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  1. Nicol.Bolas

    Jungle people Marathon /no slavery/ horsehockey map

    In all those years .. My only attempt at a marathon game. Started 5 years ago, now I come back to it. No slavery. No map regen and hence horsehockey jungle start. Jungle people be way backward. Why French attaching us, where are they even? the jungle people rise - they attack rifleman with masses...
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    CIV 3 buy from steam

    Hi, after long years I wish to play civ 3. I forgot where I put my CD´s, so I figured I could just buy the steam version for a few bucks. Would you recommend this versions? Will I be able to use any community patches & mods & scenarios?
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    How to play CIV2

    Hello my dear friends and fellow Civ2 Fanatics. I recently got this urge to play Civ2 again, after all those decades. Specifically the Fantasy worlds scenarios I never played. But where can I buy, obtain the CDs or ISOs or play the game ? I did try an online emulator but the performance there...
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    whiping - moving forward

    I would like some discussion about whiping strategies: Most of the time I go for domination win. Here is what I know: Early in the game: - whip settlers, workers, military units - big 4: granary, forge, barracks, library always: - advanced units ater a key tech What I am unsure of...
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    Game of the month - invitation

    This month´s game of the month is soccer world championship themed. it is available in noble and monarch difficulty, so this month is perfect for virtually anyone to give it a try and compare his play with others. In game of the month, players play the same scenario and then their results...
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    very interesting video on IRL China i saw

    I must say I always considered china as a future superpower. This video completely changed my mind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG225dz89TY in civ4 terms: - China is facing very high unhappiness - Part of its cities and terrain are heavily underdeveloped - most of its neighbours...
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    real life problem - civ4 can help

    Our local zoo recently got a baby elephant. This is a very happy occasion by itself, but it also enables the zoo to make solid cash. I know from playing civilization 4, that upgrading an elephant into modern gunship costs only 325:gold: Modern gunship such as the Hind...
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    forts, airbases, musketman, serfdom and other useless stuff

    So I was thinking about some of the stuff I never (not even situationaly) use in civ 4 and this is what I came with: forts musketman serfdom airships has anyone found any use for these? what other stuff do you never use?
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    list of recommended mods

    hi so there a list of recommended mods or more like scenarios... I enjoyed playing civ2 scenarios, civ3 scenarios, and civ4 warlord scenarios.... bts official mods didnt catch my attention too much.... I would like to play something like scenarios i heard fall from heaven is good...
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    comparing civ 2 and civ 4

    Civ2 and Civ4 are the series parts I know the best. Civ2 was my first game and I played it as a kid. Didn't play Civ3 much. I recently played few civ2 games and I had some fun. (my interest was stirred by the 10 year old game of civ2, which was also featured in the civ 2 gotm I also play...
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    moving gotm to strategy section

    should gotm be moved into strategy and tips forum? it would bring more attention
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    moving gotm

    should gotm forum be moved into startegy and tips? it would bring a lot more attention
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    Never played Civ V before, only II,III and IV. Should I buy Civ V?

    I would like only people who played IV to post and only those, who managed to play IV at least on monarch (4th hardest setting of 9 and above). also if you played galactic civilizations 2, comparison is also welcome I am not much into mods, so compare full BtS and whatever is the fully upgraded...
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    is civ5 fixed? or do all cool kids on block still play civ4?

    after a while I am back and I wanted to ask, what is the game everyone playes lately? were problems in civ5 fixed, or do ppl play civ4 or some other game altogether?
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    hpow civ4 was first month

    continuation from http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=417176 that was closed by policemods before i could even post 1st reply lol at that ! @defenderofislam I will tell you this: when civ3 came out, I did sometimes still go back to civ2, especially scenarios. but I...
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    playing vs. random civs - bugged? (all the time same civs)

    in civ3, there was a bug that if you picked "random opponents", it wasn't random it wa always the same mesoamerican civs (which were also the most annoying) now it seems to be happening all over again. I ussually play standard - all random. (6-7 opponents IIRC) and considering there is...
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    on automation, speedciving and macroplaying

    I expect you read tmit on speedciving I tried to use the general ideas from his guide, and would like others to share the practical uses and settings. Lately I have fallen in love with macro style of playing the game (I was former MM maniac) I assume you read his guide and maybe even tried...
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    add spoiler button to quick reply

    Hello, what are your views on this: when in the quick reply, there should be the spoiler button. I go to the advanced mode 95% just to get the spoiler button. (heavily used for linked images and in public games)
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    Don't get your hopes too high on better AI

    There is essentially no AI in civ games at all. It is all just endless IF-THEN scripts. People say: look they did betterAI for civ4! it got eventually included in the game. They did amazing job. But in the end it's just more scripts (I hope the people who did this will not take offense and...
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    new DLC: better ai + antagonizer mode

    would you buy these DLC? better ai would improve the ai (20USD) antagonizer mode would make the game as intended to be (not simplified to masses), but you could only play it, if you finished the game at least once in vanilla dumbed down mode (also 20USD) it would add: individual...
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