Recent content by nickthehun

Hah, that is quite funny and very ironic. I reckon Sid did get the balance right though. Democracy does have a few annoying penalties and is a very difficult early game government, I still struggle with the 2 unhappy person military unit rule. But after Railroad, Womens Suffrage and Factories it...

How about selling off your Factory and MFG Plant, and then building and selling MFG Plants. Its still micromanagement just with a far longer completion/selling intervals. That said, you'd always want to retain a few cities at least with full production capacity.

I have verson 474.04 and have hardly experienced bugs. But in my latest game I've conquered all but a few enemy capital cities which I've improved with my settlers and now use as trade routes. I've got my research going strong (2 discoveries per turn), peace is +100 and my spaceship has been...

What does, "cheating," entail? Reloading for positive combat/random event results? Settler trick? Using Terraform maps?

Loopinaloop, you don't speak for everyone, read all the comments. If a new version of civ was made, you don't have to get it. You're saying, "We like simplicity...." but then contradict yourself by saying, "Yeah, twists would be way cool." All I'm saying is that there is enough interest in a...

My poor wife is going to rue the day I got the registration key for Terraform (which works perfectly might I add). Its going to be so difficult to not edit every game I play. With so much power, comes so much more responsibility. Thanks to Dack, I've wanted a Civ1 map editor since I bought Civ1...

I agree, I reckon most civ1fanatics would enjoy a good ramble, and to splurge our views and tactics on the web (even if only a few people take notice). Thats what forums are for.

Bronze Working for Phalanx + Colossus. Wheel for Chariot. Ceremonial Burial + Mysticism for Temple. Astronomy for Copernicus Observatory. Republic for the best government mid game government. Railroad is essential. Religion for JS Bach Cathedral which helps a lot when your cities get larger...

What about using your diplomat to incite a revolt in a city? Doesn't that break the peace treaty even in democracy? It is a lot more costly than changing government though. But the extra trade from democracy should help cover the costs.

100% science helps (especially if you find a few 50 shield villages). But why communism for war?

I rather enjoy using the Chinese on Earth. Its generally isolated and gives you time to settle and strengthen before you send your chariots to trade technology, pick out the weak points, and plunder. The Americas is way too quiet. Even Russia is cool because nearby France/Germany/Greece have...

Its happened quite a few times when my civ's are really flourishing (plenty happy citizens etc.) in comparison to the defectors old homeland. But I've never understood the exact criteria for such a defection. That grassland square on the southeast of Sumer has a strong chance of becoming a...

Thanks Tristan C. The pictures on the customize page indicate that a young planet is rocky and it smooths out with age, but after 17 years of gameplay I just didn't see a difference. Will the temperature setting affect terrain type (desert, grassland etc) and climate setting, the number of...

Just a quick silly question: What do the different options on customize world lead to? I have a general idea except for with Age which doesn't seem to change very much. Land Mass: Small, Normal, Large Temperature: Cool, Temperate, Warm Climate: Arid, Normal, Wet Age: 3 Billion Years, 4...

The Civ ancestors (II-V) are all great, but some of us just do enjoy playing the original. Freeciv and the other newer takes of Civ 1 weren't anywhere close. A new modified version of the Civ1 would be great> i'd like these add ons retaining the same in game rules, graphics and sound More...