Recent content by Louis XXIV

I'm not convinced Macedon should be separate from Greece. I can see the appeal to that (I used to think they should be separate), but the more I've learned, the less it appeals to me. They certainly thought of themselves as Greek and spoke a dialect of Greek even if a very specific subset of...

Civ4 used "Free Market," while Communism was "State Property."

Austria-Hungary is weird to have as a Civ. It didn't exist very long (compared to the Austrian Empire) and it was basically a beginning of the disintegration of the Empire. Essentially, it's two states with the same head of state. People just know it by that name because of World War I.

It certainly existed (at least Judah certainly existed, but probably both). FWIW, I tend to think Israel should exist as a combination of the ancient and modern states. I would rather have a Merkavah as a unit than an ancient unit, but I'd still be in favor of some trait or otherwise that...

I voted for Ashanti, Mali, and Carthage. I was really tempted to vote for Morocco as well because I wanted the Moors/Almoravids, but I couldn't think of anyone to drop. I felt the Mali are far too important. The Ashanti are a fascinating one to include as a true West African Kingdom (I'm glad...

I'd rather not do a league. Either the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, the Most Serene Republic of Venice, or it should be an Italian Civilization.

Cultures like the Maya are often represented by a single Civ. Civilization and State are not synonymous. There's nothing wrong with the Italian Civilization including all those city-states.

I'm going to impose a 20-year rule here (same as r/AskHistorians) and comment briefly on the history rather than contemporary events before I move to the gameplay answer. This post absolutely has a hindsight bias - that, because it ultimately failed, it didn't work. That distorts the history...

Sorry, I was referring back to my original post, which was that I voted for Poland, Byzantium, and Armenians. The question is whether I wanted to replace Poland with a new third choice and I'm saying no.

Honestly, I don't think there's another CIv from the list I'd want in the game. Once again, Minoans were the only other thing that appealed to me.

I voted for Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam. Vietnam fills the role of Siam and Khmer previously because I'd like to see something new. That being said, I'd really love to have Vietnam, Siam, Khmer, and Pagan all in the game.

Only three? Babylon, Assyria, and Ottomans. But there are so many other deserving choices too.

Yep. The fallback option would be someone like Victor Emmanuel II (so the capital would be Turin), but Lorenzo feels like the best choice.

Tigranes is really the only name I recognized off the top of my head, so him. Most Civs that are city-states can be represented as a Civ if they wanted to. The Minoans are one of the more visually distinct Civs - they're quasi-Egyptian, quasi-Greek, but uniquely their own. There are too many...

This was harder. I voted for Byzantines as the obvious choice. I think Poland will be in eventually, so I'll pick them. I doubt the Huns will be in due to the Scythians being there. Given everything, I voted for Armenia as the final one. It's a fascinating Civ for late antiquity/early...