Governments

[slimline7]

I would like to suggest a government type:

Name: ?

Units supported: all free

Suffers from peace weariness, excessive turns spent completely at peace results in % chance to anarchy,
when the civs have no one to direct their aggression toward the government loses its grip on the peoples hearts

Happy faces generated as some multiplication of #of civs at war with, similar to # of luxuries = greater bonus than 1:1 when you have more

corruption minimal, units highly productive (unless at peace)

Obviously the current editor doesnt allow the creation of such a government. Perhaps, this or some version of this would be on some of the readers wish lists?

[Aqualung71]

I thought you were joking, but then as I read all of your post I realised you're serious

[slimline7]

It is intended to represent some real world organizations. Who might consider what they have a form of government. Besides, at least its innovative ;D.

[Antrine]

Would you quit talking about the USA like that! We have, I thought carefully hidden these facts. We are a war-mongering Republic masquerading as Democracy.

P.S. Er, we learned the masquerading part from the beloved British.

You could name this Gov, an Imperial Republic. What do think?

[Krill]

Antrine, watch it, Britain had a monarchy that had some power in those days

Seriously, though, if you looked at Europe in those days/years/centuries there was a lot of problems supporting the population. And at least we let our empire break apart, unlike the French...

[slimline7]

Look at the history if you have any doubts, (this is how these guys stack up)
Carter = the pathetic, he killed no civs
Reagan = the strong, the Russians
Bush Sr. = the fierce, Iraq but not as good because they were left alive
Clinton = the mediocre, did launch a few missiles, good for the population (promoted random sex)
Bush Jr. = the weak, 2 civs (Afgans and Iraq), you would have to have been alive in the 30's and 40's to see another world leader with that kind of record, but he failed because peace came too fast, he should have targeted the entire "axis of evil" simultaneously a war sure to last a while.

So are there any doubts that we should get Firaxis to just give this government type an official place in the game? Think of the challenge of being constantly at war, maybe if you have to have peace time just give alot of corruption or maybe sacrifice workers

[Plotinus]

Oh, but Reagan didn't kill any civs. America didn't win the Cold War - Russia just got bored of it and went home.

[Proserpine]

Originally posted by Plotinus
Oh, but Reagan didn't kill any civs. America didn't win the Cold War - Russia just got bored of it and went home.

When Russia switched from Communism to Democracy, there were a few years (turns) of anarchy.

[Aqualung71]

Originally posted by Proserpine


When Russia switched from Communism to Democracy, there were a few years (turns) of anarchy.

I thought they were still in anarchy. Should have let those Orthodox priests practice their religion - shorter anarchy.

As for Russia being in a Democracy, that's a whole different can of worms!

[Antrine]

Ya, that's for sure and that smell is suspiciously close to our 'can of worms'. It seems once a government is in power, no matter who put them there, they have uncanny ways of barracading the doors and beefing up their position.

It seems across this great land that we have become Institutionalized... however everything is reversed and the wrong people are on the inside looking down, or did I say out?