Why we have useless Ice block tiles....

[ptoss1]

what destroys a few thousand kilometers of ice? maybe 10000 nukes?

Trireme bash.

 

[God of Kings]

Trireme bash.

Dromon bash (since they shoot Greek fire)!

 

[Luziadus]

or the global warming itself, but then the level of the seas would rise.

 

[BSPollux]

or the global warming itself, but then the level of the seas would rise.

Just wanted to point out that theres no reasonable way to clear such a huge territory of its ice.

But they could add a terrain type that represents those areas that freeze over now and then. Areas where ships may break throu sometimes, sometimes they have to wait a months or longer for good weather etc. basicaly just a severe movement penalty

 

[pilot00]

The only way I can think of this been implemented the right way is through including seasons in the game. However on the earlier dates, a single turn can be 20 years, so IDK how seasons can be implemented the right way.

 

[Ryoga]

The only way I can think of this been implemented the right way is through including seasons in the game. However on the earlier dates, a single turn can be 20 years, so IDK how seasons can be implemented the right way.

Ice ages, global warming, desertification, nuclear winters

It could be fun.

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

I think a good way to make Ice useful is to give them +1 Science (or more) with a certain technology, so that you cuold settle near them, but at a cost of a satellite city.

 

[BSPollux]

The only way I can think of this been implemented the right way is through including seasons in the game. However on the earlier dates, a single turn can be 20 years, so IDK how seasons can be implemented the right way.

Nah, just +1 or +2 movement cost for that tile, for 'searching the passage' or 'breaking the ice'

 

[Dunkah]

Just have +/- 10% of them disappear each era. As the game goes along the Northwest passage opens slowly, at least most of the time.

 

[Ll1442]

could had been the same size as oasis and lakes, we could have a small tile of sand near the sea providing tourism (which appear in this expansion), and beachs and tourism are very related.

I too think it would be better to add this to Hotels, as tourism should come more later in the game.