What will be your first custom tribe?

[GenghisK]

Coincidental or coital?

Nah, I'm tired that's all

Now back to our custom tribe: I really wonder whether it'd be possible to also customize units strength. Of course, it would be stupid to have a rifleman with 99/99/5. But I think there should be a way to customize units strength depending on the civ it belongs too.

Example: Zulu = better pikemen (+1/+1 A/D) where as for European nations, riflemen = +1 or Mongol = horsemen +10/+10. That could make sense, IMO since it also adds a real historical value to this game. Like Age of Empire. The only thing is there won't be specific units for each civ, but each unit will have a different characteristics, depending on the race.

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[Vrylakas]

Magnus, the byzantine empire = the eastern roman empire after the empire split, that i know... i don't know about the name change though... i'll have to look that up.

He's right. The West has arrogantly appropriated the Roman Empire for itself, ignoring that it lasted a thousand years after we claimed it fell. Gibbon's classic history *The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire* only refers to the fall of the western half of the Roman Empire in A.D. 476. Constantinius I had split the empire in half c. A.D. 300, and virtually abandoned the poorer western half. The eastern half lasted until 1453 when the Ottoman Turks took Constantinople.

The eastern Romans never referred to themselves as anything but Romans. The West uses the derogatory term "Byzantine" when speaking of the eastern Empire; Constantinople was founded on the site of a small Greek fishing village & trade center, Byzanc. (In other words, the Byzantine Empire = glorified but insignificant Greek peasant fishing village.) The West claims the eastern Empire developed into something completely unrecognizable from the Roman point of view - adopting the Greek language, "caesaro-papism", etc. - but the Byzantines continued to use Roman law and tradition til the end. Did they modify them? Yes, but what civilization exists for 1000 years and doesn't change? The Roman monarchy of the 500s B.C. and the Roman Empire of c. A.D. 500 also wouldn't recognize each other. This whole Western bias derives from the schism of 1054, the dispute over who had ultimate religious authority in Christendom, the Byzantine/Roman Basileus in Constantinople or the bishop of the city of Rome.

When in the 10th century the Bulgar empire went on a rampage (again) in the Byzantine lands, the Bulgar khan gave himself the Greek title "Romaiokthonos"; "Killer of the Romans". He meant Byzantines...

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[shadowdale]

I think that if I should ever custom a tribe it should be the BEER's or perhaps Beer drinkers - but I'm pretty sure that it would ruin my game as I would stop playing after 5 min each time I begin a new game!!!

But I think that my friend Emil should custom a tribe called the wankers - that is so him......

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We are species 8472 - assimilation attempts are futile - the weak shall perish

No wait we are species 5618 and we got beer...... don't harm us!!!!!!

 

[hannibol43]

I think that I will make a custom tribe the carthaginians and 2 other tribes the ZA and the AZC. Then the carthaginians will persuade the ZA's to quit being boot lickers and kick some AZC @$$.

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[thedirk]

My first custom civ will of course be the Canadians. Led by none other than the dirk.

Another I'm likely to do are the Hebrews/Israelites. Led by the mighty king David. (No I'm not Jewish by the way)

 

[Damien]

My 1st custom tribe will be the Swiss.
Never invaded except by napoleonian troops.
Neutral since 1815.Real democraty since 1874.
When i say real democraty i mean that people rnt f***ed by politicians...the power by the people.
Multicultural n peaceful

I will create about 40 other civs however.

 

[Matrix]

First: the Dutch!!
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Then, the Stralanders ! <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/wink.gif" border=0>

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My own little country. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/love2.gif" border=0> I'm the emperor of these 6 million people.

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[Grigory Rasputin]

the canadians will be dominating the world on this computer, as well as a few others, right, cornmaster and thedirk?

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these smile things are just too damn cool

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[Undeadas]

Lithuania with King Undeadas will rule the World of CIV III.

 

[Conditional Zenith]

The strong and powerful (I wish) Australians will be mine.

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you will only become strong if you obey the regulations

 

[Imhotep]

Imhotep will rule

 

[Sukenis]

see later post

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[TrailblazingScot]

The skeleton people...with their special units being the skeleton warrior.

 

[willemvanoranje]

if the Dutch aren't included.....otherwise the Kevinians.

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[greenie]

I'm going to include the New Zealanders. The Kiwi wise men will out re-search you, and then I'll smoke you a**holes off the planet!

MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

(No offence intended!

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- Greenie

" Let us take by
cunning what we would
take by force"

 

[Master of Ceremonies]

As others have mentioned, I will proudly carry the flag of the Canadians. I think as a special unit, the Canadians should have a super-diplomat with spy capabilities at the Diplopmat level. Our peaceful* nature and excellent reputation should give us the "Oh, look! It's a friendly canadian come for a visit" pass from many an unsuspecting Yank or European.

*Peaceful outside of the Civ world only.

 

[Voldemort]

I will make the moari (led by hone heke) and New Zealand (led by Helen Clark)

 

[Damien]

Maoris not moaris

 

[Håkan Eriksson]

My first tribe will acorse be the Swedish Vikings. That ofcorse if they aren't included already.

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[KingDasimsath]

When I got Civ3 I will create the wealthy and mega-powerful-on-the-sea Dutch Kingdom
with lotsa new Sea Ships *drewls*