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Okay, most of you have seen the troll science pics in the Funny Pictures thread. I figure if there's so many of them, why not just make another thread for them? Apparently many people enjoy them. Here's my little contribution.

This is going to sound really stupid, but how do you open 'zip' files? I've downloaded one of the Fairy Tale modpacks, and I cannot launch the actual game anywhere. There is no 'Civ_Fairy_Tale' or whatever the .exe file would be anywhere. How do I actually load the mod?

For some strange reason, I tried downloading BTS patch 3.19 and it won't work. The installer opens up fine, asks me the language, the ToS, newsletter, and then suddenly closes with no message of an error or anything. And it's certainly not installed. The thing that mystifies me is that I am...

What other games does everyone play? Pretty self-explanatory... I doubt that everyone plays only Civ IV, and after hearing classmates spew about 20 different video games that they are pros at, I am wondering what else is out there. This is in no way an advertisement for any other VGs...

Today is the Russian Victory day. The origins are May 9, 1945. I just found this link to a historical video about the war on the Russian front, created in honor of this holiday. It is in Russian, but I have no doubt that even if you do not understand Russian, you'd be able to get most of it. If...

Exactly how do you post saves you made in world builder? Like, how do you post a new scenario? Every time I try, the attachment manager tells me it's an invalid file. Any suggestions, anyone? Thanks, Kullervo

This is the 3rd story I am trying to start up... the first was a fiasco, I got defeated on Prince by a barbarian warrior, who won with 4% odds and razed Thebes, and the second one sort of died out because my computer was broken for over a year. This third one, I hope, will be a bit better...

Ok, I'm not so much offering tips as asking them :), but here goes. I just have several simple questions. 1) I've seen on screenshots how people have several more bars in the top of their screen, indicating where and when the next Great Person will be born, and where the Great General would...

I like playing Huge map games, but recently I've started feeling that even they are way too small for me. Is there any was to increase the length and width of the map by a factor of 2 or so? I don't have any patches or mods installed, just the base version of BTS. If there is a way, could you...

Ok, so I have just downloaded the basic Civ 4 and the two expansions and all patches on my computer. Now all I have to do is wait for the regular version to activate. How long does that usually take? It's been happening for about 40 minutes now, and I am starting to get impatient... If...

This thread is purely for entertainment... I just got the idea, seeing the brilliant deals I've been offered so far in the game. In this thread, post any stupidities that Civ IV throws at you... spear vs. tank, a civ refusing to give 10 gold to end a catastrophic war... anywhere where Civ IV...

The first 'New Scenario' post was the frozen hell world, and it seemed to pass by ok. I have created another one, and this one is at least a little more advanced. For one thing, I finally figured out how to post Worldbuilder saves, so you are now not limited to just playing my saves... you get...

I doubt that too many people play one-city challenge here, especially past noble because it is pretty much impossible to win (unless you get permanent alliances), but I figure I'll post what I noticed is best. The most important part of one city challenges are who you play as. Philosophical...

I have often looked at the Civ IV scenario list and thought that it didn't live up to it's potential. There can be any world you want, but Civ only has 15 or so scenarios, and most are based on the world. I wanted something slightly different, so here's what I did. Regular Civ IV, no...

This is the third actual story thread that I will be starting. Don't bother looking for the other two... on the first one I didn't know how to use pictures, and on the second one, I lost around 3000 BC because a barbarian warrior killed my warrior (stationed by the way in a 20% culture defense...

OK, I am trying to buy the Direct2 deal for the full Civ IV pack, but there seems to be a problem.I do fine right until I enter the verification number, and then, when it finishes processing the order, it says 'Transaction Failed'. I am certain that I am filling in everything correctly, but I...

OK, I just need a swift explanation... if the AI suddenly experiences a massive, almost 300 point score jump with no wonders built, no great people born, and no cities conquered, what can this be? I am close to winning a Deity game, but it is Frederick who got the score jump, and he doesn't...

This is my first time posting a story which I can actually back up with pictures. They will be few and far between since they take so much space, but you'll at least have an idea of what I'm talking about. Playing as Hatshepsut, Deity difficulty, Continents, cold climate, high sea level. Only...

I have just played a game where I was alone on a continent, doing great with technology. No special settings, regular continents. Peter contacts me, and asks for a tech. I offer to sell it to him for 120 gold and a world map (because I completely neglected from compass onward). He gives me the...

Hello everyone... I have decided to do something beneficial to everyone, so this post will be, rather than asking a question, stating some things I have noticed about Civ IV. This will be the first of a series of such posts, including starting location, 'cribs' that the AI normally does, etc...