Nuclear Destruction

[The Omega]

I think that if a largescale nuclear war breaks out, with countries hurling nukes at each other, it would eventual result in the destruction of mankind, where you appear with only a few settlers and military units. all cities that were not destroyed in the nuclear war could be retaken, but nuclear radiation woud severly limit the old cities growth. Also, most tiles would be changed to tundra, desert, or raidioactive wasteland, limiting the growth of civilizations. I think this would make less people use nukes, since the us and soviet union didn't avoid nuclear war just because people wouldn't like them if they did it.

 

[Colonel]

one problem is that nukes are devolped late in the game so what you suggest would be pointless unless you time back the time scale

 

[Verowin]

If you choose to use nukes, the rest of the civ's should gang up on you, the UN should place a trade embargo on you. The only reason for you to choose to use nukes, is when you have now way out and nothing to loose.

 

[Mewtarthio]

It should be like the consequences of Planet Busters in SMAC. Incidentally, if everyone gets lots of nukes and they all use them simultaneously, that very well may happen.

 

[Dom Pedro II]

Bring in MAD from CtP2! Good concept!

 

[Stid]

should be more defences against nukes as well for all civs not just the one lucky one that buils strategic command.just something as simple as placing sam sites anywhere in your territory to attempt to shoot down planes and nukes with maybe a 60% chance? i just hate it when you narrowly lose out on the missiles and you cant retaliate against the buggers that have it

 

[sir_schwick]

I think SDI should be eliminated entirely. So far reserach into an SDI system has utilized nothing that would help against a full first strike. The only defense is the threat of MAD. Here is part of a thread which will explain how the new nuclear model would allow MAD to work better: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=2029870&postcount=9

Also, nuclear blasts should radiate the surrounding area.

 

[Mewtarthio]

You mean make the pollution harder to clear? Or generation "Radioactive Pollution" that can't be cleared or traversed for X turns? (NB the word is "irradiate")

 

[sir_schwick]

well its not pollution, its environmental damage. It just can't be removed. It has to bleed itself out over x turns, good idea. Also, the damage destoreyd whole tiers fo the ecosystem in those squares, meaning it will take time for the system to restore itself, a long time.