Recent content by Bluenoise

Well I rarely play Vanilla civ. But occasionaly I get so frustrated with the FFH2 AI that I have to play Vanilla civ (BTS) to get a somewhat decent AI experience. Otherwise I only play FFH2. I'd say that 1/30 new games are Vanilla. I think the AI is the only area where Vanilla trumps FFH...

Hell stops spreading if you kill Hyborem?

Hi I'm not sure if this has been mentioned yet... But the game lists improvements that are built in elven forests as causing a loss to production as if the forests had been chopped down... While not a direct AI issue is has the result of automated workers/AI workers for the elves almost never...

Okay I'm pretty sure I've figured this out. I think part of the problem for me is that the creation map places the elves is such a good starting position for elves (Forests and lots of rivers) that they really have no need to build farms. All my cities basically rose in population like mad and...

You know what?? Now they wont build in forests for me too!!! Hmmm. I recently installed one of the newer patches. So this might be because of the new patch (j). However I think I have a theory that it's because I have the automated workers leave forests option ticked. I'm going to...

AI definatley builds improvements in Forests. As far as I understand the AI for an automated worker and an computer oponent worker are identical. And when I play the elves my workers build tonnes of farms in my forests.

Whatever. You're just jealous you didn't think of it first. :p

I use em to prevent stupid Ai from building new cities. Wont walk a settler in a tile besides a hidden nationality elephant eventhough the elephants can't attack... :P So they work well at choke points.

The most interesting games setting I have found. A recent discovery actually: Standard size Lakes map High sea level Temperate cylindrical wrap standard resources All starting civs! (except illians since they're not complete) barbarian world raging barbarians no tech brokering...

:( Why must everyone hate on entropy so much. It makes life possible afterall!

I agree only Elven civs should be able to cast bloom on improvements.

Hey guys. I know I've gotten it to work before probably during fire. But when I install the media pack for shadow I get no effect from it at all. No movies no new music etc. Is there a particular order that I have to install the media pack or patch in? I'm using Vista which hasn't given me...

Yeah but they're elves!!! They know what to do. They'd use the roots to stabilize the roofs of the mine and never ever strip mine.

I always pictured it as only elves having the skill and knowledge required to farm in forests thus it makes alot of sense that other civs cannot use elven workers to build farms in forests since they wouldn't be able to use them anyways. I rationalise being able to capture elven cities and...

I like the idea of having inexpensive units for the orcs. decrease the hammer cost per military units by 1/3rd decrease the support cost per unit by 1/3rd as well. But besides that I don't mind the fact that the orcs kinda suck. It seems fitting actually, stupid orcs going around poking...