Polish
Warlord
WOW!!!
I need to start by saying that I am one of those who is generally in the CiV camp. I like the gameit IS different, but I feel like there were a lot of improvements and I dont feel like I got one less penny less value for my dollar than I should have. Having said that, there was still something missing. I was playing a LOT of domination games and not feeling like things were developing in my empires with quite the BALANCE I was actually used to. So, I was playing, but not particularly a fanboyI found myself wanting more. And many of you helped me define for myself just what the more was. And it mostly boils down to balance. In production, in use of food resources, in usefulness of buildings, in the SP Tree, etc.
So, I was intrigued when I read a post about Thals Balance Combined Mods. I was intrigued enough as an old dog who doesnt really like learning new tricks to log on to the mod browser, search for thal and download almost all of his mods and his unofficial patch. I must admit here that I did not use the two he had that made the tech tree develop more slowly. I then started a new game and discovered that none of the mods I had downloaded were working! Took me a while to figure out how to actually install the mods once I got them downloadedas I said, old dog, new tricks.
Anyway, I cannot say enough good things about the work Thal has done to enhance MY EXPERIENCE as a gamer! This was absolutely the best game of CiV I have played to date. This is much more the game I was hoping for. Cities developed much more smoothly, buildings were more useful, tile improvements were more sensible (actually got more food from cows, sheep, deer, and fish!), Social Policies were slightly more useful and more attainable. I was actually able to open and progress partly through 6 trees!
I was playing as France, Prince, Continents, Abundant Resources, everything else standard. I was able to actually grow a civ based on four cities. As I brought French enlightenment to the rest of the continent in the early to mid game, I was never quite at the head of the pack, so it was not feeling like a done deal. Had several challenging discussions with those who were less than enthusiastic about accepting enlightenment. As my continent turned mostly blue, the other was largely yellow. Siam was running away over there. At the beginning of the end game, I saddled up and crossed the water. I fought to take back the old Mongol civ from Siam, was poised to cross the badlands to take the Siamese capital then turn on Rome and I paused.
It was remarkable that my empire had developed in quite a balanced way. At this point I could have completed the domination, built the spaceship, or gone for culturalall three were within reach. I HAD A CHOICE not predetermined by playstyle decisions made at the start of the game. And I decided to finish the spaceship rather than conquest.
As I said, it was a great game with lots of choice and options with cities growing easily into the 18-20 range with tons of buildings in each. I had more fun than I have in a long time. I cannot recommend Thals mods highly enough. I will not personally be playing again without them.
Try them, they might give you what you are looking forthey surely filled some holes for me.
Polish
I need to start by saying that I am one of those who is generally in the CiV camp. I like the gameit IS different, but I feel like there were a lot of improvements and I dont feel like I got one less penny less value for my dollar than I should have. Having said that, there was still something missing. I was playing a LOT of domination games and not feeling like things were developing in my empires with quite the BALANCE I was actually used to. So, I was playing, but not particularly a fanboyI found myself wanting more. And many of you helped me define for myself just what the more was. And it mostly boils down to balance. In production, in use of food resources, in usefulness of buildings, in the SP Tree, etc.
So, I was intrigued when I read a post about Thals Balance Combined Mods. I was intrigued enough as an old dog who doesnt really like learning new tricks to log on to the mod browser, search for thal and download almost all of his mods and his unofficial patch. I must admit here that I did not use the two he had that made the tech tree develop more slowly. I then started a new game and discovered that none of the mods I had downloaded were working! Took me a while to figure out how to actually install the mods once I got them downloadedas I said, old dog, new tricks.
Anyway, I cannot say enough good things about the work Thal has done to enhance MY EXPERIENCE as a gamer! This was absolutely the best game of CiV I have played to date. This is much more the game I was hoping for. Cities developed much more smoothly, buildings were more useful, tile improvements were more sensible (actually got more food from cows, sheep, deer, and fish!), Social Policies were slightly more useful and more attainable. I was actually able to open and progress partly through 6 trees!
I was playing as France, Prince, Continents, Abundant Resources, everything else standard. I was able to actually grow a civ based on four cities. As I brought French enlightenment to the rest of the continent in the early to mid game, I was never quite at the head of the pack, so it was not feeling like a done deal. Had several challenging discussions with those who were less than enthusiastic about accepting enlightenment. As my continent turned mostly blue, the other was largely yellow. Siam was running away over there. At the beginning of the end game, I saddled up and crossed the water. I fought to take back the old Mongol civ from Siam, was poised to cross the badlands to take the Siamese capital then turn on Rome and I paused.
It was remarkable that my empire had developed in quite a balanced way. At this point I could have completed the domination, built the spaceship, or gone for culturalall three were within reach. I HAD A CHOICE not predetermined by playstyle decisions made at the start of the game. And I decided to finish the spaceship rather than conquest.
As I said, it was a great game with lots of choice and options with cities growing easily into the 18-20 range with tons of buildings in each. I had more fun than I have in a long time. I cannot recommend Thals mods highly enough. I will not personally be playing again without them.
Try them, they might give you what you are looking forthey surely filled some holes for me.
Polish
