Lone Wolf
Mar 27, 2007, 06:37 AM
OK, sit down and prepare youself for a nice little rant.;) We all have our moments of bad temper, don't we?
The AI in Vanilla does not know how to handle Barbarian cities properly. They are afraid of their precious workers being killed by these terrible Barabarian units, but it does not occur to them to wage WAR against some properly defended Barbarian cities - for, as I have read somewhere, the AI is programmed not to treat Barbarians as aggressively as another Civ they are at war with.
Look at South Africa in Vanilla. When English/British settle it, they do not build ANY terrain improvements there. I do not know, whether they do not build workers at all, or the workers they build get killed by Barbs from Zimbabwe and Mombasa, but I sometimes have seen no terrain inprovements in South Africa in the 1900's.
In one of my games, I decided to try an experiment. I purchased World Map from Victoria. Three cities in South Africa, no terrain improvements. I was playing Spain, so I with a bunch of Conquistadors and one Cannon took Zimbabwe and gifted it to Vicky. A short time afterwards, I again purchased Vicky's World Map and I saw some improvements there! Werid: :crazyeye:
THE ENGLISH IMPERIALIST AGGRESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA:
Victoria: Now, Mr. Rhodes, Governor of South Africa, any reports on the situation in your region?
Rhodes: Everything is fine, my Queen. However, we have a small nuisanse. These damned Zulus keep killing our workers. So we can't build any roads, mines, etc. We are thinking to stop sendind our population in the open as Workers.
Victoria: But this is terrible! We have no Gold and Sugar connected! We must protect these workers!
Rhodes: Our militiary in South Africa is guarding our cities - it is much more important them guarding some Workers.
Victoria: Then conquer these Zulus! Let them feel the wrath of our mighty Empire!
Rhodes: (peacefully) My dear Queen, why we should conquer them? They are only some barbarians, not a true civilization. They hardly deserve our attention. Besides, our militiary in this region is guarding our cities, as I have already told you. And sending troops in South Africa from England - why should we bother? :confused:
Victoria: Really. Never mind Gold, Gems and Sugar, these Zulu Skirmishers are not worthy of our Redcoats paying them a visit. Yes, you are quite right.
This does not sound like an imperialist aggression, does it? It is kinda irritating. :mad:
RANT ENDED :) .
The AI in Vanilla does not know how to handle Barbarian cities properly. They are afraid of their precious workers being killed by these terrible Barabarian units, but it does not occur to them to wage WAR against some properly defended Barbarian cities - for, as I have read somewhere, the AI is programmed not to treat Barbarians as aggressively as another Civ they are at war with.
Look at South Africa in Vanilla. When English/British settle it, they do not build ANY terrain improvements there. I do not know, whether they do not build workers at all, or the workers they build get killed by Barbs from Zimbabwe and Mombasa, but I sometimes have seen no terrain inprovements in South Africa in the 1900's.
In one of my games, I decided to try an experiment. I purchased World Map from Victoria. Three cities in South Africa, no terrain improvements. I was playing Spain, so I with a bunch of Conquistadors and one Cannon took Zimbabwe and gifted it to Vicky. A short time afterwards, I again purchased Vicky's World Map and I saw some improvements there! Werid: :crazyeye:
THE ENGLISH IMPERIALIST AGGRESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA:
Victoria: Now, Mr. Rhodes, Governor of South Africa, any reports on the situation in your region?
Rhodes: Everything is fine, my Queen. However, we have a small nuisanse. These damned Zulus keep killing our workers. So we can't build any roads, mines, etc. We are thinking to stop sendind our population in the open as Workers.
Victoria: But this is terrible! We have no Gold and Sugar connected! We must protect these workers!
Rhodes: Our militiary in South Africa is guarding our cities - it is much more important them guarding some Workers.
Victoria: Then conquer these Zulus! Let them feel the wrath of our mighty Empire!
Rhodes: (peacefully) My dear Queen, why we should conquer them? They are only some barbarians, not a true civilization. They hardly deserve our attention. Besides, our militiary in this region is guarding our cities, as I have already told you. And sending troops in South Africa from England - why should we bother? :confused:
Victoria: Really. Never mind Gold, Gems and Sugar, these Zulu Skirmishers are not worthy of our Redcoats paying them a visit. Yes, you are quite right.
This does not sound like an imperialist aggression, does it? It is kinda irritating. :mad:
RANT ENDED :) .