tech level of rebelling new nations

[bitparity]

IMO, it's rather unrealistic that whenever a new nation forms from within an existing empire it takes on the tech level of the current average of technology of the world. Is there anyway to set it so that the tech level of a new nation formed from an existing one is the same as the old nation?

I say this because it'll be very disconcerting if i have a large, but very low tech empire that mass produces infantry for defense and offense (the chinese) and a sudden revolt from the newly arisen egyptians gives them mechanized infantry.

Which file would would this tech level setting be in?

 

[Arkaeyn]

The thing is, a new nation isn't necessarily going to be coming from a single existing nation. If it's on the borders, it could take cities from several at once.

 

[Ready_set_go]

I think the way it is, for now, is accurate, as they could of learned technologies, let's say from civs you have open borders with.

 

[CheeseWalrus]

whenever a new nation forms from within an existing empire it takes on the tech level of the current average of technology of the world.

The thing is, a new nation isn't necessarily going to be coming from a single existing nation. If it's on the borders, it could take cities from several at once.

Well then, just give it the average between all the nations it gains cities from.

 

[Ready_set_go]

Still, they could be learning things from other civs. Even though I've had games in the classical periods when they were way ahead of me, wasn't fun, but they lost quickly.

 

[Metal Alloy Man]

Still, they could be learning things from other civs, and it shouldn't matter. Even though I've had games in the classical periods when they were way ahead of me, wasn't fun, but they lost quickly.

Wait, what difficulty level are you playing on?

 

[Ready_set_go]

Wrote that up wrong. Take out that part where it "shouldn't matter." I don't know what I was thinking. It was a Monarch game, I was Mayans, and started about 17 turns in. Then Mali spawned with like 7 more techs then me. It was a decent amount of time later, but it was almost like 50 turns later. It was almost like my UP wasn't working.

 

[bitparity]

so which file in rfc rand holds the calculations on the tech level of emerging civs?

 

[Crimson Phantom]

Hey, mods are never perfect. Maybe it's "cheating", but I prefer realism: I refuse to allow Ethiopia to respawn in 1750 in the Industrial era when all of Europe has yet to acheive such a tech level.

 

[onedreamer]

I think the way it is, for now, is accurate, as they could of learned technologies, let's say from civs you have open borders with.

No they couldn't. Or otherwise any civ should/could. The game mechanics are that a civ doesn't learn techs with other civs it has OB with, so this explanation doesn't really work.