[GS] GS impressions/random observations thread.

[Jewman]

First time Victor's ever been useful to anyone... even in GS I'll never bother wasting a governor title on him.

I've been contemplating upgrading him for resource discount in renaissance, but you're probably right not worth it in single player.

 

[Sagax]

Grievances actually working in my game:

Monty declared war on Scotland, which dragged me into war as the ally. So, desperate for new cities, I just went ahead and conquered his capital + 2 other cities. Kept all the cities for myself.

ZERO warmongering penalties, ZERO grievances from other civs for taking Aztec's capital. Heck, ZERO indication that I even did any kind of conquering. I can imagine Laurier saying "Thank you, and I am very sorry" every time we kill a unit and conquer a city, and the world just forgives us because "oh Canada"

And yeah, Mounties..... situationally defensive units with one charge to create a single National Park, Can't be upgraded into, and they themselves upgrade into nothing. Seriously, I might just stick to Naturalists and not waste any hammers on these moose riders

 

[iammaxhailme]

I assume Eleanor's language is some kind of old French, because it almost sounds Latin to me.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

I assume Eleanor's language is some kind of old French, because it almost sounds Latin to me.

Occitan. It's half way between French and Latin with some other regional contributions from Basque and such.

 

[Zaarin]

Occitan. It's half way between French and Latin with some other regional contributions from Basque and such.

Its closest relative is my personal favorite Romance language, Catalan. I don't think there's a lot of Basque influence on either Occitan or Catalan, though, despite being close neighbors; the Basques have been pretty reclusive for most of recorded history. Probably more Basque influence on their other cousin, Aragonese. (It is pretty fascinating they managed to hold onto their language when all the other non-Indo-European languages of the region got murdered, sometimes literally, by Latin. I guess living reclusively in the Pyrenees will do that for you...)

It's kind of interesting how parallel the histories of Catalan and Occitan have been: both were major literary languages in the Middle Ages, arguably more important than Castilian or French, yet today both are moribund while Castilian and French flourish.

 

[Giskler]

<Row AgendaType="AGENDA_DEMAGOGUE"/>
<Row AgendaType="AGENDA_DESTINATION_CIV"/>
<Row AgendaType="AGENDA_EXPANSIONIST"/>
<Row AgendaType="AGENDA_FLAT_EARTHER"/>
<Row AgendaType="AGENDA_GREAT_WHITE_FLEET"/>
<Row AgendaType="AGENDA_INTOLERANT"/>
<Row AgendaType="AGENDA_LIBERTARIAN"/>
<Row AgendaType="AGENDA_PILLAGER"/>
<Row AgendaType="AGENDA_TURTLER"/>
<Row AgendaType="AGENDA_ZEALOT"/>

<Row Tag="LOC_AGENDA_DEMAGOGUE_DESCRIPTION">
<Text>Wants to be the civilization earning the most [ICON_FAVOR] Diplomatic Favor, dislikes those who compete in [ICON_FAVOR] Diplomatic Favor.</Text>
</Row>
<Row Tag="LOC_AGENDA_DESTINATION_CIV_DESCRIPTION">
<Text>Wants to be the civilization with the most [ICON_Tourism] Tourism, dislikes those who compete in [ICON_Tourism] Tourism.</Text>
</Row>
<Row Tag="LOC_AGENDA_FLAT_EARTHER_DESCRIPTION">
<Text>Wants to block humankind from circumnavigating the globe or going into space.</Text>
</Row>
<Row Tag="LOC_AGENDA_LIBERTARIAN_DESCRIPTION">
<Text>Dislikes any civilization who makes a strong attempt to win a Diplomatic Victory.</Text>
</Row>
<Row Tag="LOC_AGENDA_PILLAGER_DESCRIPTION">
<Text>Tries to pillage as many tiles as possible. Respects other civilizations who pillage.</Text>
</Row>
<Row Tag="LOC_AGENDA_TURTLER_DESCRIPTION">
<Text>Wants to stay safe from conquest. Dislikes those who have conquered other player's original capitals.</Text>
</Row>
<Row Tag="LOC_AGENDA_ZEALOT_DESCRIPTION">
<Text>Tries to gain a religious victory. Likes those civs who have already adopted their religion.</Text>
</Row>

These are all the new agendas btw.

 

[Brutus2]

I observed the same thing: potential emergency triggered before the medieval era, but no vote on it until medieval hits.


I'm wondering if the achievement is bugged - it's the most accomplished GS achievement, but I have trouble imagining that many people have actually done what it describes.


It's been reported somewhere else that the achievement seems to trigger when any tile on the map meets the criteria.

I just got this achievement an hour ago and I can say I did honestly move a knight through a tunnel into Aztec territory while we were at war playing as Inca so it can trigger correctly.

 

[gozon]

I had coal spawn on a tile with previously built terrace farm. In base or R&F this will still produce coal, but not this time. I wonder if this is a bug with terrace farms, or the whole mechanic has changed (like only mines extract resources)?

 

[iammaxhailme]

I had coal spawn on a tile with previously built terrace farm. In base or R&F this will still produce coal, but not this time. I wonder if this is a bug with terrace farms, or the whole mechanic has changed (like only mines extract resources)?

I don't think unique improvements ever got resources. Districts do, though, and they still do

 

[StrideColossus]

As this is also a random thread... had a blizzard or sandstorm, can't remember which, but I'm assuming they can also destroy the Inca tunnel improvement as well as 'normal' tile improvements. Had to reload autosaves to check what actually happened but that seems to be the case. Built one across a mountain chain as you do, founded second city on the other side to take advantage of the mountains and so on, then suddenly it was gone. Weird thing is the trade route that I had established was still working and the trader was going through the mountain even though no-one could!

 

[Giskler]

Hungary is op af.

 

[Trav'ling Canuck]

I cleared 108 barb camps.

The thing I'm most impressed by is that you counted!

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

The thing I'm most impressed by is that you counted!

It was the only win in my HoF, which tracks that statistic.

 

[OmegaDestroyer]

First time Victor's ever been useful to anyone... even in GS I'll never bother wasting a governor title on him.

His ability to establish in 3 turns was pretty much the only reason to use him in R&F.

In GS, Embrasure's extra city strike AND free promotion are fantastic. The other promotion (name escapes me) that adds +4 to all loyal citizens within 9 tiles is great for warmongering.

 

[Victoria]

Buggy Resort

Also do the sand values look right, its doing my head in

Its a weird Christina game I am playing, peacefuil deity with 6 cities to see how CV goes. Not much choice with the sand (edit:T252 finish)

 

[AmazonQueen]

Its closest relative is my personal favorite Romance language, Catalan. I don't think there's a lot of Basque influence on either Occitan or Catalan, though, despite being close neighbors; the Basques have been pretty reclusive for most of recorded history. Probably more Basque influence on their other cousin, Aragonese. (It is pretty fascinating they managed to hold onto their language when all the other non-Indo-European languages of the region got murdered, sometimes literally, by Latin. I guess living reclusively in the Pyrenees will do that for you...)

It's kind of interesting how parallel the histories of Catalan and Occitan have been: both were major literary languages in the Middle Ages, arguably more important than Castilian or French, yet today both are moribund while Castilian and French flourish.

The cynical might assume it has something to do with the political fortunes of Madrid and Paris, or the nation-building of modern states which usually involved extingushing regional identities.

 

[Balerune]

That's a frigate, son. Pretty healthy spot to build one, imo.

Ah, if the world was filled with Firaxis AI what a wonderful world it would be.

 

[Noble Zarkon]

First time Victor's ever been useful to anyone... even in GS I'll never bother wasting a governor title on him.

He's great for helping with Loyalty issues as you wage war, especially as he only takes 3 turns to establish himself.

 

[Zaarin]

The cynical might assume it has something to do with the political fortunes of Madrid and Paris, or the nation-building of modern states which usually involved extingushing regional identities.

That's not cynicism, simply fact: French nationalism has been very successful at curb-stomping minority languages in France, and to a lesser extent so has Spanish nationalism. Again Basque gets a pass in both countries because of its isolation.

 

[nzcamel]

He's great for helping with Loyalty issues as you wage war, especially as he only takes 3 turns to establish himself.

Actually the loyalty part gets resolves just while the governor is establishing themselves, doesn't it? It's something I've always thought is odd.