Civ IV Live Streaming - Page 10

Gary King · Jan 18, 2010, 10:42 AM

As early game is usually where the least mistakes can be made, one particular thing that I'm interested in seeing is how TMIT manages to expand quickly enough to grab enough land when it is not possible to simply cut off a chokepoint to prevent the AI from expanding further. All his YouTube games seem to begin like that so far. Let's Play Justinian, for instance, simply requires blocking off the immediate north and south of the capital, and there's plenty of land to expand to. Another one of his series has him begin at the south end of a continent, and so he only has to block the north side.

PartAnon · Jan 18, 2010, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMeInTeam

I dunno, should I set up a mailing list then?

If you set up a mailing list for this, please count me in.

Gary King · Jan 18, 2010, 11:28 AM

It looks like there's a new Let's Play up on YouTube now.

BigTime · Jan 18, 2010, 11:35 AM

Sucks that you lost the first few videos, starting a LP on turn 87 :P

TheMeInTeam · Jan 18, 2010, 11:54 AM

Yeah, cam studio bit me there. You guys didn't miss much though, just some warrior coast-wrapping and planting a couple on defensive tiles...nothing the other videos didn't show.

As for the blocks, it is pretty rare on immortal to not be able to get 6-8 cities! The only strange game IMO was justinian.

Gary King · Jan 18, 2010, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMeInTeam

Yeah, cam studio bit me there. You guys didn't miss much though, just some warrior coast-wrapping and planting a couple on defensive tiles...nothing the other videos didn't show.

As for the blocks, it is pretty rare on immortal to not be able to get 6-8 cities! The only strange game IMO was justinian.

Blocking in this new game seems pretty easy too. Your capital already can handle the west, and a single city blocks the north. And yeah, I'd say that ideally, when I'm playing Emperor, I'd like to get about 10 cities, and if I can then I'm happy.

BigTime · Jan 18, 2010, 12:07 PM

Man you've been spamming culture lately

PartAnon · Jan 18, 2010, 01:25 PM

...disbanded Lagos! Well there goes the notion of needing 9 cities and 3 religions to win culture.

TWSqueaks · Jan 18, 2010, 01:26 PM

Great stuff there. Really hilighted Artists, which improved my culture game (which I love as a victory, but I'm not great at), and showcased some awesome diplomacy too.

fantsu · Jan 20, 2010, 01:49 PM

Any plans for the next stream?

Cjreynol · Jan 25, 2010, 04:49 PM

TMIT, it's been like a month and we miss youuuuuuu.....

Any news?

dualmaster · Jan 26, 2010, 10:36 AM

+1 vote for continuing the live streams

TWSqueaks · Jan 30, 2010, 10:03 PM

Hope shall not be lost!

Gary King · Jan 31, 2010, 01:43 AM

RIP live stream, 2009–2009.

Silv Something · Feb 03, 2010, 06:24 AM

Ooh! I wanna watch an expert play Civ!

TheMeInTeam · Feb 03, 2010, 02:00 PM

I'm going to do more youtube videos for now instead. Until I can get consistent savage of live stream, it's a bit impractical (I also play very erratically timewise).

I found a few ways that make the videos watchable while still not making the youtube recordings take forever, alleviating some of the pressure to not do them.

Sarassin · Feb 03, 2010, 02:43 PM

If your internet connexion is very good you might want to skip the long process of compressing the video files and uploading them to youtube in their original format.

And if you are already doing that, maybe try the inverse... compressing the video files before a long upload might be faster depending on your processor.

TheMeInTeam · Feb 03, 2010, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sarassin

If your internet connexion is very good you might want to skip the long process of compressing the video files and uploading them to youtube in their original format.

And if you are already doing that, maybe try the inverse... compressing the video files before a long upload might be faster depending on your processor.

Actually it was the audio-compression after each 10 minute segment via camstudio that was slowing me most. I can swap avi to mp4 easily in batch, so I can just walk away or even play civ, come back in an hour or so and that's done. Uploads seem to take about 5 minutes each...maybe 10? I don't know. Fast enough. But sitting there waiting for audio compression was such a drag, so I just don't do it anymore. I just give updates as to what I was doing during that time, which cuts out about 7 segments or so and yet IMO still touches on things pretty well.

Cjreynol · Feb 03, 2010, 03:33 PM

Awesome TMIT, thanks for keeping us updated at least

I'll have to start checking out the Let's Play videos

BigTime · Feb 03, 2010, 03:44 PM

YAY!!! TMIT you did a youtube vid of MS Prime Suleiman! Awesome!

Jan 18, 2010, 11:35 AM	#184
BigTime Prince Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 556	Sucks that you lost the first few videos, starting a LP on turn 87 :P __________________ Monarch Student Prime, Continued Bullpen!

Jan 18, 2010, 11:54 AM	#185
TheMeInTeam GiftOfNukes Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Orlando Posts: 19,609	Yeah, cam studio bit me there. You guys didn't miss much though, just some warrior coast-wrapping and planting a couple on defensive tiles...nothing the other videos didn't show. As for the blocks, it is pretty rare on immortal to not be able to get 6-8 cities! The only strange game IMO was justinian. __________________ - There is no "I" in team. There is no "we" either. There is a me. - Play Faster! - YouTube Civ Walkthroughs and Map Creation! - PolyCast Co-Host! Listen in! - Watch me play LIVE

Jan 18, 2010, 12:07 PM	#187
BigTime Prince Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 556	Man you've been spamming culture lately __________________ Monarch Student Prime, Continued Bullpen!

Jan 31, 2010, 01:43 AM	#194
Gary King Emperor Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 226	RIP live stream, 2009–2009. __________________ Civilization IV: Fractal / Standard / Normal / Emperor

Feb 03, 2010, 06:24 AM	#195
Silv Something Pi(e) Loving Maniac Join Date: May 2009 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow . . . Posts: 728 Images: 8	Ooh! I wanna watch an expert play Civ! __________________

Jan 18, 2010, 10:42 AM	#181
Gary King Emperor Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 226	As early game is usually where the least mistakes can be made, one particular thing that I'm interested in seeing is how TMIT manages to expand quickly enough to grab enough land when it is not possible to simply cut off a chokepoint to prevent the AI from expanding further. All his YouTube games seem to begin like that so far. Let's Play Justinian, for instance, simply requires blocking off the immediate north and south of the capital, and there's plenty of land to expand to. Another one of his series has him begin at the south end of a continent, and so he only has to block the north side.

Jan 18, 2010, 11:28 AM	#183
Gary King Emperor Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 226	It looks like there's a new Let's Play up on YouTube now.

Jan 18, 2010, 01:25 PM	#188
PartAnon Emperor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 144	...disbanded Lagos! Well there goes the notion of needing 9 cities and 3 religions to win culture.

Jan 18, 2010, 01:26 PM	#189
TWSqueaks Chieftain Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 29	Great stuff there. Really hilighted Artists, which improved my culture game (which I love as a victory, but I'm not great at), and showcased some awesome diplomacy too.

Jan 20, 2010, 01:49 PM	#190
fantsu Warlord Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 224	Any plans for the next stream?

Jan 25, 2010, 04:49 PM	#191
Cjreynol Warlord Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Charleston Posts: 176	TMIT, it's been like a month and we miss youuuuuuu..... Any news?

Jan 26, 2010, 10:36 AM	#192
dualmaster Emperor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 387	+1 vote for continuing the live streams

Jan 30, 2010, 10:03 PM	#193
TWSqueaks Chieftain Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 29	Hope shall not be lost!

Feb 03, 2010, 02:00 PM	#196
TheMeInTeam GiftOfNukes Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Orlando Posts: 19,609	I'm going to do more youtube videos for now instead. Until I can get consistent savage of live stream, it's a bit impractical (I also play very erratically timewise). I found a few ways that make the videos watchable while still not making the youtube recordings take forever, alleviating some of the pressure to not do them. __________________ - There is no "I" in team. There is no "we" either. There is a me. - Play Faster! - YouTube Civ Walkthroughs and Map Creation! - PolyCast Co-Host! Listen in! - Watch me play LIVE

Feb 03, 2010, 02:43 PM	#197
Sarassin Prince Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Montreal Posts: 334	If your internet connexion is very good you might want to skip the long process of compressing the video files and uploading them to youtube in their original format. And if you are already doing that, maybe try the inverse... compressing the video files before a long upload might be faster depending on your processor. __________________ Don't be afraid to cross the line. Only those that risk going too far can possibly know how far they can go. - William Bell

Feb 03, 2010, 03:33 PM	#199
Cjreynol Warlord Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Charleston Posts: 176	Awesome TMIT, thanks for keeping us updated at least I'll have to start checking out the Let's Play videos

Feb 03, 2010, 03:44 PM	#200
BigTime Prince Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 556	YAY!!! TMIT you did a youtube vid of MS Prime Suleiman! Awesome! __________________ Monarch Student Prime, Continued Bullpen!

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