I admit that the system I proposed wasn't perfect-I was just really putting some ideas out there
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My big issue is, there should be some potentially unforseen consequences for 'overmanipulation' of people. This is why I like the idea of 'ideological techs', but would prefer to see them as spontaneous developments.
For instance, you develop the corporation, which allows you to increase 'Privatism' (sorry, lame title, but best I could think of
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Better examples might be setting Militarism very high. If you leave it at a high setting for too long, you might get 'Militancy' developing. The plus is that you get 'War Happiness', but the downside is that your will be UNHAPPY when you stay too long in peace! If you set Secularism too low, for too long, you might get an outbreak of 'Religious Fanaticism'. Again, this will give you some positives, but will also have negatives.
Anyway, just some ideas. Like DH_Epic says, I'm not trying to get too bogged down on the details right now, just throwing around my thoughts and seeing what takes hold
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Yours,
Aussie_Lurker.
