danielshannon
Warlord
Hey guys. I was wondering what kind of dlc you'd like to see in the future. I've got two that I'd really like to see
1. The Wonders that Never Were
A collection of buildings that would have been wonders had they ever of actually been completed. To make it interesting they should require completion of a social policy tree (possibly a tech as well) as well as a significant amount of resources like 5-10 iron or aluminum. Here is my brief list of suggestions:
The Magnificent Mausoleum of Phillip of Macedon : Tradition tree must be completed
Justification: In Alexander’s will he called for the construction of a new mausoleum for his father. This would surpass the Egyptian pyramids in grandeur. His generals didn’t comply with this.
Great Temple of Khan Tengri- Honor tree must be completed
Justification: Tengri was the greatest of the Mongol/Turkic gods. He was Khan of the skies. There is a mountain in the Altai region named for Khan Tengri, perhaps the wonder would have to be built by a mountain.
Curia Hostilia: Liberty tree must be completed
Justification: Original Meeting place of the Roman Senate, they basically took over some pre roman ruins for these purposes, but this was quickly torn down and replaced by a succession of buildings for the Senate.
Hassan Tower: Piety tree must be completed
Justifiication: This famous Moroccan Minaret was to be the 80 foot tall centerpiece for a magnificient mosque. Work began in 1195 and stop a few years later with jut a 40 foot tall half completed minaret and no mosque.
Tatlin’s Tower: Patronage tree must be completed
Justification: This wild unbuilt structure was to be the headquarters of the Communist International
The Illinois: Commerce Tree must be completed
Justification: This ambitious American skyscraper would have been twice as large as the Burj Khalifa if it had ever been built
Space Station Freedom: Freedom tree must be completed
Justification: This ambitious Reagan Era Space Station project never came into fruition but the basic plans plus Russian plans for a new mir laid the groundwork for the international Space Station
Volkshalle: Autocracry tree must be completed
Justificiation: This gigantic structure (which you could have fit St. Peter’s Basilica inside) was to be the centerpiece of the Albert Speer’s New Berlin had Germany won the Second World War
Palace of the Soviets: Order tree must be completed
Justification: Gigantic Soviet mega project cancelled by the war. Was to be the largest skyscraper in the world topped by a Statue of Lenin even larger than the Statue of Liberty
The Grand Cathedral of Reason: Reason tree must be complete
Justification: During the French Revolution there were attempts to create a Cult of Reason that was to replace the Catholic church. They even had a “goddess of reason”, portrayed by a live woman to prevent idolatry. This movement was eventually suppressed.
And I'd suggest one final wonder that would require a tech instead of a tree...
Shimizu TRY 2004 Mega-City Pyramid: Requires Nanotechnology
Justification: Ambitious proposed project for construction of a massive pyramid over Tokyo Bay in Japan. The structure would be about 14 times higher than the Great Pyramid at Giza, and would house 750,000 people. Basically it’d be an arcology.
2. WW2 DLC
I’d also like to see a WW2 scenario DLC that added alternative leaders to the various wartime civs. Certainly at least Roosevelt, Churchill, DeGaulle, Stalin, and Mao or Chiang Kai Shek should be added. I understand that the axis leaders would be generally more problematic to include, but Firaxis could probably get away with adding Emperor Hirohito as a leader for Japan. As for Germany, it’s unlikely that they’d add Hitler, but the leader of the vanilla ww2 Civ4:BTS scenario, Von Pappen, was essentially the German ambassador to Turkey during the war. Perhaps a famous German general who wasn’t particularly tainted by warcrimes could act as Germany’s leader in the scenario (like Rommel, Guderian, or Manstein). These same leaders could act as alternate leaders for the civs in standard games.
3. Finally, and this is getting more into expansion territory, I’d eventually like to see each civ get 2 unique units, 1 unique building, and one unique tile improvement. For instance Suburbs could work as a unique tile improvement for the United States (acting somewhat like the towns in Civ4) France could have the maginot line style forts as a tile improvement, Japan could get a seaweed farm that could be built by workboats on any coastal tile, etc.
What kind of dlc do you guys want?
1. The Wonders that Never Were
A collection of buildings that would have been wonders had they ever of actually been completed. To make it interesting they should require completion of a social policy tree (possibly a tech as well) as well as a significant amount of resources like 5-10 iron or aluminum. Here is my brief list of suggestions:
The Magnificent Mausoleum of Phillip of Macedon : Tradition tree must be completed
Justification: In Alexander’s will he called for the construction of a new mausoleum for his father. This would surpass the Egyptian pyramids in grandeur. His generals didn’t comply with this.
Great Temple of Khan Tengri- Honor tree must be completed
Justification: Tengri was the greatest of the Mongol/Turkic gods. He was Khan of the skies. There is a mountain in the Altai region named for Khan Tengri, perhaps the wonder would have to be built by a mountain.
Curia Hostilia: Liberty tree must be completed
Justification: Original Meeting place of the Roman Senate, they basically took over some pre roman ruins for these purposes, but this was quickly torn down and replaced by a succession of buildings for the Senate.
Hassan Tower: Piety tree must be completed
Justifiication: This famous Moroccan Minaret was to be the 80 foot tall centerpiece for a magnificient mosque. Work began in 1195 and stop a few years later with jut a 40 foot tall half completed minaret and no mosque.
Tatlin’s Tower: Patronage tree must be completed
Justification: This wild unbuilt structure was to be the headquarters of the Communist International
The Illinois: Commerce Tree must be completed
Justification: This ambitious American skyscraper would have been twice as large as the Burj Khalifa if it had ever been built
Space Station Freedom: Freedom tree must be completed
Justification: This ambitious Reagan Era Space Station project never came into fruition but the basic plans plus Russian plans for a new mir laid the groundwork for the international Space Station
Volkshalle: Autocracry tree must be completed
Justificiation: This gigantic structure (which you could have fit St. Peter’s Basilica inside) was to be the centerpiece of the Albert Speer’s New Berlin had Germany won the Second World War
Palace of the Soviets: Order tree must be completed
Justification: Gigantic Soviet mega project cancelled by the war. Was to be the largest skyscraper in the world topped by a Statue of Lenin even larger than the Statue of Liberty
The Grand Cathedral of Reason: Reason tree must be complete
Justification: During the French Revolution there were attempts to create a Cult of Reason that was to replace the Catholic church. They even had a “goddess of reason”, portrayed by a live woman to prevent idolatry. This movement was eventually suppressed.
And I'd suggest one final wonder that would require a tech instead of a tree...
Shimizu TRY 2004 Mega-City Pyramid: Requires Nanotechnology
Justification: Ambitious proposed project for construction of a massive pyramid over Tokyo Bay in Japan. The structure would be about 14 times higher than the Great Pyramid at Giza, and would house 750,000 people. Basically it’d be an arcology.
2. WW2 DLC
I’d also like to see a WW2 scenario DLC that added alternative leaders to the various wartime civs. Certainly at least Roosevelt, Churchill, DeGaulle, Stalin, and Mao or Chiang Kai Shek should be added. I understand that the axis leaders would be generally more problematic to include, but Firaxis could probably get away with adding Emperor Hirohito as a leader for Japan. As for Germany, it’s unlikely that they’d add Hitler, but the leader of the vanilla ww2 Civ4:BTS scenario, Von Pappen, was essentially the German ambassador to Turkey during the war. Perhaps a famous German general who wasn’t particularly tainted by warcrimes could act as Germany’s leader in the scenario (like Rommel, Guderian, or Manstein). These same leaders could act as alternate leaders for the civs in standard games.
3. Finally, and this is getting more into expansion territory, I’d eventually like to see each civ get 2 unique units, 1 unique building, and one unique tile improvement. For instance Suburbs could work as a unique tile improvement for the United States (acting somewhat like the towns in Civ4) France could have the maginot line style forts as a tile improvement, Japan could get a seaweed farm that could be built by workboats on any coastal tile, etc.
What kind of dlc do you guys want?
That was something I liked in WOTAW.
