Recent content by CaptTightpants

I think another factor that hasn't been mentioned much here at CFC is that the goal of a game company, in the end, is to sell games. Civ 5 needed SOME features that distinguished it from Civ 4, that would get many Civ 4 fans to buy it thinking it would represent an improvement, or at least a...

Thank you Fuyu! This is almost the combo of mods that I need!! I am trying to merge Better BUG AI with BAT and I tried to follow the instructions in the OP. But it couldn't load. I then realized that I have the latest version of BAT (3.0.1) and that might be the problem. (Your instructions talk...

I have no opinion on the quality of Civ 5, but I would just add that the exponential increases didn't start with Civ 5. Playing a game of Civ 4 right now and noticed that population is as follows: Size 1 - 1,000 population Size 2 - 6,000 population Size 3 - 21,000 population

From the experiences people are having with Civ5, it seems that this is the usual occurrence. The Civ5 developers were touting the unpredictability of the AI leaders as a "feature" of the game. But to be honest, if this occurred only every now and then I would call it a feature. But when it...

Have you tried out various mods for Civ 4? They're currently extending greatly my own enjoyment of the game...

Must be a symptom of the rushed nature of the game design... why write a fleshed-out and helpful Civilopedia, when a lot of the rules are going to change anyway?

Just noticed that 150 right now are logged in to the Civ 5 General Discussions forum, and 177 people are logged into the Civ 4 Creation & Customization forum. At least here on CFC, there just isn't that much enthusiasm for the new release. To each their own, yes, but it can't be denied that...

Yeah, that's a common mistake for people moving from Civ 3 and Civ 4. After you have fun with the game for a while, check out the War Academy section on CFC, especially the intro article for "people who hate Civ4". Have fun!!!!! :cool:

@Bad Brett @marty4286 Love your posts! And marty, from what I know of the Civil War, while there were fronts WITHIN battles, but there were also "stacks chasing each other" between Lee and Grant and mobility of "stacks" themselves became an issue. I agree that SoDs are not necessarily...

Does anyone else know how we can access Tom Chick's walkthrough of FFH? I was using it to get people interested in the game, and it's what initially got me really excited to try this mod out. Perhaps someone else is able to post the same content? Because I just think it was really useful for...

Bobafett0610, what difficulty level would you play? I find that perhaps what you're saying was true in my games at a lower difficulty level, but at a higher one I wouldn't want to just "have all cities building the same unit" because that would mean busting my economy on army maintenance and...

If you bought the complete Civ 4 for Mac, it might be more expensive than $10... As for getting into the game, I found Sulla's Walkthrough a fun and informative read. I believe it deals with Vanilla Civ, but it's still a good intro for Civ 4 BTS: http://www.garath.net/Sullla/civ4_walk_1.html

I think comparisons with Civ 4 are completely appropriate. If Firaxis is going to release a Civ 5, then it should be based off of the lessons and conclusions that designers drew while designing previous Civs. Not necessarily copy every feature -- but at least if you are going to tinker with the...

I personally like the Stacks of Doom. If a civ that had a production advantage was able to build a bigger, stronger army, so what? I liked how strong economy-building had an effect on the effectiveness of your military. That meant that good strategy could have a bearing on your military tactics...

I am in shock. I'm already skeptical at professional reviewers after seeing Civ 5 the final product... and this GOTY title now completely discredits the GOTY title (and the entire publication!) for me as well.