Roundman
Prince
I think that the Poles should be a new civ in Conquests. Why should they be in? Well, the Poles played a major role in Europe from the Middle Ages up to the present day. From around 1575-to around 1700 Poland was arguably the most powerful force on the continent. The Polish army halted the expansion of the Ottomans in 1683, and nearly conquered Russia. Culturally, the Poles have been influential from the reformation all the way up to Solidarity movement and the fall of the Soviet Union.
This is an interesting Polish history website:
http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/HistoryPolska.html
Overall, I feel that the Poles are as justifiable as the Portuguese, Dutch, Khmer, etc. Some may argue that there are too many European civs. On a world map, Western Europe is crowded, Eastern Europe is relatively empty, and besides, Eastern European peoples have a cultural heritage that is different from those of Western Europe. Besides, Poland would be a perfect civ to launch the new agricultural trait with.
My ideas for a Polish civ: Leader: Casimir the Great (1333-1371)? Stefan Batory (late sixteenth century)? Lech Walesa?
Traits: Religious & Agricultural
Cities: Capital:Warsaw
Krakow,Lodz, Wroclaw, Lublin, Posnan, etc.
UU: Either the Hussars, the elite Polish Cavalry of the Seventeenth Century, who would replace Cavalry and get an extra movement point at a slighty higher cost, or an upgraded Musketman with an extra defense point (Polish infantry was known for its rapid rate of fire)
What does everyone else think of this?
This is an interesting Polish history website:
http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/HistoryPolska.html
Overall, I feel that the Poles are as justifiable as the Portuguese, Dutch, Khmer, etc. Some may argue that there are too many European civs. On a world map, Western Europe is crowded, Eastern Europe is relatively empty, and besides, Eastern European peoples have a cultural heritage that is different from those of Western Europe. Besides, Poland would be a perfect civ to launch the new agricultural trait with.
My ideas for a Polish civ: Leader: Casimir the Great (1333-1371)? Stefan Batory (late sixteenth century)? Lech Walesa?
Traits: Religious & Agricultural
Cities: Capital:Warsaw
Krakow,Lodz, Wroclaw, Lublin, Posnan, etc.
UU: Either the Hussars, the elite Polish Cavalry of the Seventeenth Century, who would replace Cavalry and get an extra movement point at a slighty higher cost, or an upgraded Musketman with an extra defense point (Polish infantry was known for its rapid rate of fire)
What does everyone else think of this?