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Duke of Marlbrough

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• May 30, 2004

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This thread will serve as a reference to the many excellent threads that have been written about Civ II.

Please give the link for any thread, at CFC or elsewhere, that you think would be handy for other players to be able to reference.

I'll update the first post as links are added.

Since Search is not consistantly on for posters, if you know of a thread, but cannot find it, post what you remember of it (the topic, poster who made it, etc) and I'll try and find it.

If any of these links contain items that need to be updated, post so in the thread and I can edit the necessary information into the first post (if needed).

Here's a start:
Common Civ2 Terms: What do they all mean?

The Power Democracy Consolidated: the Essential Starlifter ...

Thoughts on Trade

GOTM Techniques, Cheats, Rules & Discussion Thread

List of tricks and cheats

Inciting Revolt/Subverting City

 

Specialist290

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• May 30, 2004

• #2

Here's a few.

One on resources/specials:
Patterns of Huts and Specials

A couple on governments (including Demo/Commie/Fundy debates):
whats so great about communism?
Srew Democracy
Governments
Presidential Strategy: Civilization II + History
The best government?

One on nukes--their uses and pitfalls:
Do you use nuclear missiles in CivII?



Starlifter's "pollution page":
Pollution Explanation (by request from Supernaut)

I might be able to find a few more when I have a little more time. I have all night later...

 

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• May 30, 2004

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The Second "Great Library" page (compiled by SlowThinker):
http://home.tiscali.cz:8080/~cz045662/civ2/glindex2.htm


Early Landing Strategy Guide (Solo):
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=82209

DaveV's ICS Strategy Guide:
http://www.cms.livjm.ac.uk/wittgenstein/davev's_ics_strategy.htm

One City Challenge Strategy Guide (Paulvdb):
http://members.home.nl/paulvdb/occ/occ.htm

Democracy At War:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=843

Better Tech In Fundy Govmt (includes Startlifter's Power Fundy):
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=308378&t=4186#post308378


Trade Stuff:
Calculating Caravan/Freight Delivery Bonus Payments (Samson):
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=64729

How Supply & Demand Lists are Determined (Samson):
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=67754

Trade Roads: RD/RR Bonus for Trade Routes (Zenon):
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=87763

Phantom Roads for TR Bonus (Samson):
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=66560

Maximizing Trade Between Two Cities:
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=90878

La fayette's Twin Cities:
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30992

Research:
The Cost of Research Explained (Samson):
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2672

The Key to Tech Gifting (Samson):
http://apolyton.net/forums/Forum3/HTML/001828.html?17

Huts:
A Study of Hut Outcomes (Samson):
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=69873


Nethog's Game Reference Page (Units, Techs, Wonders, Improvements):
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/pmm1/games/games.html

Info on Settlers and Engineers (Gastrifinis et al):
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20497

Info: Diplomats and Spies (compiled by SlowThinker):
http://home.tiscali.cz:8080/~cz045662/civ2/dipspy.htm


Demographics Statistics (SlowThinker):
http://home.tiscali.cz:8080/~cz045662/civ2/statistic.htm

 

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Tanstaafl

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• Jun 26, 2004

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Paul references a "one page OCC strategy reference table" but the link doesn't work. Does anyone have an updated link?
Thanks.

 

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ElephantU

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• Jun 28, 2004

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It's there - click here:

http://www.paulvdb.cistron.nl/occ/occref.htm

 

Duke of Marlbrough

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• Jul 27, 2004

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Emissary's Ploy: Avoids Senate interference when capturing cities in a Democracy.

 

Specialist290

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• Jul 28, 2004

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The link doesn't work.

 

TimTheEnchanter

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• Jul 28, 2004

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Specialist290 said:

The link doesn't work.

Click to expand...

Try this

 

Duke of Marlbrough

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• Jul 28, 2004

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Sorry, it got truncated some how..... Fixed.

 

jadelicia

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• Aug 27, 2004

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Slowthinker gave me this one for Diplomats and Spies earlier. It's excellent in learning their abilities and gives a quick chart for comparison between the two:

http://home.tiscali.cz:8080/~cz045662/civ2/dipspy.htm

 

Specialist290

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• Sep 23, 2004

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I just had to add this one.

Wikipedia Article on Civ2

 

Specialist290

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• Oct 9, 2004

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Might be useful--the archive of the entire Strategy and Tips Forum (all 787 threads!)

http://forums.civfanatics.com/archive/index.php/f-12.html

 

Specialist290

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• Nov 22, 2004

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Here's a few for new players:

Brand New Grandma...
Tips and Tricks for New Players

A few good reads and interesting discussions:

List of AI Stupidities
Which unit do you think is the most useless?
Do you name your continents
What are your Weaknesses in Civ2?

 

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• Jan 4, 2005

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ElephantU said:

It's there - click here:

http://www.paulvdb.cistron.nl/occ/occref.htm

Click to expand...

Hate to be a bother ... but this link is dead.

 

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ElephantU

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• Jan 12, 2005

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Hmmm - gone back to the link before:
http://members.home.nl/paulvdb/occ/occref.htm

 

Specialist290

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• May 28, 2005

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Don't know how this one got missed:

Grand Tech Plan

 

Specialist290

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• Oct 28, 2006

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Something I just now noticed: Both links to Paul's OCC Guide seem to be broken. Anyone know of any alternative sites that could be used?

 

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• Oct 28, 2006

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I've got a copy of it, and I've tried emailing Paul for permission to reuse it but he seems to have disappeared. If you know how to get in touch with him please ask him if he will restore it or give us permission; I'm going to put it up here soon with a request for his approval.

 

Ali Ardavan

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• Oct 29, 2006

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ElephnatU, once something is public domain it stays that way. All you need to do is to make sure it is clear who the author is.

 

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Steve-Nightrain

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• Oct 30, 2006

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Hi Elephant, I'm new here,
you're right, the link to both Paul's site is dead, please post it again along with his name for credit like Ali said, thanks