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Amnesiac Modder
Although another user has re-added the Theater building to BNW already, I'd personally take the same idea in another direction: Move the Zoo to a class by itself (requiring wildlife camps nearby), and add a few modern successors to the Theater.
P.S. I'm having trouble deciding which technology (one or several) should unlock these buildings; it should be something from the early Modern Era, but beyond that I'm stumped. If you have questions or comments, please leave them here!
- Cinema (see comments below): +1 Gold, Culture, and Happiness bonuses; city must already have a Theater.
- Motion-Picture Studio (see comments below) -- +3 each to Culture, Production, and Gold; +10% to Great People generation in the same city. (It takes all kinds of people to create a box-office hit, so an all-round bonus fits best: Artists and Engineers design sets; Writers create scripts, Musicians record soundtracks; Scientists help with SFX technology; and Merchants bankroll/advertise the picture.) Of course, the city where the Studio is built needs a Cinema first.
- Filmmaking District (national wonder, requires a Cinema in every city): +4 global Happiness; +4 Tourism; +1 Culture/+2 Gold per Cinema in the empire. Acts as a free Motion-Picture Studio in the city where it is built.
- Loew's Chinese Theatre (world wonder): +6 global Happiness; +6 Tourism; +10% to empire-wide Gold and Culture. A Great Person of the player's choice appears in the city containing this wonder. (Even a General, Admiral, or Prophet can buy VIP tickets!) Acts as a free Cinema in the city where it is built.
P.S. I'm having trouble deciding which technology (one or several) should unlock these buildings; it should be something from the early Modern Era, but beyond that I'm stumped. If you have questions or comments, please leave them here!
Which really makes no sense, because photography and the motion picture were two darn influential inventions. I would recommend adding those two techs - Photography in the Industrial Era (scientific theory prereq?), which is a prereq for Motion Photography in the Modern Era (maybe along with replaceable parts?).
