Truth or Consequences, NM is famous not only for being named after a game show, but for its numerous hot springs as well. In fact, the town was originally called Hot Springs.
Even after the game show finished for good, the town kept its name for tourism purposes.
If resources are going to be stockpiled, then it would be nice to see that stockpile have some impact on the Civilian Economy. It'd also be nice to see a similar approach to Bonus & Luxury resources.....at least in certain respects.
I hope you get to do so. The ideal loop is to fly into Calgary, drive to Banff, then drive the Icefields Parkway to Jasper. From there you can fly back out of Edmonton. That's assuming you don't have time to do other things in the area, such as the Drumheller badlands or Waterton National Park south of Calgary.
Not sure if this has been talked about yet, but I think there is a good possibility that Goddess of the Harvest pantheon has been removed from the game in GS.
In the first look video they get a relic from the first goody hut, and end up getting their pantheon on turn 7. It's pretty unlikely (although technically possible) that another civ would have had a pantheon earlier than that, and in my experience the AI rarely takes GotH first anyway. If it has been removed then props to Firaxis for removing this easily exploitable ability!
Not sure if this has been talked about yet, but I think there is a good possibility that Goddess of the Harvest pantheon has been removed from the game in GS.
In the first look video they get a relic from the first goody hut, and end up getting their pantheon on turn 7. It's pretty unlikely (although technically possible) that another civ would have had a pantheon earlier than that, and in my experience the AI rarely takes GotH first anyway. If it has been removed then props to Firaxis for removing this easily exploitable ability!
Indonesia was in the game - if they were playing at a higher level, Indonesia definitely could have gotten to the first pantheon. Though, as you noted, GotH would be a surprising choice - especially for Indonesia as the coastal placement would usually mean a number of high appeal tiles for Earth Goddess.
It would be cool if they removed it, though I think I'd find a bit odd if they removed it and didn't replace it with a new pantheon (+100 faith every time a natural disaster happens in the vicinity?)
They kept Earth Goddess though, which is still extremely powerful. At first I thought you said they removed goddess of the sea. I like that one, and on certain maps is quite useful.
Indonesia was in the game - if they were playing at a higher level, Indonesia definitely could have gotten to the first pantheon. Though, as you noted, GotH would be a surprising choice - especially for Indonesia as the coastal placement would usually mean a number of high appeal tiles for Earth Goddess.
True, with Indonesia in the game it is possible. I just ran a few test games and it seems like Indonesia will always get a pantheon before turn 7 on Emperor or higher IF she settles her first city on the coast. Or she could have met a religious cs or got faith/relic from a goody hut herself. So there's no way to know for sure.
But in all my test games (around 10) she NEVER took Goddess of the Harvest...
I've done a bit of digging on the mystery wonder and I came across this:
Spoiler:
This is the Bhima Ratha, one of the monuments in the Pancha Rathas monument complex in southern India and they are all listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites (which is a bit of a Civ VI trend). The state of the monument and its details are obviously very different, but it is a ruin of a stone replica of an older structure, so there's that. There are of course the big points of deviation (no indication for many of the surrounding buildings in the wonder picture, no signs of domes etc), but even if it's not this, I find that the architectural style is pointing towards the right direction, so perhaps the wonder is another Dravidian-style temple.
And as a bonus, the colour patterns shown in-game actually do resemble colour patterns in other Dravidian Hindu temples:
The more I search the more inclined I am to believe the answer lies somewhere in Sri Lanka. The Dravidian-style roof can be found on the Nalanda Gedige, as mentioned earlier, and certain other elements also seem to match up with historical Sri Lankan architecture and design, but I've yet to find a close match for the entire structure...
True, with Indonesia in the game it is possible. I just ran a few test games and it seems like Indonesia will always get a pantheon before turn 7 on Emperor or higher IF she settles her first city on the coast. Or she could have met a religious cs or got faith/relic from a goody hut herself. So there's no way to know for sure.
But in all my test games (around 10) she NEVER took Goddess of the Harvest...
Currently, the AI will always take Earth Goddess first, I believe. Possibly it's been changed in GS for the AI to take Harvest first.
Harvest is really good in R&F, but Earth Goddess is probably even more powerful. The AI is right to take it first. If Harvest has been removed, that makes for an even bigger drop from "best to next" than exists currently. Also, if chopping has negatives in GS, Harvest gets an inherent nerf, while Earth Goddess gets an inherent buff, so the gap would grow even if Harvest is still in the game.
The more I search the more inclined I am to believe the answer lies somewhere in Sri Lanka. The Dravidian-style roof can be found on the Nalanda Gedige, as mentioned earlier, and certain other elements also seem to match up with historical Sri Lankan architecture and design, but I've yet to find a close match for the entire structure...
Ooh, interesting! My mum's Sri Lankan - I will have to ask her if she has any thoughts.
The onion domes are a real puzzler, though. I can't think of any of the more famous sites there having them, but then there's loads I haven't seen. Plus quite a lot I saw when I was too little to think "I must memorise what this building looks like in case it turns up in my computer game"
Ooh, interesting! My mum's Sri Lankan - I will have to ask her if she has any thoughts.
The onion domes are a real puzzler, though. I can't think of any of the more famous sites there having them, but then there's loads I haven't seen. Plus quite a lot I saw when I was too little to think "I must memorise what this building looks like in case it turns up in my computer game"
The domes really are the weirdest thing about it all. I have yet to find a picture of a building in southern India or Sri Lanka with them, but the pointy bits on top look similar to those on top of Sri Lankan stupas.
(I'm sure there's a better word for them than "pointy bits on top", but I don't know it.)
Please keep in mind it looked like they were playing on ONLINE speed, which would reduce the thereshold.
So a +2 from Turn 1 would probably take very few turns for Indonesia to get the first pantheon, and they weren't the first to a pantheon either (they didn't get the Pantheon +2 moment)
Something else I’ve not seen on the features post - I’m pretty sure in the video I linked at https://forums.civfanatics.com/thre...iscussion-thread.638647/page-23#post-15279040 there was specific mention of Panama Canal being a Wonder, and of an Achievement for making a seven-tile passage for shipping with Canal districts, city tiles, and PC.
The domes really are the weirdest thing about it all. I have yet to find a picture of a building in southern India or Sri Lanka with them, but the pointy bits on top look similar to those on top of Sri Lankan stupas.
(I'm sure there's a better word for them than "pointy bits on top", but I don't know it.)
I believe the "pointy bits on top" are called Kalasha:
The word Kalasa is a corruption of the Sanskrit root, Kalasha, which means a waterpot or jug. In the context of Hindu temple architecture, every temple should have a round pinnacle placed at the top, known as the Kalasha.
I think it's a Dravida style hindu temple which may or may not exist today.
Edit: The small circular structure with a dome in front of the temple is called a Ratha.
Edit 2: The water tank means it's highly likely a south indian temple.
a South Indian temple usually has a tank called the Kalyani or Pushkarni – to be used for sacred purposes or the convenience of the priests – dwellings for all the grades of the priesthood are attached to it, and other buildings for state or convenience.
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