Future Tech Ideas

[Zebra 9]

I would like to find a few future tech ideas.
I think it would be great if there where some more MODs that contained more future techs in them. I my self have had little luck at finding any.

I don't have any ideas, so maybe you guys could help.

 

[manwiththehands]

"Cybernetics" All of your old-tech warriors can be upgraded to 100 kill point Borgs.

 

[GoodSarmatian]

Hmm, I don't want to see anything too SF like, but I'd like some techs that people are currently working on like quantum computers (science building), anti-artillery lasers building that lowers collateral damage in cities and slows down city defense bombin) or passive radar (easier to intercept stealth bombers).
Maybe quantum computers could lead to some kind of "management AI" to reduce maintainance cost, but his is again too SF...

 

[Wackyduck]

A spacelaser, which enables the destruction of spaceships launched by other players.

 

[StarWorms]

Genetics. We've only touched the surface of it so far.

 

[Armandeus]

One place to look for future tech ideas is the tech tree of Civilization Call to Power. It has quite a few interesting future techs that go beyond what's ever been in the other Civilization games.

 

[GoodSarmatian]

One place to look for future tech ideas is the tech tree of Civilization Call to Power. It has quite a few interesting future techs that go beyond what's ever been in the other Civilization games.

Yeah, but I didn't like it much because it goes way too far...

 

[Equendil]

quantum computers (science building)

Make that the 8th religion.

 

[blaugh]

Robot units. They are uber-cheap to build, and pretty powerful, however you can only give general orders like "attack this city", and from then on they are controlled by the computer to simulate artifical intelligence. What they do on the way to the city is controlled by the computer.

 

[Danielos]

* Artificial Intelligence
* Universal Translator (From GalCiv)
* Cloning

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Nanotechnology. Food and production are now the same accompanied by a boost in the production of those resources.

Upgrade to Fusion which makes nuclear power plants safe and more effective.

In the very distant future: a Theory of Everything for physics, prerequisite for powerful technologies that utilize exotic physics such as teleportation and cloaking devices.

Genetic engineering, eliminates need for health and increases pop quickly. Gives a boost to human units

 

[Empiremaker]

For some near future ideas, check out SMAC. (Some won't apply like Doctrine: Air Power)

 

[Armandeus]

Yeah, but I didn't like it much because it goes way too far...

I never meant to use them all as is without any changes.

Pick, choose, change, etc.

 

[Ribannah]

Cargo Pipeline
Nanotechnology
Artificial Intelligence
Regeneration
Virtual Reality
Unified Field Theory

 

[Cookie Crumbs]

Here are a few...these are still future but near-future, so they're not so sci-fi.
Space Tourism -trade benefits
Cure for cancer/aids -health bonuses
Room-temperature superconductors -extra % bonus on top of power bonus? Some economic benefit though
EMP weapons -units that can severely damage modern computer-based equipment

 

[Zebra 9]

Awsome ideas!

Here are my favorites.
EMP weapons Cookie Crumbs
Cargo Pipeline Ribannah
Nanotechnology Several of you
Artificial Intelligence Ribannah, Danielos
Regeneration Ribannah
Virtual Reality Ribannah
Unified Field Theory Ribannah, SS-18 ICBM(Theory of Everything)
quantum computers GoodSarmatian

I don't have any of those games so if you could get a list that would help.

Great Ideas!

 

[puglover]

You could probably make the genetic techs enable special promotions like "Performance Enhancing Genes" or "Artificial Adreneline Shot" or "Skeletal Engineering"

 

[History_Buff]

Have a tech for robot soldiers. The units themselves don't have to change, but the tech comes with -100% war weariness. People don't get pissed off if nobody dies.