Recent content by brianb1974

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    Scoreboard is gone

    I haven't tried Keshii's button yet. This sounds like exactly what my problem is. I will try it as soon as I get home. Thanks in advance for your help.
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    City Overlap ---- when and why?

    I think I agree with almost all of the posters on here. Yes, overlap isn't good per se. But yes, it isn't a huge (or often even a big) problem, and may well be the optimal solution to a given map. Lilnev summed up the general principles well. I would add to his points that sometimes...
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    Scoreboard is gone

    I reinstalled BUG and it made no difference. The problem persists even without BUG. And my name is gone, too, so I can't click on it. This is seriously weird. Not sure what to do short of a complete reinstall.
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    Scoreboard is gone

    I haven't (intentionally at least) done anything to custom assets. But I will do what you suggest.
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    Disappearing scoreboard.

    I am using the BUG mod. I don't want to turn the entire mod off--just fix this issue. If it's actually a bug in the mod, I'll report it there. I just thought (hoped) maybe I accidentally might have pushed some hotkey to make it go away and that some other hotkey would bring it back.
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    Disappearing scoreboard.

    I'm not sure if this is a BUG problem or a general civ problem. I'm using the latest BUG mod if that matters. My scoreboard is gone--not just minimized to my score only--completely gone. I can't find a hotkey or option anywhere that makes the scoreboard go away entirely. I really need it...
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    Scoreboard is gone

    I'm not sure if this is a BUG problem or a general civ problem. My scoreboard is gone--not just minimized to my score only--completely gone. I can't find a hotkey or option anywhere that makes the scoreboard go away entirely. I really need it back. Starting a new game or rebooting the...
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    Attacko and the Historians-How not to Die

    So how do you characterize the fall of the Incan and Aztec civs? If you want to claim those as "suicides" vs. "murders", you have to argue that the "suicide" took place over a very long time, the result of which was that they were an era or two behind in techs when the Europeans showed up.
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    Advice needed: Wall Street, Corps, better city?

    I would just about always put the wall street in your shrine city. At the end of the day, hopefully, your wall street city will be kicking in enough gold that you can keep your slider pretty low, so having the shrine (and corps) there is much, much more important than commerce. Consider also...
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    Your Favourite Starting Resource

    My single favorite tile is grassland gems--especially since they tend to come in clumps. I once had 7 in my capital's BFC. After that I like gold and silver. They require food to be good, but more often than not your capital will have enough food. Silver, unfortunately, tends to be a...
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    Deciding your First War Target

    There's a lot to consider when you're plotting your rush. 1) The most important factor is geographic location. It's better to rush someone close. ..a) Less maintainance ..b) Easier to hook up to trade network ..c) Your troops reach the target sooner making the rush more of a rush, and f things...
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    Darius, The Best Leader.

    I agree that Darius is great, but I have to put him at #3 after HC and the Caesars (which I'll combine for this purpose). Conquering 1-4 neighbors by 2000BC or shortly thereafter (as HC does) usually sets you up to win very easily. And praetorians usually dominate the game long enough to...
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    Opening theory

    I think that stealing workers from and choking nearby neighbors is one of the most important facets of the early game (on difficulty levels where the AI starts with a worker). The #1 mission of my first warrior is to find a nearby neighbor and relieve him of his worker (and pick up any goody...
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    How to get a century golden age

    I got both quests (muskets and coloseums with statue of zerus) and Taj Mahal recently for 3 free Golden Ages. Unfortunately, I did not have the Musoleium :( It was on a different continent. I seriously considered an intercontinental invasion for the sole purpose of grabbing it because I was...
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    Balancing UU abilities

    Remember that the UUs are also part of a package. UUs, UBs, leaderheads, and starting techs should balance together. That said, east indiamen can be pretty good. Willem rocks water maps. My big beef with dog soldiers is that they preclude a normal axe rush. I wouldn't mind the dog...
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