Work in progress

One of my past suggestions is that Godus could be a post-apocalyptic world, hundreds of years in the future when the remains of previous civilisations have been buried. Followers digging up artefacts from these civilisations could lead them to make rapid advancements in their own culture and society.

This could also result in non-linear progression. Randomised discoveries and the influence from the player to engineer where followers might explore would result in followers discovering different things, resulting in their society involving in different ways.

Having said that, I don't want to see this idea being crowbarred into the current sticker/card unlocking mechanic. I don't want to see my followers dig up a box of 20 Bread stickers allowing me to unlock the same card relating to shoes or whatever that I would have eventually unlocked anyway, using my Wonky Twigs stickers.

"Archaeological" was just a loose term I'd seen somebody else suggest - terminology is easy to address, it's the underlying mechanic that I think I and others find valid? Maybe referring to the idea as Collectors or Finders or something?

Aye, the mechanic is sound, it's the in-game reason behind why it's happening that I was interested in. Collectors might work, but finders again implies to me the discovery of something that already exists, where what we want is the discovery of something new. I'm aware that we're currently discussing mechanics and I apologise for taking it off-topic, it's just that a rich universe with fluff that I don't have to explain away as "meh, it was just like that" is what I like. Granted, Godus is about making that fluff yourself, but even then things should be written to make sense rather than just be.

Not across the board, I look at cards as a way of specializing my god. I may be wrong in the long run but right now it seems like, with enough work you could get every card. I personally want the ability to customize my world/ followers. I do not see the ability to make a evil race of followers or a pacifistic followers so I am looking for other ways to customize my followers.

I understand about the Archaeological Follower what I meant was doring day to day living the followers build up stickers/resources, by farming, cutting down tries, gather stone ext. You then use these "points" to unlock the basic cards and advanced cards. The idea from the first part was you have a basic set of cards that all Civilizations have. Cards like Abodes, settlements and such, but in a chest, which would be rarer then now, you might find a War Footing card, that you could spend your resource points on that is maybe a new look so your people now wear Armour or could have an in game effect that your different settlements raid each other and you end up with fewer followers but they are stronger for mutliplayer battles or in voyage battles, if those are ever added back. That way new styles of play could be unlocked, the cards could be traded with other gods if it is not your play stale or there is a card you are really looking for that someone else has.

About the advanced card verses Statue, as said earlier the statue only effects an area and maybe aesthetics I do not want statues everywhere. Maybe advanced card is a bad name but a card modifier would be better. They do not have to be just game play modifying but also aesthetics modifying. I.E. Maybe I could get a Hobbit Hole card that changes my first abode card from a straw hut to a hill with a hole and window. Or a Mod card change the Meteor from fire to ice. For me it is all about customization.

I think the name "stickers" is somewhat juvenile too. I think of stickers and think of kids not a God game. A God should have commandments and judgments not stickers. The Voyages would be greatly improved if they were more puzzle like, like in Monkey Island. Another thing Monkey Island has that makes the game fun, is a bit of humor. If you want to cater to all ages, it should not be that hard to come up with some "Bugs Bunny"/ " Toy Story" style of humor that the adults get but goes waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over the head of the little ones not meant for with the double meanings. Instead of "Help em" something like " Hey you up there on your cloud, can I get some help?" and "If I promise to pray more, will you help me live" would be much more interesting.

I also think your store is lacking interesting things to purchase like cool avatars, building, god powers and what not, or even a time travel device that lets you go to different ages for short periods of time.

It seems they may have tried to mess with Lord Ba'al and as a result were wiped from existence.

For me it does and actually I think the pink bubbles also makes it feel like a child's game as well. Bubblegum pink and Powder Puff blue are colors that belong in baby showers and Barney eps. I don't like the belief at all, but perhaps a swirling circle of gold and sliver might seem more devout than pink. 

You mean, like halos or something?

Minecraft?

I do get your points, just playing devil's advocate.