Mega Events feedback

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A think some of the Mega Events could use a boost, as they aren't disruptive enough.

1) Pirate Colony. This one isn't much of a threat and is easy to concur. I think that what this should do is essentially unite the pirates into a major faction where all pirate starbases start to generate influence and can build asteroid mines, perhaps at a reduced price, to give a boost to the pirate colony.

2) Dread Lords. Depending on where they spawn they can be a threat or a minor hindrance. If they spawn far away and they have time to expand they are threat, if not just a free planet to take. I suggest increasing the quality of their planet to 25-30, giving them more bonuses and a unique planetary improvement that gives a boost to all planets in an empire, I am not sure what the boosts should be, but it would also serve as a reward for taking their planet.

New Mega Events:

3) Minors' Alliance. Essentially the minor civilizations all unite in a single major civilization that has its leader and ship style at random from its possible members, as for the tech tree perhaps from the minor that has the most tech researched. I'm not certain how to handle traits and abilities.

4) Something like the Jagged Knife or other alignment events from GC2, where whole colonies defect and form a new major civilization.

5) Wardens Awaken. Arnorian Warden starbases, from the Snathi DLC, appear on the map round precursor planets, artifacts and anomalies. When defeating a Warden starbase research points are awarded based on the tech age.

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I like the suggestion of Minor's alliance/grouping.

It would be nice if they add to the faction XML a "default" group tag, so You can make allied factions (without having to set groups each time). This would make it more interesting with random factions and such. Lets say you have 20 factions, each grouped up in groups of five. And you start a map with 15 random factions. Some could be allied up to 5, while others may only be themselves. It would add a new dynamic rather than "manually" selecting/setting groups.

 

If a faction doesn't have this tag, the game would simply ignore and set it to "no group" by default.

 

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

1 + 2:  I agree.  Both the Pirate planet and the Dread Lords need serious buffs.  They should also get bonuses for difficulties above Normal.

3:  Diplomatically, this sounds like a great option.  I can't see them sharing tech trees, though.  That is counter to how tech trading works in general.  Advantages for trading non-faction-dependent techs would be appropriate.  Attacking any one member of the Alliance gets them all at war with you.  You might even let them fleet up disparate ships somehow.

4: Please no Jagged Knife.  That is possibly the most hated part of GC2 for me.  I quit games over it.

5: I like defenders for unclaimed relics,  They could work like Pirate anomalies.  I am no sure about protecting Precursor planets, but it would fit the overall behavior.  I don't like research points for killing the guardians.  Your reward is getting the relic or planet.  And a little experience for your ships.

 

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Reply #3 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

It would be interesting to see some good diplomacy based mega events. Not sure how it could be coded or done but along the lines of:


  • Galaxy Aflame: The three different ideologies all unite, you must make a choice on who to stand with and are immediately at war with the other two, trade income is increased 50% with your allies. 
  • The Drath reveal themselves! While you were idly trading for the Merc ships, the Drath have queitly been rebuilding, lose 50% of your treasury and 50% of your starbases are damaged (would need a way to damage and make unproductive starbases and planetary buildings {like civ 6}).
Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I would like to see pirates do more like distant worlds or sins.

Can we have more creative weapons for space monsters.

I like the jagged knife the only problem to my opinion was the ai didn't know how to manage the empire.

Reply #5 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Great post! Agree on all points.

 

I would also like to see a boost to the spaace monsters, the pirate event and some new mega events added too.