ianinsane
Prince
I think for me it would be fun to play UK as a small civ. If it had a permanent alliance with EU there would still be a realistic option to win the game.
And there are ways to make even a small UK as powerful as it is in reality. You just have to try to represent the reasons why the small reality-UK is that powerful in the real world:
- Colonies and associated countries
You wouldn't have left UK with two cities. In reality UK still has oversea territories: Northern Ireland, Bermuda, Falklands and Gibraltar are the biggest. Alone Gibraltar would make a nice strategic city due to its control of the Street of Gibraltar.
- UN Security Council
I'm suggesting a modified UN like it is in reality. In fact not the UN General Assembly has the most power to decide about things like it does in CIV but the UN Security Council. Every member has one vote, despite of their population, and 5 permanent members can veto desicions. These members are USA, Russia, China, France (here: EU) and UK.
So this makes UK as powerful as USA, Russia or China. At least in the Security Council.
- Military
UK should have one of the largest and most modern military in the world. Especially focused on royal navy and royal air force. To make this status quo at the beginning of the game should be no problem. Ho to keep it up during the game I don't know. One way is to have a high diversity of unit types with advanced technologies. Another way is to create a higher number of xp-gaining buildings so that a unit trained in london would get like 10 or 15 xp right from the start while the same unit trained in delhi would get only 4.
And - don't forget about that - UK is one of the few countries with nuclear weapons. UK should have a rather high amount of ICBMs.
- Production & Commerce
UK has the 5th highest GDP in the world although it is small. How would that work in the game? Two things are important: Production and Commerce.
UK cities must produce a very high amount of hammers. This is partly because very little of the UK is used as farmlands, a lot of buildings and wonders increase producion + commerce and most important: a significant amount of great specialists (engineers and merchants) in UK cities at game start. This is a great way to make small civs more powerful.
Don't forget: The powerful status of the UK in reality is only due its massive advance in development even to states like china, russia or india. Once this advance is melted the UK will become more insifnificant.
And there are ways to make even a small UK as powerful as it is in reality. You just have to try to represent the reasons why the small reality-UK is that powerful in the real world:
- Colonies and associated countries
You wouldn't have left UK with two cities. In reality UK still has oversea territories: Northern Ireland, Bermuda, Falklands and Gibraltar are the biggest. Alone Gibraltar would make a nice strategic city due to its control of the Street of Gibraltar.
- UN Security Council
I'm suggesting a modified UN like it is in reality. In fact not the UN General Assembly has the most power to decide about things like it does in CIV but the UN Security Council. Every member has one vote, despite of their population, and 5 permanent members can veto desicions. These members are USA, Russia, China, France (here: EU) and UK.
So this makes UK as powerful as USA, Russia or China. At least in the Security Council.
- Military
UK should have one of the largest and most modern military in the world. Especially focused on royal navy and royal air force. To make this status quo at the beginning of the game should be no problem. Ho to keep it up during the game I don't know. One way is to have a high diversity of unit types with advanced technologies. Another way is to create a higher number of xp-gaining buildings so that a unit trained in london would get like 10 or 15 xp right from the start while the same unit trained in delhi would get only 4.
And - don't forget about that - UK is one of the few countries with nuclear weapons. UK should have a rather high amount of ICBMs.
- Production & Commerce
UK has the 5th highest GDP in the world although it is small. How would that work in the game? Two things are important: Production and Commerce.
UK cities must produce a very high amount of hammers. This is partly because very little of the UK is used as farmlands, a lot of buildings and wonders increase producion + commerce and most important: a significant amount of great specialists (engineers and merchants) in UK cities at game start. This is a great way to make small civs more powerful.
Don't forget: The powerful status of the UK in reality is only due its massive advance in development even to states like china, russia or india. Once this advance is melted the UK will become more insifnificant.
I consider the UK to have more in common with the Euro-states than with Turkey or Albania.
