Recent content by greynite1

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    The Great Wall Debate

    the Great Wall in most of my games has never been an issue because generally I take up my time with other wonders. Oracle, GL and hanging Gardens. I'm always staying out of conflicts unless I can absolutely help it and build up to a point where i'm ready to fight. Then usually the counter attack...
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    Where do I go from here?

    I'm just reiterating what many of these other fine players have to say. Land Optimization is absolutely CRUCIAL!! It needs to be Done EARLY and often. It can be very hard when your empire is still growing and you are expanding and you need every available Pop Point for Settlers but trust me you...
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    Where do I go from here?

    My first question to you is this How Behind on Tech Are you?? What kind of Military Units do you have?? How is your infrastructure?? can you weather and invasion with the help of terrain. My observations: if they scooped Hoover Damn and Theory of Evolution from you then...
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    Some fact questions

    Hey there folks I have been playing for ahwhile now and I have come up with some specific questions. #1 Exactly how many tiles away does your Palace prevent corruption. #2 exactly what kinds of corruption does it stop and how much does it reduce its effects. #3 Does the Forbidden Palace...
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    Simple "why" questions

    Know to look at your terrain and see how powerful your starting position CAN be. Make sure you have a good balance of Hills, Woods even some mountains nearby. If your on a single player game you can do this although it is cheating and their are other things to do but they take much longer...
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    Military Academy

    I actually found a neat way of just skipping military tradition altogether. I basically do everything neccesary to finish the middle ages. Then after getting theory of gravity and getting Newtons university I get steam power then Electricity then skip right to replaceable parts so you get...
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    Problems in game

    Is that it ?? Damn it didn't say that in the civilopedia yep my government was more advanced crap okay that explains it then. I didn't know you had to switch governments to get the bonus I thought that was just inherent. My bad. thanks folks :)
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    Problems in game

    I am having a weird issue with my Civ 3 install. In game I can't seem to irrigate any grassland or enhanced grassland squares. I irrigate them and the graphic shows up but I don't get the +1 bonus I can never earn more then 2 food with grasslands. Plains and flood plains seem to have no problem...
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    Great Library and Scientific Trait

    I always play the Americans myself a NON Scientific civ. I am also a huge fan of the cultural component of the game and enjoy maximizing all my cities output potentials and beating the computer to every wonder I can. Thats where the Great library comes in handy. what I do is I build the great...
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    Wich are the best wonders?

    I always try to go for a combination cultural/Military victory so I do my damndest to go for all the following wonders. I started off playing on the originally king to monarch level. The second to highest and second to second to highest levels. I find that building the wonders is essential to...
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    Best Research order for Balance

    WOW !! Got some really great replies here. Lots to work with. Hmmm because eventually yes I would like to go to war with all superior units. Its just kinda funny how the AI cheats like a Enron Executive. I found some other interesting changes I just got the PTW expansion and Medievel...
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    Best Research order for Balance

    I generally play on king to Emperor Level so yeah I know I'm going a hard route. with every citizen born unhappy I have to really be careful of keeping my people happy cause every turn a city goes unproductive is another turn I'm behind the AI. yeah one of my primary strategies is to just go...
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    Best Research order for Balance

    Hey there folks never posted a thread of my own but i have several questions because unfortunately I keep getting my butt kicked by the CPU in numerous ways. My primary problem is this. My primary goal is Research and conquering through a combination of having the best culture and most...
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    Reputation questions...

    Hey there In the strategry guide that was put out by Prima it states in there that you can avoid the reputation hit altogether by going into negotiations with the poor sucker your going to attack and then ask him for a city and keep asking him for it until he declares war on your poking ass...
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    Rushing Wonders

    Hey there Bill Looks like your havin wonder problems there. :) First things first there is no reliable way to rush wonders other then the tactic to get leaders and burn those as Bcask described. Leaders are things you should value and horde if you get one when you are building a...
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