It would be cool to see this touched on more in civ since it seems like today a corporation with good lawyers and connections in the media can exert just as much influence as legions of troops or tanks. The franchise unit could setup a corporate franchise in an enemy city draining it of resources like yours does, then the lawyers were used as defense to file injunctions and stop them. In Test of Time they had lawyers and corporate franchise units that could do cool things like what your mod here is doing.

More than the greatest mafia simulation, Gangsters suggests a brand new way of approaching game design. GANGSTERS:ORGANIZED CRIME HotHouse Creations Eidos Interactive Win95 Requirements:133 Mhz,cdrom,16mb ram,Direct 圆.0 Gangsters is a game simulating 1930's gangsters and there illegal actions.It acts of recruiting hoods to killing hoods,donating to churches to bribing churches.If you think you can handle gangsters then step up for a real challenge. I think today most of the big rivalries that involve takeovers, conquest and battles aren't done on the battlefield but in the business world and in court rooms. Interesting article shared with us by Sondre Bakken, who is trying to develop a modern implementation of Gangsters (see his post on this page). Any of you remember that so-so version of civ put out by Activision called 'Test of Time.' I didnt like it but it added one unique element that is more realistic of how battles are fought today than any of the civ series has done so far, that being legal and corporate battles.

This is a good idea and touches on a concept rarely seen in civ, that being non-militaristic combat.

Gangsters organized crime mods