One cool feature of Civ I was city defection

[Alexander's Horse]

This used to happen occasionally when you were doing really well. A city from another civ would "envy" your progress and wonders and defect to your civ. It was a nice wild card. I would like to see it in civ 3.

It would also be nice if you were in danger of losing cities if you fell behind.

Yes I do remember that feature. I think it was only the AI that could loose a city and not the Human.

[War4ever]

Originally posted by joseph1944
Yes I do remember that feature. I think it was only the AI that could loose a city and not the Human.

you are correct....

it went something like "the citizens of york admire the prosperity of samarkand" :rebellion: usually in some area of the map that you hav'nt colonized and of course surrounded by your enemies LOL

[Alexander's Horse]

It could be good in multiplayer for the "builders" like Markusf and Deity. Those who fall behind otoh could be in deep do do.

In other words, I would like to see human players at risk of it.

[TechWins]

There's already going to be something like this in Civ3. It was confirmed by Firaxis a little while back. No I don't have the link either so don't ask. Except it's going to go a little different. It will have culture to be the determening factor if a city will defect or not. If a low culture city is next to another civ's high culture city that city might defect over to the other civ.

[Alexander's Horse]

That will help slow down a lot of warmongers who build nothing but military units.

[Deathwalker]

I remember that, when you used to be buzzy crushing a Civ there lowest city would swap rather than get attacked. I forgotten all about this. It would be could if this or some varient was included.

[TechWins]

It would be could if this or some varient was included

There is, look at my post up there.

I also like it being this way because it will stop from the gay AI building a city right next to my cities when that area is clearly mine.

[Inverse Icarus]

yea, its called "enroaching culture". basically if a small enemy city is swarmed by another (greater, more powerful, more improvements) culture, it is possible for that city to be assimilated.

[Zealot]

Originally posted by TechWins
There's already going to be something like this in Civ3. It was confirmed by Firaxis a little while back. No I don't have the link either so don't ask. Except it's going to go a little different. It will have culture to be the determening factor if a city will defect or not. If a low culture city is next to another civ's high culture city that city might defect over to the other civ.

When I was playing with the Americans on an Earth map, a greek city defected to me. All of america was mine, and I was really pleased with the "gift"! But if what u say is true, then there won't be any more transatlantic defection! Nay, I prefer like Civ 1!