Recent content by benjamin1981

Do take a glance at your starting position when you start a new game, and restart if it's crap, or do you think "this is what mother Earth gave to me, I'll make the best of it"? Hehe, I see now that my p-word was censored... Well, I guess you figure out what I meant :) Please don't do that...

How do I start a war without the others taking my enemy's side, or them refusing to trade with me? Is it good enough if they walk on my territory a couple of time? I want a war with the French in my current game, but I don't want the Babylonians and the Ottomans to gang up on me and take away my...

When is Civilization IV scheduled to be released? Benjamin

I'm having a Monarchy, and I don't have more troops than allowed. I was building the Sistine Chapel, but the bastards made it when I had one more turn to go... I thikn maybe spending more on luxuries would be a good idea, as it would in turn make more happy face, so I would get more production...

I often find myself in the position where I make more and more money, but I keep less and less of it. It all goes to maintenance and corruption. And then the people get cranky, and I make even less, and I have to put research down to like 40%. How should I get out of this mess? I have a lot of...

OK, thanks. Well, I've got that figured (F1). I've just been wondering about this little line of info for a while.

Ok, the title is an example of what says in the lower right corner. What does (3.4.3) mean? Benjamin

So it won't mess anything up? Are there versions in the French etc language too. And why do the patches have to be different, you'd think that only a text file would have to be different to change it. Wasn't all the text just saved in text files in Civ I?

I have civ 3 and PTW. The patches are for different versions. How do I know what version I have. It's in English, but is it UK or US, I don't know. Why does it matter? Benjamin