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Just bumping this up in case anyone has more ideas, because I've tried everything mention and still getting the 'login failed' error... :(

Yep. I verified my e-mail address, still no luck. I even downloaded gamespy arcade to see if that would help, but no dice.

Yep having the same problem. I get an error like "The Login has Failed" no matter whether i input real info or junk. Create account or login, same thing. Yuck! These guys need to give Blizzard a call and learn how to do multiplayer gaming...

Bumping this thread because I still can't get it working... When i try to login, i get "The Login Attempt Has Failed" regardless of the data I enter or whether it's in Create New Account or Login. I opened all the required ports; still nothing. Any clues?

Manually managing your workers can be a pain (especially if you are playing on a large map and have a lot of terrain to improve), but in automating them you give up a lot of the human advantage. It's impossible to prioritize improvements if your workers are automated, and it's more difficult to...

I can't think of very much to do with them. They could provide crappy defense for a city, or you could stick them on the first galley you build. There's no production bonus for disbanding them, but it might save you some upkeep if you can't think of anything else. Alternatively, you could...

The cities tend to manage themselves quite well if you have the governor switched on, although it is beneficial to tweak in many cases. (setting up specialized cities for military production or what have you) Even if you ignore the screen completely you should still be able to win up through...

I have the exact same problem, and discovered the exact same "reset anti-aliasing" fix to repair it for a little bit. I also have a machine with great specs which I just reinstalled Windows on, so I think we're looking at a bug in the game code here. :/

Welcome! I really recommend that you browse around this forum to see what others have written on strategy, there are already some really great threads out there. Eventually there will be great strategy guides written up about this game, but since it's brand new you'll have the best luck if you...

No, extra carries over to the next tech...

Well, you could make it a priority to get some sea exploration done. Looks like there's a big unexplored area to the east which might hold some habitable land unless you are playing with a large number of civs. If all the land is taken, then you don't have much of a choice--you have to try to...

Don't tie yourself down to a hard and fast rule on number of units per city, as it depends on many things. Some things to consider are: - Intentions of other civs: Are there civs nearby that are choked for land, and may see war with you as a good way to expand? - Allies: Have any defense...

Good tip! I will use this also. Thanks!

Yes, if you see a (1) beside a resource in your list in the trade screen, that's your only copy. I think it's done differently in Civ 4 because it increases the total number of trade possibilities. For instance, you can trade away your only source of fur for corn from one partner, and then...

Question: Does the shield carry-over only work for one project? I haven't been able to figure this out through play yet... Say City X produces 90 shields, and you use it to build 3 missionaries (50 shields, I believe) in a row. After that you switch to a Laboratory. How many extra shields go...