Thing I learned about the world thru Civ4 - Page 5

oldskald · Jul 14, 2011, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by AJ11

This is actually true in most cases. The entire Wall Street tends to make money. That is why the stock exchange (NASDAQ, NIKKEI, etc.) indexes keep going up and up, with the sole exception of a GFC or the like.

It is individual stocks and investments that might lose you money.

The Civ4 NW is not a single investment

Hence, diversify your shares portfolio!

I don't want to hijack the thread, but measuring whether Wall St makes or looses cash is actually very difficult, and depends on how long you choose as a measurement period. By some measurements you'd be better putting your money in the bank for 10 years than into any stock market.

But yes, diversify your portfolio...

geowzrd · Jul 14, 2011, 11:48 AM

214. Exponential population growth simply does not happen when you reach the industrial and modern ages, so why are people so worried about it.

215. Coliseums and sports stadiums produce no culture, yet castles do.

216. The knowledge of steam power is not needed to discover how to generate electricity.

217. The British must have used tons of Redcoats to quell Shaka's many Impi death stacks.

218. A bank is more dangerous than a death stack of modern armor.

Skallagrimson · Jul 14, 2011, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by geowzrd

214. Exponential population growth simply does not happen when you reach the industrial and modern ages, so why are people so worried about it.

215. Coliseums and sports stadiums produce no culture, yet castles do.

216. The knowledge of steam power is not needed to discover how to generate electricity.

217. The British must have used tons of Redcoats to quell Shaka's many Impi death stacks.

218. A bank is more dangerous than a death stack of modern armor.

All true actually, lol.

almughavar · Jul 14, 2011, 09:50 PM

219) All the nations are primitive communism state: all foods are belonged to the society.

220) All military units have the same maintenance cost.

221) All nations have the same currency: gold.

222) Techs( music, physic, fascist, liberasism...) grant you great peoples.( in real life it's the opposite!)

oldskald · Jul 15, 2011, 06:35 AM

223) The only weather phenomena are tornadoes, monsoons and snowstorms.

Skallagrimson · Jul 15, 2011, 08:49 AM

224. Each and every mountain all over the earth is an active volcano. And they WILL erupt at least twice over the course of a nation's history.

Mechanicalsalvation · Jul 15, 2011, 10:50 AM

225. Everlasting peace and harmony can be achieved after you have vassalised/destroyed everyone else.

oldskald · Jul 15, 2011, 03:16 PM

226. Chopping down every single piece of forest and jungle has no appreciable effect.

theskibum · Jul 15, 2011, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by geowzrd

37. Copper wasn't required to build the Statue of Liberty, it just made production of it twice as fast.

That's because the extra time without copper is spent using a matter converter to turn wood into copper

theskibum · Jul 15, 2011, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by geowzrd

100. Catherine the Great slapped everyone who annoyed her.

101. Likewise Gilgamesh got uncomfortably close in peoples faces when he got angry.

102. Julius Caesar offered salad to anyone he met for the first time, and Sitting Bull did the same with a peace pipe.

I love these ones, especially Gilgamesh

theskibum · Jul 15, 2011, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by oldskald

223) The only weather phenomena are tornadoes, monsoons and snowstorms.

you forgot hurricanes

oldskald · Jul 15, 2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by theskibum

you forgot hurricanes

Very true.

GGracchus · Jul 15, 2011, 05:50 PM

227) All it takes is three gigantic men with clubs to make a 30+ pop city have an extra 1 happiness.

oldskald · Jul 15, 2011, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GGracchus

227) All it takes is three gigantic men with clubs to make a 30+ pop city have an extra 1 happiness.

I dunno... if there were three giant men with clubs in London whose little fingers were the size of Big Ben I'd at least be a little in awe...

GGracchus · Jul 15, 2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by oldskald

I dunno... if there were three giant men with clubs in London whose little fingers were the size of Big Ben I'd at least be a little in awe...

True...

geowzrd · Jul 15, 2011, 09:22 PM

228. China obviously used world builder as you can't build the Forbidden City in your capital city.

229. Of the Three members of any military unit, one will always sitnk and almost always be killed, the second will probably be killed too within the first few seconds of battle, and the strong third person will somehow kill off the other three enemy units by himself.

Lemon Merchant · Jul 19, 2011, 04:52 AM

230: Gilgamesh could really use a breath mint.

Skallagrimson · Jul 19, 2011, 08:00 AM

231. Tsarina Catherine was always in the habit of slapping other world leaders.

Mechanicalsalvation · Jul 19, 2011, 09:31 AM

232. This world ends after one of the civilisations achieves certain victory condition. Thank God it didnt happend yet. But perhaps time victory is coming...

Skallagrimson · Jul 19, 2011, 11:15 AM

233. The world will end in 2050, no matter what else is happening.

Jul 15, 2011, 08:49 AM	#86
Skallagrimson Deity Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,043	224. Each and every mountain all over the earth is an active volcano. And they WILL erupt at least twice over the course of a nation's history. __________________ "Heads, stakes, walls, yes I know." --Tyrion Lannister

Jul 15, 2011, 10:50 AM	#87
Mechanicalsalvation enjoyer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bohemia and the rest of the world Posts: 1,876	225. Everlasting peace and harmony can be achieved after you have vassalised/destroyed everyone else. __________________ "The involution of a superconscient Spirit in inconscient Matter is the secret cause of this visible and apparent world."

Jul 15, 2011, 05:50 PM	#93
GGracchus Tribune of Rome Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,377	227) All it takes is three gigantic men with clubs to make a 30+ pop city have an extra 1 happiness. __________________ BUG/BAT/BULL, I heartily recommend this for any cIV player who doesn't have it. If you've ever read D.J MacHale's Pendragon series, check out this mod by Radio Noer! Noble's Club, TMIT's Youtube Channel, Absolute Zero's Youtube Channel, three great resources to watch and play.

Jul 19, 2011, 04:52 AM	#97
Lemon Merchant Disarmingly Charming Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Red Sector A Posts: 3,235 Images: 2	230: Gilgamesh could really use a breath mint. __________________ The BAT Mod 4.1 -- The BUG Mod -- BTS Unaltered Gameplay -- BXP: The BAT Extras Project -- Better BAT AI -- Lemon's HUD Color Utility -- Lemon's Spy Mod The BAT Mod 4.1 Has Been Released!

Jul 19, 2011, 08:00 AM	#98
Skallagrimson Deity Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,043	231. Tsarina Catherine was always in the habit of slapping other world leaders. __________________ "Heads, stakes, walls, yes I know." --Tyrion Lannister

Jul 14, 2011, 11:48 AM	#82
geowzrd Warlord Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 121	214. Exponential population growth simply does not happen when you reach the industrial and modern ages, so why are people so worried about it. 215. Coliseums and sports stadiums produce no culture, yet castles do. 216. The knowledge of steam power is not needed to discover how to generate electricity. 217. The British must have used tons of Redcoats to quell Shaka's many Impi death stacks. 218. A bank is more dangerous than a death stack of modern armor.

Jul 14, 2011, 09:50 PM	#84
almughavar Communist commissar Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam Posts: 30	219) All the nations are primitive communism state: all foods are belonged to the society. 220) All military units have the same maintenance cost. 221) All nations have the same currency: gold. 222) Techs( music, physic, fascist, liberasism...) grant you great peoples.( in real life it's the opposite!)

Jul 15, 2011, 06:35 AM	#85
oldskald Warlord Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 228	223) The only weather phenomena are tornadoes, monsoons and snowstorms.

Jul 15, 2011, 03:16 PM	#88
oldskald Warlord Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 228	226. Chopping down every single piece of forest and jungle has no appreciable effect.

Jul 15, 2011, 09:22 PM	#96
geowzrd Warlord Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 121	228. China obviously used world builder as you can't build the Forbidden City in your capital city. 229. Of the Three members of any military unit, one will always sitnk and almost always be killed, the second will probably be killed too within the first few seconds of battle, and the strong third person will somehow kill off the other three enemy units by himself.

Jul 19, 2011, 09:31 AM	#99
Mechanicalsalvation enjoyer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bohemia and the rest of the world Posts: 1,876	232. This world ends after one of the civilisations achieves certain victory condition. Thank God it didnt happend yet. But perhaps time victory is coming... __________________ "The involution of a superconscient Spirit in inconscient Matter is the secret cause of this visible and apparent world."

Jul 19, 2011, 11:15 AM	#100
Skallagrimson Deity Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,043	233. The world will end in 2050, no matter what else is happening. __________________ "Heads, stakes, walls, yes I know." --Tyrion Lannister

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