View Full Version : Civ4 - Strategy & Tips



  1. Best PURE SE trait = Industrious or Philosophical?
  2. The Great Wall...Underrated, overpowered and just plain nifty
  3. when can I incite city revolt?
  4. Video walk-thru/strategy?
  5. Getting the most out of Portugal's UU
  6. Has this ever happened to you?
  7. Gifting Units? Smart or pointless
  8. Earth 34 map
  9. I am liking the new "begin settlers after bonus tiles worked" rule
  10. Map sizes and no of civilizations
  11. what does a "we love the ... " do?
  12. The impossible dream - Building every wonder
  13. siege is sometimes irrelevant
  14. Dot Map Help
  15. What is your favorite Great Person?
  16. Kublai K Issue
  17. Newbie Question: Bottleneck plugging?
  18. "Lucky" goodie huts
  19. Fine tuning the early game. Maximum REX or Maximum City Development?
  20. Help with Crashed Economy
  21. Anyone else disable goodie huts?
  22. Leveraging an early SE with repeated forest *harvesting*
  23. Is it just me, or roaming in the forum is sometimes more fun than actually playing?
  24. food questions
  25. Best use of over-fed capital
  26. Diplomacy questions+first post
  27. Isolated start: Show me where I went wrong?
  28. Over expansion... problems and how you know?
  29. My own little deity game
  30. War War War
  31. It Ain't What You Don't Know - Part I - Catherine of the Khmer
  32. Darious I (Archipelago Immortal series)
  33. Lonely Hearts Club, BtS Edition, Chapter XXXVII : Shaka
  34. The Best Corporation?
  35. Monarch Student III - Climbing from Prince (Asoka/India)
  36. My love of Mehmed revisited
  37. Some strategy on immortal vs emperor
  38. Should I rebuild or attack?
  39. Settling on resources?
  40. Step up Monarch seeking advice
  41. Role Play Challenge: The Return of the Russian Spy
  42. I need help
  43. Bulb order?
  44. Small Empires
  45. Need help - coming over from CIV II
  46. Medieval warfare
  47. Cannot declare war...
  48. Emperor diff. is killing me HELP!
  49. what the heck is wrong with Alex?
  50. Aggressive AI?
  51. Honk if you Love the Earth 18 Map!
  52. Best military build for a barracksless city
  53. Extreme midgame whipping
  54. Who to Declare war on?
  55. Bowmen are very underpowered!!
  56. WAR, what is it good for?
  57. Newbie Question
  58. Whip / Draft query
  59. Wonder Economy/Settled Specialist Economy questions
  60. Suppose they gave a war and nobody came?
  61. Full of resources maps
  62. How am I doing so far?
  63. To the top or going down - Monarch Walktrough
  64. A trait series Washington - creative - Emperor game
  65. Trade Routes
  66. Help Monkeyfinger shake off his rust. (Emperor, DeGaulle)
  67. stack size
  68. The Capitol - What do you do with it?
  69. Elizabeth (Archipelago Immortal series)
  70. Air War Best Practices
  71. Protective Trait-- Underrated?
  72. Tech order for Augustus?
  73. Forbidden Palace and State Property
  74. emperor learning game - huge tect. random leader (GK)
  75. What happened to the Wonders culture?
  76. help me plan science city- screenies included
  77. How to use Great General?
  78. Map types
  79. Tryn's Monarch Game #1
  80. Tryn's Monarch Game #2
  81. Mod query - tectonic maps and Glance
  82. Worst trait BTS?
  83. Question about All Leader Challenges
  84. Decoy City Strategy
  85. Newbie Slaver needs tips
  86. Monarch Student IV, Boudica (aka Bootycall to some)
  87. What is better generally in mid-game, 3 great person points, or one commerce?
  88. Locating pillaged terrain improvements
  89. make Incan a perfect Bug
  90. Grassland Dilemma
  91. Rushing AIs... Are you turning on Aggressive AI?
  92. Ideas for which leaders to play on trait maps.
  93. Churning Cities and City Specialization
  94. About Horses...
  95. How would you settle/expand on this map
  96. NC XX: Montezuma
  97. copper mines
  98. Trading with the worst enemy
  99. Multiplayer - civ specialization
  100. I hate the desert
  101. Settings to help the AI have a better shot at winning
  102. Vassalage: +38 Free Units? How?
  103. Sentry upgrade & fog
  104. Need to Practice Espionage and Corporations
  105. Hannibal (Archipelago Immortal series)
  106. Trait series - Protective - Incas rise to the challenge!!
  107. KotW #9 Pregame Thread
  108. UN & Free Religion
  109. What to do with this inherited city?
  110. Maitenance
  111. Do you try to colonize the New World?
  112. What to tech/build first in heavy forest start?
  113. Beeline to samurais
  114. Leveraging diplomacy
  115. Universal metric for progress?
  116. Mikehendi's Monarch game. With a twist...
  117. 2nd place, worst BTS trait
  118. What settings do you put?
  119. haven't played in a while...
  120. Wanted: A Universal Cultural Victory Guide
  121. Rank the traits 1-11
  122. Is Guerrilla III underrated?
  123. The Quest for Immortality
  124. Something just isn't clicking....
  125. Advise
  126. What Quests have you completed?
  127. HillTop random resources
  128. Umm
  129. differences in strategy for normal, epic and marathon
  130. CivCorpse needs YOUR help.
  131. The Aspiring Monarch's Guild
  132. I'm Almighty dF, and I'm a Financialholic
  133. Why are there no games in the "hall of fame"?
  134. Probabilities w/ Spies (Math Question)
  135. This is one of the best strategies I have ever come up with.
  136. King of the World #9: Genghis Khan
  137. What am I doing wrong?
  138. How much whipping is too much?
  139. AI's going to war with me to take a vassal?
  140. advice on picking a civ/leader for an MP game
  141. My gift to you. happy birthday
  142. Monarch Student V - Catherine
  143. Do you use an Unofficial patch?
  144. AI Workin' the Sliders
  145. My first game on Normal Speed... QUESTIONS!
  146. What kind of start do YOU prefer?
  147. Im a monarch virgin
  148. Early Game Happy Cap & City Specialization
  149. Saladin Players, Got any tips?
  150. Low ball selling Gunpowder as a tactic
  151. Early game losses
  152. Opinions on my early strategy?
  153. First game on Prince
  154. What in her right mind?
  155. ALC Game #25: Celts/Boudica, Take 2
  156. questions about workers
  157. Can someone explain Irragation to me?
  158. Lonely Hearts Club, BtS Edition, Chapter XXXVII: Roosevelt
  159. Emperor Cookbook IV: Suryavarman II
  160. Impossibly long war on noble
  161. My latest immortal game, or stopping an AI space racer
  162. Immortal Cookbook IV: Pour la patrie
  163. Trait series Aggressive on Emperor!!! Its a Sury state of affairs :lol:
  164. building up cities
  165. The Nickzilla AAR!
  166. help, im isolated
  167. Possibilities to take your vassal's cities ?
  168. Cultural Victory -- The Thrill is Gone
  169. Dual Deity Challenge
  170. Noob Quesion: on the options settings
  171. The Romans (Industrious-Deity series)
  172. [BEGINNER] why am I such a loser ?
  173. I Just Made the Jump to Noble. What Do I Need to Know?
  174. Life Span Statistics
  175. Commentary on Civ4 based on "rank the traits" thread
  176. UnRestricted Leaders- Most Powerful Leader Civ Combo?
  177. Role Play Challenge: SuperGenius Darius
  178. LHC 38: No international trade after Astronomy?!?
  179. Does Civ balance weaker leadrs with strong civs...and vice versa
  180. Emperor Tutorial Series I - The Pyramids based SE (Monarch/Prince players welcome)
  181. Deity Gliese #4, Wang Kon of Korea
  182. newb needs some advice
  183. AI Tech Path?
  184. Spanish Strategy in Real Earth Scenarios
  185. Sister Cathy: Oh Come All Ye Faithful
  186. Lumber mills vs. other Production buildings?
  187. Settling Great People
  188. Need pointers in my first Emperor game
  189. Monarch issues -help!
  190. Difficult Rushing Scenario
  191. NC XXI: Rangar
  192. What is your preferred map type?
  193. Strange situation (infantry against knights)
  194. Deity Gliese #5, Willem Van Oranje
  195. Buffert zones against enemies
  196. Soirana's Immortality try one
  197. Some game mechanic questions (and spec-related one)
  198. Corporations and strategy?
  199. Backstabbers
  200. Internet with teams
  201. Ever worth it to upgrade units as normal practice, when in Pacifism?
  202. How to play Churchill?
  203. Best BTS Warmonger (not counting Rome)
  204. Roose (Industrious-Deity series)
  205. Monarch Student VI- Pericles
  206. Help with new scenerio.
  207. The World's Banker
  208. What do you normally build first?
  209. Immortal University XVII - Peter
  210. Easy switch of game speed and difficulty
  211. Automated missionaries and executives
  212. Micromanaging my begging
  213. REXing Mile by Mile
  214. Naming Units
  215. Prince of Earth 1?
  216. jumping from noble to prince
  217. Moving to Prince Failed. Help?
  218. It's not the economy stupid
  219. How do I conquer a large pangea map?
  220. tips (corporations)
  221. What should a HE city be like?
  222. Prince of Earth 1: Lincoln
  223. Managing Population
  224. War on quick, MP command lag/BS questions
  225. aaaaarrrgghh??? and a religion question
  226. How long does it take for AIs to forget
  227. move to prince = failure
  228. Using +1 food/farm (Biology)?
  229. Purporse of Citizens?
  230. culture question
  231. Amusing/Interesting City Placements You've Done?
  232. Too many gameplay articles
  233. Music Beeline for Non-Culture Games
  234. Can you help a noob in SE?
  235. Any other early GP other than GS is a waste of GPP?
  236. Is this game winnable?
  237. How thin can you spread yourself?
  238. Still don't understand the mechanics of diplomacy
  239. Beakers vs. Game Speed Ratios
  240. Your Bestest Start
  241. Crazy Economy vs Silly Economy
  242. How important is espionage?
  243. Higher difficulty levels force you into 1 playstyle.
  244. Assorted Questions Mix
  245. Forest, IMP,& PILLAGE economy
  246. Monarch Specialist Economy Walkthrough
  247. Raging barbarians and Aggresive AI?
  248. How to get a religion spread to me?
  249. Tech Trading for gold, the minimum?
  250. Advice for newbies: The strategic resource choke