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I've heard it said around these parts that immortal level must be played for a challenging single-player game, but that even at deity level it is fairly easy to eek out wins on a consistant basis. I can agree with the first part, assuming that the player is fairly experienced and very...

The first rock song I ever heard was "Philadelphia Freedom" by Elton John while riding on a school bus. Even now, after the passing of decades, hearing this song is almost like a religious experience to me. So what was the first rock song you remember hearing? Did it have a strong emotional...

That some people start threads without giving any indication in the title what it might be about? Maybe it would be better to include that information so readers can quickly scan through the list of threads to find the ones that interest them. Rather than title a thread "what do you think...

I've no idea what this is except an Iraqi and the daughter of some famous singer. Truly surreal. Gettin' jiggy with it

You would think kids in Saudi Arabia have a hard time finding wholesome and enjoyable passtimes. After all, nothing kills the joy worse than uptight moral codes and religious extremism. But kids in Saudi Arabia do have fun! Stereotypes be damned! :lol: Good clean fun in Saudi

Try to speak slowly 'cause English aint my thing. ;) When it comes to quotation marks, my question is this: Where the hell should I put the things? I always place them outside punctuation marks, but I've seen a few grammarians on this forum putting them inside of them. Are question marks...

In my seemingly endless online multiplayer experience with Civilization IV and it's superlative mod, Fall from Heaven II, I had come to assume that love for the game was uncritical and near universal. Not true! I almost cried with joy at the release of each new installment of Civilization and...

Generally, I am an animal lover. But I despise cats. I really hate them. Here are the top reasons I hate cats, and why I think everyone should. 1. Not social. (cats neither like nor need humans) 2. Natural enemies of mankind (giant cats hunt humans) 3. Natural enemies of canines (easy...

Logically, I believe people should pay for goods and services, but emotionally I identify with average joe nobody if he gets sued for downloading a few free songs. Maybe the problem of copyright theft is so widespread that mob mentality makes something that should seem black and white mostly...

My 023 game doesn't work right anymore. Some of the city build and promotion icons appear blurry, and the game tends to crash if I go into f3 to change civics. I have rebooted and tried starting new games, but that doesn't seem to improve the situation. Does anyone have a suggestion for a...

On rare occassion, I hear people make pronouncements like this. But I have trouble finding anyone able to elaborate on that statement. Few Bush apologists are still up to the task of offering a defense of his policies and have retreated to an undefined "good dude" position. So what, exactly...

I'm looking for a primer on the subject of culture victory. I have never attempted victory by this route, and since I have a good start playing as Balseraphs (first time played), this might be a good time for me to give it a try. Thanks in advance for any help. :goodjob:

In a recent MP game, I attempted to gift an arch-mage and Luonnatar. It appears that such a transaction is not allowed. Is there a specific cut-off level for units that can be gifted?

Playing a game as Luchuirp, I was pleasantly surprised to come across the dark elves on turn eight. I saw it as an opportunity to capture a worker, which is quite an early game boost, especially while playing as Luchuirp; their mud golems take so long to build at first. So I invaded Faeryl...

I've been signing up new ffh players as much as I can, with moderate success, but I ran into a new problem last night. After the newest member to the ffh family got her downloads and hamachi, we tried to load up a game, only to discover her interface wont appear. I'm too much of a noob and...

In my vanilla Civ IV-playing days, I would often make a concerted effort to aquire flight tech before anyone else. I enjoyed the stand-off attack that only fighters and bombers could provide. As I familiarized myself with the ffh mod--which is infinitely more fun to play than the original--I...

From Wikipedia entry: "ALSO note that Dwarven Mines (built by Dwarven Workers) cannot ever be destroyed, neither by your enemies nor you. Do not place one on top of a resource you plan to use later!" Maybe the Wikipedia contributor meant dwarven mines can't be destroyed in the sense that...

I won a hollow-feeling victory last night playing as Hyborem. To make a short story short, Malikim/Mercurians launched a "go-for-broke" rush on my capital city with a horde of mixed units. We each committed a large number of high-level disciples to the battle, which was quickly decided in my...

My having developments built in forests seems to hinder their transformation into ancient forests. Am I seeing a pattern where none exists?