Recent content by Cvntpumeler

I wouldnt say that any wonders are by definition "important," it just depends on your strategy. Pyramids are one of my favorite wonders personally because of their versatility... and Cristo Redenter is also quite powerful... but if I'm going for a cultural victory I NEED Michaelangelo's Chapel...

^^ Wodan I see your point about Musketman and Pikemen supporting each other -- that does make perfect sense. The thing that doesn't make sense is that Pikemen have a 25% chance to kill Cavalry units regardless of whether or not a Musketman is in their tile. While I have no doubt that...

^^ Beebot nailed it

Maybe airships would be better in the game if you could only have 2 per city? I do like them, but I also think a good tweak would be to make them somewhat less likely to be abused. Still, you can build your own airships to fight back... I got rocked by airships in my first BtS game too...

I'm glad the AI pulls crap like this now, keeps things interesting :) I voted No. Edit: Seige units can't take down defenses from ships right now, if I'm not mistaken... but they can attack at the standard - amphibious penalty 25%

I agree with everything you just said. It annoys the piss out of me that musketmen are so damned worthless -- the only thing that can even be used for is stack defense because they are = to longbows in city defense...

is this thread still alive? I think the "seafood madness" starts were and are intended to make up for starting in a spot where most of your potential 2nd city sites are made upof tundra or other undesirable plots. That's where I used to always see the "seafood madness."

Spectacular points.

I disagree with just this part, slightly. Organized does nothing for distance maintenance, that part is true, but I find it quite a significant advantage in the early game because I always run Organized Religion while I'm REXing to speed Graneries and other buildings. The Org trait is...

I agree with the upgrade path thing also... I think Cossacks (and cavalry for that matter) should get a 50% or 100% bonus against melee units to represent their ranged weapons that don't require a significant reload time to allow enemy advancement, as muskets and cultraissers and archery...

Yep, thats how it works. If you whip a defender with enemy troops only 1 turn away, that defender will be available to defend the very next turn.

^^ Got it now. Cossack got nerfed too hard, they should make it better or give Russia something else to bolster it.

I'll speculate that it's because on higher difficulties he gets a bunch of free Skrimishers and that ensures that nobody can attack him early. I also play on Marathon so maybe in contrast to your games he has more time to exploit his tech lead. I play Prince when I play MP with my girlfriend...

Isn't this thread about Russia?

^^ Thanks for your support everyone. Us crap-top users appreciate your concern for our speedy civ4 experience :).