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    Workers build forts on everything?

    The worker automaton is far from perfect even with the emphazises, and you just can't do it right from the start. First you'll have to manually...
    Post by: Continental Op, Dec 1, 2009 in forum: Civ4 - General Discussions
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    Do you ever automate your workers?

    If you go to options screen, you can check "Automated workers leave old improvements". That way they won't make a mess of anything.
    Post by: Continental Op, Nov 30, 2009 in forum: Civ4 - Strategy & Tips
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    New to Noble - Not New to Civ

    You gain a free tech by winning lib race, same as oracle.
    Post by: Continental Op, Nov 27, 2009 in forum: Civ4 - Strategy & Tips
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    How to have a Vassal?

    You're forgetting that vassals can totally screw up your diplo. Once upon a time there was this game where I made a colony in a continent far,...
    Post by: Continental Op, Nov 27, 2009 in forum: Civ4 - General Discussions
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    Anti-Cultural Recoil

    Yeah, it was HC in this particular case too, with only me and Cathy unvassalized by him. JC would have gone for diplomation for sure. I wonder if...
    Post by: Continental Op, Nov 27, 2009 in forum: Civ4 - Strategy & Tips
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    Need some help with Noble

    The Vikings sound like a prime target to me. Try to get steel from liberalism, pair cannons with CR maces (later you can upgrade them to CR...
    Post by: Continental Op, Nov 27, 2009 in forum: Civ4 - Strategy & Tips
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    Need some help with Noble

    I'd say now's the time to start preparing to wipe Joao out with either cannons or cavalry. Try to get a power lead and scout Joao's land to find...
    Post by: Continental Op, Nov 27, 2009 in forum: Civ4 - Strategy & Tips
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    Anti-Cultural Recoil

    Not really. I'm not that good with cultural path and when I realize my original plan of dom/space/diplo is not happening, it's too late for CV too...
    Post by: Continental Op, Nov 26, 2009 in forum: Civ4 - Strategy & Tips
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    Anti-Cultural Recoil

    When you see an opponent civ gunning for culture victory, when is the time to start preparing to anti-cultural war and sack the opponent's...
    Thread by: Continental Op, Nov 24, 2009, 11 replies, in forum: Civ4 - Strategy & Tips
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    Expert advice only: I need a win!

    Well I'm by far no expert, but my advice is - go with Hannibal. I find his traits good in any kinds of situations. But bear in mind that I'm more...
    Post by: Continental Op, Nov 5, 2009 in forum: Civ4 - Strategy & Tips
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    What am I doing wrong?

    That's a lot of information that really is not that important to know at settler level. If you are losing at that level, there is probably just...
    Post by: Continental Op, Nov 5, 2009 in forum: Civ4 - Strategy & Tips
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    Playing below my level?

    I played the game for a few rounds more, and things are looking much brighter now. Rags declared on me very soon. A bad play by him. I took his...
    Post by: Continental Op, Nov 5, 2009 in forum: Civ4 - Strategy & Tips
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    Playing below my level?

    Point taken. Actually I never automated them before I had manually developed all tiles in my 5-6 core cities. At that point there was usually big...
    Post by: Continental Op, Nov 4, 2009 in forum: Civ4 - Strategy & Tips