Yes, St. Leo, I see you understand. Have you actually created a scenario w/the name Imperial Ambition? This is another strange coincidence--I have had the "perfect computer wargame" in my head (as a conception only, but for many years now) and I have always referred to it as "Imperial Ambition." But those ideas resemble Civ2 only vaguely. Even stranger, I have started work on an 1870-1920 scenario, tentatively titled, "Imperialism 1870," primarily because I can't think of a better title.
Perhaps there is no real "preference" among scenarios, between generalist and specific. Both methods serve different ends. Oddly, I do seem to prefer generalist scenarios, maybe because I DO believe that is is difficult to achieve game balance when different civs have different units w/different capabilities.
Salutations,
Exile
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