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    liberalism free tech is almost pointless

    I donno... having never played those mods, I'm unsure :-/
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    liberalism free tech is almost pointless

    Yea, usually what I do is beeline for Lib, and when I have 1 turn left of research for it, I switch to research other cheaper techs, checking to see if other people can research liberalism, or spy points to see what they are researching... So I can try to get the most expensive tech for free...
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    News: BOTM 15 First Spoiler - up to 500AD

    I have no problem with warriors providing happiness in cities, but in economic breakdowns when I can't build wealth or research, and units are wearing down my economy, I build high tech armies & delete the old ones, so i'm not getting taxed for the armies, unless of course I'm saving them up for...
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    News: BOTM 15 First Spoiler - up to 500AD

    Yea, that can be a major problem. That's why I usually beeline for pottery at the start of the game (unless I start w/Mysticism) and build cottages immediately, I don't even build roads to them. I'll sometimes build a worker and put him on auto-roads. Or if I have a city that is cannot...
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    News: BOTM 15 First Spoiler - up to 500AD

    First of all, this map SUCKS. :mad: Either that or the extremely difficult difficulty level, my economy just couldn't handle it. Through the first rounds of the game was okay. KK decided to declare war on Ghandi and asked me to join, so I said 'ok'. So I decided to switch to a military...
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    That critical time before cottages hatch

    Thanks, been playing civ iv bts for about a year, but new to the forums! I came on here trying to get better skills & strategies to beat my roomates who've been playing for years lol! Human players are far more difficult to beat than AI, that's for sure ;)
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    Wich civ-leader has the best trait combination do you think?

    my personal favorite is Hyuna Capac of Mali. You get financial (which is always pwn) & industrious (which is double speed of forge, mind you the special building for mail is the mint, which is the forge w/10% xtra gold, which is a great combo w/financial). double wonder production is always...
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    Is Civilization IV Beyond The Sword Educational?

    exactly... civ is like playing geopolitical chess... I personally like to watch history documentaries before playing to get me amped up to play, or listen to history podcasts while I play. I reccomend Dan Carlin's "Hardcore History". His trilogy, "Punic Nightmares" was freaking awesome...
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    Poll: What is the best Unique Building?

    yea i had a hard time deciding which one i like more, but mali's skirmisher unit is excellent beginning defense. you gotta love a forge (something you build in every city) that gives you more money! the dike is extremely powerful, but its not something you use the entire game, but as soon as i...
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    Nukes:More Trouble than they're worth?

    I think the whole thing that once you complete the Manhattan Project, everyone knows how to make nukes is kind of lame. It's not based in reality, and is pretty unrealistic. I'd rather beat another civ with units rather than launching ICBMs anyway. So what I usually do, is *almost* build the...
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    That critical time before cottages hatch

    totally - great idea to do when your cities are at 5 or 6 pop and you can't let them grow due to happiness problems pre-religion/monarchy
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    Bang for your Espionage Buck

    When I'm at war, I tend to throw a few spies in there to see defenses ahead of time and to destroy city walls/castle before bombarding a city. Cuts a lot of time for the catapults/siege weapons, and speeds up the war.
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    That critical time before cottages hatch

    that also works well with the discover tech & build cottages & courthouses immediately technique, since you get the early spy bonus on those awesome buildings, not to mention, possible confucianism
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    That critical time before cottages hatch

    I just direct my research straight for pottery (usually after i have 3 population) at about the time that I have a worker finished & build those cottages w/0 roads, and once I get to 5 or 6 population, put the tiles straight on the cottages instead of farms, then research writing --> preisthood...
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    News: BOTM 13 Saves Available

    I don't care if this is now 2 months old... I'm new to this site, and looks like an interesting situation! I think I'm gonna play it!
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