Social cohesion? (Asabiyyah)

[AbrahamTheBro (Abraham)]

I see, although I would definitely not be against it, that model is really good AND enjoyable.

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

The question is if it could be expanded to encompass all the other stuff Thrive wants to implement into the strategy stages…

[AbrahamTheBro (Abraham)]

I think a mix between grand strategy and turn-based strategy is best, in which you’d use the nation editor in between turns. Or maybe a mix between rts and tbs would work better.

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

The thing is if we shouldn’t let the player use the editor at any time…

[AbrahamTheBro (Abraham)]

That’s on option I suppose, but the nation editor has a lot of potential to just let the player look at everything and strategize a bit more, maybe there are other ways to have the same effect but I really don’t hate the sound of it.

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

Would you have access to the nation editor already when you create your first settlement or would the proper editor only be unlocked after you create a true state?

[AbrahamTheBro (Abraham)]

You’d either have constant access to the nation editor, or you can use it at major historical events, like critical technological discoveries or important cultural shifts (or even any, and it doesn’t need to be important)

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

So I suppose such an event could be your state getting it’s first proper ruler(ship)?

[AbrahamTheBro (Abraham)]

Yeah! And you’d get to choose how to go about rulership, after all some societies went with god-kings and others with democracies and others with the person/family with most power, so the player getting a say in which way their society is initially developing is fair I’d say.

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

The species biology/background would take a part in this I assume?

[AbrahamTheBro (Abraham)]

Most definitely, not sure exactly how, but it has to have an effect.

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

So for instance an eusocial species would be biased to forms of governance where many take the rule?

[AbrahamTheBro (Abraham)]

Yeah that’s a good example, even though it’s hard to imagine an alternative psychology to that of humans, let alone implement it, it should yield satisfying results.

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

I wonder if there could be scenario where a species easily comes together to form a world state…

[AbrahamTheBro (Abraham)]

Not unlikely, I mean imagine (for example) a species would unite against an alien opponent, or maybe they’d be more collectivist like ants and bees. It’s not impossible, just a bit unlikely.

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

I don’t think alien invasions are planned for stages before mid-space…

[AbrahamTheBro (Abraham)]

Fair enough, but it was just an example after all.

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

…How would natural disasters affect cohesion?

[AbrahamTheBro (Abraham)]

Make it better if it was good, and worse if it was bad (under 50% or maybe if it was under 35%?) since they would help each other if they were untied, making them more united. And vice versa.
Or just increase it slightly if it was bad, maybe suffering together makes them feel united? As in they’re in this together?

[aah31415 (The maker of SitF, Radiostrocity, The Lifenote and TGBing; The Second Ascended...; And just maybe a security warning come alive...?)]

It could also make them mad if the state does too little to help them…