September 22, 2002, 13:26
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Empty taken cities
Some odd thing is to take a city from another civilization and seeing it has no improvement in it except granaries, aqueducts and things to keep population...
Will this issue be addressed?... Some day?...
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September 22, 2002, 13:45
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Re: Empty taken cities
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Originally posted by Trifna
Some odd thing is to take a city from another civilization and seeing it has no improvement in it except granaries, aqueducts and things to keep population...
Will this issue be addressed?... Some day?...
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I think you're talking about the culture producing improvements like temple, library etc. They are automatically destroyed when you take a city. (I guess your troops burn everything with the opposing civ's cultural fingerprints) Everything else should stay, though I think one improvement is lost when the city changes hands (can't recall if this is accurate)
So-cultural improvements (excluding Great Wonders) are destroyed upon capture, non cultural improvements-barracks, granary, aqueducts etc. are not.
Did I address the question, or is this not what is going on?
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September 22, 2002, 15:12
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As I always bombard cities to rubble, they are already empty when my army gets there...
But I do not see why the destruction of improvements when you conquer a city is a problem
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September 24, 2002, 09:40
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When Hitler took over Paris, did all churches, wonders and all were destroyed or suddenly impossible to be used by population? Is every taken city always gets all its structures destroyed because someone took it? Maybe it culture "stops", but a temple is stil there for people to be happy, banks are stil there, etc etc.
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September 24, 2002, 10:54
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Originally posted by Trifna
When Hitler took over Paris, did all churches, wonders and all were destroyed or suddenly impossible to be used by population? Is every taken city always gets all its structures destroyed because someone took it? Maybe it culture "stops", but a temple is stil there for people to be happy, banks are stil there, etc etc.
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That's great and all, but it is a game. If you can't build a temple (or other cultural buildings) you can't expand the radius.
You can always take off the cultural value of buildings and then mod in buildings that only create culture.
Oh, and if Hitler didn't destroy churches, there are many many others who have destroyed such things. So its not like its that unrealistic.
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September 24, 2002, 14:33
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Originally posted by asleepathewheel
Oh, and if Hitler didn't destroy churches, there are many many others who have destroyed such things. So its not like its that unrealistic.
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Hitler didn't destroy churches in France, maybe because France and Germany in his eyes had the same "culture"... But let's talk about Poland and the Soviet Union. There the troops were allowed to destroy churches as meeting places for resisters...
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September 24, 2002, 15:10
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Originally posted by Trifna
When Hitler took over Paris, did all churches, wonders and all were destroyed or suddenly impossible to be used by population? Is every taken city always gets all its structures destroyed because someone took it? Maybe it culture "stops", but a temple is stil there for people to be happy, banks are stil there, etc etc.
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Well, the temples, cathedrals, and coleseums would all be staffed by people of the conquered nation; and the libraries, universities, and labs run by people of the conquered nation. These people would not be of juch use in pacifying the natives for the conqueror, or aiding the research of the conqueror. So even if the buildings themselves might not be destroyed, it would be as if they did not exist for the conqueror.
Of course, I'm not syaying this analogy is perfect.
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September 24, 2002, 15:39
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Originally posted by Caliban
Hitler didn't destroy churches in France, maybe because France and Germany in his eyes had the same "culture"... But let's talk about Poland and the Soviet Union. There the troops were allowed to destroy churches as meeting places for resisters...
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great example
I was having a brain freeze, having just awoken.
It certainly doesn't shock me that a conqueror would try to erase all of the previous owner's culture, its probably what I would do. Erect temples to myself and whatnot
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September 24, 2002, 16:14
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Originally posted by One_Brow
Well, the temples, cathedrals, and coleseums would all be staffed by people of the conquered nation; and the libraries, universities, and labs run by people of the conquered nation. These people would not be of juch use in pacifying the natives for the conqueror, or aiding the research of the conqueror. So even if the buildings themselves might not be destroyed, it would be as if they did not exist for the conqueror.
Of course, I'm not syaying this analogy is perfect.
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As someone who has never liked the idea of cultural buildings being destroyed, I can say that's a very good insight. Even if the Uni doesn't get burned to the ground the people there aren't going to be helping the conquerer's research.
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September 25, 2002, 13:52
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Originally posted by Carver
As someone who has never liked the idea of cultural buildings being destroyed, I can say that's a very good insight. Even if the Uni doesn't get burned to the ground the people there aren't going to be helping the conquerer's research.
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Hm... but the workers in the factories and the farmers on the markets help the conquerer?? Is it just a matter of education? (no offense!)
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September 25, 2002, 14:26
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It's easier to force someone to work than to think.
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September 25, 2002, 14:33
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Originally posted by WarpStorm
It's easier to force someone to work than to think.
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Good point!
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September 26, 2002, 22:49
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Originally posted by asleepathewheel
Oh, and if Hitler didn't destroy churches, there are many many others who have destroyed such things. So its not like its that unrealistic.
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actually allied soliders caused more havoc in WW2 then the axis soldiers did. use of atomic bombs, looting, killing civilians and speaking of church, also destroying bunch of churches that axis used to camp in.
war's hell... isnt it.......
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September 27, 2002, 10:45
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Well simply by using the atomic bombs the US probably destroyed more buildings then the Germans did (though it would be hard to tell who destroyed what buildings when both sides are firing at eachother).
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September 27, 2002, 11:16
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Originally posted by Caliban
Hm... but the workers in the factories and the farmers on the markets help the conquerer?? Is it just a matter of education? (no offense!)
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Yes, workers in the factories still produce, and farmers/merchants still sell their wares and thereby pay taxes and spread desirable goods. They need to do this for a living.
Religious workers (and to a lesser degree, educational workers) will also continue to work, but they will be inclined to spread the ideals and values (i.e., culture) with which they were raised, which will be of little help to the conquerer.
In fact, it might be a decent idea for the temple of a taken city to remain until replaced, but it offers no benefits unless it's builder retakes the city.
Something like:
The Persians take a Babylonian city. The temple shows up in the city list as Temple (Babylonian), and cost 0 gold to support.. The Persian can immediately sell it for 0 dollars, or leave it there and get a 25% discount off the standard price when they bulid their own temple (45 shields, 15 shields if they were religious). If the Babylonians re-take the city before the Persian build a temple, the Babylonian temple operates as normal.
The discount amount might be too high.
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September 27, 2002, 12:19
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Originally posted by One_Brow
The Persians take a Babylonian city. The temple shows up in the city list as Temple (Babylonian), and cost 0 gold to support.. The Persian can immediately sell it for 0 dollars, or leave it there and get a 25% discount off the standard price when they bulid their own temple (45 shields, 15 shields if they were religious). If the Babylonians re-take the city before the Persian build a temple, the Babylonian temple operates as normal.
The discount amount might be too high.
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Nice idea, but I would destroy or sell the Babylonian temple as soon as I conquer it. So the Babylonians won't be able to use it any more even if they retake the city... The 25% discount seems much, but is not worth giving the enemy an advantage when you are not sure if you can defend the city...
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September 28, 2002, 05:44
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Originally posted by Calc II
actually allied soliders caused more havoc in WW2 then the axis soldiers did. use of atomic bombs, looting, killing civilians and speaking of church, also destroying bunch of churches that axis used to camp in.
war's hell... isnt it.......
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Have you ever read anything about the eastern front, and what the germans did there.
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September 28, 2002, 09:00
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or what Japan did in China and Korea?
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September 28, 2002, 12:37
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Hey, guys, let's get back to the theme of this thread. WWII is over!
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September 29, 2002, 13:19
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Yah... a thread always goes out of subject from when someone gets chatting... so generally only the first 10 posts are worth reading if you're interested in the initial theme...
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