Technologies Associated with World Wonders

[SyscalineGaming]

I thought it would be sort of cool to have an expansion in the tech tree. Yes, I know, there have been a ton of suggestions about new technologies, tech tree expansions, etc., but this certain idea is a bit different: I was thinking that Wonders could possibly add expansions to the tech tree, and there were 2 Wonders that would be good for just that, those being Oxford University and the Great Library, since they both supply a lot of knowledge. I was also thinking that some currently existing technologies could be associated with Wonders as well, making them locked until the Wonder associated with them was unlocked. I was thinking that Oxford would supply some Industrial-Future Era technologies for late-game, and that the Great Library would supply some Classical-Renaissance Era technologies, thus making the Great Library better to make earlier in the game then later. Another good idea would be some Wonders made just for tech tree expansions. I only have 1 good idea, but here it is (note that Religious Beliefs is a tech I made up; it is explained near the bottom of the page):

St. Peter's Basilica
Prerequisite Tech (Tech that is required to build it): Theology
Associated Tech (Tech that is unlocked by building it): Religious Beliefs


Religious Beliefs is a tech that allows you to choose a religion for your Civilization. You can't make one, because there will be a list for you to choose from. They all end up having different effects, but they all boost your Culture by 5%. However, there are 3 religions that don't boost your Culture, and they are: Atheism, which boosts your Science by 5%; Marxism, which boosts your Production by 5%; and finally, Anarchism, which boosts your military's strength by 5%. Researching Religious Beliefs will allow you to make a new unit called the Priest, which instantly heals adjacent units that belong to you.

Well, that's my idea. I hope you liked it, and feel free to post ideas for new Tech Wonders (that's what I like to call them, at least) in the comments. This is SyscalineGaming, signing out.

 

[ljofa]

Maybe not the Wonders but social policy choices could spawn two or three technologies per tree which have the benefit of (a) the Wonder associated with that tree, (b) a building associated with that tree and (c) a unit associated with that tree. As suggested by the OP, a fourth could be the ability to found a religion or perhaps access a specific religious tenet when founding/enhancing a religion?