Ultraworld
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(*) The science tree/model really needs a huge overhaul.
I also think it is ridiculous to trade science. Science can't be traded. It is better if you would gradually acquire the sciences of other civs if you have diplomatic/trade/war contact with them.
eg: after trading luxery goods over 20 turns you would get a random science from the other civ
A more indepth post from me:
(*) A less western centric view on the game.
eg: Those 4 eras are ridiculous
(*) plagues like the pest (disease which killed 1/3 of the european population) got to make it to the game.
I also think it is ridiculous to trade science. Science can't be traded. It is better if you would gradually acquire the sciences of other civs if you have diplomatic/trade/war contact with them.
eg: after trading luxery goods over 20 turns you would get a random science from the other civ
A more indepth post from me:
You should be left in the dark about how you could walk through the science tree.
It could work this way. You got scientists/priests working on something. You cant decide what and they just come up with something.
For other sciences you could get them by
(1) having intensive trading contact with other civs
(2) from your neighbours (only if the borders are adjacent)
(3) Stealing. Sending some MarcoPolo guy out.
Example:
Every science has its own science-beakers. So you got science-beakers for gunpowder, for bronze-working etc.
The chinese got gunpowder so by having intensive trading contact with them you should get science-beakers for gunpowder.
If your border is adjacent to the chinese you should also get beakers for it.
Universities and libraries and temples could multiply the beakers.
So you can get gunpowder without doing research
Notice that when YOUR scientist are doing research the beaker story dont hold. They just pop up with something. Again: unies and libraries could help them.
It should be possible to LOSE sciences.
eg by not havong enough people in cities, lack of libraries, lack of scientists (so they are there for keeping current sciences alive and researching new sciences) in the cities.
So your civ can become in decay
(*) A less western centric view on the game.
eg: Those 4 eras are ridiculous
(*) plagues like the pest (disease which killed 1/3 of the european population) got to make it to the game.