Recent content by DarthDooku

I usually like to open Liberty and Tradition right away to get the culture bonus. This will speed up getting other policies early on. If there are barbarians I will open up Honor. Then you can choose what you need for what situation you are in. I tend to go for Tile Improvments Faster and a...

It seems like when I play a game of archipelago or any islands map I always have trouble with like -17 gold and 6 unhappiness. Is there a strategy for preventing this in an Island game. Maybe just go with 2 cities until you are more established?

Can anyone reccommend a video card for Dell 540s Slim with a new power supply.

I always just run the game on 10/11 as it says "reccomended". Ive been looking into upgrading my video card and I heard that running on Direct X 9 can solve some resolution problems. What is Direct X and how does it affect the game?

I was told on another forum to get a power supply. Is that necassary? How does that help? Does that take strain off the CPU.

I have a Dell Slim Sudio. Quad Core 2.33 Ghz and 4Gb RAM. ATI Radeon w/ 2Gb, it is the factory installed. I can only play on the lowest graphic settings. What do I need to be able to put the graphics up higher. And it has to fit the Slim desktop.

Also, how does it work when settling a new city? Does it cost gold by distance from the capital, how much. And how much gold is earned from a trade route.

In the beginning of a game is it a good idea to leave tiles unimproved to save gold if you dont have the population to work them. How much does a tile improvement cost in maintenance?

The standard game difficulty was too simple. I would fend off an early attack and then be able to go to their city and wipe out the entire civ without ANY resistance. So im playing on Emperor level which is one under the hardest and need some tips. So I think i need to build new cities to...