Yes, America is the world's most powerful country, and yes it has mighty war machine, but even so, the late game has been Americanized way too much.
Firstly, why are there two stealth air units? Only one would be necessary, since they are both bombers. And I really don't think that 'stealth' deserves to be a seperate tech.
The B-2 'Spirit', the big stealth plane, has an insanely high cost at over a billion dollars per plane. It can't fly supersonic, has a relatively small payload due to it's low profile, and needs a climate-controlled hangar. And of course it can only be used at night. No more are planned. It's a modern equivalent of the Zeppelin, frightening, silent, and can do a bit of damage, but extravagant and ultimately useless.
That this paper tiger was put in over a typical jet bomber is serious oversight IMO.
The stealth 'fighter' is has a much more reasonable price tag, and a better record, but an advancement in radar could make it obselete overnight. Still, it's not too bad a choice.
Now we have the AEGIS cruiser. It's a missile firing cruiser with some sort of computer system which gives it a fighting edge. However, its anti-aircraft abilities are not really modelled in civ3, so it was given an anti-sub role instead.
This annoys me, as the phalanx and the trireme were presumably ditched for being too Mediterranean. AEGIS was kept though - why? Why not 'advanced cruiser' or something like that?
The final named tech in civ1 and civ2 was fusion power. In civ3 it is 'Integrated defence'. I think that this is inexcusable.
Fusion power: A dream of safe, clean energy harnessed in the same way the sun gets it's energy. Will we ever do it? No-one knows. It's an ideal stepping stone for future techs.
Integrated defence: A rubbishly named final tech (was all previous defence 'unintegrated'?). It's depressing that many of the final techs (stealth, smart weapons and integrated defence) are military-only techs.
I really don't think that technological development should end with the controversial 'son of Star Wars' but I suppose Firaxis thinks differently.
Then there are the wonders, but i'll do them in separate post later some time, if this thread takes off.
Firstly, why are there two stealth air units? Only one would be necessary, since they are both bombers. And I really don't think that 'stealth' deserves to be a seperate tech.
The B-2 'Spirit', the big stealth plane, has an insanely high cost at over a billion dollars per plane. It can't fly supersonic, has a relatively small payload due to it's low profile, and needs a climate-controlled hangar. And of course it can only be used at night. No more are planned. It's a modern equivalent of the Zeppelin, frightening, silent, and can do a bit of damage, but extravagant and ultimately useless.
That this paper tiger was put in over a typical jet bomber is serious oversight IMO.
The stealth 'fighter' is has a much more reasonable price tag, and a better record, but an advancement in radar could make it obselete overnight. Still, it's not too bad a choice.
Now we have the AEGIS cruiser. It's a missile firing cruiser with some sort of computer system which gives it a fighting edge. However, its anti-aircraft abilities are not really modelled in civ3, so it was given an anti-sub role instead.
This annoys me, as the phalanx and the trireme were presumably ditched for being too Mediterranean. AEGIS was kept though - why? Why not 'advanced cruiser' or something like that?
The final named tech in civ1 and civ2 was fusion power. In civ3 it is 'Integrated defence'. I think that this is inexcusable.
Fusion power: A dream of safe, clean energy harnessed in the same way the sun gets it's energy. Will we ever do it? No-one knows. It's an ideal stepping stone for future techs.
Integrated defence: A rubbishly named final tech (was all previous defence 'unintegrated'?). It's depressing that many of the final techs (stealth, smart weapons and integrated defence) are military-only techs.
I really don't think that technological development should end with the controversial 'son of Star Wars' but I suppose Firaxis thinks differently.
![Frown](https://apolyton.net/core/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Then there are the wonders, but i'll do them in separate post later some time, if this thread takes off.
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