Finally firaxis is beginning to incorporate religion

cookieman · May 18, 2003, 12:01

Hi im new to this forum but i have been reading it for quite some time, but back to the point

After viewing the official firaxis site i noticed that they had mentioned an "islamic sultanate". it had been a long time wish for me to see some sort of religion incorporated into this game. Because as it stands today and in the past religion fuels numerous conflicts.

Its good to see a religion put in rather than just researching "monotheism" or "polytheism". Finally they are going to utilize a road that hasnt really been walked. I just hope that they use it correctly and not just turn these religious/gvts. into some sort of sixth gvt which is basically fundamentalism a la civ2.

Those are just some of my thoughts id like to hear what you think

Jamski · May 18, 2003, 12:02

It will be just another gov. type, IMO.
Sorry

-Jam

cookieman · May 18, 2003, 12:06

your probably right jam. but its better than nothing. also it would lead one to believe that are more religion/gvts included rather than just one

something is better than nothing

Quasar1011 · May 18, 2003, 13:35

Maybe someday you'd be able to take over a city, only to find that of its 4 Babylonian citizens, one is Jewish, one is Moslem, one is Catholic and another is Protestant. Since your own civ is perhaps Protestant, the protestant-Babylonian would not resist your rule, while the other 3 would. Then, instead of building only cathedrals (which would serve to make your catholic citizens happy), you could have a choice: do I build a mosque, cathedral, church, or synagogue?

Maybe this is a Civ 4 suggestion

, but the game Europa Universalis does incorporate religion quite well. So it can be done.

bobbo008 · May 18, 2003, 14:07

"but the game Europa Universalis does incorporate religion quite well. So it can be done."

how dare you bring up a real time game in here...

The Templar · May 18, 2003, 16:38

Quote:

Originally posted by bobbo008
"but the game Europa Universalis does incorporate religion quite well. So it can be done."

how dare you bring up a real time game in here...

They've got a whole forum dedicated to a RTS game called "Rise of Nations"

Cat's already out of the bag.

As for which building to build, Quasar1011, you could just build them all and hope your people don't go ape and start burning down competing buildings. Or maybe the strength of religion could wane over the ages.

raghar · May 18, 2003, 17:11

Quote:

Originally posted by Jamski
It will be just another gov. type, IMO.
Sorry

-Jam

Fundamentalism would be back.

I'm happy.

VetLegion · May 19, 2003, 21:02

I don't think this means fundamentalism

Wording is interesting. Are there other Sultanates beside Islamic, or are there other Islamic governments beside Sultanate.. in other words, did firaxis add a new feature: two-component government, or is this just an existing government with corruption tweaked?

statusperfect · May 20, 2003, 09:21

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Originally posted by VetLegion
I don't think this means fundamentalism

Wording is interesting. Are there other Sultanates beside Islamic, or are there other Islamic governments beside Sultanate.. in other words, did firaxis add a new feature: two-component government, or is this just an existing government with corruption tweaked?

Two components = Social Engineering

cheers

VetLegion · May 20, 2003, 13:08

Civ 3: Alien Crossfire .. Who knows, maybe they are reusing the old SMAC code