Oh, Big Ben's a good one. Late wonders are always appreciated, an England already was in need of a wonder "of their own"*. I will call it "Westminster Palace", though, to be safe from angry Brits pointing out that "Big Ben" is only the name of the tower's bell.
I was thinking of a condition that is more in spirit with feudal Japan, but the only thing associated with it I can think of is isolation. But because you don't have to actively do something to isolate yourself, it doesn't make for a good condition (see our current one).
I would like something that prohibits them from expanding into China too early, because that makes their following game too easy and is ahistorical. A spontaneous idea for it would be:
"Acquire more island cities than continental cities and keep them until XXXX AD"
The Japanese main islands would of course be excluded, and the date directly determines the UHV's overall difficulty: the later, the faster Japan has to expand afterwards to get a high enough score. I'd propose something after 1800 AD.
*Edit: it seems that the only civs left without their own wonder are
- Persia
- Japan
- Vikings
- Spain
- Aztecs
- Turkey
- Inca
- Mongolia
I wouldn't like to do that (those territorial UHVs often strike me as uninspired). Their score condition already incites them to expand, that should suffice.None, at least for now. That's actually a tough question unless we are to give them the "German treatment".
I was thinking of a condition that is more in spirit with feudal Japan, but the only thing associated with it I can think of is isolation. But because you don't have to actively do something to isolate yourself, it doesn't make for a good condition (see our current one).
I would like something that prohibits them from expanding into China too early, because that makes their following game too easy and is ahistorical. A spontaneous idea for it would be:
"Acquire more island cities than continental cities and keep them until XXXX AD"
The Japanese main islands would of course be excluded, and the date directly determines the UHV's overall difficulty: the later, the faster Japan has to expand afterwards to get a high enough score. I'd propose something after 1800 AD.
Oh, my bad. I totally forgot to do this before my recent release ...Could you consider lowering the commerce bonus from Capitalism to +1 per improvement? If you want, you can divide the +2 bonus to +1 per both Towns and Villages but try balance it down a little. It's currently acting as if every city was running Absolutism.
*Edit: it seems that the only civs left without their own wonder are
- Persia
- Japan
- Vikings
- Spain
- Aztecs
- Turkey
- Inca
- Mongolia