What do you do with your palace?

[ISTANBUL]

Currently it's annoying, popping up for nothing but to distract me during the game
If we could have some interior design of the palace instead of the outside-look of it and could have the diplomacy somehow in that room, if it's rich-n-well designed, the attitude of the communicating civ would be affected positively
and
the option to disable the pop-ups

[TheArsenal]

I don't mind the palace popping up. Game bells and whistles are fine with me. Breaks things up a bit - and is another, even if not quantifiable, method of tracking abstract achievement. At first I took great care to build something interesting, but now I build whatever style the computer defaults to.

[Tiberius]

Yep, it would be nice to have the Palace actually do something. More culture after several upgrades is an idea. Or, one that would people make pray for Palace upgrades: lower corruption! Or to increase happiness in the capitol; or to bring in some money in the treasury.
Whatever, just make it useful

[Boracks]

Just to throw out an idea, different parts could have different effects. For example:

Left wing: improves social conditions (more content)
Right wing: improves production (percent discount)
Center: improves economy (percent improvement)
Grounds in front: improves science (science students get summer jobs as groundskeepers so they can afford more university).

These days, I just pick one theme and stick to it.

[ChrisiusMaximus]

I agree it would be nice to see the Palace somehow tied to culture: as it grows so does its value.

I tend to go with whatever is the right design for the civ Im playing and usually dont build any of it as it pops up until late in the game and then it usually completes in one shot.

[Master Zen]

hmmm... I actually have never mixed and matched.. I think I'm doing that next time!

[Cort Haus]

Just say No

[:) Smiley]

I like the idea of different things giving different benefits. A better connection with the game would be using resources to build expansions rather than just getting parts for free.

[Vince278]

Originally posted by Boracks


Just to throw out an idea, different parts could have different effects. For example:

Left wing: improves social conditions (more content)
Right wing: improves production (percent discount)
Center: improves economy (percent improvement)
Grounds in front: improves science (science students get summer jobs as groundskeepers so they can afford more university).

These days, I just pick one theme and stick to it.

Great idea.

[Joe Average]

If I am really bored, I will have each palace addition match the culture of the nation I have most recently conquered.

For example - If I start out European, but half of my newly expanding empire is now composed of Egyptian citizenry, my next palacial improvement will mirror the morphing cultural values of my people.

(Sometimes you have to manufacture your own fun.)

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Boracks


Just to throw out an idea, different parts could have different effects. For example:

Left wing: improves social conditions (more content)
Right wing: improves production (percent discount)
Center: improves economy (percent improvement)
Grounds in front: improves science (science students get summer jobs as groundskeepers so they can afford more university).

I like this idea...


Or just make it simple, by having all diplomacy be in front of the palace of the player you're talking to (This means, if I talk to player X, I see his palace, while if it's player X who comes to see me, I see my own palace in the background...





I would also like to be able to have several options when building the palace:

1) Just add something to the palace as usual
2) Upgrade a part of the palace

Every part of the palace exists in 4 "Ages" for each culture. By "Ages" I mean: If you build a part of the palace in Ancient age, that part would be done in "Ancient age" style, while if you build a part (or upgrade an already built part) in modern ages, you get a "Modern age" style for that part...

I hope you understand what I'm trying to say...