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The trouble with piety is it's a gamble and, as many people here note, not a very sensible one because a) the culture yield is tenuous and b) religious tolerance is underpowered. Tradition and liberty have more tangible, shorter-term bonuses. I'd suggest that the piety opener should give...

It's not just possible to win every kind of victory with every ideology, it's quite probable. That's because the ideology feature is, for the most part, underpowered. It needs a serious boost--third tier tenets should be really awesome, and I find that they are often rather meh.

America Please do not use leaders who are living.

I'm playing my 2nd BNW game with the Zulu. The Impi is by far the most impressive unit I've seen so far, and the unit maintenance bonus means you can field a devastating army in the classical and medieval periods. So here's the question. Do the unique Zulu promotions -- those from the Ikanda...

Suleyman speaks modern Turkish, not the Persian- and Arabic-infused Ottoman variety. And it's a really lame piece of voice acting. I turn mute on when I interact with him, it's that bad.

I see the same in my Venice game. Suleyman is sitting on top of 2 great prophets. Indonesia's leader is called The Pious but there are no religious followers in his cities anywhere :D

1. venice 2. venice 3. venice ... 9. venice :)

I wish the devs had put some more thought into the schism business. They already came up with reformation beliefs, so I don't understand why they didn't create a mechanic to split a religion you are following, giving you part of the original package plus a new founder's belief and a new...

Calling/Beruf: Every specialist produces additional production and faith. Sola fide: Can convert production to faith just like you can convert it to gold, research Priesthood of All Believers: No maintenance cost for shrines and temples Boddhisattva Ideal: +2 food from mosques, cathedrals...

In ascending order of visual awesomeness, for me they are: - The Oracle (though it's a bit too Heroes of Might and Magic-y) - Angkor Wat - Sydney Opera House (when it's jutting southwards) - Machu Picchu - Mausoleum of Halicarnassus What do other people think?

Notre Dame just doesn't have to disappear among skyscrapers. There's a huge plaza around it, and it's the tallest structure in its neighborhood. Besides, even before skyscrapers it just doesn't look majestic enough. I know that Victory is supposed to be there, perched on top of the gate. But...

I really like the CiV map. Cities feel alive, units feel alive, the ocean shines on the horizon... But... But the wonders... Some of them, the coolest ones even, are a few tiny ugly dots. So much work to build them, and they look so... unsatisfactory. Which ones? My list, in ascending...

I find that AI is pretty smart in spying, and I actually like that. It beehives into a tech it really wants, and then steals earlier ones from someone appropriate. If you haven't beelined but are still leading the tech race, of course all AI civs will try to steal from you. Some will succeed...

I so hope that colonization (as opposed to settling cities the normal way) will be there. And some revolution mechanic. I wouldn't mind more espionage options either--sabotaging production, blowing up buildings, assassinating scientists, badmouthing and framing other civs, causing unrest...

How do you download the patch? I thought it would happen automatically, but no... I have the App Store version.

I think cure for cancer should be a project that massively boosts pop growth. It could be unlocked at plastics. I would like to see Hollywood as a national wonder. Mt Rushmore definitely, Empire State sure. Can be convinced that Hadron Collider is a good idea if a suitable bonus is found--one...

If first-time players is an issue, the whole thing could be optional--food transportation could be accessed in the advanced setup before launching a new game. I'm assuming a new expansion will eventually arrive, of course. I like the plague thing; I hadn't thought of it. Is that already...

I wonder why food is a strictly local good in CiV. With the exception of maritime city-states, all the food consumed in a city is locally produced, down to the information era. While that is rather healthy given what we know now ;) , it is not exactly how civilization developed. And trading food...

I think the problem could be solved by allowing techs to be traded. If you really want to prop a civ up, you can gift them some techs. (If they take your gift and then sail to other waters, well, that's a risk you take, like any other. In fact, I think it would be really cool if recalled civs...

I was undecided between Stonehenge and the Pyramids, but come to think of it, it must be Stonehenge. When you build it early, it guarantees a religion with the best beliefs AND it also ensures you'll get a great engineer you can use for the Pyramids.