funding of city improvements

JEEVES · November 20, 2000, 00:36

I propose getting rid of general maintanace costs and implementing funding. For instance, a library's effectiveness would depend on on the amount of funding. If it gets maximal (100%) it will be an excellent school, and enhance science production. If the school gets, say, 20% funding it will be poor and have a minimal effect on science. The same could be said for university, library, etc. There should be a minimal percentage for basic maintanace, but the rest of the funding goes to the quality of the improvement.

This would bring a welcome complexity to the game. It would make income and trade more important.

Another added complexity could be that of a localized economy. As in real life, high tech companies, need specialized people. In the game, a research center (or equivalent) could be built, but in order to run at peak efficiency, the city would need proper workers to work there. This is all of the top of my head. This stuff would bring some relief to the old basic system and equations.

I think the "rush buy" option should go. It doesn't make any sense. It isn't realistic at all.

Evil Capitalist · November 20, 2000, 03:33

I'm not so sure- I think the autoselling of improvements is meant to signify recession, and as such is needed in the game. Although if funding were set on an empire wide level it could work.

And IMO rush buying is a valuable part of the city interface- politicans throwing money at a project until it goes away.

UltraSonix · November 20, 2000, 08:36

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the suggestion - it's actually quite good. But I like the way Civ2 works now... it's very easy to manage.

As as to the percentage funding proposal - I think it's more Sim City than civ - it seems to be focused on the cities too much.

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airdrik · November 20, 2000, 14:21

Actually it already has funding, to a degree. The science rate. The higher you put your science rate, the more 'funding' is given to your schools, libraries, etc. So I believe it is rather uneeded to have another 'funding' level in the game.