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You might remember that idea I had not too long ago: when your empire got too big, it would split into bloody civil war.
Well, I now admit that I was wrong. Its a bad idea.
I've been involved in a long war. The Macidonians (evil treatybreakers that they were) were driven from the seas after much effort. Their island was taken, their cities destroyed, my rule cast over them.
To the east, the Babalonians have been driven back. My abolitionists were freeing slaves, my armys ready to cross the boarder. Finally, I took a key choke city and gave it to my longtime allies, the Egyptians, in exchange for a trade agreement. The babalonians are checked, the egyptians in my back pocket.
The empire is at peace. I've dropped the readyness of the armies, raised the wages, dropped the work week, and am instituting civic projects all over the empire.
Just what I would need right now is for half the cities to go over to the Rebels. And I can think of ABSOLUTLY nothing I would like less than to HAVE TO TAKE THOSE CITIES ALL OVER AGAIN. Yeah, I fought over mountain ranges and across seas. The last thing I want to do is repeat the process a second time.
So it was a dumb idea - I see that now.
However, I still think that the possibiltiy is there of combining your most angry enemies into bigger enemies as you pull ahead - a NATO sort of thing. That would unify their research and keep them viable in the game as your empire takes shape.
Just my two cents.
Well, I now admit that I was wrong. Its a bad idea.
I've been involved in a long war. The Macidonians (evil treatybreakers that they were) were driven from the seas after much effort. Their island was taken, their cities destroyed, my rule cast over them.
To the east, the Babalonians have been driven back. My abolitionists were freeing slaves, my armys ready to cross the boarder. Finally, I took a key choke city and gave it to my longtime allies, the Egyptians, in exchange for a trade agreement. The babalonians are checked, the egyptians in my back pocket.
The empire is at peace. I've dropped the readyness of the armies, raised the wages, dropped the work week, and am instituting civic projects all over the empire.
Just what I would need right now is for half the cities to go over to the Rebels. And I can think of ABSOLUTLY nothing I would like less than to HAVE TO TAKE THOSE CITIES ALL OVER AGAIN. Yeah, I fought over mountain ranges and across seas. The last thing I want to do is repeat the process a second time.
So it was a dumb idea - I see that now.
However, I still think that the possibiltiy is there of combining your most angry enemies into bigger enemies as you pull ahead - a NATO sort of thing. That would unify their research and keep them viable in the game as your empire takes shape.
Just my two cents.
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