Recent content by Captain Murphy

I've always wanted Gaius Marius to be available as a Roman leader...I realize he's obscure now, but it might get some people to learn a little more about history! - Elected Consul 7 times - Became known as the "Third Founder of Rome" - Created the professional legion out of the largely...

I think forts are fine as they are. But then, I've always used them as a hedgehog defense (in Civ2 and 3). In the current game I'm playing, my hedgehog forts provided the depth of defense I needed to beat back Alexander's troops - troops he had positioned inside my borders (open borders...

Alexander is aggressive! In my current game (playing as Bismark), I was unlucky enough to be located near Alexander. I signed open borders with him, and things were quiet for awhile. I was able to expand without any issues from him. After some time of having open borders, he started...

You can say that :) More common usage might be "Prussia was a shadow of it's former self", but power works nicely in this context. I haven't played this conquest yet, but need to get to that one.

When playing on Regent/Monarch, Crusaders can be very useful. They are slow, so if your empire is big in the Middle Ages they may not be as beneficial. If you're able to mass them with trebuchets or cannon, they can really shine. Their build fortress function can be useful in those 20 turn...

Thank you for linking to that thread, ainwood. And yes, I have legal copies of CivIII collector's edition, PTW and C3C.

I certainly could, if I had the PTW disc. I was under the impression that C3C users could join in PTW games, however, was this an incorrect impression?

Thanks for reading: Several friends and I are trying to start a PBEM game. We are all fully patched, but 2 have PTW and 2 C3C. I was under the impression that C3C players can join a PTW game, but can't create it. The C3C player and I can get turns from the PTW players (who start each...

I think Pop Rushing is most effective in early game Despotism governments (for the reasons posted above) and for Fascism. In Fascism, it's very useful to pop rush walls, temples, libraries, etc in newly conquered cities - not only can you get some culture producing improvements rushed, but you...

I like naval battles, and haven't noticed anything out of line with the 10% defensive bonus. By the time you get frigates, you should be conducting most naval attacks at range with bombard, unless you're using submarines.

Perhaps, if you're truly interested in debating corruption, you should not insult people who have a view different than yours. I've played the game OCN settings similar to yours, and I also found that the game becomes very predictable. Expansion at any cost becomes the order of the day...

Great review of the Germans! They have long been my favorite Civilization, matching my playstyle nearly perfect.

Thankfully, the AI rarely guards radar towers with more than one unit. A couple of marauding tanks can usually take out the towers guarding any particular city.

Avast, ye scurvy dogs! When ye git tha game shipped out ta tha masses, I'll be playin' it. Now git yer lilly-livered hide back in tha office an' git back ta werk, afore I make ye walk tha plank! Arrrr!

If a Civ has a reason for troops to be inside my border (just passing through to fight a way or visit a city on the other side), I'll usually let it slide. I even let settlers trying to make it across slide on occasion - when I can beat them to where they are going or if I just don't care...