therottweiler
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, there's a "No World Congress" option under advanced settings. Is this right?
This.
, there's a "No World Congress" option under advanced settings. Is this right?
And IIRC, there's a "No World Congress" option under advanced settings. Is this right?
You know, I don't think there is...
Probably should be, though.
This.
You don't have to gain CSs to obtain a victory. There are other victory types such as science, domination or cultural victories. If you don't have enough resources to obtain a CS through their quest, you could also use the spies to coup if the percentage is high enough or by rigging the elections in the CS so that your influence with that CS could rise. Voting in favor or against propositions in the WC also decides the AI attitude, where an AI would complain (because you voted against their proposal) or a compliment (because you voted for their proposal).
espionage and world congress are basicly tools for the AI to use against the human player.
They will ban luxuries that you have will embargo you , will steal techs from you faster then you.
its basicly a tool so the Ai doesn't fall behind when you are winning.
Bad design in my opinion
Dead wrong with regard to the WC. It's one of the easiest mechanisms for the human to exploit - to the point of being borderline exploitative - especially when ahead in tech.
Let me put it this way its a mechanic to counter runaway players
Runaway players know how to use it to their advantage, which is the point you're missing. The most obvious example is putting up your own ideology before anyone else even has one. It's very likely to pass, and your advantage has increased again.
The rare times it works against the runaway is when a lot of people don't like you. But if you're playing anything other for Domination, there is no reason to be disliked. It's pretty easy to focus the AI on someone else.
Got culture hogs in the game? Pass Sciences funding, they're slowed down.
Getting beat in science? Pass arts funding to slow them down.
Someone running away with the gold advantage? Embargo them.
Someone in Freedom is milking trade routes for CS influence? Embargo city states.
Local warmonger getting too big? Standing Army Tax.
Guy with an ideology other than your own that you want to hinder? Pass a World Ideology and watch their happiness go through the floor and tank their production/unit effectiveness, growth.