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I've worked everyone's comments into the listing in my 2nd post below. Hi all, I'm inspired by this thread regarding trap buildings http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=446004 And I'm thinking about starting development of a guide to city improvements. I feel like there's little...

Hi all! I'm hoping to get some insight regarding the more common methods for handling diplomacy when meeting a second continent midway through the game. This hasn't been too big of an issue for me thus far, as I've played for a long while at Prince and Monarch difficulty, and typically had...

:) So here I am, 10 months removed from my first faltering steps on Monarch. I've had a ton of fun games at monarch, and had increasing fun lurking on and contributing to the forum when I can. I'm going to try to tackle emperor, and would love to hear any and all the direction you'd like to...

Hey all, I admit that I've played a lot of space races to have never tried building less than the full ship prior to launch. What happens when you build fewer than 5 casings? If I'm correct, the 2nd engine only shaves off 2 turns at normal game speed. Thanks!

Bear with me, if you will... It took me a while to figure out that it was the case, but military conquest seems to me to be one the most effective way to victory. Sure, tech advantages can be built with certain strategies and gambits during the various eras, but once that advantage is built...

Hi all, Quick question - How does one achieve a semi-respectable first 50 turns as egypt on the earth 18 map? I fired-up a monarch earth 18 as hatty last night, and was shocked to find that outside of trekking way to the north, there was no starting location available that didn't have so...

Hi everybody! (Hi Dr. Nick) So I've been lurking pretty steadily the past couple of years, and have finally gotten my act together to post a game online for some pointers and instruction. I've chosen Mehmed, as I always enjoy playing him. He has a very strong package and he's not shoehorned...

Hi everyone, I've recently loaded Civ4 BTS on my girlfriend's iMac (2GHz Core 2 Duo, OSX 10.4.11). A number of times today I had the game quit unexpectedly, and wonder if this could be the result of an error how I loaded the game, or a hardware problem. Does anyone recognize the...

Hi all, My computer died a sad, logicboard meltdown death, and I've been wishing for some Civ4 action ever since. I'm wondering if I could make it work on my gf's 2GHz Core2Duo iMac (believe it was a 2006). I used to think more ram and better gfx card were vital to this game, but given...

Hi Everyone! I had previously avoided the Unrestricted Leaders option, as it is certainly ripe for some serious cheating. That said, I didn't consider the fact that by randomly assigning leaders to civilizations, some of my opponents would be pretty scary as well! So, I loaded-up a game as...

Hi all, I'm hoping that someone can do a bit of hand-holding for me. After watching TMIT's "Let's Play" videos, I realized that part of his ability to play 2.5 hour full-games is the speed at which the game responds to his commands. Once I hit the AD's, and progressively more so as the game...

I saw a post about a road on flood plains taking more turns than a road on grassland, and thought to myself, "Well there's a good way to save worker turns and improve performance!" Is there a comprehensive list somewhere of the number of turns it takes to build each improvement on each...

Hooray! A big thank you to everyone here. I told my gf I was going to win in the first half of the game, and she said, "Well, it looks like all those online tips are paying off!" Couldn't say it better myself. Prince/Fractal/Normal/Louis XIV Nice green land between Isabella...

Hey all, So here's one I should know, but don't: When discovering Iron Working/Bronze Working/Animal Husbandry, will I "see" resources right away, provided I have explored the given tile, or will I have to "re-scout" my explored, but not currently visible land? And on another note, I...

Hi all, Thanks to the great tips I've read here, I know win pretty handily on Prince. One aspect that I don't feel I've developed at all, however, is using Great People to bulb technologies, allowing for early deep beelines. Can anyone relate their strategies for getting the most out of...

Hey all, Gorf37 here, your standard lurker, piggybacking on all of your excellent efforts as I learn the ropes. I've yet to try a culture win, and want to give it a go. I read the guides in the War Academy, and I'm understanding that slider/commerce culture will play an important role in...