[myself248]

You might want to check out the mods that this youtuber uses for his history-of-the-east-coast series:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwkSQD3vqK1Q4BP-itzN6...

It starts with the indigenous Americans in wigwams, and goes from there. Pretty cool. (Watch at 1.25x.)

[0x138d5]

Yeah I know the Franklin series, but that will just turn it into a diorama simulator.

I want the pressure of socioeconomic change to guide me, forcing the city to adapt to previous choices.

[db48x]

SimCity and Railroad Tycoon have technological change over time, but it's just keyed to the date. It sounds like you want a game that nobody has invented yet; perhaps you should be the one who invents it.

[0x138d5]

Oh, I've definitely toyed with the idea of getting into game dev. After I finish all the other 17 half-baked side projects.

[andbberger]

rip franklin