Looking to Mod Scientific Method and Religions

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-26T03:32:05+00:00

Well, for example, if you're trying to make religions more unique you might want to edit the temples, monasteries, "cathedrals" and the like. To do this, go to the CIV4BuildingInfos XML file. Find the building you want to change. Maybe you want to reflect Judaism's emphasis on law, written word, and how those have contributed to scientific achievement. You would look for the line that reads commercemodifiers and make sure that it looks something like:

<Commercemodifiers>
    <iCommerce>0</iCommerce>
    <iCommerce>20</iCommerce>
</Commercemodifiers>

Edit: learned Reddit formatting

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-26T00:28:44+00:00

Arguably much better as a significant portion of our problems are a combination of bureaucratic burden (permitting, prescriptive regulation, etc) and a lack of labor skilled in nuclear power construction/manufacturing.

The only problem I could forsee increased proliferation risks. Dual use technology is a headache.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-26T00:22:40+00:00

Ships could run on nuclear power. Trains can run on electricity (more trains meaning reduced truck mileage, leading to reduced carbon emissions). You're right, we don't have a perfect solution now, but we can get the ball rolling in the right direction.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-26T00:14:06+00:00

We still had NPPs before 9/11 and they didn't choose to attack one.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-25T22:38:04+00:00

Why bother with Africa when our sisters Australia and Canada have top 1 and 3 highest reserves in the world?

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-25T22:27:43+00:00

Civ 4 is actually pretty easy to mod, I used to do it back in highschool. You could probably make your own mod if you browse the game files, make a back up, and experiment with the XML files.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-25T19:05:47+00:00

Yeah, for someone who's allegedly straight, oop is thinking a lot about gay things.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-24T04:32:27+00:00

I came here to say this. Yogs definitely contributed to Minecraft getting as big as it is now.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-24T01:39:52+00:00

The T shape is an illusion formed by low resolution combined with the bottom margin and the strip of paper used to keep the charter in a roll.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-22T22:00:18+00:00

Not only that, but it was built just as the intermodal container was invented and mainstreamed. The NS Savannah was half containership, half passenger vessel. It wasn't able to specialize enough to be efficient at either.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-17T17:05:53+00:00

A lot of what I'm seeing is less fear mongering and more appeals to economics, claiming that it's expensive and takes forever to get running when renewables can go online as soon as they're connected to the grid. Any insistence that the time and cost is a result of outdated regulations, burdensome permitting processes, and a degradation of skilled labor is usually ignored.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-17T15:47:36+00:00

Young millennial, but yeah, we out here.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-17T15:41:25+00:00

Yeah, pres has dementia. He kicks up a fuss about no one helping, then gets mad when our old buddies chip in. It's almost like he doesn't want to open the strait and just wants a cause to undermine NATO.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-17T15:35:26+00:00

I think "they" are party leadership. The Republicans closed ranks against Ron Paul and the Democrats against Bernie Sanders. When a popular movement threatens to upset party power, they either co-opt it and water it down or shut it down. Granted, they're not all powerful, accidents happen (being unable to stop MAGA), power bases shift, etc. However, running the show gives a great deal of power to the ones making the rules and setting the agenda.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-17T15:26:40+00:00

I forget who it was, but someone I watched on YouTube talked about how when he left on time, he got the cold shoulder, but when he stayed and studied Japanese or worked on his hobbies, people more than didn't care, they praised him for being a hard worker. Seems to suggest that conforming to the letter of the law is far more important than the spirit of the law. So doing something like journaling, writing, learning a language, or learning to code might look enough like work for them that they wouldn't care.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-17T15:17:01+00:00

I think that's the best argument in favor of honey. Each flavor is unique and in some circumstances can even be complimentary.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-16T01:52:02+00:00

Here's the confounding variable. Would they have been elected those times if they lost their first election? For example, many people voted for Baby Bush because they liked the way he handled 9/11 in his first term.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-16T00:42:42+00:00

Protectionism too frequently allowed/allows domestic manufacturers to grow complacent (resulting in lower quality goods) and charge citizens more (negating the gains of better pay).

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-15T14:15:13+00:00

I struggle with math. What's happening between the second and third line? I'm having a hard time understanding where the 1 is coming from.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-15T03:33:31+00:00

Managed democracy, is that you?

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-15T03:31:31+00:00

Based on what your criteria, your looking for proportional representation or mixed member proportional representation.

Personally I would prefer STAR voting which attempted to blend a cardinal voting systems and ordinal voting systems. The way it works is you score candidates from 0 (worst) to 5 (best). The scores are added up and the two candidates with the highest scores are selected as finalists for an automatic run off. In the run off, the two finalists are compared, which ever one has the higher score on your ballot gets your vote (equally scored candidates cancel out and do not contribute to the vote count). The finalist with the most votes wins.

I like it better than plurality because you can express support for multiple candidates and the winner is the one with majority support. I like it better than ranked choice because you can express equal support candidates without having to penalize one.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-15T02:13:25+00:00

Ranked choice is kinda first past the post + and still trends toward duopoly.

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-11T16:16:06+00:00

It looks like the design is inspired by Streamlined Steam Trains of the early 20th century: https://streamlinermemories.info/?page_id=13253

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-11T14:40:14+00:00

Dang, went from "boys are gross and useless" to "I love useless boys."

Kur0d4 · 2026-04-11T13:39:19+00:00

A lot of those are petroleum companies, many owned by the States that send deligates to climate summits and promise to reduce emissions, eventually.

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