_______ __ . . | . _ _ _|_ . _ |\ | ||| (__ | \/ | | | /_ /-\ |_, | (_) | \| __|||__ Government Guide Version 1.0 By Michael Sarich michaelsarich@optusnet.com.au Copyright (c) 2004 Michael Sarich All Rights Reserved /===============================\ | Table Of Contents | \===============================/ Part I: Welcome [1]: About The Author [2]: Document Licence Agreement [3]: Site Licence Agreement [4]: Contact Me [5]: Disclaimer Part II: About This FAQ [1]: FAQ Statistics [2]: Font Check [3]: Version History [4]: Other Works By The Author Part III: The Guide Chapter I: About Governments [1]: What Is A Government [2]: Civilopedia Entry - Government [3]: Revolutions [4]: Civilopedia Entry - Revolution Chapter II: Governments [1]: Anarchy [2]: Communism [3]: Democracy [4]: Despotism [5]: Monarchy [6]: Republic Chapter III: Reader Submissions [1]: Questions [2]: Other Submissions Part IV: Conclusion [1]: Coming Soon [2]: Thanks [3]: Game List [4]: Closing /===============================\ | Part I: Welcome | \===============================/ Hello, and welcome to my Civilization III Governments Guide. This guide was written by Michael Sarich. I made this Guide because I enjoy playing Civilization III, and over time I have gathered many strategies. I decided that since I was a member of Game FAQ's, I would write a Strategy Guide and put it on the site. Then, I added the Governments section, and realised that the In-Depth Guide section lacked a Government Guide, so I decided to add one. Thank you for choosing this guide, and I hope you find what you are looking for. If not, E-mail me the question, and I will include it in the next version. [1]: About The Author =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= My name is Michael Sarich. I am 15 years old and live in Perth, Western Australia. I enjoy playing computer and console games. I have a PC, PSX, PS2 and a NES. I can always be contacted at michaelsarich@optusnet.com.au I have a large selection of games, and am happy to help you whenever I can. The List of games I own and am good at can be found at the end of this document before the Closing. Before you E-mail me, please read the E-mail policy. [2]: Document Licence Agreement =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= [updated Sunday 15th of February 2004] If you wish to read this document, you must agree to the terms and conditions below. 1. Anybody is welcome to look at this document, provided they agree to these terms. 2. You are permitted to copy this document onto your hard drive or a disk, provided it stays in its exact form. 3. You may not publish this guide on your website unless your site is listed below. If you wish to put this guide on your site, e-mail me your real name, URL, and a brief description of the site. I will almost always say, "Yes". 4. You may not distribute this guide to obtain any personal gain. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE CONDITIONS, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO READ THIS GUIDE. [3]: Site Licence Agreement =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= [updated Sunday 15th of February 2004] 1. The Document Licence Agreement must be followed. 2. 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I am not affiliated with any of the companies associated with this game, or any other related indicia. /===============================\ | Part II: About This FAQ | \===============================/ This is currently Version 2.1 of Michael Sarich's Civilization 3 FAQ. [1]: FAQ Statistics =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Title: Civilization III. Governments Guide Version: 1.0 Date Created: Thursday 19th November 2004 Update Date: Thursday 19th November 2004 Author: Michael Sarich Game FAQ's Username: Michael Sarich E-Mail Address: michaelsarich@optusnet.com.au Filename: civ3Gov_ms.txt Pages (in MS Word)*: 14 Words: 3,693 Letters (w/o spaces): 19,625 Letters (w/spaces): 25,499 Paragraphs : 504 Lines: 730 File Size: 25.8K Game: Civilization III Platform: Windows * With standard margins top and bottom and 1.0 left and right. [2]: Font Check =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= For the best results in viewing this guide, use Courier New. The numbers and letters below should line up. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 If the letters and numbers do not line up, change the font to Courier New. If you don't have Courier New, E-mail me, and I will send you detailed instructions and the font file. [3]: Version History =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= v1.0: (Thursday 19th of February 2004). Wrote the guide. It is complete. I may add some information from other sources, as well as reader tips and questions soon. [4]: Other Works By The Author =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - Civilization III: The Ultimate Strategy Guide - http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/civilization_iii_e.txt - The Simpsons Hit & Run Walkthrough (COMING SOON) /===============================\ | Part III: The Guide | \===============================/ This is the Government Guide for Civilization III by Michael Sarich. If you don't agree to the Document Licence Agreement or Disclaimer above, do not read any further. NOTE: To find other information, read my FAQ - http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/civilization_iii_e.txt _______________________________________________________________________________ - - - Chapter I: About Governments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _______________________________________________________________________________ This section is just to provide background information for players. If you want the bare facts, skip this section. [1]: What Is A Government =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Civilization III allows you to control every aspect of a civilization, including the government. In a nutshell, governments affect the way your civilization acts and reacts. Each type of government has various characteristics, and different civilization favour and shun different governments. [2]: Civilopedia Entry - Government =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= There are six forms of government that you can use to control your civilization. Each has advantages and disadvantages. The type of government you use determines: - How efficient your workers are (how quickly they get their jobs done). - How much Corruption and Waste affects your civilization. - The number of citizens you can draft per turn. - The number of military units that can be used as military police. - The number of military units you can have before you must support them from your treasury. The possible government types are: - Anarchy - Communism - Democracy - Despotism - Monarchy - Republic To change your form of government, you must have a revolution. [3]: Revolutions =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= When you change government, your civilization will undergo a period of Anarchy, before reverting to the new choice of government. Religious civilizations (Aztecs, Babylonians, Egyptians, Indians, Iroquois and Japanese) do not experience this period of anarchy. [4]: Civilopedia Entry - Revolution =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= If your civilization has knowledge of more than one type of government, you can cause a revolution to usher in a new system of government. On the Domestic Advisor, click the "Government" button to start a revolution. _______________________________________________________________________________ - - - Chapter II: Governments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _______________________________________________________________________________ [1]: Anarchy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Worker Efficiency - 50% Hurry Method - None Corruption / Waste - Catastrophic Draft Rate - 0 Military Police Limit - 0 Unit Support: Per Town - 0 Per City - 0 Per Metropolis - 0 Favoured By - N/A Shunned By - All Anarchy is not so much a system of government as the lack of one. Your civilization can sink into Anarchy if the government falls from prolonged civili disorder, or if you sanction a revolution. Anarchy seldom lasts longer than a few turns, but during that period, corruption and waste are so high that no production occurs and no taxes are collected; scientific research comes to a halt as well. There is no improvement maintenance when a civilization is in Anarchy. --- Civilopedia Description: Change of rule in cultures are often periods of unrest, but when the very framework for government is transformed it almost always results in a period of anarchy. The massive political and social upheaval experienced by the culture during a period of anarchy brings commerce and production to a standstill as cities rise up and government organizations try to restructure. Despite the fact that corruption and waste are absolute, there is a positive side to anarchy-it is temporary. When the smoke clears and the citizens calm down they are ready to embrace a new form of order in your society. [2]: Communism =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Worker Efficiency - 100% Hurry Method - Forced Labour Corruption / Waste - Communal Draft Rate - 3 Military Police Limit - 4 Unit Support: Per Town - 2 Per City - 4 Per Metropolis - 8 Favoured By - Russians, Iroquois, Chinese Shunned By - Romans, Germans, Americans Under Communism, the government is under the hands of a ruling "party", controlled absolutely by you, the Chairman. Although Communism allows greater production than Despotism, the system restricts personal freedoms, limiting commerce. One positive aspect of Communism is its effect on corruption and waste: all cities suffer the same, limited effects. --- Civilopedia Description: Communism is a conceptualized system of government in which resources and production facilities are the property of the entire society rather than individuals. In a communist society, labor is shared equally as well, and the benefits of labor are distributed according to need. Under such a system, all people would be equal, without class stratification. Although the basic idea of communism has existed since the time of Plato, modern communism is identified with the system of government described by Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels in the "Communist Manifesto". They believed that capitalistic systems, in which the rich upper class prospered through the exploitation of the powerless lower class, were bound to destroy themselves. At this point, the poor would rebel against their former oppressors and form a classless society. This prophecy has never come true, and countries that have attempted to base their governments on communism have ultimately failed to achieve the utopia described by Marx and Engels. [3]: Democracy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Worker Efficiency - 150% Hurry Method - Pay Citizens Corruption / Waste - Minimal Draft Rate - 1 Military Police Limit - 0 Unit Support: Per Town - 0 Per City - 0 Per Metropolis - 0 Favoured By - Americans, English, Greeks, Indians, Shunned By - Aztecs, Persians, Russians, Zulu You are elected by the people to rule with their interests at heart. And you are rewarded by increased commerce and production. However, war weariness is a significant problem and war must be entered into only after much consideration. --- Civilopedia Description: Democracy is a ruling system where the citizens have a great deal of control over the actions of the government, either directly or through elected representatives. Democratic governments can be traced back to the city-states of ancient Greece and Rome. Citizens would gather in a public forum, and each one would have the opportunity to speak and vote on issues affecting the community. This direct democracy system was possible due to the relatively small populations of the city-states. Starting in the 17th century, the monarchs of Europe began to be stripped of their absolute power, and by the end of the 19th century the citizens had a strong voice in government in many European nations. Large populations made public forums impractical, so the people elected groups of representatives to carry their views to the ruling powers. Strictly speaking, this type of system more closely resembles a republican system rather than a true democracy. This type of representative democracy is considered the best governing system in the modern world because of the personal and economic freedom enjoyed by the citizens. [4]: Despotism =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Worker Efficiency - 100% Hurry Method - Forced Labour Corruption / Waste - Rampant* Draft Rate - 2 Military Police Limit - 2 Unit Support: Per Town - 4 Per City - 4 Per Metropolis - 4 Favoured By - Zulu Shunned By - Indians, Greeks, English, Babylonians *In addition, any city production square which produces more than two food, shields or commerce in a despotic government instead produces one less. In Despotism, you rule with absolute power over your subjects, usually enforced by the military. This system has a tendency to minimize individual freedom and reduce the efficiency of production efforts. --- Civilopedia Description: Despotism is, without a doubt, the simplest form of government. It is based on a simple concept: might makes right. In a despotism, the power is held unquestionably by those who hold power over the military and who therefore can enforce their decrees. Because of the oppression experienced in this type of regime, despots often find that their ability to control the population is proportional to their use of armed troops in towns and cities in which the people live. Furthermore, because it is such a centralized form of government despotism makes it difficult to effectively put down rebellions and prevent the misappropriation of funds if their empire grows too large. Despots pay a terrible price in waste and corruption in their society and with the development of more sophisticated forms of government despots often find that staging a coup is necessary for further growth. [5]: Monarchy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Worker Efficiency - 100% Hurry Method - Pay Citizens Corruption / Waste - Problematic Draft Rate - 2 Military Police Limit - 3 Unit Support: Per Town - 2 Per City - 4 Per Metropolis - 8 Favoured By - Persians, Japanese, Egyptians, Babylonians, Aztecs Shunned By - Iroquois, French, Chinese Monarchs rule with absolute authority, severely limiting personal and economic freedom of all citizens except nobility and the rich upper-class. However, there is a sense among the populace that you rule by sanction of the gods (or God) and this alleviates many of the production problems found in Despotism. Corruption and Waste are significant, but are ameliorated to an extent by loyalty to the king. --- Civilopedia Description: Rule by monarchy developed as a logical extension of the absolute rule of tribal chieftains. Many of the earliest monarchs, such as those in ancient Egypt, claimed that they ruled by divine right. In the spread of European monarchy during the Middle Ages, however, rulership was generally conveyed upon a leader who could most effectively raise and command an army. Monarchies are dynastic, with rule of the country passing to the eldest son when the king dies or retires. Monarchs had absolute rule over their subjects, severely limiting the personal and economic freedom of all citizens except for nobility and the rich upper class. Although monarchies ruled most of Europe for centuries, the unhappiness of lower-class citizens eventually grew intolerable, causing several major revolutions. By the mid-18th century, the power of the European monarchs had been severely limited, paving the way for participatory systems of government. [6]: Republic =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Worker Efficiency - 100% Hurry Method - Pay Citizens Corruption / Waste Nuisance Draft Rate - 1 Military Police Limit - 0 Unit Support: Per Town - 0 Per City - 0 Per Metropolis - 0 Favoured By - French, Germans, Romans Shunned By - Egyptians, Japanese Under a Republic, you rule over autonomous city-states by consent of the people through representatives. This allows the people substantial personal and economic freedoms, producing an increase in Commerce. However, your government is affected by war weariness, which can cause significant civil disorder problems in times of war, especially if you are the aggressor. --- Civilopedia Description: The republic is a system of government in which the citizens appoint, by popular vote, a head of state and officials to represent the views of the general public. The concept of the republic first appeared in ancient Rome, where local provinces sent elected representatives to the Senate, which governed all Roman lands. Both the head of state and the local representatives in a republic are elected; no one is granted a position by birth or divine right. Republican governments are similar in some ways to democracies, in that they offer a great deal of personal, financial, and political freedom to their citizens. The main difference between the two systems is that a true democracy allows the participation of every voting citizen in any and all political matters, whereas in a republic, a body of elected officials represents the views and opinions of the people. Although an effective system, personal agendas of political representatives might act to decrease the effectiveness in representing the views of the people. Due to human nature, corruption is fairly common in a republican government. _______________________________________________________________________________ - - - Chapter III: Reader Submissions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _______________________________________________________________________________ This section contains questions and other submissions from readers. This section will not work without YOU!!! Your questions and strange experiences will be posted below. Also, you may send in strategies, and tricks. Don't feel shy to include a long story. POST YOUR QUESTIONS, EXPERIENCES, STRATEGIES, TIPS AND TRICKS TO michaelsarich@optusnet.com.au [1]: Questions =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= No Posts Yet [1]: Other Submissions =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= No Posts Yet /===============================\ | Part III: Conclusion | \===============================/ [1]. Coming Soon =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Coming soon to Michael Sarich's Civilization III. Governments Guide. -Other information on the governments -Reader submissions If there is anything missing, please e-mail me and I will endeavour to include it. Before E-mailing me, please read the E-mail policy. [2]. Thanks =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I would like to thank the following people. -Firaxis and Infogrames Interactive for the game. -Game FAQ's for publishing my guide -Microsoft for Windows XP and Notepad -And most importantly, you for choosing and reading this guide [3]. Games List =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Below is a table of games that I own and am good at. Feel free to E-mail me at michaelsarich@optusnet.com.au for help on any of the following. I will try my best to help you. I plan to write guides for most of the following. |------------------------------| | Games | |------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------| | Game | System | |-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------| | Civilization III | Computer | | Tony Hawks Pro Skater III | Playstation 2 | | Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec | Playstation 2 | | Grand Theft Auto III | Playstation 2 | | Grand Theft Auto Vice City | Playstation 2 | | Gran Turismo 2 | Playstation | | Crash Bandicoot 2 - Cortex Strikes Back | Playstation | | Crash Bandicoot 3 - Warped | Playstation | | CTR - Crash Team Racing | Playstation | | Medieval | Playstation | | Spyro The Dragon | Playstation | | Spyro 2 - Gateway To Glimmer | Playstation | | Spyro 3 - Year Of The Dragon | Playstation | | Crash Bandicoot 5 - The Wrath Of Cortex | Playstation 2 | | Medal Of Honor Frontline | Playstation 2 | | Sim City 3000 | Computer | | Age Of Empires II - Age Of Kings | Computer | | Industry Giant | Computer | | Pokemon Red | Gameboy | | Pokemon Yellow | Gameboy | | Pokemon Gold | Gameboy | | Pokemon Silver | Gameboy | | The Simpsons Hit And Run | Playstation 2 | |-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------| Please read the e-mail policy before e-mailing me. [4]. Closing =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Once again, thank you for choosing my guide. Feel free to e-mail me a question, or ask me to post my guide on your site. I hope you found what you were looking for. If not please e-mail me. Copyright 2004 Michael Sarich --------------------------------------------------------------------------