stealth_nsk
Deity
Obviously I was saying about current situation, which needs to be rebalanced.
Yes, and we could be almost sure it's already rebalanced
Obviously I was saying about current situation, which needs to be rebalanced.
I am concerned about the Dutch. I already think they have an annoying overlap with the Arabs and were undercut by the Portuguese. This too makes me think they need a little bit more. That being said, the Sea Beggar is awesome, so that might very well be enough to compensate for everything.
I could see the Dutch UA getting an addition of "don't need DoF to be able to trade lump sums", which would make it work.
If you're not going to expand relatively quickly (by settlement or war), there is no point in going Liberty to begin with. So the question is not whether or not Liberty suits the map but whether or not one's play style suits Liberty.Kinda depends on the AI, and of course you have to take into account that an Emperor player isn't going to be able to get his empire up as quickly as someone good enough to be playing on Deity. Alex, Hiawatha, and Washington typically just don't give you the space to make a strong Liberty start, even on lower difficulties.
Looks like it can. And I wish it couldn't, because early wars are greatly rewarded already, they need no further encouragement.3) I don't know, so I'll start by asking: can lump sum gold be traded as part of a peace deal anymore? That's the one exception I might be okay with, if otherwise lump sum requires friendship. Such an exception could still be exploited, sure, but it isn't hard to change code to make it so lump sum is only given on the first or second peace offering (which was how Civ 4 operated, IIRC, though that system was not great either). I just feel lump sum should still be available for peace deals since Civ 5 has a much greater penalty for DoWing someone in terms of diplomatic status with all other civs.
8 gpt x 30 turns = 240 gold =\= 180 gold
3) I don't know, so I'll start by asking: can lump sum gold be traded as part of a peace deal anymore? That's the one exception I might be okay with, if otherwise lump sum requires friendship. Such an exception could still be exploited, sure, but it isn't hard to change code to make it so lump sum is only given on the first or second peace offering (which was how Civ 4 operated, IIRC, though that system was not great either). I just feel lump sum should still be available for peace deals since Civ 5 has a much greater penalty for DoWing someone in terms of diplomatic status with all other civs.
3) I don't know, so I'll start by asking: can lump sum gold be traded as part of a peace deal anymore?
I think this is a good, smart change. There's an odd thing where the AI overvalues its gpt and undervalues yours (fwiw, I think gpt should be worth slightly less than a lump sum either way), but that's a minor tweak if necessary.
I've always found it odd that two civilizations that have just met each other are a-okay with trading half their GDP for an orange.