Recent content by cliff

...and beakers? Didn't know that either... I think the hardest part of D+ levels is the early game. If you fail to get production and science going you will fall too far behind. In D+ games I am more selective when choosing city sites. I think whale and silk specials are good to use early...

Expand fast in the beginning of the game. Built new Settlers right away when cities grow to size 2 and found new cities rather than improving the land first. If you have 10 cities that support a warrior each and meet a civ with say 3 cities and a handful units they will be afraid of you. You can...

OK, here is a save from the Homer Simpson game one turn before the spaceship lands. I used winciv when playing this game. This is not something I will repeat again since it was very time consuming and somewhat boring as well. I just wanted to have a maximum score game. By the way, I renamed all...

Yes, I think I have kept some saves from those games. I will look around on my hard drive. I know I made some screenshots of that Homer Simpson game so I can attach them too.

I have heard that Pyramids should be very good but I have never been able to get any particular benefit from them in any of my games. Why? Because Democracy is not that difficult to research. When I am able to build enough Caravans for the Pyramids I am also about to research Democracy or I have...

I suggest 100% science when you want to research something and 100% taxes when you want to build stuff. At first you need to discover the Republic as fast as possible so it is good to have 100% science. When you have Mysticism and need Temples in your size 2 cities so they can grow to size...

Here is a list for you: 1 Alphabet 2 Writing 3 Code of Laws 4 Literacy 5 The Wheel 6 Republic 7 Ceremonial Burial 8 Mysticism 9 Bronze Working 10 Currency 11 Trade 12 Philosophy 13 Religion 14 Democracy 15 Map Making 16 Masonry 17 Construction 18 Mathematics 19 Astronomy 20...

I like to go for Republic right away which means researching Alphabet, Writing, Code of Laws, Literacy, Republic. Sometimes an off path tech is needed on the way to Republic and I often choose the Wheel so I can kill off any AI civ on my continent with Chariots. After switching to Republic...

Yes. I doubt that HG + Colossus will beat HG + Pyramids though. Having both HG and Pyramids early in the game means that very fast expansion is possible. Size 2 cities should shift their workers to forrest to produce 5 shields and produce Settlers. With HG, a cheap martial law warrior may be...

We will lose Tours to Barbarians on the next turn but we have a diplomat nearby so we can bribe it back right away. Here is the save.

General ideas: We have too few Settlers on our main continent. This continent should be well developed with large cities that can build and support many military units whileon the same time producing a lot of trade. We also have many poor defense units such as militia and phalanx while not som...

I like Women's Suffrage since it makes it easy for a Democracy to be at war. I also like the science oriented wonders since delivery bonuses are small in civ1 and the AD research penalty makes late game research slow.

I'll read through your last detailed post and then play my turns tonight hopefully!

Major events 800BC-600BC: * J.S. Bach's Cathedral built in Bangkok * Government changed to Republic * Population growth; we are now over 3,000,000 people * Embassy in France and peace treaties with Greeks, Aztecs, Americans and Russians * Four new cities founded * Four new...

I think we are doing well considering we have not played a single turn of Republic or Democracy! 20 cities and some cities size 4 or 5 and 24 techs. Most enemies located and some eliminated. At this stage with 20 cities I often neglect precise micromangement in all cities since it is so time...