Recent content by tekkonkinkreet

I've played with Varangian Harald on Immortal - similar experiences to others here. Easy to get a suzerainty, was able to eliminate two civs to set up a snowball, and the yields were noticeable. The yields from barbarian killing was a nice and unexpected bonus. I had noticed something about...

(Haven't had a chance to play yet) How does new Harald's maintenance reduction for all units play out?

-This is a really nice suggestion. Would it make sense for railways to do this more generally (maybe not 100% but a loyalty boost?).

New Frontier Pass content seems to be completely gone after Steam downloaded something (the update?) on my end.

You're right! No religion needed.

You could also do some interesting forward settling on the AI, allowing them to attack your insta-healing troops and then counter-punching.

Moksha's second-tier promotion heals all units in his city's territory. Not one I've cared about before (and I assumed it applied only to faith units), but with Secret Societies, lots of governor tiles, an early religion and an early AI attack, I tried it out - works fine on melee and even...

I agree - Shaka can be very useful. You can reliably sick him on other players for a little coin (e.g., 5 gold / turn). Monty and a few others are also like this. This poisons the diplo well to your advantage.

Feels like it has sped up - but that's just my sense of things...

Could you post a link to the guide? Tradition is pretty strong for any civ; the other two are circumstantial. I guess with Egypt's unique building there would be some synergy to piety??? Can't see why exploration is particularly suited to them at all.

Looks like it's here! Also seems to be on sale, for those who haven't picked it up yet.

I realize we're just entering the suggested timeline from Aspyr, but I'd love to hear an update (or some reassurance) on the patch.

I think Haiti would be cool, probably with Toussaint L'ouverture as a leader, but I feel their likely UA (but not building or unit) is covered by Ethopia - they fought off several large empires.

Glad it's out! I assume that's Steam only and the App store version will be a few more days?

I think Moai also gives a combat bonus?