Recent content by Cheops

In CivIII there was cost, yes, but Civ4 has much different specs for spy abilities and neither the instruction manual nor Civlopedia, so far as I have seen, say anything about there being a gold cost for spy missions. It only says that the chance of success varies depending on the number of...

In two separate games I have attempted to use spies to "destroy production" on wonder projects, but for some reason the action options (Destroy Production, Steal Plans, etc.) are grayed-out. For example, I was racing to complete the Statue of Liberty, which the computer civ had only three...

:confused: Yndy's score was a surprise to be sure, particularly as I found this to my easiest GOTM win to date (and a surprising jump in score performance--took 52nd spot, which is about 80-100 places higher than I seem to find myself normally). I'm either starting to play better or the...

America's UU should be an early (rather than late game) arrival, such as a back-woods "Revolutionary" type combination between a Musketman and a Gallic Swordsman (i.e., ability to retreat). This would conform to the hit-and-run guerilla-like tactics they employed. Maybe 4/4/2. Also, the...

Hmmm. And your point is? How would this be any different than a civ being stuck running around with Rifilemen in the modern era because they lack the necessary resources to produce infantry, mech infantry and tanks? Isn't acquiring necessary resources, either through diplomacy, clever...

I would LOVE to put espionage to use, but the problem is there is no difference in cost for low, medium and high probabilities of success on my espionage screen. For example, in GOTM 21, I had about 30,000 in gold and just for the fun of it I decided to try out some spy stuff. But when I...

In a word... BERSERKS! Their +6 attack isn't rivaled until Cavalry. But aside from the attack value, they are just plain cool-looking when they start wielding that axe. But for pure cost/benefit purposes, I would have to say the Carthagenian Numidean Mercenary (2/3/1) is a superb unit...

Quick Question: Anyone know why it is that Saltpeter is a required resource to build both Musketmen and Cavalry, but it is NOT a requirement to build Rifilemen? Thanks, Cheops :egypt:

Pembroke hit the nail on the head! It's about making necessary projects for naval units. THE OCEAN IS A DANGEROUS PLACE... Suppose you are trading luxuries or resources with cultures on different continents. Well, in the real world, particularly in ancient times, traversing the oceans...

I'm REALLY glad to hear that I wasn't the only one having "crash" problems, among other anomalies! All said, I had three crashes, which included two lock-ups and one fatal error (system will shut down) message. The first "lock-up" required a restart, but the damn autosave didn't do its job...

Funny, I am playing my VERY FIRST GOTM (I was actually going to wait for the PTW scenarios, but with this amazing Rome theme, well...) and I did the unthinkable: I followed ALL the directions EXACTLY as they were presented and it all worked exactly as Cracker said it would! Go figure...

Or another option would be to provide nudity in ALL of your posts, preferrably of asian women [dance] . . . even if you're not playing an asian Civ. ;-) Cheops :egypt:

Hi Sultan! Your point is well taken. But my last paragraph was not meant as a "cheap shot" so much as demonstrating a point about the level of religious (in)sensitivity in society today--a point that the powers that be at Firaxis no doubt took into consideration in keeping the Hebrews...

The problem with this, Ogrejedi, is that there is simply no evidence supporting the actual existence of legendary figures such as King David and Solomon, let alone all the things they are alleged to have done; at least not in the grand sense that these characters are portrayed in the Hebrew...

I am curious about whether the specific civs are preprogrammed to perform better or worse based on the type of government chosen? For example, the Vikings in PTW are listed in the booklet as having a preference for Monarchy, while shunning Republic. Now, if I went ahead and selected...