I though of the roads with the wheel as weird too. Even before playing the game. Just saw a letsplay and i though "what ? roads have nothing todo with the wheel! "

I agree!

Thanks for all the responses : ) I'm glad you agree.

I agree to!

Mammoth and Megaloceros are quite good for Paléolithic but not after that, It would be nice to change for the Ancient time. It would also be good to earn food when you hunt them, as it would mean something.

The idea of slaves being kidnapped from other civilizations is really great, but can be a bit difficult to implement so far in the development of the game. However, if it's possible, I think it's actually much closer to historical reality and can bring an interesting gameplay.  

PaulFay wrote:

Mammoth and Megaloceros are quite good for Paléolithic but not after that, It would be nice to change for the Ancient time. It would also be good to earn food when you hunt them, as it would mean something.

I find the most significant variable that's making that a problem is that the Babylon  Open dev scenario did not start in the Neolithic era, where supposedly it's been mentioned to be the era that makes hunting animals give food so that players can accumilate enoigh food for their hunter-gatherer roaming armies to build their first settlement and advance into the next era. instead the Babylon scenario starts with a culture already decided for us and in the ancient era, so we do not experience the time when food matters.  I am fine with Deer and Mammoth hunting giving us money instead of food for the ancient era, because food has proven to be vastly infirior to money as a proponent for empire growth--outside of hitting the super growth threshold--which still caps population growth at one pop every four turns--which i'm fine with. 

Ok, thanks for the clarification about hunting. I totaly agree about gold instead of food for the ancient era. Though it really pisses me off to see mammoth next to babylonians. Buffalos or Lions would make me happier.

PaulFay wrote:

Ok, thanks for the clarification about hunting. I totaly agree about gold instead of food for the ancient era. Though it really pisses me off to see mammoth next to babylonians. Buffalos or Lions would make me happier.

I think wildlife in the scenario was meant as possible enemies and resource options not so much cultural accuracy. It's an alpha version after all.

I agree that's just an alpha version and improvment still need to be done, and it's only a scenario. It wasn't about cultural accuracy, but it's kind of an anachronism the last mammoth was exctinct thasounds years before what the game name ancient era. Even if animals are only enemies and resources, I hope that these characteristics will be more realistic in the next version, in fact, it is only skin/details that can sadely break the immersion.

But animals are not the most important in the changes originaly proposed by PotatoesAreBland

PaulFay wrote:

I agree that's just an alpha version and improvment still need to be done, and it's only a scenario. It wasn't about cultural accuracy, but it's kind of an anachronism the last mammoth was exctinct thasounds years before what the game name ancient era. Even if animals are only enemies and resources, I hope that these characteristics will be more realistic in the next version, in fact, it is only skin/details that can sadely break the immersion.

You are right ofc I chose my words poorly. I meant anachronism.