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I'm playing as the Plains Nation (I'm Blackfoot Indian so might as well) with the unlock minor nations file posted earlier...but it seems like they can't trade or make schools?? Maybe I haven't played far enough into it yet but is there any way that they can trade and build schools to increase technology?

IIRC, they can increase their "agricultural" tech.

But Native American factions cannot create the necessary structures to research military technology.

Edit- It's rather Euro-centric and difficult to justify. Of course, native factions get ridiculously overpowered bowmen.

[Edited by Dhampy, 4/17/2009 9:34:09 PM]

Ah I see thanks. So as far as trading goes they can't do that as well then because of their ports?

I don't think so. I started a game as the Iroquois and got depressed by my lack of options and quit so I didn't conquer anywhere with a port.

you can, but you cant build trading ports, only capture them, so its difficult in that sense. you should however bable to trade with nation in the american theater over land. if you mod your save game to give yourself all the techs you can get all the tech stuff, but they dont really help you much. I can already see them making a native american expansion pack thingy.