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What about the option of using Psychological Warfare? Maybe you could buy PSYOPS troops similar to Spies. The PSYOPS could cause effect the happiness of the target nation in a negative way. It could cause the people to want a different type of government and/or religion.
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this would be cool, it'd let defenders cause more damage to attackers which is always a plus in my books
Idea seems interesting, i wouldn't want to implement another warchest depleting option into the war system though since there are enough as it is.
How about a military wonder that allows you to use propaganda? The propaganda could cause a percentage of the enemy's soldiers to switch sides (Say 5%), thus increasing the size of your army past the cap. It can only be used if your nation is not in anarchy.
Propaganda is already covered by Spies, isn't it?
I think the only PsyOps that wouldn't be covered by Spies is well enough handled by interalliance politics.
I think the only PsyOps that wouldn't be covered by Spies is well enough handled by interalliance politics.
It would be better then current Propaganda where the effect is just change in Religion/Government.
A possible effect would be -x Happiness until collection. There will be no expiration time just so that the nation can't wait it out and then collect as it is being done now.
A possible effect would be -x Happiness until collection. There will be no expiration time just so that the nation can't wait it out and then collect as it is being done now.
I'm a new player, and I had an idea. Instead of starting my own thread, I went back in time to last March to find something close. Not exact, but close.
My own idea was Cultural Propoganda. You know, some ability to create a generic Cultural Output, exporing art, books, movies, blue jeans and general crap like that, not as resources or as trade items but just to expand your cultural influence.
Perhaps it would just be for flavor, or for OOC reputation and karma, such as for roleplay purposes, or maybe it would have some IC impact on your Area of Influence. (Not on your land area, though.) I believe that 300 people pondering an idea is better than 1 person, so I don't care how it gets tweaked, brainstormed, or transformed. It's just an idea I had because in real life I work for Immigration so I come into contact with different cultures every day, and since the whole point of this game is that we are all nations together on Planet Bob here, I'm sure my 3rd world newbie country people want to dress like, for example, the people of Tulak Hord.
What will this do? Maybe nothing. Some things are just for flavor. Having a 300 in fishing doesn't help you in PvP combat, after all. And it doesn't require any coding. One can just pick something that already exists, like Alliance Strength, divide it by 100 or something like that, and call it your country's Culture.
But it could require coding if it's decided that you can spent money on this, simply as something to spend money on, so you're known as the place with the greatest museum or library or something. Not as a Wonder, just as something else to brag about.
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Well, that was my idea. Then I decided might not want just another thing to spend money on if it does nothing for them. I'm a big fan of secondary skills, tradeskills and cosmetic skills, but not everyone else. So, I decided that one possible use of my idea is for Psychological Warfare. Propaganda is propaganda, after all. If someone joins your side because you've got better music and clothing, that's as effective as a bullet.
My own idea was Cultural Propoganda. You know, some ability to create a generic Cultural Output, exporing art, books, movies, blue jeans and general crap like that, not as resources or as trade items but just to expand your cultural influence.
Perhaps it would just be for flavor, or for OOC reputation and karma, such as for roleplay purposes, or maybe it would have some IC impact on your Area of Influence. (Not on your land area, though.) I believe that 300 people pondering an idea is better than 1 person, so I don't care how it gets tweaked, brainstormed, or transformed. It's just an idea I had because in real life I work for Immigration so I come into contact with different cultures every day, and since the whole point of this game is that we are all nations together on Planet Bob here, I'm sure my 3rd world newbie country people want to dress like, for example, the people of Tulak Hord.
What will this do? Maybe nothing. Some things are just for flavor. Having a 300 in fishing doesn't help you in PvP combat, after all. And it doesn't require any coding. One can just pick something that already exists, like Alliance Strength, divide it by 100 or something like that, and call it your country's Culture.
But it could require coding if it's decided that you can spent money on this, simply as something to spend money on, so you're known as the place with the greatest museum or library or something. Not as a Wonder, just as something else to brag about.
* * * *
Well, that was my idea. Then I decided might not want just another thing to spend money on if it does nothing for them. I'm a big fan of secondary skills, tradeskills and cosmetic skills, but not everyone else. So, I decided that one possible use of my idea is for Psychological Warfare. Propaganda is propaganda, after all. If someone joins your side because you've got better music and clothing, that's as effective as a bullet.
QUOTE (Roland Moonstar @ Oct 1 2009, 08:13 AM) 
I'm a new player, and I had an idea. Instead of starting my own thread, I went back in time to last March to find something close. Not exact, but close.
While sometimes this is the thing to do, this is not the case for this instance. Gravedig, thus closed.
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