Civilization, on floppies, was the only game I ever bought on the first day it was available. Played my way through the series and participated in...
Civ V List of Acronyms and Terms [IMG] Here's your War Academy List of Civilization V acronyms and terms. Hopefully, it will help us all get a...
Thanks for pointing that out. I'll be much, much, more careful the next time so that you con't catch me out again.
Are you certain that the Borobudur was completed? As construction progresses it can look finished. Though I haven't looked at the XML for...
My experience is that it's imperative to scout the area around your initial city by directing the units manually and to decide ASAP where to place...
It's good to keep in mind that there are units which can bring down a city without siege weapons. Longbows, Cho-Nu-Kos, and H'wacha among them....
The Turtle Ship's inability to enter ocean tiles makes it borderline annoying to me. Add to that the fact that it's two upgrades from being able...
They're a deterrent. That's good enough for me. I'm not sure of the consensus regarding religion's importance to the game at higher levels so I...
Learned a similar lesson. Now I place Inquisitors if religion is going to be an important part of my strategy. They're cheap insurance and a Faith...
I've played Civ since it was released by MicroProse in 1991. I was a beta tester for a subsequent version and its expansion. Civ V had some warts,...
Sometimes I just want a different kind of a game, one where I'm working against something in addition to AI advantages. This type of map, where...
Civ V needs a "Just War" modifier to the warmonger penalty. If an AI attacks within a few turns of the ending of a treaty then taking one of their...
Good observations, all. It's sad that the same AI that makes predictable errors just makes them with more units on higher levels. I've won stand...
"Sell the product then finish it" has been around since games were published on floppy discs. Only in those days they either didn't finish them or...
Interesting. Shaka could have been busy with another neighbor or he may have lost a Settler of two to Barbs. Early game, I usually stay with only...
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