21-05-2001 20:27									#1
	The lost city of Atlantis Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

There is an assumtion in the game that when you gain a technology you never the lose the know how. Why?

Why not have a science maintenace or culture maintenace to keep some or all of the Technolgies. Use it or lose it so to speak.

	21-05-2001 20:45									#2
	Got spare money?

Nice...

Long term war
Severe Riots for a prolonged time
an economic crash
Nuclear holocast

Any of htem and more could give you more than enough reason

	22-05-2001 09:04									#5
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

It has been discussed before in threads looking at the rise and fall of empires. Unfortunately Civ makes you work pretty hard to get from 4000BC to spaceflight in 1800-2000AD without a single backward step. The whole model would have to be shifted if you wanted to allow for backsliding, stagnation, economic collapse etc.

	22-05-2001 09:05									#6
	Support Apolyton

This has been dicussed also in november last year. Some pretty cool ideas came up then.
The ideas discussed also what would happen if a stone-age culture encountered technology from a far more developed CIV. What would f.i. happen if they captured (bribe) a tank, should they be able to use it properly, or would it go to pieces after one turn because of the fact that they just couldn't maintain it.
Would it be possible to keep encountered knowledge in a "dormant" state untill all the direct prerequisites had emerged. And yes also, and that's what this threat is about, could you loose "sciences". What if an opponent went for the destruction (sabotage) of all your libraries.
I don't think it will ever happen to me (if the AI stays flawd) in a game, but yes !!!, being able to loose sciences would add to the thrill of game.

	22-05-2001 05:58									#8
	It Shouldnt happen easily.. Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

Might be best if its only when your capital is lost or a city with a large science output and only semi important technologys should be lost and only earlie in the game like to the last century... but it is a good idea i think..

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