Future Era or not?

[mortalmadman]

I'm not gonna put what I think the future age should be cause they say it's 'unrealalistic', when really the singularity
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~phoenix/vinge/vinge-sing.html
http://www.aleph.se/Trans/Global/Singularity/
suggeges that the science rate is multiplying.

There's been many articles.

But that's not what this's about. Do you think there should be an OPTIONAL future era. I agree with a passion.

 

[#1 Person]

I like the idea. It seems like it would be nice.
I don't see how singularities could fit in, But hovertanks, space lazers ect. would be an intreasting idea.

 

[croxis]

i would rather see civ IV and smac 2 tied together like it was envisioned

 

[mortalmadman]

I like the idea. It seems like it would be nice.
I don't see how singularities could fit in, But hovertanks, space lazers ect. would be an intreasting idea.

You say singularities like it's an object

 

[rhialto]

Leave the weird science future for the modders. I'd rather have the basic game come with a properly developed historical tech tree before they get fancy with future stuff. The default Civ3 tech tree was cack.

 

[Shadow Phoenix]

HomeWorld2+Civ4= PWN!

 

[mortalmadman]

cack.

Cack???

Plus, it won't be that tough for a simple extra optional era. Especaly if modders can do it. There's no reason not to (to me).

 

[rhialto]

Put it this way. The developers are only going to have X amount of time devoted to detailing a tech tree. They can either devote that to fully developing everything up to the modern age, or making a half-arsed attempt at future speculation. I'd rather buy a game that was fully playable up to the modern age, not some skeleton tech tree with all the juicy side-tracks missing.

 

[Yuri2356]

Put it this way. The developers are only going to have X amount of time devoted to detailing a tech tree. They can either devote that to fully developing everything up to the modern age, or making a half-arsed attempt at future speculation. I'd rather buy a game that was fully playable up to the modern age, not some skeleton tech tree with all the juicy side-tracks missing.

They wouldn't need to half-a** it, they can just borrow some of the early technologies from SMAC.

 

[Aussie_Lurker]

I say, leave it in the editor! i.e. there should be an 'add Era option' in the editor, one which allows a player/modder to add as many future eras as he/she wants, or even add extra eras into the main body of the game. As far as the vanilla game goes, though, I would rather have the eras end where they do in civ3!

Oh and, btw MMM, I think #1 PERSON thought you meant the singularities in space (you know, the point of a black hole where the laws of time and space break down!) Possibly being used a weapon or something !

Yours,
Aussie_Lurker.

 

[mortalmadman]

Put it this way. The developers are only going to have X amount of time devoted to detailing a tech tree. They can either devote that to fully developing everything up to the modern age, or making a half-arsed attempt at future speculation. I'd rather buy a game that was fully playable up to the modern age, not some skeleton tech tree with all the juicy side-tracks missing.

It could happen but I don't think so. I don't think it'll be the factor. They'll take there time on a game like this. There not gonna rush it, as many people tracking the game should feel .

 

[Albow]

I'd love to see future era terraforming type stuff from SMAC, so you can connect landmass, raise terrain, do all sorts of funky stuff

I don't think the 'base' game should have future era, but Modern should projetc a bit more IMHO, so you do get some more genetics stuff, (which may add food), and more advances to computers, maths (better espionage perhaps) etc

 

[Red_Player]

I like the idea of a future age. I hope they put it in. Something like the Digital Age from Empire Earth.

 

[MattII]

No base future era, but an expanded modern era, ie. fusion, cryogenics, etc. I think there should be a future era, but with an option to disable it or something. I also like the idea of going further than arriving at AC.

 

[thescaryworker]

They could just make it available in the editor to add ages. Also, it's good that they are making the game modder friendly.

 

[Lockesdonkey]

Oh and, btw MMM, I think #1 PERSON thought you meant the singularities in space (you know, the point of a black hole where the laws of time and space break down!) Possibly being used a weapon or something !

Yours,
Aussie_Lurker.

Yes, it was the ultimate weapons module in SMAC (attack 24)

 

[Slax]

Please NO future era, optional or otherwise. Spend that time on other, much more important aspects of the game, such as AI.

 

[Kayak]

Why add a future era when you can hardly get to the modern era in the game? rialto is right, there are too many issues to fix first.

 

[DexterJ]

I'm not too keen on the idea of the future, mainly because I tend to get put off by the names of things, when I dont know immediatly what they do. For example,
technology (non-future) alphabet or construction -
(future) neon telegenesis emulators or hyper discombobulators
The technology and build options always seem like an opportunity for the game designers to make up crazy science words

 

[MattII]

The thing is though, its only a future era in the basic game. Some modders would probably be happy to have another age to work with for, say the Ancient Greeks.