Quick Answers / 'Newbie' Questions

[NeuralFizz]

Originally Posted by KAZUY4

Yes, they are stackable

That's way cool. I thought they didn't because in the demo, I was playing as the Romans and the cost of a road increased after a few years. I didn't build the road, and I just wanted to see if the price would increase after I went into the medevil period, and it went up by about 5 gold. I'm not sure why.

[KAZUY4]

Depend of the distance between cities of course and I think the value is increased when you reach the next era but still is 1/2 price road compared with the other civs.

[AcidVenus]

I was just wandering if there is any restrictions on the console that limit gameplay.
My main concern is the number of units. For Example, (i know xbox 360 is a lot more advanced than PS2) but take Age of Empires 2 for example, on the PS2 version you have a very limited max units compared to the pc version. Is that the case with CivRev? Or will It be like playing Civ 3 and 4 in that aspect?

[KAZUY4]

I did not hear about a unit limit, but the dynamic of this game is not going to let you play for days like civ IV so I do not think this is an issue.

[Ba5man]

I have had TONS of units in most of my endgames already (around a hundred if I had to guesstimate). If there is a limit, it's so high that you won't run into it unless you give it a serious try.

[Fin Imperial]

What do religions do? I know they aren't that important as in Civ4, but will they even show up? (I don't have Civ Rev yet, just wanted to know)

[Snerk]

No religions in civrev. Just a 'religion' tech that unlocks cathedrals. (and i think something else, i forget.)

Do you get the bonus of a resourse if you settle a city on top of if? Also do you get the hammer/food/trade value from the tile that your city is located on?

[Felgar]

The city square seems to provide no production of any kind. So probably no resource bonus, and certainly no consideration of what tile you founded on.

[salty mud]

I would test this for myself, but I am away from Civ Rev at the moment.

When the Mongols discover a barbarian village, does their bonus mean that the village automatically becomes a fully fledged city either before or after killing the inhabitants? What size does the city start at? Is it the same as a newly settled city?

Also, any tips for King difficulty? I got my ass handed to me last time as the Aztecs. I didn't start research untill about 200AD, even though I was working about 4 water tiles.

[durecellrabbit]

Originally Posted by salty mud

I would test this for myself, but I am away from Civ Rev at the moment.

When the Mongols discover a barbarian village, does their bonus mean that the village automatically becomes a fully fledged city either before or after killing the inhabitants? What size does the city start at? Is it the same as a newly settled city?

Also, any tips for King difficulty? I got my ass handed to me last time as the Aztecs. I didn't start research untill about 200AD, even though I was working about 4 water tiles.

Mongols gain a city after they destroy the barbarian village. It's a pop 1 city on the spot of the village.

King is about the same as Warlord except that there is no 50% combat bonus so you'll need more troops. You were probably turning trade into gold not science.

[salty mud]

How do I switch between the two? I thought they were both collected at the same time. It is just pressing Y in the city menu?

[durecellrabbit]

Originally Posted by salty mud

How do I switch between the two? I thought they were both collected at the same time. It is just pressing Y in the city menu?

You always get extras like the bonus gold for getting a tech first but Y switches what the trade is turned into.

[salty mud]

I'll have to change my strategy. I thought both were generated at the same time when trade tiles were worked. No wonder I got so confused.

[Snerk]

What happens when you nuke a captal? I know it doesnt get destroyed but what about buildings/units/culture/GP/pop in the city?

[Widowmaker313]

When you nuke a capital I think everything is destroyed so you can waltz in and take the city.<-------- Correct me if I'm wrong

So I was playing the demo, and I had steam power so I had a cruiser and was researching gunpowder, but my cruiser couldn't attack a city on land that was on the coast. Can I not attack coastal land units with the cruiser?

[KAZUY4]

Originally Posted by Sneerk

What happens when you nuke a captal? I know it doesnt get destroyed but what about buildings/units/culture/GP/pop in the city?

The pop is reduced to 1 in that city and all units destroyed. I did it in the demo, what I forgot to check is if the building were still there.

[Gr8mohawk]

What is the "Blitzkrieg Scenareo"?

It was mentioned in another topic, the only Blitzkrieg I know of is the upgrade your units can get.

[Widowmaker313]

So I was playing the demo, and I had steam power so I had a cruiser and was researching gunpowder, but my cruiser couldn't attack a city on land that was on the coast. Can I not attack coastal land units with the cruiser?

[salty mud]

Originally Posted by Gr8mohawk

What is the "Blitzkrieg Scenareo"?

It was mentioned in another topic, the only Blitzkrieg I know of is the upgrade your units can get.

The Blitzkrieg scenario is accessed from the 'single player' menu, under scenarios. All units train and move faster, and I think that all nations are in a permanant state of war. Sounds fun.

Originally Posted by Widowmaker313

So I was playing the demo, and I had steam power so I had a cruiser and was researching gunpowder, but my cruiser couldn't attack a city on land that was on the coast. Can I not attack coastal land units with the cruiser?

Ships can give support to coastal land battles, if two land units fight it out next to a friendly/enemy ship. They cannot solely fight a land battle on their own.

[Widowmaker313]

Oh darn, okay, well useless cruiser in the demo. :]