National Parks

[Paradigne]

I'm not sure if this has been brought up before, but I was thinking of the realism of city placement. Everyone goes for the CxC, CxxC, etc. What if there was a 'future bonus' for leaving part of your lands 'untouched by human hands'. The US has lots of national parks, some from natural beauty (grand canyon, petrified forest) some just because they have never been developed. They look now exactly the way they did when we got here.
There should be some kind of cultural bonus for leaving that grove of woods unroaded and not chopped down, or those mountains, etc... This shouldn't happen until, say, the industrial age, but it should be planned for in the opening game...

 

[dh_epic]

I think this is an interesting idea... that a natural part of the landscape can eventually have cultural value if left untouched long enough.

 

[rhialto]

You know, every country has national parks, even heavily developed ones like Japan and the UK. Id say it is a buildable tile improvement (national parks don't give a benefit unless you develop them after all, else Siberia would be a gold mine for Russia). They should reduce pollution and provide extra trade arrows (tourism).

 

[Moonsinger]

What if there was a 'future bonus' for leaving part of your lands 'untouched by human hands'. The US has lots of national parks, some from natural beauty (grand canyon, petrified forest) some just because they have never been developed.

Good idea! However, I think it's going to introduce a whole new can of worms (exploits). Unless we give extra bonus to leave the land undevelop, no AI or human (at least not a rational one) will go for it.

 

[Moonsinger]

You know, every country has national parks, even heavily developed ones like Japan and the UK. Id say it is a buildable tile improvement (national parks don't give a benefit unless you develop them after all, else Siberia would be a gold mine for Russia). They should reduce pollution and provide extra trade arrows (tourism).

Very good point! Who would want to go see Siberia? Furthermore, those national parks generally don't generate any income until the age of modern transportation.

 

[El Loco]

i really like the idea, would really add realism to the game

 

[redhulkz]

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