What happens when you enter a new age?

[zeolite]

I keep seeing dialog boxes saying "you have entered the medieval age", "you have entered the industrial age", etc. but I have no clue what actually changes when you enter a new age. Can anyone enlighten me? TIA.

 

[DigitalBoy]

I don't think anything changes except for visuals (what tile improvements and cities look like) and music. It's just for flavor.

 

[CivMin]

I keep seeing dialog boxes saying "you have entered the medieval age", "you have entered the industrial age", etc. but I have no clue what actually changes when you enter a new age. Can anyone enlighten me? TIA.

Not sure, and I know someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I think when you move to the next age, techs from the previous age get cheaper.

 

[zeolite]

Oh I see. So beelining to a technology that takes you into a new age is a good idea?

 

[Ibuprofen]

Well, not beelining, but getting to them in good time is not a bad idea. I'm not sure about the old techs getting cheaper, but those techs that advance your age are always a good idea. Besides, it's fun to spam riflemen when your enemy has naught but maces

 

[vorius]

Not sure, and I know someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I think when you move to the next age, techs from the previous age get cheaper.

Sure, when the new tech you got allows you to build things that increase your 's

 

[calibelle82]

Ya i don't know. i don't really see a big change. ITsjust minor things'




Jane!

 

[FoxURA]

I keep seeing dialog boxes saying "you have entered the medieval age", "you have entered the industrial age", etc. but I have no clue what actually changes when you enter a new age. Can anyone enlighten me? TIA.

You loose the chance to finish quests

 

[KMadCandy]

You loose the chance to finish quests

that is very annoying! and the music changes, which for me means as soon as i see that "modern era" pop-up i change to my own music if i wasn't listening to it already *giggle*.

one thing is that when the game enters a new era, the barbs get a huge discount on the previous era techs, or get 'em all free a few turns later, something like that. know that when the game era changes the barbs get a big "catch-up" boost, i just can't remember the details.

that's based on game era, which isn't necessarily the era that you're in. it's the average era, rounded down, of all players still alive. so you can be an era or two ahead or behind the game era.

the game era also impacts at least one other thing, it's part of the "is this city going to go into a culture-flip revolt" formula. i wouldn't be surprised if there are some other things that i don't know about. edit: remembered another, war weariness.