Okay, now I'm not very proficient with the editor, and I really can't say I know much about it's limitations, but I read in the latest patch something that seemed to imply different tech trees for different civs in the same game. Is this really possible?
If it is, think of the implications... A lot of what is currently happening in the mod could be accomplished in a slightly different, but more interesting way by adjusting the tech trees for certain civs.
It could be timed so Islamic countries don't get Monotheism until 600 AD, and Christian countries don't get it until 350 AD.
Certain civs could skip polytheism completely (Israel), some could skip monotheim completely. It could just not exist on their tree at all.
The Americas could skip a lot of the techs they never discovered on their own. Feudalism, Republic, Monotheism, Gunpowder, Chivalry, etc. could all be removed from their tech tree. When discovered by whomever discovers them, they could resume trading for more modern techs (Military Tradition). This would make them catch up to the other civs much faster than normal, giving them a better chance to survive (or rewrite history) in the more modern times. As it stands, the Americas definately research slowly, but it takes too much work for them to catch up -- they usually don't even have polytheism or currency by the time they are discovered, and it is way too easy to just conquer them. They should be allowed a fighting chance to catch up. (Now I know you can point out that the Incans and Aztecs really did not catch up in real history, but the North Americans did. Even in the late 19th century, Native Americans were putting up one hell of a fight against the white Americans -- the big reason they were nearly annihalated being the sheer population difference between the white Americans and Native Americans.)
Same thing goes for the Zulu -- they may have been eventually defeated, but they were quick to modernize. The way Tet's mod currently functions, there is little chance for these extremely backwards civilizations to modernize and join the rest of the world.
There are, of course, huge other implications of this is true. I'm really sorry if I'm just a fool and misunderstood the meaning in the statement about tech trees. But if it is possible, do you think there is any chance of this working?