Recent content by chowell

OK, here comes a desperate attempt to justify Stealth Fighters. In peacetime, bombers/stealth bombers are completely useless apart from as a deterrent. But Stealth Fighters can do Recon missions, so they are useful in peacetime - and they're half-strength bombers in wartime too. So if you...

Just thought maybe we should have two new profile entries - one for "usually plays" as in Civ1/Civ2/CTP/Civ3/PTW and then one for "usual level" as in "Chieftain/Warlord/..../Deity" - don't have PTW yet so I'm not sure what level means in that. Germans sneak-attacked and ran their ******...

Emperor. I won nearly all games at lower levels using my Civ II techniques, but have only won at Emperor so far by reloading. Have hopes in current game - usually go with Huge map and 5 random civs. Always way behind on tech til late on - getting used to buying/trading tech instead of...

Emperor - it's the first level I can lose at, but can win without using unnatural strategies which seem necessary at deity level. I'll try a natural strategy on deity soon, but I expect to lose!

Yes I agree the AI is being stupid, and maybe Firaxis could do some improvements here, but I haven't seen any adverse reaction at levels lower than Emperor. I suspect privateers will be pretty useless units in PTW. I guess the idea is based on the likes of Drake and Raleigh beating up the...

No way privateers - only way of having some fun and keeping your island to yourself in generally peaceful games - need plenty in stacks (protected by other naval units) to do it successfully ime.