Quick Questions and Answers

What building does the Great Scientist (supposedly...according to the description) create?

I got my first Great Scientist in a one city empire which had Library; University; Great Library and unlike the description the Great Scientist didn't have an option to create an academy or other building. [I didn't have a spare city without library or University to test if it would create a building there.]

You have to move the Great Scientist to a hex other than the city hex in your civilization to build the academy, it will overwrite any existing improvement and give you a hex you can work for the extra science.
 
The Academy is now a tile improvement. Put your Great Scientist on a tile outside and build it there. It gives 5 beakers.

I have one big problem: I can't get enough money! I know this is a big question but what are the main sources of gold in this game? How do I get the best out of a gold-specialized city?

I don't think this is a 'quick' question. You are probably better off asking this in the strategy and tips forum
 
I want to buy a military unit in a city. It says I can't buy any land units because I already have a unit stationed in the city. However, I do NOT have any units stationed in the city. What's going on?

EDIT: n/m, figured it out. :)
 
How do I name a unit, i thought I had seen it in the video, is there only a certain time I can?
 
Hey... I hate Steam! Is there any way to play the game without being reproduced by Steam on internet connection?? I already try to run the game without the internet connection but it is impossible... I try using the Civ V disc to see if it runs but still dont runs without the internet connection to be reproduced by Steam... The only thing that runs when I try to play without internet connection is a little box of Steam looking for access my account with them in order to play the game... but like the connection is off, that little box keep like ''loading'' looking for connection to access the account... So... how the hell I can play without Steam??? Or how I can change the Settings to put Steam out of the way so the game dont goes automatically to look for Steam in order to play... ????
 
Hey... I hate Steam! Is there any way to play the game without being reproduced by Steam on internet connection?? I already try to run the game without the internet connection but it is impossible... I try using the Civ V disc to see if it runs but still dont runs without the internet connection to be reproduced by Steam... The only thing that runs when I try to play without internet connection is a little box of Steam looking for access my account with them in order to play the game... but like the connection is off, that little box keep like ''loading'' looking for connection to access the account... So... how the hell I can play without Steam??? Or how I can change the Settings to put Steam out of the way so the game dont goes automatically to look for Steam in order to play... ????

In the top corner click on Steam you get the option to go off line so it will not search for a connection when you start up. Once you activate the game CD on Steam you can use the the offline option and do not require interent to play the game.
 
Many questions - few answers - yet. Hopefully this improves.

I also wonder what the pact of Secrecy and Cooperation is.

How do I disable the intro movie?
 
How do I disable the intro movie?

Open your \username\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5 folder. You'll find a file called UserSettings.ini there. Right click it and select edit. Look for the line that says:
Code:
SkipIntroVideo = 0
and change the value to 1.
 
What controls when I can liberate or raze a conquered city?

When I was conquering cities that I *know* used to belong to a different civ, sometimes I could liberate and sometimes I couldn't. (in fact, I could only liberate one city per civ - bringing them back to life - and then no more)

Sometimes when I would conquer a city I didn't have the option to raze it. Is that because it had a world wonder in it? or something else?

Thanks
 
I can't find a map editor. In the the previews I read, a map editor was mentioned and even pictures shown, but it'st no where to be found?!?

The World Builder is among the "awesome" :mischief: modding tools to be released at a later time.

My question is, can you place signs (in civ4 it was Alt S)?

There have been lots of complaints already that this was not possible, and I haven't found anything either, so I guess the answer is no :(

Are there no trade routes by placing cities on rivers?

No, only roads or coast/ocean connections with cities with harbors allow trade routes

Okay so what would actually make this a good sticky is if the top post included a list of all the questions asked and their answers...

If anyone compiles such a list I'll make sure they'll get placed up top, but I doubt - with the previous threads in civ4 and civ3 they tended to be far too fast moving for that - right now we'll just have to see how it goes :)

What controls when I can liberate or raze a conquered city?

When I was conquering cities that I *know* used to belong to a different civ, sometimes I could liberate and sometimes I couldn't. (in fact, I could only liberate one city per civ - bringing them back to life - and then no more)

Sometimes when I would conquer a city I didn't have the option to raze it. Is that because it had a world wonder in it? or something else?

Thanks

I have no complete answer but: you cannot raze the original capitals of civilizations and city states - regardless of who you conquer them from.
 
What is the max city size? I want to prevent cities from overlapping. Also is it still necessary to road through resources to get them like in Civ IV?
 
What is the max city size? I want to prevent cities from overlapping. Also is it still necessary to road through resources to get them like in Civ IV?
Max city size is whatever you can get within your happiness cap and food limits (additional food from friendly maritime city states can really help). Cities can work 3 hexes in all directions - once you have filled up all of those hexes, additional people are added as specialists. Once those slots are filled, then they get added as laborers. However, most cities are much, much smaller. "Overlapping" normally isn't a problem.

No, you don't need to road to resources to connect them. Just build the appropriate improvement on them (mine for iron, gold, silver; quarry for marble; plantation for dyes, spices etc etc).
 
Really dumb- how do I tell which hexes are being worked by a city (in the city screen)? They all look the same to me. The city had 5 population.

In the city view screen, click on the

Citizen Allocation Focus +​

in the top right. Icons will appear over the worked tiles - green means being worked, black meaning not worked.
 
Is this the place for rules question? If so.

What does a Pact of Cooperation gives?
What does a Pact of Secrecy do?
Is there a way to know exactly when a Military City State will give you an unit?

Not sure about this, but it seems like a Pact of Cooperation solidifies an already existing friendship (it's more or less a "would you like to be my friend"-question), while the Pact of Secrecy is more about excluding another civilization (the Civ-equivilant to bullying).

As for the units, I've got no idea. I guess it's random when they'll give it to you (within reasonable limits), and I think it's supposed to be unknown.
 
First post! :D
Do I have to build roads connecting a tile with resources to a city to benefit from that resource?
Where can I browse the resources I have?
 
hi welcome.
no roads necessary.
the bar at the top of the standard screen displays available strategic resources. luxury resources can be viewed in the drop down when you hover your mouse over the happiness icon also on the top bar.
 
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