Recent content by Saint Leibowitz

Oh man that just gave me a perfect leader ability for Zwingli. Affair of the Sausages - Luxuries banned by the World Congress instead produce double Happiness/Amenities/whatever Civ7 does with luxury resources. Trying banning Salt NOW, haha!

Zwingli is a weird option for a leader, but one I'd kinda love to see. If Gandhi can constantly be a leader, why not him? That's assuming we stick to the standard model for leaders. I've been toying with an idea of mass-produced leaders (multiple leaders per civ with the possibility of getting...

This sounds interesting, but are you advocating for every civ to have a unique transition crisis for each era? That sounds like it could get complicated very fast, especially for civs that historically just didn't exist at certain points. What's an appropriate way for US to advance from...

Hmm, I do like that idea. It's basically what Alpha Centauri did unless you play as Zakharov. But I do think that late enough in the game you should be able to direct research. I would enjoy something like the eureka system where you can more easily get certain techs tailored to circumstance...

Almohads wouldn't be a culture civ IMO, they were fanatical religious purists bent on destroying all culture they found heretical. They should be a hardcore faith-military civ. They can be a pretty cool civ idea in their own right, but they're a very distinct and atypical era of Moroccan history...

I like the Medjay being a unique unit with a homeland bonus; but what is the specific historic basis for the bleeding wound ability? I like it mechanically; I'm just wondering why it'd be a bonus for the Medjay -- did they stab particularly hard, or something...?

I do like to emphasize the Greco-Roman blend of Byzantium since otherwise I see it more as Medieval Greece. (Not saying I'd roll it into the ancient Greece civ; if anything I'd roll that one into a more Byzantine civ!) Irene could be interesting but how much of a lasting impact did she have...

An oft-forgotten figure I'd love to see as a Byzantine leader is Pulcheria, who, unlike a certain other overused female Byzantine leader from Late Antiquity, actually governed and made major decisions. :P She was surprisingly influential in the development of early medieval Christendom and spent...

Ew, I don't like persona packs. It's just "what if we had another leader, but is actually the same leader?" Elizabeth could very easily be a Great People leader and I like the idea of a Great Spy. Maybe something like Civ5's Mayan Long Count, and the Great People can be a list of specific...

Oh gosh, I've just discovered that both Shapur I and Shapur II get called "Shapur the Great." That's... confusing, but I guess it makes more sense for the latter given the length of his reign. I had Shapur I in mind, since his wars with Rome are particularly memorable and included a lot of...

Ooh, a really epic option from the Sassanid era could be Shapur the Great. A truly terrible neighbor to have. Ability: Bane of Rome - Gains double gold from pillaging enemy improvements near Persian borders and gains an offensive combat bonus against civs who found cities near Persian borders...

Yeah, agreed -- ancient Israel's historical impact (via not only Judaism, but its influence on Christianity and Islam as well) is massive, and its absence in prior games is actually kind of glaring. I realize it gets omitted for political reasons to dodge the current controversy but... that's...

Maccabees could have an ability to Spread Religion, but only in your own cities, and maybe have an attack bonus in Israelite land. Would fit their historic role pretty well and fit into a general theme of Israel as religious and defensive.

Shah Ismail I, founder of the Safavid Dynasty, could be a great option for Islamic Persia. Converted the kingdom to Twelver Shi'ism and was a very influential poet. His ability should be called Khata'i, his pen name. It would cause Great Works of Writing to increase Culture and Faith of the...

Alas, most of Mexico's military history consists of civil wars so that'll be an issue with most UU ideas. I don't think Zapata makes much sense as a leader; he was a dissident with a radically different vision of how Mexican society should function than it actually played out. I do find him and...