Recent content by rupertmonkey

I think I'm woefully below minimum specs. Laptop AMD Athlon TF120 1.6 ghz (i don't think that's even dual core is it?) and a crap video card that it would take too many clicks to tell you what it is and I'm sleepy. I was resigned to not playing Civ V, would just wait till I got my next...

I think you should take the trade with Mansa and then take Gao ASAP. Masonry gives you Duns, and while Duns ain't great it's ALC, right? I haven't downloaded the save but in the screenshot Gao is population 1 which means no whipping, at least for awhile. 4 or 5 GWs should take it. Then sue...

Take the trade. Settle gem city. If you were to adopt Confucianism and open borders with Sitting Bull would that enhance the religion's chances of spreading to him? If so, it might be wise to do it sooner rather than later for diplomacy's sake.

I think Sailing is a fine tech to get after IW and Writing (you'll need Writing for the OB). In addition to the trade routes with Mr. Bull, you never know when those pesky barb galleys will show up. I bet you can finish Stonehenge for real and think you should do so. It'll give you an extra...

With all due respect to my pal CivCorpse, I would just like to reiterate that the reason the Dun does not help Gallic warriors is NOT because they start with G1. It is because the Dun does not help any melee units at all. The fact that the UU starts with G1 and the UB grants G1 to some other...

No, the Dun does not give an extra promotion to melee units, just to archery and gunpowder types.

It's, what, turn 46? What victory conditions have been rendered out of the question at this point?

Welcome back, Sis. You have been missed. Scout 1NE. Settle in place unless, well, I can't imagine what would warrant moving. Build worker, tech AH, then mining, then BW. And I'd seriously consider chopping Stonehenge. CHA gives +1 happy. Enjoy!

If CivCorpse can master the mysteries of the possessive "its" he might become my favorite poster on the whole internets. I don't really care about computer games, but I enjoy Civ. And I really like reading the ALCs because I learn stuff, but, more importantly, Sis is literate, funny, humble...

Plop your city down 1NE of copper and build a cheap barracks there and start making axemen and a spear or two. The whole point of settling next to the metal is to obviate the need for a monument. And if Sal builds Stonehenge you won't need to build any monuments ever. Research agriculture...

Melee units generally can't get guerilla. The Gallic Warrior is an exception. So the UB and UU aren't exactly redundant. The UU gets a promotion that the UB grants to other units. It'd be pretty cool if the UU automatically came out with Guerilla II when it was produced in a city with a Dun...

CivCorpse, I find your posts so entertaining that I hope you don't quit despite the fact that Sis totally ignored your advice. Personally, I agreed with everything you said before (except the part about burning the GE). Sis, I don't think you should burn the GS. Golden Ages are overrated...

I don't understand why you're working the least improved tiles in Babylon. Did I miss an important discussion? btw, I don't download the saves, I just look at the screenies.

I never recommend that people become Christian, but I'll make an exception here. Divert to monotheism and get OR to help with your libraries and whatnot. Yeah, the AIs won't like you, but you're smarter and better at war. Also, save the forests around one of Zara's cities for a National Park...

Need Hunting for spears. Gonna get Hunting may as well pick up Archery soon after for Bowmen. ALC and all....