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    Old buildings all the sudden generate more culture?

    I remember seeing in one of my games that a culture-producing building was listed in the city screen as generating more culture than it should have, I think it was 3 instead of 2 or something like that. And I remember reading about how if a building reaches a certain age, it generates more...
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    Please advise on this seemingly winnable game

    (this is the game upload)
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    Please advise on this seemingly winnable game

    Hi, I'm stuck on immortal for the last... 4 years :p I'm posting a game save, so let me know if the attachment works and the file and everything flows with the whole automatic bug mod issue etc.that we see a lot of. I play pangaea, no huts no events, immortal, 'normal' settings, usually random...
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    [BTS] Beakers With Bad Starts

    For what it's worth- don't rule out glh on Pangaea. Often enough you can fit 4-6+ good cities all on the coast.
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    Best computer for civ4?

    How many years do you guys expect your machines to last? I'm averaging about 5 years for a Mac machine with heavy civ 4 play and media production etc, how about with lenovo or Asus? I looked at the lenovo p series and looks like I can get a super high power machine for <$3g, which is...
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    Best computer for civ4?

    I was under the impression that civ iv:bts from steam is not compatible with new Mac os, was I wrong? Otherwise yeah, I would just get another Mac heh. I thought that I needed windows for civ iv bts and I thought for some reason windows would be more handy for learning development on android but...
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    Best computer for civ4?

    Hi I'm about to replace my laptop and my number one priority is playing civ 4, and using the laptop to work on developing android apps. What's the best? I will be editing videos and recording music on this computer as well
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    When to switch out of slavery?

    and another related question, which you probably already answered but i'm still trying to figure out what you mean... Let's say you roll an excellent start, and you have ivory. You also have space for 6-9 quality cities uncontested. Are you immediately focusing on elepult OR are you weighing...
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    When to switch out of slavery?

    seraiel, you say lib>steel or lib>rifle is a high% win strategy. Are there games where an earlier rush is possible (like just amassing trebs+knights+maces) and waiting for lib would actually decrease your win probability chances, bc even though you got to lib, your neighbors have had enough time...
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    When to switch out of slavery?

    what i took away from that: figure out your strategy (=how am i going to crush my neighbors militarily), and don't build more cities than you need to to achieve that. i'm glad you mentioned making decisions based on win% as opposed to HoF. I'm definitely trying to learn more about the steadfast...
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    forum rant

    i'm saying i get annoyed when people on the s&t forum butt into serious discussions of the mechanics of fail gold etc and say that it's some kind of stupid thing that you just shouldn't do, and i've seen some posts along the same lines for slavery. it's just annoying. i am all about slavery and...
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    When to switch out of slavery?

    not at all seraiel, thank you so much! I am getting into situation too often where it seems like my targets are so far ahead that all I can possibly do is sit back and wait for a more opportune moment. Am I not being aggressive enough? And yes, over time I am learning it's not a question of...
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    forum rant

    lexicus no worries friend it's not about anyone in particular. I have been using the forum for some years now and i always felt so stupid when everyone seems to know everything but i can't quite get it- until you realize so many of these posts are just wrong. and now that i'm thinking about it...
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    forum rant

    I am such a crusty old man but I have to say, there are so many posts on the forum that annoy me. In responses to questions, in these formats: 1. 1 size fits all "When I play, this is what I do, explained in 3 sentences or less. It happens every game and I always win." 2. natural-born genius...
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    When to switch out of slavery?

    Whipping airports is not very efficient because they are so expensive, you are whipping away high levels of population that took years to get to. it's much different than growing from size 2>4 and whipping catapults and maces etc repeatedly etc which is very efficient when you don't have the...
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