Recent content by Lubricus

Yep! And again, he demonstrated his overconfidence and foolhardyness in the attack on Fredriksten - IIRC, he was adviced not to attack that fortress in the manner he did. But he did, and died. Yay for Norway! :D

Great news! Now I just have to finish this tedious work day, and it's off to play with Mongols!

+2 seems a bit high, how about letting specialists give +1 Happiness and +1 Production, or, perhaps more realistic, +1 Happiness and +1 Culture?

Is it really possible to give a military unit worker abilities? I seem to remember that wasn't feasible in earlier versions of Civilization, but I haven't gotten around to modding this version yet. Anyway, those bonuses seem to great. If the explorador is getting worker abilities, I don't think...

I'd like to see a Belgian civ based on the colonial efforts of Leopold II: Leader: Leopold II - Overseas Colonisation: Units are at +2 strength when on a continent different from their capital (I don't know if this is a valid ability). UU: Force Publique - replaces Musketman - functions as...

Might I suggest Magnus Lagabøte or Sigurd Jorsalfar instead? They made a much greater impression on the Norwegian society than Haakon VII, at least. Magnus could give a bonus to either Courthouses or Libraries, while Sigurd could give some sort of bonus to military units far away from home...

What, they're forming the nation of Somalia? :D

It should be "Emperor of Vijayanagar". The word "Maharaja" is Sanskrit, and used primarily in cultures using the languages Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarati and Bengali. The Vijayanagars used Kannada as their primary language, and some regions used Tamil and Telugu. While Sanskrit was indeed important...

Interesting idea... The fact that the treasure could be seized by an enemy is a pretty good drawback in itself, I think. If you have to pay tax as well, it should be enough of a penalty to make it work.

I find I prefer Malacca as the Indonesian nation. It has the most interesting history, and was quite successful. It should have some sort of improved, or maybe just cheaper, privateer unit as its UU, since the Malacca sultanate used them to great effect for centuries.

Both Atjeh, Malacca and Brunei were Muslim countries throughout the Colonization era.

Are we talking Malacca, Atjeh or Brunei here?

How about São José da Barra, which is the original name for Manaus in Northern Brazil? It was settled in 1669, IIRC.

I seriously doubt that many people will put work into making it more convenient to use what is, really, an exploit aimed at misleading the REF AI. After all, aren't you supposed to take care of ALL your people, even that poor sucker sitting in your "buffer" town? I can totally see how your...

Well, Confusianism HAS spread beyond the elite classes of China, so I can't quite agree with that. Of course, it is not a faith (or philosophy) which advocates missionary work, but the Chinese colonists would want conformity within their colonies, so teaching the natives about Confusianism would...