Prehistoric Techs

[Captain Crunch]

Some early techs should (IMHO) be available to everyone at game start. These include pottery, and polytheism. Polytheistic religions existed long before 4000 BC when the game starts, and pottery too existed long before. I can't think of a single civilization in the game that shouldn't have these techs in 4000 BC. Can you?

[Turk Man]

maybe

[vmxa1]

Yes many of them were not available to some groups in the 20th century. People in New Guinea, Amazon and a few others.

[bobbo008]

maybe "pottery" should be replaced by "crack pipe making" in the US...

[Captain Crunch]

Originally posted by vmxa1
Yes many of them were not available to some groups in the 20th century. People in New Guinea, Amazon and a few others.

Dude, I'm talking about civilizations. Those people were living in a pre-civilized state, so they don't count as civilizations. Also, what really matters is the civs in the game anyway, and I think all of them had these techs by gamestart.

[skuzzy]

it might be true that some civilizations had these techs before their era began but you can't go and specialize every civilization and keep the game fair. It's hardly possible. So even though it's a fabrication of real Civs for the game's sake it is required. So I don't see why you have to be so adament about fixing it. If you enjoy the game it shouldn't be a problem.

[statusperfect]

Originally posted by bobbo008
maybe "pottery" should be replaced by "crack pipe making" in the US...

[Lord_Davinator]

I think they should have hemp and tobacco smoking as a tech... hehe... tobacco resourses...

[MrFun]

Re: Prehistoric Techs

Originally posted by Captain Crunch
Some early techs should (IMHO) be available to everyone at game start. These include pottery, and polytheism. Polytheistic religions existed long before 4000 BC when the game starts, and pottery too existed long before. I can't think of a single civilization in the game that shouldn't have these techs in 4000 BC. Can you?

So stop complaining, and change them for yourself.

[Lord_Davinator]

Mr Fun... you are just toooo mean... let the man express his opinion and if you think it can be changed at least tell him how... sigh.... the anger in this forum... its not like they're after your cities...

[Kuciwalker]

If everyone starts with them, what's the point of them being there?

[Vince278]

Originally posted by bobbo008
maybe "pottery" should be replaced by "crack pipe making" in the US...

That's a Modern Era tech.

[Captain Crunch]

Originally posted by skywalker
If everyone starts with them, what's the point of them being there?

Honestly, I don't think they should be there as they are so old discoveries. I mean, polytheism is at least 40,000 years old, and perhaps much older. I forgot to mention Ceremonial Burial, which is the worst tech in Civ3. We know that even Neanderthals practiced ceremonial burial, so I mean, come on.... everyone should know this.

[vmxa1]

The game is not a real depiction of world history. It is not a simulator. It choose these conventions for play balance and fun. Weither that was sucessful or not is up to one taste. Maybe they need a disclosure that says any similarities to reality are purely a coincident.

[Odin]

Originally posted by Captain Crunch


Honestly, I don't think they should be there as they are so old discoveries. I mean, polytheism is at least 40,000 years old, and perhaps much older. I forgot to mention Ceremonial Burial, which is the worst tech in Civ3. We know that even Neanderthals practiced ceremonial burial, so I mean, come on.... everyone should know this.

I pesonally Think Civ should start with the invention of agriculture, not woth the start of the bronze age.