Specialty terrain?

[coolgilgamesh]

I was thinking it would be a cool idea if all the civs had their own special terrain. For example, because the egyptians lived in the desert or in flood plains, they should get a bonus for building cities there. perhaps because production is minimal in those areas they could get a production boost. Also for another example maybe the russians or the vikings would get an advantage building in colder area like tundra. i think this would add cool new dimensions to the game because for once not everyone would be going for the grassland and plains. i was also thinking that a new age should be added past the modern age and that possible water and space colonization should be considered.

 

[Punda The Panda]

That might not be so great for random maps.. The poor Russkie would be at a disadvantage, sharing the desert with Egypt. And vice versa.

Water colonization was in SMAC, and I know one Civ game (It might have been a CTP) had Space Colonization and Water Colonization. It was interesting, but odd.

 

[coolgilgamesh]

right but maybe each civ could start in their special locations, or at least close by. ( in civ 3 conquests when the seafaring characteristic was put into place, one of its bonuses was placing the civ almost always on the ocean).

 

[crimson238]

What about just giving the units of that civ an advantage (up to modern age.) I.e. Egyptian rifleman have +25% defense on desert, or russians on tundra.
For civs like England, and other seafaring civs, the advantage could be an extra movement point for ships.

 

[MSTK]

Seafaring civs already have extra movement points on water.

Maybe each trait should have its own terrain, and be placed near it, like how seafaring is placed near water...