Recent content by Desertsnow

It's also presumably to give the biggest penalty for whip-cracking, at least to anyone not willing to do a little extra management.

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My fastest loss was with France at Emperor level (back when I was winning one in about five games at Regent level), in a COTM; I don't recall the map configuration. I fell half an age behind technologically, but started to catch up despite getting my butt handed to me in past wars. Just when I...

Yeah, I saw the clockwise pattern, though I was still thinking there might have been a trick in there. I guess my instinct was right, though.

Yeah, it's B, pretty easily, unless there's a subtle trick in there somewhere.

Yeah, a game file or at least a screenshot would be helpful. The rule for expansion, though, is to have a good food supply and granaries in your core cities, so they can grow quickly enough to produce settlers. I seem to recall an article in the War Academy on how to produce a good settler...

You have a Canadian flag in your avatar, and you say "yeah" instead of "eh"? *ducks*

The Beastie Boys were all white, right?

I use only one but it's a big one.

Would that be maybe the sticky keys function?

Yeah, I usually start with animations on and then turn off combat animation about midway through the middle age when there are a bazillion units moving around.

Reality? Puh. It is very likely that we are living in a simulated universe.

The Zulu are one of the most aggressive civs in the game, so yeah, you have to be ready for a fight if you have them as a neighbor, but some proficiency in preemptive action pointy-stick diplomacy does help to soften them a bit.

I tend to play on standard or large maps with continents and 70% water, or occasionally large maps with islands and 60% water, so this may reflect my personal style. Anyway I play Spain from time to time, being partial to the religious civilizations (though I don't like Conquistadors), and done...

Chocolate should be a food group unto itself.