Indigenous Communities

[Xanthippus]

Hey all,

Sorry if this has been answered somewhere already, but I searched high and low, couldn't find anything. I am just wondering what Indigenous Communities do? Is there any reason why I would not want to build an improvement over the top of them, other than for RP reasons?

 

[ls612]

They do nothing at the moment, DH intends to add stuff for them soon.

 

[Thunderbrd]

They will be the focus of a number of potential diplomacy missions DH has planned. For now, keep in mind that strategically, they represent a pretty nice gold drop for plundering (best to do it with a Thief or Rogue that gains a bonus to Pillage results.)

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

I'll warn you before I implement the bit where pillaging causes the natives to get restless and rise up against your blatant disregard of their cultural heritage.

 

[Thunderbrd]

Please do

 

[ls612]

I'll warn you before I implement the bit where pillaging causes the natives to get restless and rise up against your blatant disregard of their cultural heritage.

Oh, That's going to be the incentive not to kill them. I just thought that they were worthless features that just reduced tile yields. Hopefully that part will get in soon.

 

[jshetley]

They will be the focus of a number of potential diplomacy missions DH has planned. For now, keep in mind that strategically, they represent a pretty nice gold drop for plundering (best to do it with a Thief or Rogue that gains a bonus to Pillage results.)

Yep they are great for that. I actively hunt them down and pillage them.

 

[Mouthwash]

I hate the graphics. Why not get rid of tribal huts and use their graphic for indigenous communities instead?

 

[ls612]

I hate the graphics. Why not get rid of tribal huts and use their graphic for indigenous communities instead?

What then would we use for goodie hut graphics?

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

They have been removed. For now.

 

[Alex Costa]

They have been removed. For now.

I see. I think they are neat but they really need more work.

 

[Hydromancerx]

They have been removed. For now.

Why? I was thinking of making a couple of city vicinity buildings such as ...

- Native Reservation
- Assimilation School
- Indigenous Heritage Site

I also was thinking of some sort of Native Guide related things where they would know the area better than the outsider. Not sure how to make it into a building (or unit).

 

[Mouthwash]

What then would we use for goodie hut graphics?

Nothing. They make no sense now you don't start as a civilization but a group of humans wandering around.

 

[MaXimillionZero]

Nothing. They make no sense now you don't start as a civilization but a group of humans wandering around.

Removing them would be a major balance change, having hundreds of gold from them makes a huge difference when you stockpile enough animals that you start losing a few gold per turn without any way of generating extra gold at the start.

I also don't see why indigenous communities should be removed, I felt they worked fine as a feature in v27, even if they lacked any buildings associated with them.

 

[Thunderbrd]

Removing them would be a major balance change, having hundreds of gold from them makes a huge difference when you stockpile enough animals that you start losing a few gold per turn without any way of generating extra gold at the start.

I also don't see why indigenous communities should be removed, I felt they worked fine as a feature in v27, even if they lacked any buildings associated with them.

I agree completely. The news of their removal was saddening.