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I got SMAC (gog.com distro) running. Only snags I've run into are: - The user running SMAC must have write permissions to the SMAC-directory - SMAC runs at 100% CPU; which is unfortunate as I play SMAC on my netbook and this makes it run hot (which is an issue if I'm not at a desk) and drain...

This has probably been solved already, but I've just solved a similar case for myself. One way to check if this is an issue, is to check if SMAC will run under an administrator account (run as administrator at your own risk though. It's not really recommended). If it will run, it's likely a...

Pondering on a bit: The Lib-beeline is good not just because of Lib, but because of the intermediate steps are good as well. So you sacrifice the immediate ability to wage war in the medieval age for solidifying your economic and research base, with CoL, CS, Philo (religion, pacifism), Edu (Uni...

I've read your article extensively before posting this question. Your article assumes the Liberalism-beeline is worthwhile and describes good strategies to get there, but it does not fully address why it is worthwhile in great detail. The points you name up here though are worth pondering...

While no expert at all, what I do have is similar experience. I'm assuming you're talking about relatively early wars (pre-gunpowder). I used to have these millenia-spanning wars which I would often end up victorious by 1600AD, but crippled compared to the rest of the world. Usually, it started...

I see a lot of players write about the Lib-race or using Liberalism by date X as a landmark. This implies that Liberalism is a very important milestone and is something worth beelining for. In fact, by calling it a race, it's even more pronounced: the goal is not to get it quickly, the goal is...

Clear and good advice; but, I'm in a phase where I want to improve my early aggressive game, so while this is good in a general sense, it doesn't help me learn the technique I want to learn right now. This is the right lesson for me I think: the goal of warfare in this window of opportunity is...

Thanks all for the replies so far. Things I get out of this: You all seem to agree on one thing: I tend to expand too much (thus compromising the immediate war effort) before going to war. The window of opportunity will have passed at that time: a good defense is, after all, easier to set...

This: Probably means sacrificing a lot for executing a rush, a lot more than my sketched plan is suggesting. A next set of questions then to form my thoughts more clearly: Does this mean that all pre-siege wars should be treated as rushes? Is decisive pre-siege warfare (conquest...

Prince-level currently. I'm having a lot of trouble making the early warfare pay off. With early, I mean pre-catapult warfare. I just don't seem to be able to make it work properly. I can usually bring down the nearest city, but to deal the decisive blow is out of reach for me. At that...

I know you can use the demographics to see your rank in Land and Power, but can you see the same in tech? Or is that based on what you can / cannot trade in the diplo screens? Anyway, this is a completely relative way to mark your progress. I understand this need and perhaps this is a better...

Thanks for the first responses. I understand the "It's all situational" arguments, but I'm asking about averages and things that are your banks of green and red lights on your dashboard so to speak. If it matters, assume reasonable landmasses (that is, not archipelago, nor pangaea). I...

Assume a Noble - Standard speed game (my level :) ) I find it difficult to judge how well I'm doing in the game. Sometimes I seem to be doing well, but will fall behind suddenly without a good explanation. Sometimes I play the opening and end up far far behind in the middle ages. What I...

I can't seem to find it anywhere, but in my game, I've been AP resident all game long (2 big continents, I'm dominating 1 continent and it's the AP-builder's continent) But apart from the vote for the resident once in a while, I can't get select any resolution to pass. I can't seem to find...

Playing on Noble right now, and I'm confident that if I get through the start fairly decently, I'll win through Space race. I haven't really managed to win in another way yet. I lack some military finesse (or perhaps determination or "will to win") to really push conquest until Space race is by...

Did you by any chance forget to change your wealth/research/culture slider? It's set to 100% research at the start. Remember, the cottages generate commerce (units that can be converted in either wealth, research or culture), not wealth! (wealth is the Civ-speak for actual gold)