gives 2 free tech advances.
Requires: Bridge Building, Navigation, Physics, Steam Engine, Railroad.
Highly recommended.
United Nations. Enforces all proposed peace treaties, allows non-anarchy govt. changes.
Requires: Railroad (see above), then Industrialization, then Communism.
Highly recommended. Why? Because we'll have more Peace while buildiing spaceship parts!
Isaac Newton's College. doubles science output of city it's built in.
Requires: Astronomy, then Theory of Gravity.
Science ministry usually loves this WoW, but it is less useful without colossus and Cope's (Celts have both). Still, it would be great in a city with many trade arrows.
Hoover Dam. Provides Hydro Power to all cities = many shields!
Requires: Electronics, which requires Electricity, which requires a lot of stuff we don't have.
Recommendation: Set this as a long-term goal for our spaceship construction program.
SETI. yields a research lab in every city.
Requires: Computers -- and many other techs we don't have.
Recommendation -- This is a worthy goal to increase our research rate, but is hard to attain until late in the game.
OTHER WoWs...
If we feel we need more happiness, we can consider Cure For Cancer and perhaps Women's Suffrage.
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The Science Ministry requests...
that the ppl speak their minds on this important topic.
I will publish two polls -- one for short-term wonders, and one for long-term goals.
Currently, we have: Mike's Chapel (happiness)
Leo's Workshop (unit upgrades) and
Adam Smith's Trading Co. (maintenance-free low-level infrastructure)
Presntly available WoWs are Great Library and Oracle. I recommend against pursuing these. GL is worthless to the tech leader, and the Oracle is of limited use (expires).
Currently researching Medicine, which will allow Shakespeare's Theatre. This WoW only affects one city, so I rarely use it. Considering the massive land area of our empire, I doubt we could use it effectively.
Other possibilities include --
King Richard's Crusade. This will greatly increase our shield production, but lasts only until Industrialization (which the AI will immediately race toward).
Magellan's Expedition. All ships gain +2 movement.
Requires: Astronomy, then Navigation.
Minister says: This looks like a land-based game, let's skip it.
JS Bach's Cathedral. A happy WoW (well technically, a "contentment" wonder). Affects only same continent as the city it's built in.
Requires: Theology IIRC, which we should be able to study next if we want.
Science Minister is neutral on this one.
Darwin's Voyage. Gives 2 free tech advances.
Requires: Bridge Building, Navigation, Physics, Steam Engine, Railroad.
Highly recommended.
United Nations. Enforces all proposed peace treaties, allows non-anarchy govt. changes.
Requires: Railroad (see above), then Industrialization, then Communism.
Highly recommended. Why? Because we'll have more Peace while buildiing spaceship parts!
Isaac Newton's College. doubles science output of city it's built in.
Requires: Astronomy, then Theory of Gravity.
Science ministry usually loves this WoW, but it is less useful without colossus and Cope's (Celts have both). Still, it would be great in a city with many trade arrows.
Hoover Dam. Provides Hydro Power to all cities = many shields!
Requires: Electronics, which requires Electricity, which requires a lot of stuff we don't have.
Recommendation: Set this as a long-term goal for our spaceship construction program.
SETI. yields a research lab in every city.
Requires: Computers -- and many other techs we don't have.
Recommendation -- This is a worthy goal to increase our research rate, but is hard to attain until late in the game.
OTHER WoWs...
If we feel we need more happiness, we can consider Cure For Cancer and perhaps Women's Suffrage.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The Science Ministry requests...
that the ppl speak their minds on this important topic.
I will publish two polls -- one for short-term wonders, and one for long-term goals.
I love several wars even more!!
, we want quick conquest of a couple of cities to put them in their place
, and get in amongst them in their homeland to keep them occupied
. Therefore we need Darwin to keep us ahead in the tech race
, and armed with significantly superior units
. Then UN to give us the chance to wage war at time of our choosing
.
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