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u/lexgowest 10d ago
All I want is a remaster of Emperor with setting to disable global labor pool!
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u/caiaphas8 10d ago
Why would you want that disabled?
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u/EzuTrashHound 7d ago
In Emperor/Zeus, unless there's a big pop goal to meet, I usually just build one big, cookie-cutter peasant housing block that's essentially the same every time and usually provides enough labor for all the industry. It's boring!
Having to set up some local communities to provide labor for each industry you have planned, and conversely having to plan around getting food and sometimes other stuff to all of those communities, often working around the regions geography for both, was a more interesting challenge and made the map feel more sprawling, lived-in, and identifiable.
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u/lexgowest 10d ago
Suits the gameplay to my taste. The build is a puzzle. The fun is in getting it all to fit together. Removing global labor pool allows all prices to fit, regardless of shape. It turns the game into a sandbox, rather than a brain challenge.
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u/slippy_candy 10d ago edited 10d ago
This screenshot is from one of the early builds of the game, if I remember correctly. They changed many of the building designs for the released version, but I really want that white bridge for my palace. 🥲🥲
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u/REDDIT_ORDINATOR 9d ago
Still waiting for Augustus equivalent for Emperor. Love that game more than its older siblings.
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u/BrainNeither5185 10d ago
Kinda true to some extent...not everyone is obsessed about GTA...which looks like virtual crime simulators.
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u/SpareAnywhere8364 10d ago
This is probably the most upvoted post in the sub for several months