Recent content by benben

When my processor can't seem to handle the game anymore, like taking forever for a turn. I would either rush through the game picking the shortest/easiest win or just abandon the game. Having to control stack of tanks and arties is also no fun at all, I would frown whenever I think of...

Not sure whether it''s firefox or not, it say's Mozilla 1.6

I have just made a switch to Mozilla recently, apart from very slight slow down (hardly noticeable), I am very happy with it. No more annoying pop-ups, and the great thing is Mozilla has made the migration process painless.

Depends on where you locate the router. Preferably central position. If you are talking about a mutiple storeys house, you might need a bridge or repeater to broadcast the signal, otherwise the signal is generally strong enough for an apartment. For normal internet usage, a 802.11b standard...

If you are thinking of setting up a wireless network, spend a little more on those with built-in firewall protection especially if you intend to leave your internet connection on 24 hours a day. I have one wirelss network set up at home using Trendnet modem+router, with 128 bit WEP encryption...

Work and other commitments in life. Finally quit the game once and for all when I bought my new notebook recently and resisted the urge to install the game onto it.

I usually have the default victory conditions on, i.e., with most victory conditions but without the regicide, wonders victory, and etc. When I am going for a conquest victory, I would turn off domination & cultural victory. It's really an anti-climax when you are all geared up and preparing...

Only once. Thanks to SDI defense, no harm was done!

I have abandoned many games, most of the games were when the expansion phase is over.

That's the reason I play small and tiny maps most of the time. :) I would love to stop expanding and focus on city development, but the thought of AI grabbing other availbale land and become unstoppable later in the game pushed me to keep building settlers and settlers. There were times I...

Noticed the same here... I have only PTW, and Iroquois would almost always be one of the super power if they are around. In fact most expansionist civs would often end up as super power in my games, e.g., England, Mongolia, and Zululand.

Played as Japan only once, dominated the game completely from the beginning to end. The combination is great for war mongering as you can switch government at will, and that's really an huge advantage! The only complain I have is slow workers... Personally I prefer any civ that's industrious (I...

I learnt to micro manage the workers only recently, and you bet, it's so much more effective, and gave me a huge boost in my last couple of games. The problem with worker automation is the workers don't usually improve the tiles that are being "worked on" by citizens. Micro managing it will...

Strange indeed.. One that I can remember clearly was Rome and me were warring with India (can't remember whether we were in an alliance), and India captured a Roman city. I captured the same city within the next couple of turns, and was surprised to see a size 10 city with no resistance at all.

Mainly small and standard. Tend to get bored at large and huge after awhile cos too many cities to manage.