Iron Age Rules
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Iron Age Rules
Changes
This age will see a new feature introduced, namely that it can last different amounts of time given your social structure. The two techs will take 20,000 civ points each to reach, and then you will reach the Classical Age.
Wrong!
The Classical Age
A new civ meter will be installed to show how much you will need *after* you reach the "magical" threshold for the Classical age. You need to have:
80% on your civ meter, 90% stability rates and the two Iron Age techs to reach the Classical Age.
If you don't reach it, the Classical Age techs, apart from Civics and Philosophy, will be available during the Iron Age. The Classical Age will give bonuses that increases your rate of progress outside of your sphere of influence, as well as tripling the civ points benefits from trade.
The Dark Age
The Dark Age is a period in time of decline. It will happen if your civilization has a stability below 10% for over five turns, and will mean a 50% reduction of food production, a 50% penalty on civ points increase and increased domestic disturbances.
Buildings and techs
Metallurgy
Iron is comparatively weaker than bronze, and rusts. So for every two units of iron you mine, -1 unit will degrade over 2 turns. However it is more frequent than tin, that is needed for bronze.
Military
Will increase the size of the armourys with +1 unit.
Agriculture
New plows and techniques will increase your yields with 5-10%, and 15+% with farming bonus.
Toolworking will do the same.
Religion, Arts, Entertainment
Religion and Arts will increase stability. Religion will slow down scientific progress a little.
Philosophy
Philosophy will decrease stability.
Science
Science will decrease stability, together with philosophy it will decrease stability three times than alone.
Medicine
Medicine will increase population growth.
Military (Classical Age, Iron Age 2)
New Building: Catapult factory (you need engineering as well), large naval base (-50 wood each)
Culture
Culture will strengthen the effects of Religion, Philosophy, Engineering.
Engineering
New construction: Amphitheatre (-100 wood or 50 stone), Roads (-10 stone per tile, or 20 bricks per tile), bridges (-20 stone), Vaulted gates (-5 stone), Countryside fort (-100 wood or 50 stone) (can support one unit but not produce one), Lighthouse (-20 stone), Increases trade for the city it is located near (must be near the cost), Philosophical Academy (-50 stone, decreases stability but increases civ points growth with 0,50 points/turn), Large Temple (-50 stone, decreases civ points with 0,50 points/turn but increases stability).
Philosophical academies and large temples can only be built in cities, not in towns.
This age will see a new feature introduced, namely that it can last different amounts of time given your social structure. The two techs will take 20,000 civ points each to reach, and then you will reach the Classical Age.
Wrong!
The Classical Age
A new civ meter will be installed to show how much you will need *after* you reach the "magical" threshold for the Classical age. You need to have:
80% on your civ meter, 90% stability rates and the two Iron Age techs to reach the Classical Age.
If you don't reach it, the Classical Age techs, apart from Civics and Philosophy, will be available during the Iron Age. The Classical Age will give bonuses that increases your rate of progress outside of your sphere of influence, as well as tripling the civ points benefits from trade.
The Dark Age
The Dark Age is a period in time of decline. It will happen if your civilization has a stability below 10% for over five turns, and will mean a 50% reduction of food production, a 50% penalty on civ points increase and increased domestic disturbances.
Buildings and techs
Metallurgy
Iron is comparatively weaker than bronze, and rusts. So for every two units of iron you mine, -1 unit will degrade over 2 turns. However it is more frequent than tin, that is needed for bronze.
Military
Will increase the size of the armourys with +1 unit.
Agriculture
New plows and techniques will increase your yields with 5-10%, and 15+% with farming bonus.
Toolworking will do the same.
Religion, Arts, Entertainment
Religion and Arts will increase stability. Religion will slow down scientific progress a little.
Philosophy
Philosophy will decrease stability.
Science
Science will decrease stability, together with philosophy it will decrease stability three times than alone.
Medicine
Medicine will increase population growth.
Military (Classical Age, Iron Age 2)
New Building: Catapult factory (you need engineering as well), large naval base (-50 wood each)
Culture
Culture will strengthen the effects of Religion, Philosophy, Engineering.
Engineering
New construction: Amphitheatre (-100 wood or 50 stone), Roads (-10 stone per tile, or 20 bricks per tile), bridges (-20 stone), Vaulted gates (-5 stone), Countryside fort (-100 wood or 50 stone) (can support one unit but not produce one), Lighthouse (-20 stone), Increases trade for the city it is located near (must be near the cost), Philosophical Academy (-50 stone, decreases stability but increases civ points growth with 0,50 points/turn), Large Temple (-50 stone, decreases civ points with 0,50 points/turn but increases stability).
Philosophical academies and large temples can only be built in cities, not in towns.
Re: Iron Age Rules
I'm a bit confused on a couple of points:
1) You mention the Iron Age only having two techs, but list lots more. Are the others things you get in "Iron Age II" if you never reach the Classical Age?
2) Whilst I concede it rusts, I'm pretty sure that in terms of its practical application Iron is stronger than Bronze. When you say it is 'weaker' do you only refer to the rust effect?
3) I see no immediate list of additional actions or buildings like in earlier ages - do we need to wait for Engineering to get any of that?
1) You mention the Iron Age only having two techs, but list lots more. Are the others things you get in "Iron Age II" if you never reach the Classical Age?
2) Whilst I concede it rusts, I'm pretty sure that in terms of its practical application Iron is stronger than Bronze. When you say it is 'weaker' do you only refer to the rust effect?
3) I see no immediate list of additional actions or buildings like in earlier ages - do we need to wait for Engineering to get any of that?
TheVoice- Antal inlägg : 244
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Re: Iron Age Rules
1) All techs except Philosophy and Civics are accessible during the Iron Age.
2) Actually, no. Early Iron Weapons were of horrible quality in comparison to bronze. The reason why iron outcompeted bronze (as I've understood it) was because bronze was more rare.
3) How you'd mean? I have listed the effects of buildings in the first post here.
2) Actually, no. Early Iron Weapons were of horrible quality in comparison to bronze. The reason why iron outcompeted bronze (as I've understood it) was because bronze was more rare.
3) How you'd mean? I have listed the effects of buildings in the first post here.
Re: Iron Age Rules
1) OK.
2) Hmm. OK, I will ask someone who knows but take your word for now.
3) Aren't those buildings all dependent on getting Engineering? It looks like that.
2) Hmm. OK, I will ask someone who knows but take your word for now.
3) Aren't those buildings all dependent on getting Engineering? It looks like that.
TheVoice- Antal inlägg : 244
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Re: Iron Age Rules
It is correct that early iron was vastly inferior to bronze. Until advanced metallurgy allowed for controlling carbon content and subsequently the production of steel, iron weapons were too soft; they broke easily and were unable to keep a sharp edge. Bronze weaponry will be the warrior's choice until someone learns how to make steel.
The use of iron is in that sense more revolutionary outside of the battlefield; for once everyday tools can be made out of metal. Nails, splitting axes, cauldrons, hinges, all sorts of tools that aren't subject to the stress that weapons of war are.
The use of iron is in that sense more revolutionary outside of the battlefield; for once everyday tools can be made out of metal. Nails, splitting axes, cauldrons, hinges, all sorts of tools that aren't subject to the stress that weapons of war are.
Avidyasattva- Antal inlägg : 241
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Re: Iron Age Rules
Is there a specific limit to how long Dark Ages take to pass? I assume you can enter the Dark Age more then once (especially if your unlucky)?
Naagi- Antal inlägg : 100
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Re: Iron Age Rules
Does this mean that conservative, heavily religious societies are more likely to enter the trade-oriented Classical Age than more open, diverse ones? That doesn't seem the lesson of ancient Greece.
Another question: the rules aren't entirely clear, but you can enter the Classical Age later on, right? It's not a one-off shot when you get the second Iron Age I tech.
Another question: the rules aren't entirely clear, but you can enter the Classical Age later on, right? It's not a one-off shot when you get the second Iron Age I tech.
TheVoice- Antal inlägg : 244
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Re: Iron Age Rules
Regarding bronze they're both right Voice. Bronze is far superior to iron; it's just so horribly expensive. Actually, even compared to proper steel bronze has some advantages. It is much more resilient and can be bent straight where a steel blade will break. Where chopping wood with a steel sword would ruin it, a bronze blade would be just fine. However, since steel is a harder metal than bronze, it will chip and cut into bronze with relative ease.
Voice, do keep in mind that ancient Greece was rather conservative by our standards and definitely highly religious (and rather proud and arrogant towards the gods at that, in contrast to most surrounding population groups, being Greeks).
Voice, do keep in mind that ancient Greece was rather conservative by our standards and definitely highly religious (and rather proud and arrogant towards the gods at that, in contrast to most surrounding population groups, being Greeks).
Araith- Antal inlägg : 102
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Ort : Netherlands
Re: Iron Age Rules
Just realised that there are a couple of references to a Classical/Iron Age II 'Civics' tech here, but it isn't actually listed in the tech list.
TheVoice- Antal inlägg : 244
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