Recent content by Freeven

Catherine built the UN. She, Brenus, and Justinian were all power houses. The rest of us were way behind in all facets. Brenus and Justinian shared a religion and had been warring with Catherine, so I aligned with the two of them over the one of her. I adopted their religion, gave into their...

I'm rather new to Civ4. I just won my first victory on Monarch, and I'm not sure why. :confused: I started on an island with just me and Frederick. I've never done well with this kind of start. By the time I meet the other civs I'm so far behind that I can't compete. I did my best to avoid...

I'm new to Civ 4. I just won my first game on Priest level today. I've been reading through the War Academy and beginner materials, trying to learn the basics of a game (I assumed) most people had left behind. I came across a link to this thread and after reading a couple of pages, I have two...

I'm unclear if we're supposed to continue playing from our own saves or from Lanzelot's. Either way, I hope to be able to get mine done in the next day or two.

Oops. Told you I was new at this. Save attached.

Thanks, Lanzelot. I played my set early on, before I had a chance to read what others had done. This is my first time participating in a TDG, so I hope my notes make sense. Hoping to learn a lot from the crew.

Thanks, Lanzelot. I'd started playing along and making a turn log behind the scenes anyway, figuring I'll learn more that way (and I already am) so I'm okay however it shakes out.

Good to know. Thanks.

This is new to me. According to Civilopedia, agriculture means "the city square and irrigated deserts produce one more food." Is the extra food for being on a river an undocumented bonus, or am I missing something obvious?

I'm new to the CivFanatics forums. I posted in another thread my interest in getting involved in a TDG and this thread was called to my attention. Looks like I arrived a little too late to join in, but I will be lurking and playing along. Also, if a spot opens up, I might be interested in...

I'll post on the thread and let them know I'm out here. In the meantime, I've downloaded the save and I'm playing through my own first 20 moves so I can compare to what others are doing. Thanks, all, for making me feel welcome. It can be tough being a noob when everyone has been at it for so...

I know GOTM means game of the month. What does COTM mean? I'll have a look around for those areas of the site and see what I can learn from them. Thanks.

Thanks for the link. I hadn't seen that, and it's just what I was looking for. Looks like there is a full crew already, however, so I'll have to wait for the next one. I will follow and play along, though. I'm not clear on what the role of a lurker is, as opposed to someone who is just reading...

Howdy, folks. This is my first post. Someone gave me Civ3 as a gift a while back. I know it's an older game, but it's still new to me. So far I'm enjoying it and have come to appreciate how deep a game it is and how much there is to learn. I've been working my way through the War Academy...