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  1. How to use the new terrain improvements?
  2. Diplomacy observations
  3. Using Religion Creatively on Harder Levels
  4. Obsolete: when I discover a tech, or when anyone does?
  5. city improvements...When and why?
  6. techs associated with GP
  7. How to deal with a "STRIKE"
  8. Resources. A finite source?
  9. Played Civ III a lot - confused trading resources in Civ IV... help
  10. Best game speed for good feel/length?
  11. Best game speed for good feel/length?
  12. What setup for maximum score?
  13. Dealing with barbarians early game
  14. How do I get all units to attack?
  15. Tip for artillery bombardment
  16. Why is it so important that you found a religion?
  17. Deity Difficulty Strategies?
  18. On the Road to Glory
  19. Worker Trouble
  20. struggling to found an empire
  21. Double crossing AI all invaded me at once!
  22. Any way to get rid of a city?
  23. military principle?
  24. Economy troubles
  25. Custom Game (Default Difficulty Noble???)
  26. Special resource question
  27. Cool little feature
  28. How I Caught Up in the Space Race
  29. No Growth!!!
  30. Can you please help me clear up couple of things?
  31. A quick explanation of traid combos please.
  32. My civ4 FAQ.
  33. Fishing the best Starting Technology!?
  34. Where was this thread?..
  35. Help on units and city upkeep
  36. Questions about difficulty lvls as well..
  37. permanent alliance
  38. How many cities do you own?
  39. What do you spend your money on?
  40. is possible destroy buildings?
  41. Religon - "Line of sight"
  42. Science Specialists: Weak!
  43. Trade Routes--anyone offering a good explanation?
  44. Great People Gripes
  45. Culture Nuke?
  46. Why would anyone build the Internet?
  47. Economics Icon
  48. ICBM - the weapon of the desparate?
  49. Chart for Civ Traits and Unique Units
  50. Note: Stop! Leave the old improvement alone! And one idea
  51. Why is my religion spreading half way accross the world?
  52. What can Spies do?
  53. Ultimate Civ
  54. Options questions
  55. Should I starve my Citizens?
  56. Should I starve my Citizens?
  57. Barbarian Early Domination
  58. The U.N: The worst wonder?
  59. ICBM problems?
  60. How to use Spiritual
  61. Winning?
  62. How do you find a city?
  63. Germany - Always choosing default instead of Frederick
  64. OMG I think I am going to scream!!!
  65. How to change victory condition of an ongong game?
  66. Best Leader for Conquest?
  67. Questions
  68. Cho-Ko-Nu - the best UU?
  69. How does Mercentailism work?
  70. Establishing Good Relations...?
  71. Converting religion, benifits?
  72. Bronze Age Combat
  73. Strategies
  74. Buddism in my Jewish Empire!
  75. Possible Stragey to beat Diety
  76. Nationalities
  77. Automating Workers
  78. Noob Worker Question
  79. How do you respond to a revolt?
  80. Rush production of what you are building?
  81. Artillery Limitations
  82. Nuclear Plant vs. Hydro Plant
  83. Building City on Resource
  84. Do Archers count as Melee units in regards to bonuses?
  85. The Full Research Comeback (Almost)
  86. chopping down forests
  87. Does anyone go the fishing route at start?
  88. No Zone of Control?
  89. Air units automation?
  90. What does a leader's "Favorite Civic" mean?
  91. A guide to combat units
  92. Cheat and Console Access that Work
  93. Religion strategies
  94. Buy Cities? Goto Cities
  95. City Planning
  96. Do you still have to Settler-Rush?
  97. Very complex game for beginners?
  98. Question about unit strength
  99. Promotion Cap?
  100. Peaceful victories in multiplayer?
  101. How to handle founding multiple religions?
  102. What good are walls and castles...
  103. It takes SOOO long to get off your island
  104. Isolation
  105. A few helpful tips.
  106. Foreign trade routes
  107. Chopping down forests
  108. Religion Help
  109. Making Military Units Fast
  110. Fast Worker (Indian Unique Unit)
  111. My first cultural victory !
  112. Unhappy due to overcrowding
  113. How to take down big cities?
  114. Is the AI better? yay or nay.
  115. User Interface help needed: notice when a city grows
  116. Naval Tactics???
  117. How do you rush production?
  118. Extra settlers/worker...
  119. Prioritise food above all else
  120. Recipe for city conquest
  121. Before hitting the Enter Key the first time..
  122. my first gmaes and experances.
  123. buying a wonder/unit or whatever if you've got the $
  124. Monarch & above tips
  125. horseman units
  126. General Combat Upgrades Better Than Specific Ones
  127. Stamping out religions?
  128. Forests- plantable???
  129. Worker Improvement Strategy
  130. Religion: a nuisance?
  131. workers ?? what to do ??
  132. When will they convert?
  133. What to do with promotions, anyway?
  134. Resources from Trade
  135. Unit Chart
  136. Earn money the easy way!
  137. arty.
  138. For a newb, what are some important keys to city placement?
  139. Don't be too greedy: Early closed borders can hurt.
  140. Balance a city:a guide
  141. Civ 4 Diplomacy: Friend in need is a friend indeed!
  142. Feelin bout the resources...
  143. Some Questions...
  144. I am considering a holy war!
  145. possible to disband a city?
  146. First REAL game - am I going to lose?
  147. Relocating the Capital
  148. Resource capturing tips (culture too strong)?
  149. tips i learned after my first game
  150. I have a terrible habit of retiring late in the game after losing 1 or 2 cities.
  151. How to 'un-force' a forced citizen?
  152. Preserve Random Seed?
  153. Event Log - how to bring it up again?
  154. How to save a great person, a few bugs, and notes from 3 games
  155. Horde tactics Woohooo
  156. What Happened to Trading Civ "Introductions"???
  157. How to start best
  158. Upgrades more powerful tool in civ4
  159. Build Speed>?
  160. rush vs. upgrade?
  161. What to do when you are all alone?
  162. How useful is tech trade?
  163. Pillaging the land but not the cities + some questions
  164. Play With Fate (The random number generator)
  165. Holy City?
  166. Win/Loss Table
  167. Map Question
  168. First Strike promotion
  169. Monarch Aggressive Strategy
  170. What style map do you prefer?
  171. Culture Bomb can cause war?
  172. Fast, Normal or Epic game?
  173. WoundedKnight's CIV Strategy Guide
  174. Problem of relgion being founded at small cities
  175. Louis XIV vs. Napoleon
  176. The Art of Harassment - tutorial by a pro
  177. Religious is too powerful!
  178. Does a resource have to be worked from a city?
  179. Taking cities: occupy or destroy?
  180. Automated workers...Good or Bad?
  181. How do I stop occupied border towns from flipping
  182. Stone, Marble, Wonders -- Civpedia???
  183. Spies not very useful
  184. Outposts?
  185. Can Louis XIV be beaten?
  186. Civopedia
  187. Dislodging Enemy Aircraft
  188. Cancelling Open Border Agreements (Quick Q)
  189. City Size of 1
  190. When to build workers & settlers?
  191. sending missionarys to other civs
  192. Religion Culture rush, please give credit to me!
  193. Tips on War?
  194. So what's the deal with Organized?
  195. Around the world (with a boat usually)
  196. Germany Strategy - Frederick
  197. How to get badly located resource?
  198. Worker first, then Settler strategy
  199. Stake your claims: A good tactic for that early settler rush
  200. Upgrading to different class
  201. Powerful combinations? (ie: trait+wonder+civic+techs+building)
  202. Religious Genocide?
  203. Multiplayer Alliances
  204. Rivers
  205. Where to build cottage?
  206. AI Overgenerous in stopping war?
  207. Worker first, or not? the facts!
  208. Civ4 standard setting games end too soon
  209. n00bzor Dictator needs help!
  210. Revolts more seldom (never)?
  211. Barbarian States!
  212. How do yo get the 3-units to show??
  213. visual guide to city placement and terrain
  214. Search Function
  215. why do my ICBMs keep exploding?
  216. Overcrowding
  217. Diplomancy, why do they walk over me?
  218. Great Engineers?
  219. ALWAYS wait until 3 pop?
  220. Taking over the world on a Standard sized map
  221. Old Growth Forests
  222. Middle Ages Slump?
  223. How do I hold on to my lead?
  224. Permanent Alliances with an AI?
  225. Prima Guide
  226. Early trading
  227. Indian Fast worked- Faster improvement?
  228. Early Pushover Strategy (Caesarīs favorite)
  229. Forests: Advanced Silvaculture
  230. Number of Turns indicator, and pacing for Cultural Victory
  231. Seeing future resources?
  232. help with controlling expenses?
  233. Inca - Quechua Rush
  234. Rush Production.... How???
  235. No more gpt, lump sum, etc. together in trade?
  236. How do you play YOUR multiplayer games?
  237. Courthouse in Capital City?
  238. How do healing promotions stack?
  239. Will scout for bowl of soup
  240. Can I remove unwanted cities
  241. how to upgrade units
  242. Organized and the Big Picture
  243. Some questions I have about game mechanics.
  244. City Management Citizen Placement Each Turn...
  245. How to take a city with fighters flying around?
  246. lose promotions after upgrade?
  247. Help me understand religions a bit
  248. I guess I am terrible at fighting Wars... Help?
  249. Can't launch ICBMs
  250. Upgrading units (to better and different units)