Recent content by Ackkster

I expanded way too much in a recent game and was severely behind in techs because I had to up my tax rate to 70% just to stay out of the red. If you find yourself in this situation, one thing I've found that can help is to tell one or two of your big cities to generate wealth until you can get...

Like some of the other posters here I've found pretty good success in taking cities with a combination of siege/properly upgraded units. Usually my city attacks go something like this: 1. Siege - Use ships to bombard if you are attacking a coastal city. Cats/Artillery/Bombers if the city is...

Is it just me, or does the enemy never use naval power to any advantage? I've played two long games to completion on Noble setting right now, and the only real ship usage I've seen is when the enemy uses a transport to drop off some units on my continent. Whenever I attack an enemy city or...