Variable unit upkeep costs

[Optimizer]

I wonder whether the Civ 3 team ever played CTP.

[Dimorier Maximus]

The CtP games are good to give you an open mind and show you some neat things that you should work on implementing in Civ games, but they aren't as good as any of the games: Civ1 (for its originality), Civ2 (for its obvious greatness), or Civ3 (it sucked at first, but it grows on you like mold ). I'm not going to sit here and bash CtP games though. If they had been made first, they might get some more of my respect.

I think they were highly innovative, but sloppily made. At least CtP2...never played Civilization: Call to Power.

[Optimizer]

Introducing variable upkeep cost into PTW wouldn't be too hard, would it?

[Panag]

Originally posted by player1
In fact, I would arther give workers a HIGHER upkeep cost.

They are big bunch of people which don't eat cities food like in Civ1 & Civ2.

hi ,

, you make them cost more citizens

have a nice day

[ALPHA WOLF 64]

Originally posted by Optimizer
Introducing variable upkeep cost into PTW wouldn't be too hard, would it?

i love the idea of variable maint costs but i'm guessing the AI wouldnt have a clue how to handle it. as is, the AI dont seem capable of maintaining a decent economy.

[des-esseintes]

its a simplification

u dummies

[Panag]

Originally posted by ALPHA WOLF 64


i love the idea of variable maint costs but i'm guessing the AI wouldnt have a clue how to handle it. as is, the AI dont seem capable of maintaining a decent economy.

hi ,

, the AI seems to do well when you let units cost citizens , so why should it not do fine , ....

BUT , indeed the AI should take care to build a beter infrastructure and economy

lets hope that those things can be found in a new patch

have a nice day

[realpolitic]

Ive found that Ive had more than enough gold to support older units, in fact to the point of historical inaccuracy.

[Galvatron]

Well it's true think of how many million dollars a government needs to buy and maintain a large and high quality airfleet but on the other hand how much would you need to build up a milita force (give him a weapon show him the direction of the enemy and hooray off we go ). So I think a milia/warrior should be free because he really needs almost nothing after you given him a weapon but planes and especially tanks needs upkeep all the time (e.g. repairs)

Sure Settler have to cost something because as discussed earlier otherwise you would have an army of them and develop the land in no time. In reality: Think of it like you must give a settler group some tools and food so they can live over the first years before they had enough food produced by themselves to live on their own so this way the costs for settlers can be justified.

[Optimizer]

Maybe Workers should cost money just when working.

[Panag]

hi ,

it should not be that dificult to set up a "variable unit cost" in the editor , ....

it would be great

it would also be intresting to have an option to let a unit "eat" food , ....like in civ 2 , only improved , ...

both options would need a turn ON and OFF

have a nice day

[Galvatron]

Originally posted by Optimizer
Maybe Workers should cost money just when working.

Optimizer you are doing what your name promises : optimizing the upkeep-problem. Hmm might be an idea to do this in reality just pay your employees when they did something but on the other hand many civil servants would starve hmm I should not laugh I'm one of them but I’m working in my office, yes I do really