Wade.
Chieftain
I was looking forward to the new "mechs"(walking tanks), "super tanks", "super soldiers", etcetera being in the main(non-scenario) game. I've seen suggestions that they are only in scenarios. Is this the case?
To the "Civilization is about history" people I will say that in my opinion "Civilization is about building a civilization".
"Mechs" and "super tanks" are not too assuming. There are already prototypes of small, two-legged walking robots(bird-legged and human-legged forms) being developed by several groups. The US military already uses and continues to develop small, remotely operated, tracked machines that use guns as arms and cameras as eyes. Also, forms of a "super soldier" incorporating various technologies. There is also early development into a computer link directly to the human brain. The "space elevator" is already in the game. That too is being developed.
This is 2007. Imagine 2050 and further! Scary, wonderous, and a better quality of life just as our ancestors would view "modern" times.
All of thes technologies have been featured on the various Science/Discovery/Learning/Military channels.
-Wade
To the "Civilization is about history" people I will say that in my opinion "Civilization is about building a civilization".
"Mechs" and "super tanks" are not too assuming. There are already prototypes of small, two-legged walking robots(bird-legged and human-legged forms) being developed by several groups. The US military already uses and continues to develop small, remotely operated, tracked machines that use guns as arms and cameras as eyes. Also, forms of a "super soldier" incorporating various technologies. There is also early development into a computer link directly to the human brain. The "space elevator" is already in the game. That too is being developed.
This is 2007. Imagine 2050 and further! Scary, wonderous, and a better quality of life just as our ancestors would view "modern" times.
All of thes technologies have been featured on the various Science/Discovery/Learning/Military channels.
-Wade