RCL
Chieftain
1) They should have really picked another leader than Catherine. Despite Catherine really expanded the empire, it's a bad choice because
a) She never had a 'cult' of her and as such is not very well remembered among common people.
b) She was not actually Russian (she was a German princess that married Russian tsar and ruled after her husband's death). Although we have a long tradition of non-native rulers (from Viking 'knyaz's to Stalin), it's still a strange choice.
Peter I The Great, who modernized and westernized the country (and pop-rushed building his new capital on its western borders) would be a better choice.
2) Russia never had knights. Maybe its UU should replace Knight instead of Cavalry.
3) In real life, a lot of Russian cities began as small Cossack settlements (especially in Siberia and Caucasus). Maybe Cossack unit should have a limited Settler ability? (limited == e.g. it could take 3 Cossack units in stack to build a city).
4) Some of the Russian cities in Civ3 (namely Riga, Tbilisi, Kiev) are now parts of independent countries. I guess Lithuanians, Georgians and Ukrainians get offended by having their capitals listed as Russian cities Think of Washington or New York being presented in game as English cities
Not to mention that Tbilisi and Tiflis is actually two variants of name of the same city.
a) She never had a 'cult' of her and as such is not very well remembered among common people.
b) She was not actually Russian (she was a German princess that married Russian tsar and ruled after her husband's death). Although we have a long tradition of non-native rulers (from Viking 'knyaz's to Stalin), it's still a strange choice.
Peter I The Great, who modernized and westernized the country (and pop-rushed building his new capital on its western borders) would be a better choice.
2) Russia never had knights. Maybe its UU should replace Knight instead of Cavalry.
3) In real life, a lot of Russian cities began as small Cossack settlements (especially in Siberia and Caucasus). Maybe Cossack unit should have a limited Settler ability? (limited == e.g. it could take 3 Cossack units in stack to build a city).
4) Some of the Russian cities in Civ3 (namely Riga, Tbilisi, Kiev) are now parts of independent countries. I guess Lithuanians, Georgians and Ukrainians get offended by having their capitals listed as Russian cities Think of Washington or New York being presented in game as English cities
Not to mention that Tbilisi and Tiflis is actually two variants of name of the same city.