Rakshasa72
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The Aztec UB: Floating Guardens is OK but, sometimes I feel like we cann't get as much use out of it because it seems like maps generating fresh water lakes are fairly rare. It's true that the few times I've manage to build a city near a decent sized lake the Floating Guardens bonus is crazy OP. However most of the time your lucky enough to find a map with enough river front property to plop a few cities down to take advantage of the 15% food bonus. I think this failure of the map script generators kind of makes this UB less useful then it could be.
Anyone know of a good map or map script that has or has the potential to generate more lakes? (Kind of makes me miss the "free" lake you usually get on Civ4 maps.
Personally I think the Floating Guardens would probably work better as a tile improvement. Historicly the Floating Guardens or Chinampas where built in swappy areas and used to turn swap land in to productive farm land where normally farming wouldn't be possible. They were incredibly productive. Modern archeologist have even found evidence of these guardens and, even have created them using tools that would have been available to the natives at the time.
So I think Chinampas should be a special tile improvement for Aztec Workers to build in unimproved Marsh lands that increase the food yeild by +4 (remember marshes have a base of -1 food).
Foot Note: Definition of Chinampas found here http://library.thinkquest.org/16325/y-farm.html
Chinampas were floating gardens built on swamps. The process of making chinampas was a relatively simple one. First, canals were built through the marshes and swamps. Then, the mud from the canals was placed on mats, which were made from weeds and straw. Then, trees were planted at the corners. When these trees took root, they secured the chinampa firmly in place. Once the floating island was secure and useable, the Aztecs used it to plant their principal crop: corn. They also grew various vegetables (such as avocados, beans, chili peppers, squash, and tomatoes), and sometimeseven flowers. Unfortunately, the Aztecs had no animals or machines to help them work the land. In fact, they didn't even have plows. Thus, it was even more necessary to have soft land. Luckily for the Aztecs, the chinampas were soft enough that it was possible to plant crops with nothing but pointed sticks.
Anyone know of a good map or map script that has or has the potential to generate more lakes? (Kind of makes me miss the "free" lake you usually get on Civ4 maps.
Personally I think the Floating Guardens would probably work better as a tile improvement. Historicly the Floating Guardens or Chinampas where built in swappy areas and used to turn swap land in to productive farm land where normally farming wouldn't be possible. They were incredibly productive. Modern archeologist have even found evidence of these guardens and, even have created them using tools that would have been available to the natives at the time.
So I think Chinampas should be a special tile improvement for Aztec Workers to build in unimproved Marsh lands that increase the food yeild by +4 (remember marshes have a base of -1 food).
Foot Note: Definition of Chinampas found here http://library.thinkquest.org/16325/y-farm.html
Chinampas were floating gardens built on swamps. The process of making chinampas was a relatively simple one. First, canals were built through the marshes and swamps. Then, the mud from the canals was placed on mats, which were made from weeds and straw. Then, trees were planted at the corners. When these trees took root, they secured the chinampa firmly in place. Once the floating island was secure and useable, the Aztecs used it to plant their principal crop: corn. They also grew various vegetables (such as avocados, beans, chili peppers, squash, and tomatoes), and sometimeseven flowers. Unfortunately, the Aztecs had no animals or machines to help them work the land. In fact, they didn't even have plows. Thus, it was even more necessary to have soft land. Luckily for the Aztecs, the chinampas were soft enough that it was possible to plant crops with nothing but pointed sticks.
