Maya

[Nikola]

What do you think would be their special ability?In rise of nations for an example was somethinng about architecture.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

It's been hinted at that their UA is related to their special calender.

Anything else is just speculations, but here's mine:

Starting when they finish researching Calender, and then again after every new Era they enter, the Mayans get a boost to Great Person generation.

 

[Brave Sir Robin]

Mayan special ability
future sight
when they discover calender you know you MUST win the game by dec 2012 becuase thats when the game automaticly shuts down

 

[bcaiko]

More than likely they get a bonus every X turns.

 

[SkaisonFire]

Why is this not closed yet?

 

[The_J]

Why is this not closed yet?

Because this thread is about an UA, not about a potential civ to be included in future civ games .


Ontopic: I think bcaiko is right, but not sure if I misremember some speculation from elsewhere here.

 

[Nikola]

correct the_J

 

[snarzberry]

I've said it before, I'm pretty nervous about this calendar ability. I hope they don't do anything stupid....

 

[bite]

I've said it before, I'm pretty nervous about this calendar ability. I hope they don't do anything stupid....

I agree, there are quite a lot of interesting things they can do in relation to the Maya Calendar, just please friaxis no 2012 malarkey (the steam achievement is enough in this regard)

 

[Tsuchinoko]

I thought that I heard somewhere that the Maya 'would be working on a different calendar to everyone else'. Maybe their ability is that, in the event that they are first in point score in 2012, they will win an early time victory - thereby giving them two opportunities to win by time. I'd prefer something along the lines of getting a boost each age though - that seems like a much better suggestion.

 

[Mustakrakish]

I thought that I heard somewhere that the Maya 'would be working on a different calendar to everyone else'. Maybe their ability is that, in the event that they are first in point score in 2012, they will win an early time victory - thereby giving them two opportunities to win by time. I'd prefer something along the lines of getting a boost each age though - that seems like a much better suggestion.

Umm... What?

 

[CivCube]

I doubt it has anything to do with a time victory. That would be too punishing on longer speeds.

 

[ampmclock]

Here's my theory:

They get a special extra icon on the page that lets you know what season it is, and the season changes every turn, with a rotation of four seasons, Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Winter: Better attack bonus when defending
Spring: Units get extra movement
Summer: Better attack bonus when attacking
Fall: Units heal quicker.

Oh and a free atomic bomb at year 2012

 

[Montov]

I'm hoping something like being able to start 3 golden ages by choice.

 

[Pouakai]

I wonder if it'll be a random great person at the start of every Era following the discovery of Calendar?

 

[Ulthwithian]

For myself, I had thought that the Mayans would get a differing bonus depending on the Age they are in.

+1 <insert commodity> per City/4 pop/something per turn

Ancient: Faith
Classical: Culture
Medieval: Food
Renaissance: Gold
Enlightenment: Science
Industrial: Production
Modern: Happiness
Future: Everything

 

[Gucumatz]

I've said it before, I'm pretty nervous about this calendar ability. I hope they don't do anything stupid....

Same. Am completely afraid they will make it lame and try and play on the false 2012 hysteria.

 

[Gucumatz]

For myself, I had thought that the Mayans would get a differing bonus depending on the Age they are in.

+1 <insert commodity> per City/4 pop/something per turn

Ancient: Faith
Classical: Culture
Medieval: Food
Renaissance: Gold
Enlightenment: Science
Industrial: Production
Modern: Happiness
Future: Everything

Yea we had been thinking something like this.

Like every certain amount of turns though instead you would get a bonus (Certain amount of turns after calender) but I like how you specialized it on era.

 

[Ulthwithian]

Gucumatz: Thanks. Looking back at that list, I would switch Modern and Renaissance.

Of course, if the 'new age' is the Colonial/Imperial period, give it the Gold, and Renaissance Science.

Yeah, that would work more. Really, I would hate to play a Civ that is known to lose a lot of happiness at a certain point.

You could also switch Ancient (Faith) with Medieval (Food).

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

For myself, I had thought that the Mayans would get a differing bonus depending on the Age they are in.

+1 <insert commodity> per City/4 pop/something per turn

Ancient: Faith
Classical: Culture
Medieval: Food
Renaissance: Gold
Enlightenment: Science
Industrial: Production
Modern: Happiness
Future: Everything

The eras in Civ World had boni like that. It seems kind of generic for a UA though.