Louis XXIV
Le Roi Soleil
I hate to simply post an idea with the hopes that people will like it, but, since the modding tools aren't out, I was hoping I could get some feedback, especially from programmers who might give me an idea of how complicated this would be to implement (I know there would need to be a UI change, but I'm not sure if the rest would need LUA or not).
Basically, I was playing as Songhai and really enjoying their City-State sacking bonus. Then I realized something. Sometimes you really just want to make someone pay, but you don't want to gain any territory. This was especially true with city-states, where their bonuses far outweigh anything you'd get for taking them.
So here's my idea: Vassalization (or subjugation or some other name). Basically, the idea would be, when you capture a city-state, you still get the gold from sacking them. However, another option would pop up, which would be "Make the city a vassal." With this option, your influence on the City-State will instantly go to 100, so you get all the benefits you would if you were allied with them. However, as a consequence, you lose influence much faster (I was thinking the speed you lose it for trespassing, which I think is 6 per turn). The idea would be to give warmongers a chance to get city-state bonuses without forcing them to take a city-state. However, these bonuses are much more temporary. If you want to keep them, you'd have to keep fighting the city or switch to a peaceful route.
EDIT: Wrong forum. Could a mod move to C&C? Moderator Action: Thread moved. - Methos
Basically, I was playing as Songhai and really enjoying their City-State sacking bonus. Then I realized something. Sometimes you really just want to make someone pay, but you don't want to gain any territory. This was especially true with city-states, where their bonuses far outweigh anything you'd get for taking them.
So here's my idea: Vassalization (or subjugation or some other name). Basically, the idea would be, when you capture a city-state, you still get the gold from sacking them. However, another option would pop up, which would be "Make the city a vassal." With this option, your influence on the City-State will instantly go to 100, so you get all the benefits you would if you were allied with them. However, as a consequence, you lose influence much faster (I was thinking the speed you lose it for trespassing, which I think is 6 per turn). The idea would be to give warmongers a chance to get city-state bonuses without forcing them to take a city-state. However, these bonuses are much more temporary. If you want to keep them, you'd have to keep fighting the city or switch to a peaceful route.
EDIT: Wrong forum. Could a mod move to C&C? Moderator Action: Thread moved. - Methos