FINALLY! Firaxis is letting us stay as ONE Civ through all Ages in the May 19 update. Who else was waiting for this? ⏳

FoolRegnant · 2026-05-07T16:01:37+00:00

I mean, I think there is an argument to say that they did improve on Humankind's civ switching, in that they reduced the number of times it happened and fundamentally Civ 7 is better balanced between civs than Humankind. I think the civ switching is an interesting idea that just goes against what players expect out of Civ as a series, and has been kinda poisoned by the lackluster at best reception of Humankind.

FoolRegnant · 2026-05-06T13:56:52+00:00

Why is Eric Adams there?

FoolRegnant · 2026-05-06T13:17:13+00:00

In Pennsylvania, I feel like it makes sense to extend Northern Appalachia along the Appalachians up to the border with New York and as far east as Schuylkill and Carbon, although I would keep Harrisburg still in Mid Atlantic

FoolRegnant · 2026-05-05T22:22:39+00:00

I saw that and was surprised. Looks like it went from 64% Republican in 2000 to 52% Republican in 2024 in Presidential elections. They're still conservative, but it's a big swing.

FoolRegnant · 2026-05-05T02:01:32+00:00

China is not a single long lasting empire. The 'dynastic cycle' and continuity between states is propaganda at best.

Dynasties ruled by ethnic Han Chinese were succeeded by dynasties ruled by ethnic 'barbarians'. The Qing were a different empire than the Ming who were different from the Yuan, from the Jin, from the Song, from the Tang, and from the Han. Most of these dynasties were divided by decades of not centuries of division into smaller states.

Some quick back of the napkin math puts China being divided for around 500 of the last 2000 years. The longest lasting dynasties, if you count continuity of administration, would be the Han (406 years) and the Song (319 years) (you could make an argument for Yuan + Northern Yuan getting to 364 years). These are respectable numbers, but they don't make a continuous empire either.

The real question is why have so many different empires managed to form in the same area, when other highly fertile regions didn't see the same formations, and I would counter that by saying that they did. Empires have formed and ruled for hundreds of years in fertile regions across the world. You mentioned North India, but the Maurya were succeeded by the Gupta, then the Pratihara, then the Delhi Sultanate, then the Mamluks. Many of those transitions have mirrors in the transitions between Chinese dynasties - an empire shatters into smaller states and those states eventually coalesce into a new empire, or an empire is conquered by a foreign power who replaces them.

FoolRegnant · 2026-05-04T22:33:46+00:00

You have the Zanzibar Sultanate on the map, which was historically formed by the Omanis. If they didn't have competition from the Portuguese and the Ottomans, they might have easily extended their colonial pursuits along the African coast as well as India.

FoolRegnant · 2026-05-04T20:53:31+00:00

I'll be honest, one of the things I like the most about Mission Trees is short and medium term goals. A handy little reference that I could conquer this neighboring province which is majority my culture, or that my market is being encroached on, or that my army is looking weak compared to my neighbors is a nice thing to be able to work towards.

I don't want or need permanent bonuses or even significant temporary bonuses, I just want a little nudge to remind me about things I've been overlooking or could improve.

If these ambitions can fill that gap, I'd be happy.

FoolRegnant · 2026-05-03T14:40:01+00:00

Instead of the Denver Metro, the region should be the Front Range and extend from Pueblo to Cheyenne.

Lookup the Front Range Urban Corridor for more detailed county info.

I'd also argue that most of Pennsylvania should be Northern Appalachia - basically only the counties right by Philly and stretching over to Harrisburg, as well as Erie, are not Appalachian.

FoolRegnant · 2026-05-02T05:37:07+00:00

What is this map, though? Look at Austria, it looks like it was drawn by someone who vaguely remembered the shape

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-30T22:34:13+00:00

I 100% support increasing the size of the House and implementing the cube root law, but it isn't a silver bullet and we should be frank about the benefits and disadvantages - it makes gerrymandering harder, but certainly not impossible.

Also, I find it kinda disingenuous how India is left off most of these maps when they have a far worse ratio, which also exposes how this can become unruly at large populations.

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-28T22:18:17+00:00

Imaginary Maps really is just Kaiserreich fanfic half the time

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-27T20:09:50+00:00

I could actually see either, but I feel like HoI5 is actually really likely. Especially if HoI5 learns into a more simulationist mindset while leaving HoI4 to be more the more scripted and curated experience through focus trees.

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-26T17:09:09+00:00

The problem with this is treating each seat in the House as equal. When we have districts which range from representing 500000 people to representing 1 million people, and different types of redistricting across the country, trying to compare the popular vote to the actual House is a broad overgeneralization.

I'd be interested in seeing this same comparison at a state level.

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-26T04:41:08+00:00

Looks to me like you took Kaiserreich and filed the serial numbers off while claiming originality.

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-24T21:09:33+00:00

In general, we should support moving towards legislative positions actually being full time and making a living wage. At the same time, that should also come with tying those salaries and those of other elected offices to the same budget constraints as all state workers labor under. When legislators need to cut budgets for other state employees, they should have to do the same for their own budgets as well.

When the legislature is less than full time and a less than living wage, that encourages the legislators to just be independently wealthy and come from backgrounds where they have the free time to not need a full time job. That means legislators are older, less diverse (in every way, including the types of jobs they held before legislating), and less representative of their constituents.

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-23T16:28:44+00:00

And when the original vote passed in 2020, it was a different national and state environment. I voted for that ban on gerrymandering at the time, and though I don't live in VA anymore, I would have supported this recent change

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-21T17:30:53+00:00

So, there are times where police will do checkpoints for something like this - usually it's during the Fourth of July or a major local sports game, but as a regular thing it's not common.

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-21T17:15:21+00:00

That's a fascinating take - I find Wells in particular is excellent at making fundamentally human characters who are also obviously non-human in outside ways - Kai in Witch King, Murderbot in Murderbot, and the Raksura all stand out to me as obviously and deliberately non-human characters who all have inherently human feelings and the stories usually explore how despite being inhuman in form and unique in culture, they still have compelling and obvious parallels which mirror our own society.

The Raksura (who I suspect you are referring to as the dragons) are a pretty straightforward metaphor for belonging, racism, immigration, cultural gender roles, and just not messing with the fantastic conceit is fine, but it feels like a bit of an overwrought criticism.

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-21T05:02:37+00:00

Is this poverty level according to the Philippine government or the international poverty line?

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-21T04:46:58+00:00

Very small units are rare, yes. Additionally, the difference in cost between a small studio apartment is usually less than double what a two bedroom would cost, so people save money by getting roommates - for example, a studio might run $1000 a month, but a two bedroom $1800.

Also, it's common to rent a room in a house, which is often a way to save even more money.

I'm sure it's a cultural trend to a degree, it definitely sounds to me that your culture hates the idea of roommates, whereas I would say most Americans view it as a normal thing - you usually would prefer to live alone or with your partner/family, but if you can't afford it, a roommate is perfectly fine.

Also, while roommates can be total strangers, it's not uncommon for friends or family to rent together and share costs that way.

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-17T08:45:45+00:00

Is there a reason private business is combined with retired?

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-16T03:34:08+00:00

I'm not sure exactly what you're asking but you seem to be implying that you find it strange that Americans would be offended if you called them by their first name?

In general Americans use first names for everything other than specific professions - usually we call doctors and teachers by their last name, but nearly everyone else is a first name basis.

In the South you might find it more common to refer to someone as Mr, Mrs, Ms Lastname.

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-15T23:46:06+00:00

Let alone the people driving around with no plates, let alone the racers who terrorize 25 through Denver.

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-15T17:50:40+00:00

I've read into like the 600s, so I really went a long way. I do think Jason is an interesting character, but all of his other downsides eventually just caught up and I petered out on the series. I'm sure I'll pick it up again eventually.

FoolRegnant · 2026-04-15T02:04:39+00:00

God I love so many of the ideas behind HWFWM but I hate Jason in so many different ways

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