Brothels for EB2?

[I Am Herenow]

OK, I understand what mints were for in real life, but I still don't see what they could do in-game (other than improve your standing or something if you use M2 diplomacy) if they don't churn out money and you get money anyway (albeit rather randomly if you think about it) from trading stuff with people.

[abou]

Probably law bonuses. If the local population know who the issuing authority is by name, but also have a face to put to that name, they would then know who is the rightful ruler.

Might be some happiness bonuses as well. If a city can have a mint it is a sign of wealth and strong economy.

[Foot]

A small tax bonus would be suitable, it is much easier to tax a populace if they all use the same formal currency. Also having your own mint was a sign of independence and was a sign of wealth and power, so a happiness bonus wouldn't go amiss either.

But let me get this straight, you would rather have a brothel (with rather bogus bonuses I might add) over a mint (an important build in the history of market economy).

As I said, they formalise your economy, act as PR for the ruler whose stamp (usually head) appears on the coin, among other things.

Foot

[kalkwerk]

certainly the most important aspect would be the improvement in trade.

[I Am Herenow]

I never said I'd rather have one instead of a mint, and I just brought up brothels because I read in a Gamespy article (I think) about them and realised that they were around in Roman times too.

But my question really is, what new buildings are you looking to implement in future versions of EB1 and in EB2?

[blacksnail]

Right now we are up against the building limit for EB, so new buildings are few and far between - most everything current is locked in.

As for EB2, we are still learning how to mod the system, so the conceptual stuff is far, far out there right now. We aren't holding back here, we just don't have anything to tell you.

[Teleklos Archelaou]

There are new buildings in the next release though - a good many of them actually, but they are not new complexes. Some factions get more than others though, but I think at least all factions have one new level for a building we have currently got already.

[EoE]

I would consider brothels an integrated things in every city on the map. We don't have separate butcher shops etc. either.

What might be interesting, if the building limits are higher in MTW2, is the opportunity to build special prestige buildings in cities with high population numbers. They should be obscenely expensive and long-lasting projects which provide bonuses to the faction leader and to the city. Especially income benefits probably.

rgds/EoE

[Sir Edward]

A small tax bonus would be suitable, it is much easier to tax a populace if they all use the same formal currency. Also having your own mint was a sign of independence and was a sign of wealth and power, so a happiness bonus wouldn't go amiss either.

But let me get this straight, you would rather have a brothel (with rather bogus bonuses I might add) over a mint (an important build in the history of market economy).

As I said, they formalise your economy, act as PR for the ruler whose stamp (usually head) appears on the coin, among other things.

Foot

Besides the direct effects of the building I would think a mint also increase the chances of certain traits for govenors, specifically ones that decrease loyalty (maybe dependent on ethnicity) and make FM slightly easier to corrupt, bribe, and get greedy/extravagant. Mints would be a much beeter choice for role playing purposes then brothels I think. So it becomes a tradeoff a relatively cheap way to increase economic and social stability but with a decrease in political stability. Make the player really consider if the choice is worth their while.

[Hax]

But let me get this straight, you would rather have a brothel (with rather bogus bonuses I might add) over a mint (an important build in the history of market economy).

Hey, we're men, nay?

[General Appo]

Yeah, that´s why we all love the Gaesatae so much, isn´t it?

[Mithridates VI Eupator]

Hmmm... I don't know if I like where this is going...

Anyway, the minting complex sounds like a more interesting alternative to me. Both in terms of historical realism, and because of the bonuses it would provide for the faction.