Nao probably refers to these values:
Code:
<HappinessDefault>9</HappinessDefault>
<NumCitiesUnhappinessMod>100</NumCitiesUnhappinessMod>
<PopulationUnhappinessMod>100</PopulationUnhappinessMod>
which do not change from Prince and on.
I think it's obvious, but in case why not.
So you have three options (discounting your complaining here):
1. For more freedom, play in Warlord where the values are considerably lower (12, 75% and 75%)
Playing warlord would just free my hands a little more yet, so not sure i could play how i want with only 3 more base happiness and the 75% thingies.
Let's face it, this is starting to be gaudy.
2. Mod the game (only those three lines) to give Prince level whatever values make you feel free.
I'm criticizing the game, not the mods.
3. Learn new strategies and developments that also give you more freedom at Prince level, without having to mod the game (this would be my choice, as the progression of dif levels is clearly meant exactly for that... you become better, you jump to the next level).
I'm not entitled to do so. Principally because I don't. I had to watch let's plays in order to give me objective. It's not like i could learn anything from myself. Again, either it's too hard or i'm not smart enough, but that's it. It's like that...
in any case you may have a case for further reducing/increasing those values at higher than Prince... would you like that?
It's basically what i just said, if i get you correctly. That the ladder of happiness decreases with difficulty, and not only until Prince. Problably would decrease slower too, or proportionnally from Settler to Prince (if that's not already the case) and from Prince to Deity without any difference.
But don't jump on a mod writing right now, it's not really what i want, you guys always mix general criticism of a game with our actual playing issues. It's not a bout me. It's about the game. As I said i'm now probably a Deity player, thanks to LPs.
Also if you came from civ 4, then you might have to adjust the playstyle and admit that you can't play as wide as before. Of course, more cities--> more pop, more science, more gold, more culture, more faith, more production, more everything. But in an actual game you might not have well developed cities until the late game, so tall empires can still be really good.
I said somewhere that i have habits from other Civ games. I know it. But i also underlined the philosophy of the game, which is a part of Civ5 also : a simplistic map where you move units. Everything is linked. What can you do in Civ ? Fun, i mean. There expansion and war. GH can prevent you to do them whevever you are ready for in every aspect of the game. GH is just not adapted to most of its difficulty levels. WHAT PROBLEMS DO YOU HAVE WITH THAT ?
then again, maybe you're looking for a ladder in terms of happiness that doesn't just stop at prince but keeps going?
I'm not looking for anything. Just criticizing a game. But, not all constructive discussions are about helping personnally anybody. It can be about general purposes too. Is Obama a good president ?
But yes, I think that the devs should have increment happiness rarity in EVERY difficulty levels. So that it would tie more to the actual level of the AIs, their aggressivity or whatever.
The thing about Deity, however, is that the AI has more luxes and money available to trade, and also more workers to steal. That allows you to get more happiness from AI luxuries, and hook up yours earlier from worker steals. In my opinion that at least partially balances out the difficulties with expansion, wonders and religion.
No, I brang this on the table, but apparently my arguments are obviously less valuable than his
He tries to minimize them, but i'm doing the exact same thing saying Notre Dame and the like are not so important compared to the Prince happiness starting setup. Like you never build Notre Dame in a finger snap. But, no, I'm wrong and he is right obviously.
This guy set up his own rage when saying peremptorily i'm
WRONG.
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