rdwendt
Chieftain
After having browsed through many forum posts, and thoroughly reviewing the current Civ-specific Abilities chart (found on the official Civilization 3 website http://www.civ3.com), I have come to the conclusion that something needs to be done to the current configuration in order that each civilization is more accurately represented (at least in as much as would be possible with only 6 choices!). As a result, I propose that we try and work out just how the real civ fanatics (no pun intended) would like the abilities to be distributed. To get the ball rolling, I will include a complete list of how I think each civ should be classified. Please feel free to critique my (and hopefully others as replies start to come in) choices, but offer intelligent support for your claims (i.e. give us a history lesson). Here goes nothing. Firaxis, I hope your reading this!
1) I agree with the current configuration (as found on the official Civ 3 website www.civ3.com on 9/8/01) for the following civs:
Aztecs: Militaristic, Religious
Iroquois: Expansionists, Religious
Russions: Expansionists, Scientific
Greeks: Commercial, Scientific
Germans: Militaristic, Scientific
English: Commercial, Expansionists
Egyptians: Religious, Industrious
Zulus: Militaristic, Expansionists
Chinese: Militaristic, Industrious
Japanese: Militaristic, Religious
Indians: Commercial, Religious
2) The Romans should be [Militaristic and Expansionsists]
Reason: The influence of the Roman military in ancient times is indisputable. Militaristic is an obvious selection. But I feel strongly that Expansionists, not Industrious, would better describe their reign. The Roman empire at its zenith permeated several continents, strethching into parts of Africa and making its presence known well within the borders of Asia. It was, for this reason, an "Empire".
3) The Americans should be [Commercial and Industrious]
Reason: The Americans have established their dominance in the world primarily through the strength of their econmic/industrial infrastructure.Throughout all of the wars that the U.S was involved, our ability to produce massive amounts of reliable hardware and military equipment was
supported by the strength and flexibility of our economy. The Americans have been able to integrate industry and economics more effectively than any other civilization in history (for better or worse), and thus should be classified as Comercial and Industrious.
4) The French should be [Commercial and Scientific]
Reason: The influence of French culture (via commerce) is indisputable. They have a reputation for the quality of their art, cuisine, and fashion. Their presence as an academic (hence scientific) nation is misunderstood, but nonetheless important to the history of the world. As an Engineering student, I can attest to the overwhelming influence that French mathematicians (Ampere, Cauchy, Coulomb, D' Alembert,
de Moivre, Descartes, Fermat, Fourier, Lambert, Laplace, Liouville, Navier, Pascal, Poincare, Poisson, Reyneau, Saint-Venant, Savart) and philosophers have had on science and engineering. In fact, I would go so far as to say that no other single culture has produced as many great mathematicians as the French have (at least, in my text books I have found more formulas and theoretical results derived by French scientists than by anyone else).
[This message has been edited by rdwendt (edited September 09, 2001).]
[This message has been edited by rdwendt (edited September 09, 2001).]
1) I agree with the current configuration (as found on the official Civ 3 website www.civ3.com on 9/8/01) for the following civs:
Aztecs: Militaristic, Religious
Iroquois: Expansionists, Religious
Russions: Expansionists, Scientific
Greeks: Commercial, Scientific
Germans: Militaristic, Scientific
English: Commercial, Expansionists
Egyptians: Religious, Industrious
Zulus: Militaristic, Expansionists
Chinese: Militaristic, Industrious
Japanese: Militaristic, Religious
Indians: Commercial, Religious
2) The Romans should be [Militaristic and Expansionsists]
Reason: The influence of the Roman military in ancient times is indisputable. Militaristic is an obvious selection. But I feel strongly that Expansionists, not Industrious, would better describe their reign. The Roman empire at its zenith permeated several continents, strethching into parts of Africa and making its presence known well within the borders of Asia. It was, for this reason, an "Empire".
3) The Americans should be [Commercial and Industrious]
Reason: The Americans have established their dominance in the world primarily through the strength of their econmic/industrial infrastructure.Throughout all of the wars that the U.S was involved, our ability to produce massive amounts of reliable hardware and military equipment was
supported by the strength and flexibility of our economy. The Americans have been able to integrate industry and economics more effectively than any other civilization in history (for better or worse), and thus should be classified as Comercial and Industrious.
4) The French should be [Commercial and Scientific]
Reason: The influence of French culture (via commerce) is indisputable. They have a reputation for the quality of their art, cuisine, and fashion. Their presence as an academic (hence scientific) nation is misunderstood, but nonetheless important to the history of the world. As an Engineering student, I can attest to the overwhelming influence that French mathematicians (Ampere, Cauchy, Coulomb, D' Alembert,
de Moivre, Descartes, Fermat, Fourier, Lambert, Laplace, Liouville, Navier, Pascal, Poincare, Poisson, Reyneau, Saint-Venant, Savart) and philosophers have had on science and engineering. In fact, I would go so far as to say that no other single culture has produced as many great mathematicians as the French have (at least, in my text books I have found more formulas and theoretical results derived by French scientists than by anyone else).
[This message has been edited by rdwendt (edited September 09, 2001).]
[This message has been edited by rdwendt (edited September 09, 2001).]