[no players] Novel beginnings, standard outcomes: Map and Lurker thread.

[NobleHelium]

But doesn't the coal plant only provide power if it has coal?

I don't see anything very wrong with having specialist slots available. The difference between a research institute and a library is that the RI gives you the scientists for free. There's no way you have enough food to run those specialists for quite a while. Obviously it does make the building stronger and thus the trait stronger, but it's not (almost) automatically overpowered like a free specialist would be.

[T-hawk]

But doesn't the coal plant only provide power if it has coal?

Ah, good point. Yeah, the building might not even be any penalty then until you get coal.

Ironically, a hydro or nuclear plant actually would inflict the health penalty for the whole game. This essentially happens in the standard game for a city that has no factory but whose continent has Three Gorges Dam. Such a city gets the -2 health penalty for power.

[NobleHelium]

By the way if you're out of ideas you could consider castle. It's slightly better than a courthouse probably.

[Commodore]

So any final quibbles/commentary? I figure I can kick the start out the door at least soonishly.

[Gaspar]

I still think its pretty boring but I guess anything interesting is going to be deemed broken.

[Commodore]

I still think its pretty boring but I guess anything interesting is going to be deemed broken.

So, in the end, went with the "spicy with punishment" model. Churchill of Russia might be the brokenest start in the world...but in the end, it's Churchill of Russia. :neenernee

[NobleHelium]

I hope you tested these buildings and are sure that they do in fact work properly.

[Commodore]

I hope you tested these buildings and are sure that they do in fact work properly.

Yup, they do.

Also...wow that's a contentious setup.

[Gaspar]

I don't even remotely understand what they're talking about at this point.

[Commodore]

I don't even remotely understand what they're talking about at this point.

I honestly don't think they know either.