Seidrik_The_Gray
Seidrik The Gray
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- Jun 26, 2006
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Thanks for keeping up the BTS development! I just got in my first TAM-BTS game (prince), and I'm impressed.
I had a couple of thoughts flavor/history-wise:
1. Great intro music!
2. How about adding glass-blowing, as the early art was considered a luxury, and not until about 1 AD through conquering the area of Syria did the Romans make it commonplace. I'm thinking that a Glassworker building could be added, and made available with the Furnace technology (though I'd be inclined to remove the Heroism tech requirement from the Furnace tech then). The building would do something like = +1 , +1 and also create a tradeable luxury good Glass; And probably require a Smithy already be built in the city (net would be +3 for a tradeable luxury)
Allowing glass should add some interesting side possibilities, including early researchers like Hero of Alexandria, and even some Steam-punk possibilities (not to go too hypothetical like artificial steam soldiers, but a wee bit of speculative like an early steam-engine).
3. Some Dyes should be coastal, and not require the Calendar technology. Namely the Mediterranean sea snail (whelk) that was used to make highly influential Tyrian Purple (Phoenician). I'd say at least the Fishing tech plus a workboat should be required to reveal and farm these. Not saying that the traditional CIV4 plant dye should be removed, just that there should be multiple sources. Map scripts should be altered to remove the amount plant dye, so dye isn't suddenly too easy to get.
4. Maybe add another flavor or two to the Sphinx wonder, so multiple civ's can build it to get an early Empire civic. Not to make it a national wonder, just to make it so a couple of civ's can snag the wonder. I'd think some other flavors might include one: from Assyria, perhaps a Roman Fasces one, and perhaps even a Terracotta army-inspired one.
I wish the intro music was playing the entire time that I was in this mod!
I agree with glass-blowing, but would also like to couple that with beeds. Beeds, as a form of jewelry were huge in ancient times.
I totally agree with the rare "dye fromt he sea" concept, and wish to expand on that with "pearls".