Tonnypikhoved
Chieftain
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- Oct 21, 2014
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I have been playing Civ III for many years now but most of time have been used playing different scenarios (love history). However, a month ago or so I decided that I wanted to beat this game on the higher difficulties (hopefully on Sid in the end). I have been reading through some training games and really been surprised about how incredible bad I was before I feel that I have improved a lot (beat emperor pretty easy and now progressing in DG) but I still have some questions which I hope you guys can help me with.
My approach is using the easiest settings until I have been beating Sid (meaning mayans on huge achipelago maps with 60% water right?), then trying to randomize my civ and playing smaller maps afterwards.
Now on to the questions
1. Empire construction - Okay so my general understanding of how the experts do this, is building a core (size depending on map size) which gets fully optimized and then everything outside the core functions as either settler/worker factory or science/gold farms depending on what you need. Have I understood this correct?
2. City placement - I quickly learned that I should be placing cities way closer (something like distance 3-4 for first ring and 5-6 for second ring for standard map size), however does that also count on huge maps? I think it would make sense to place them further apart since the core needs to get bigger for the late game or am I way off?
3. Forbidden palace - What I think I have learned so far is that the FP should be placed in a commerce/shield rich city to get the most out of it. However I have a hard time to figure out how far away it should be placed from out capitol and how many rings of cities it can support.
I have more questions but lets start with these first
Of course everyone is more than welcome to help answer these questions but I would in particular be happy if I could get the attention of Lancelot, bede and templar_x since they have been the experts on the best training games I have read
My approach is using the easiest settings until I have been beating Sid (meaning mayans on huge achipelago maps with 60% water right?), then trying to randomize my civ and playing smaller maps afterwards.
Now on to the questions
1. Empire construction - Okay so my general understanding of how the experts do this, is building a core (size depending on map size) which gets fully optimized and then everything outside the core functions as either settler/worker factory or science/gold farms depending on what you need. Have I understood this correct?
2. City placement - I quickly learned that I should be placing cities way closer (something like distance 3-4 for first ring and 5-6 for second ring for standard map size), however does that also count on huge maps? I think it would make sense to place them further apart since the core needs to get bigger for the late game or am I way off?
3. Forbidden palace - What I think I have learned so far is that the FP should be placed in a commerce/shield rich city to get the most out of it. However I have a hard time to figure out how far away it should be placed from out capitol and how many rings of cities it can support.
I have more questions but lets start with these first
Of course everyone is more than welcome to help answer these questions but I would in particular be happy if I could get the attention of Lancelot, bede and templar_x since they have been the experts on the best training games I have read