Poll: Trade routes with connectedness.
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Afforess
The White Wizard
Yes, if anyone decides to vote in this poll, please only consider purely gameplay mechanics. Assume both features perform exactly the same in terms of speed, AI, or any other external factors.
Rezca
The Greatest Jaggi
Why no 'Neutral' poll option? I don't really have any preference myself. It doesn't make any difference to me whether Trade Routes stay or leave (Though honestly I am liking the new mechanics over the old)
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Traveler of the Multiverse
I haven't tried the new contentedness yet. Still playing an eternal/gigantic map from an "old" rev that still has trade routes. I like that game, and don't wanna abandon.
I ran the new revs only in autoplay testing, so will vote only later.
I ran the new revs only in autoplay testing, so will vote only later.
I have just started a game with the new mechanic, and so far I can`t tell much of a difference.
However, I am inclined to vote for the old mechanic, if there wil be no wonders/civics/traits that boost the connction mechanic.
I really enjoyed the possiblity to have a thirt option over cottage/specialist economy - the trade economy, where I would use everything to maximise trade routes and trade route income.
However, I am inclined to vote for the old mechanic, if there wil be no wonders/civics/traits that boost the connction mechanic.
I really enjoyed the possiblity to have a thirt option over cottage/specialist economy - the trade economy, where I would use everything to maximise trade routes and trade route income.
Afforess
The White Wizard
There are wonders and civics that affect connections, FYI.
Kryanni
Worldly Flower
Yea my gaming PC just died a while back and I haven't gotten around to getting it fixed so I haven't seen the new mechanic in action. I did read the relevant discussion thread though ( http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=529999 ) and it was a pretty illuminating read - I'm voting for the new one (connectedness).
RIP trade routes.
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Traveler of the Multiverse
Well, I never really understood TR-s. I only new that "the more is the better" and running civics with "no foreign TR-s" is usually no good for me. I knew that Toll house is good for me, but never understood why it gives me nothing, although I am not running a civic that has "no foreign TR-s".
And a couple of other things like this makes me vote against it.
(Sorry Val)
Is there an explanation of how this new system works? I've been searching these forums for some time and can't find a complete description... Thanks.
Update: Aha, found this: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=13329826.
Am I correct in that we now get no commerce just from having connections, but various buildings now provide extra commerce based upon the number of routes we have?
If that's correct, that's quite an incentive to sprawl, especially now that many buildings' production and science yields are absolute values, no longer percentages. I'll have to change my strategy. (This would also reduce the value of the enlarged city radius game option). I presume that number-of-city maintenance costs are designed to compensate?
Update: Aha, found this: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=13329826.
Am I correct in that we now get no commerce just from having connections, but various buildings now provide extra commerce based upon the number of routes we have?
If that's correct, that's quite an incentive to sprawl, especially now that many buildings' production and science yields are absolute values, no longer percentages. I'll have to change my strategy. (This would also reduce the value of the enlarged city radius game option). I presume that number-of-city maintenance costs are designed to compensate?
Afforess
The White Wizard
Exactly.
Civics now compensate for this, and encourage various play styles.
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