Not-So-Useful units, buildings, GPs and wonders
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Bushface
Deity
Offshore Bank
Can only be built on a 1-tile island belonging to a totally independent civ (not a colony nor vassal) which has not more than 4 cities.
Takes 10% of the
per turn produced by all other civs. This gold disappears as soon as the building conditions are violated.
(Should be fun on an archipelago map with lots of civs !)
Can only be built on a 1-tile island belonging to a totally independent civ (not a colony nor vassal) which has not more than 4 cities.
Takes 10% of the
per turn produced by all other civs. This gold disappears as soon as the building conditions are violated.(Should be fun on an archipelago map with lots of civs !)
mariogreymist
Deity
- Joined
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- 2,201
Two Party Political System (Not-so-useful Wonder)
Can only be built in Representation or Suffrage
+2 production all cities
+50% corporate HQ revenues
-1 happiness all cities (The Ann Coulter effect)
-3 health all cities (The McDonalds/Philip Morris/Anheiser Busch effect)
Can never change civics again....ever.
Can only be built in Representation or Suffrage
+2 production all cities
+50% corporate HQ revenues
-1 happiness all cities (The Ann Coulter effect)
-3 health all cities (The McDonalds/Philip Morris/Anheiser Busch effect)
Can never change civics again....ever.
Random ( Great something)
+5
7+
1+
1+
Don't post here if you don't have anything to say.
Real United Nations (not-so-useful wonder)
+1
in all citiesReplaces UN resolutions with three new options:
1.No Nothing
2.Embargo
3.Blame Israel
Kark
Mad berserker
2012 (Not-so-useful wonder)
Requires: Hollywood.
+1000 when built (in city with Hollywood).
+2
in all cities in every civ, +100 in 2012.
Obsolete in 2013.
No effect in Maya Empire, they know better.
Requires: Hollywood.
+1000
when built (in city with Hollywood).+2
in all cities in every civ, +100 in 2012.Obsolete in 2013.
No effect in Maya Empire, they know better.
Civman33
Gunship Pilot
UU: Jar Jar Binks. Replaces all units for all civs
0
0
Effect: Move into cities to recieve Infinite for all civs forever. Also infinite 
forever!
0
0
Effect: Move into cities to recieve Infinite
for all civs forever. Also infinite forever!
UU - Patrol B20
No sight range
Liable to be captured when entering enemy lands, giving you 2 SAS Book resources (+1
in all cities)
Reduces strength of all units by 10% because of the book releases
No sight range
Liable to be captured when entering enemy lands, giving you 2 SAS Book resources (+1
in all cities)Reduces strength of all units by 10% because of the book releases
Mallin
Supreme Meerkat Dictator
Not so useful religion I wont tell who they are but you can look them up in the Guinness Book of World Records. There was only 6 members left in 2004!
+1 in all cities it is present in. At first...
Cannot build missionaries after 10 turns.
-25% of population in all cities it is present in due to its belief in celibacy.
+1 for all other religions in their cities.
Eventually dissapears in most cities and its shrine stops producing money.
+6
when it ends up in the Guinness Book of World Records.
The Shinnano (not so useful aircraft carrier)
Can be used when its only 80% complete.
Cannot be promoted.
Automatically loads 8 of your air units, sets sail, and is destroyed in its first battle.
+1![[pissed]](/images/smilies/pissed.gif "Pissed [pissed]")
for every other naval and air unit for 5 turns.
+1 in the enemy civilization.
The White Star Line (not so useful corporation)
Speeds up immigration to another country reducing the population of yours and 3 of your neighbors.
+1 for people leaving your country.
5% chance of one of its ships sinking every turn.
-30% of current
when ship sinks for investigation
+1 and when ship sinks.
Stops producing gold for 5 turns when ship sinks.
Increasing amount of and 
as each ship sinks.
At somepoint it will build the Titanic.
+1
in all cities it is present in. At first...Cannot build missionaries after 10 turns.
-25% of population in all cities it is present in due to its belief in celibacy.
+1
for all other religions in their cities.Eventually dissapears in most cities and its shrine stops producing money.
+6
when it ends up in the Guinness Book of World Records. The Shinnano (not so useful aircraft carrier)
Can be used when its only 80% complete.
Cannot be promoted.
Automatically loads 8 of your air units, sets sail, and is destroyed in its first battle.
+1
for every other naval and air unit for 5 turns.+1
in the enemy civilization.The White Star Line (not so useful corporation)
Speeds up immigration to another country reducing the population of yours and 3 of your neighbors.
+1
for people leaving your country.5% chance of one of its ships sinking every turn.
-30% of current
when ship sinks for investigation+1
and when ship sinks.Stops producing gold for 5 turns when ship sinks.
Increasing amount of
and as each ship sinks.At somepoint it will build the Titanic.
Since I bagged on Rush (the weiner), turnabout is fair play
Michael Moore (Great in his own mind Person)
-1, -1
Requires: Mass Media, Liberalism
+10 for every city with a Broadcast Tower (+20 for the Eiffel Tower )
+1 for every city where a Corporation is present (+10 for HQ's)
+1 for every city where Infantry or Marines are present
+5 per every city with a hospital (+10 if it's an HMO)
+5
+10
-10
All bonuses disappear after 1 turn if under Theocracy, Police State, or Nationhood
Michael Moore (Great in his own mind Person)
-1
, -1Requires: Mass Media, Liberalism
+10
for every city with a Broadcast Tower (+20 for the Eiffel Tower )+1
for every city where a Corporation is present (+10 for HQ's)+1
for every city where Infantry or Marines are present+5
per every city with a hospital (+10 if it's an HMO)+5
+10
-10
All bonuses disappear after 1 turn if under Theocracy, Police State, or Nationhood
LAnkou
Breizh A Tao
Poland (not-so-useful civ)
+90% chance to get invaded by its neighbour
in that case, will reborn after 20 turn
Unique Unit: Whiner (not-so-useful unit)
can do nothing except complaining about the lack of poland in the civilization series
there's a localised version for Canada, polynesia and Austria
No offense to my poles, canadian, polynesian and austrian friends
+90% chance to get invaded by its neighbour
in that case, will reborn after 20 turn
Unique Unit: Whiner (not-so-useful unit)
can do nothing except complaining about the lack of poland in the civilization series
there's a localised version for Canada, polynesia and Austria
No offense to my poles, canadian, polynesian and austrian friends
Virtual Alex
King
How can a unit have -1 movement, or -1 strength for that matter.
Also I would really like it if most of these items came with some sort of explanation on why they act the way they do.
For example I am totally confused by the Apple Computer (not so useful corporation) generates negative culture and negative gold.
I am actually fairly confused by this entire thread. Are we making "not-so-useful" wonders as the title suggests? Or we making satire's of real world people and events (seems like the most fun and intelligent)? Or are we making totally stupid, pointless useless wonders that would never even be considered (which is REALLY easy to come up with)?
A little of each I suppose?
I prefer the social satire.
Also I would really like it if most of these items came with some sort of explanation on why they act the way they do.
For example I am totally confused by the Apple Computer (not so useful corporation) generates negative culture and negative gold.
I am actually fairly confused by this entire thread. Are we making "not-so-useful" wonders as the title suggests? Or we making satire's of real world people and events (seems like the most fun and intelligent)? Or are we making totally stupid, pointless useless wonders that would never even be considered (which is REALLY easy to come up with)?
A little of each I suppose?
I prefer the social satire.
The social satire is what's happening.
Kark
Mad berserker
Chernobyl (not-so-useful event)
When you found a city, it may be randomly named "Chernobyl."
The city automatically starts out with a nuclear plant
City explodes 10 turns after founding it
You Lose (not-so-useful event)
Causes you to lose the game
When you found a city, it may be randomly named "Chernobyl."
The city automatically starts out with a nuclear plant
City explodes 10 turns after founding it
You Lose (not-so-useful event)
Causes you to lose the game
Öjevind Lång
Deity
- Joined
- Aug 22, 2005
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- 2,371
We Hate the King Day (Not so useful event.)
Nobody works, three city buildings are torched, all units in the city disappear and the upkeep for the city is thrice the usual. Also, the computer plays the kind of music you really hate (it has found out telepathically what that is) for thirty minutes and refuses to stop even if you reboot.
Nobody works, three city buildings are torched, all units in the city disappear and the upkeep for the city is thrice the usual. Also, the computer plays the kind of music you really hate (it has found out telepathically what that is) for thirty minutes and refuses to stop even if you reboot.
There already is a Nuclear Meltdown event, I think
Öjevind Lång
Deity
- Joined
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- Messages
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Donald Duck Takes Control of Your Empire (Not so useful random event.) For 10 turns, all your instructions turn into gibberish and the AI responds completely at random to them. It affects building orders, terrain improvement orders, unit movements, diplomatic negotiations - everything. Donald may quack unspeakable things to Isabella or Victoria.
Mallin
Supreme Meerkat Dictator
Stuka Divebomber (Not so useful unit if your at war with Germany)
Can only be built by Germany
+50 against ships
+50 against tanks and modern armor
+25 against siege weapons
+25 city bombardment
-25 against fighters
25% morale loss in your troops if one successfully attacks within 2 tiles for 1 turn.
Causes
in any attacked city and slows prodution in half for 1 turn.
Slipknot (not so useful band)
Randomly tours through your cities causing +3 while its there.
+2 in any city with broadcast tower.
When in a city 10% of the population commits suicide.
-1
for every citizen who does like them. (Dont worry though, there isnt many.)
-2 for every city with a broadcast tower.
+3 in a foriegn city near one of your own that has a broadcast tower.
May cause some of the following with other leaders,
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Can only be built by Germany
+50 against ships
+50 against tanks and modern armor
+25 against siege weapons
+25 city bombardment
-25 against fighters
25% morale loss in your troops if one successfully attacks within 2 tiles for 1 turn.
Causes
in any attacked city and slows prodution in half for 1 turn.Slipknot (not so useful band)
Randomly tours through your cities causing +3
while its there.+2
in any city with broadcast tower.When in a city 10% of the population commits suicide.
-1
for every citizen who does like them. (Dont worry though, there isnt many.)-2
for every city with a broadcast tower.+3
in a foriegn city near one of your own that has a broadcast tower.May cause some of the following with other leaders,
, , , , , , , , Rick Astley (Great Artist)
Rick can be settled in a city like any ordinary Great Artist.
He can also make his "Great Work", "Never Gonna Give You Up".
If he does, all your cities get +2 until the creation of The Internet. When this effect expires, another effect starts working: Every day, you get a "Rick Roll" resource. This resource can be disguised as any resource or tech. It doesn't do any effect to you other than:
-1 "We keep getting RickRoll'd!"
(but it changes into +1 "We keep Rickrolling people!" if a Great Troll specialist settles in a city)
In all your cities
However, it has another purpose. You can trade that resource or tech and it will be disguised as any tech/resource of your choice. However, once your opponent gets it, a movie pops up as if he built a wonder, but he will be treated to "Never Gonna Give You Up" video instead. He can't turn it off until it finishes.
It's certainly an useful way of extorting techs and resources out of civilizations, but every use gives you the following effect with the Rick Rolled civilization:
-3 You have RickRoll'd us!
HOWEVER! It's not in vain for the poor Civ. The Rick Roll tech/resource stays with the civilization and he can pass it on for more Rick Rolling fun!
Rick can be settled in a city like any ordinary Great Artist.
He can also make his "Great Work", "Never Gonna Give You Up".
If he does, all your cities get +2
until the creation of The Internet. When this effect expires, another effect starts working: Every day, you get a "Rick Roll" resource. This resource can be disguised as any resource or tech. It doesn't do any effect to you other than:-1
"We keep getting RickRoll'd!"(but it changes into +1
"We keep Rickrolling people!" if a Great Troll specialist settles in a city)In all your cities
However, it has another purpose. You can trade that resource or tech and it will be disguised as any tech/resource of your choice. However, once your opponent gets it, a movie pops up as if he built a wonder, but he will be treated to "Never Gonna Give You Up" video instead. He can't turn it off until it finishes.
It's certainly an useful way of extorting techs and resources out of civilizations, but every use gives you the following effect with the Rick Rolled civilization:
-3
You have RickRoll'd us!HOWEVER! It's not in vain for the poor Civ. The Rick Roll tech/resource stays with the civilization and he can pass it on for more Rick Rolling fun!
Someone needs to make a mod of that!
