Recent content by Birdman6

I think he was joking. I'm a big warmonger...like Kaytie I get territorial and tend to believe that the entire map belongs to me and if other civs so much as found a new city then they're asking for it!

Welcome to the forums! You're losing resources because the enemy is entering your territoy and pillaging your land improvements. You should leave defenders behind to protect your resources. Your relative score drops probably because you're falling behind in the tech race, and maybe...

Strictly speaking, you don't need caste system or a lot of wonders to run a successful GP farm, although they can help. Are you founding it in a high-food location, i.e. river with flood plains, food resources & lots of grasslands?

I agree with others that defeating a stack of 50 units is very manageable. There are a variety of tactics you can use and if you're getting consistently hosed then it stands to reason you could be doing something better. Can you give an example of such an attack or provide a screenshot?

Based on this statement, yes you build too many buildings. You need to reverse your mindset so that you train units by default, and you construct buildings only when you don't need important units. It sounds like you also build too many wonders, which suck up your hammers and you never...

1.) There are some strategies you can use to speed up conquest victory, but regardless it can be really tedious.

Yeah why do you avoid war until late game? Don't overestimate the AI...they're often weaker than you think. Beating up on a civ early generates MUCH MORE reward for you than doing it late.

Well you can then use the galleys to explore coastline and nearby islands (if geographically possible). Also, if your clams are getting consistently harassed then I'd consider defending them a worthwhile effort, and in the long run you save hammers by not having to build 10 new workboats. I...

Don't fight gunships w/ tanks!!! Gunships have 50% bonus against tanks. Lots of siege is critical and approaching any city without it is a big mistake. You want to bombard the city first and knock its cultural defense down to 0, then you suicide the siege causing collateral damage. Then...

The only thing I can think of is going after him with 2 ships of your own. If the 1st one loses you can follow up w/ the 2nd so the barb doesn't escape w/ a promotion. It's just a hassle wasting hammers on 2 ships.

My civilopedia doesn't say that. For VS & FP it says "reduces maintenance in nearby cities"....nothing about what type of maintenance. I always assumed then that this meant both types and the evidence from my latest game seems to back that up. The "curious cat" article unfortunately doesn't...

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Are you sure about this? In the civilopedia SP is specifically defined as cutting distance-related cost...VS & FP are defined as cutting maintenance, type not specified. Also, I'm playing a game where I conquered VS long after switching to SP. When I got VS the maintenance in nearby cities...

I suggest you practice & learn how to specialize cities on noble before moving to the next difficulty.

Binary research is a technique that involves manipulating your slider. It can be used for mulitple purposes and benefits, including earning fast cash. I never seem to get the explanation right so I won't try, but you can do a search for it. I'm not sure what else to advise, but experienced...