Guynemer
King
- Joined
- Feb 20, 2002
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I am emphatically not a programmer, and just discovered this mod, but I had some thoughts on how the First Nations influence play.
One is just simple flavor: I think the names of the various nations could use updating. For example, Haudenosaunee instead of Iroquois, Ñuu Savi instead of Mixtec, Niimíipuu instead of Nez Perce, etc. Having these people call themselves by names other than their own upon first contact takes me out of the experience a little bit.
The other would be much more complex, which is that I feel like they should have a more active role. Even when playing peacefully, as I try to do, the only interactions are here's a convert/here are some slaves/here are some furs/I'll sell you some furs. I'd like to see them initiate war between each other more, maybe even establish new cities of their own in open spaces, etc. I'm not sure what limitations the game has for their AI, so this may not be realistic.
One is just simple flavor: I think the names of the various nations could use updating. For example, Haudenosaunee instead of Iroquois, Ñuu Savi instead of Mixtec, Niimíipuu instead of Nez Perce, etc. Having these people call themselves by names other than their own upon first contact takes me out of the experience a little bit.
The other would be much more complex, which is that I feel like they should have a more active role. Even when playing peacefully, as I try to do, the only interactions are here's a convert/here are some slaves/here are some furs/I'll sell you some furs. I'd like to see them initiate war between each other more, maybe even establish new cities of their own in open spaces, etc. I'm not sure what limitations the game has for their AI, so this may not be realistic.