Recent content by grognard

I get this every two or three times I run the program, usually as I'm saving the file. I just hit the ignore button for however long it takes (sometimes 2, sometimes up to 30+). Doesn't seem to affect anything, just appears to be a warning message.

Fired up my C3C game that I've been playing on and off for a few weeks and surprise, surprise! All of my raw materials had turned into dancing Elvis Presley figures! I forgot about this silly surprise that happens every January 8.

The biggest advantage I see that the human has is the use of artillery. My stacks tend to be artillery heavy. Defensively bombard the AI to yellow or redline and whatever survives the barrage retreats. On the offense, redline as much of an enemy stack as possible and watch your attackers become...

Don't forget that the Crusaders are semi-engineers. They can build fortifications by themselves. Handy in invasions to have a safe home to fall back on if things go poorly.

Unless your opponent has successfully stolen your plans, the only stacks he can see the contents of are those that are outside your cities in the open.

Hi. been playing your WW2 scenario and have a few questions. what is the scale you're using? are you using division groups for army forces or is an infantry/armor unit represent men/tanks or what? Same for airforces-is a unit a squadron/wing/group or a fixed number of aircraft? The game plays...

If you have the PowerBar utility, just click on the (T)eleport button on the UNIT screen. Select the city you're interested in and a list of units in that city will show up in the box. Then just close the screen.

You just go back and set it back to "show wonder initiation" after the game finishes the startup and its your turn.

Before starting a game, go to the Preferences Menu, in the GAME section and deselect the "Show Wonder Initiation Pop Up". That will keep those annoying messages from showing up.

Finally got time in RL to download version 5 of this great scenario. Have played versions 3 an 4 on and off over 7 years and decided to try this one as Romania. Two issues. 1. The VP location, while showing as Romanian in the biq, as soon as the game start, it's in Balcan territory and I get...

This happens if you rename a unit, change your mind, and just hit RETURN. The game thinks it's been renamed, so when you upgrade, the name stays the same. If you change your mind in renaming a unit, make sure you blank out the name so the unit defaults to it's original name.

If you have not done so, please get a copy of CA2 (CivAssist2) from the downloads section to help you. This is a great utility which will answer your question as to the need for courthouses. CA2 has a section called ECONOMY. Within that section, every city that you own is listed along with...

What I found that works for me almost 99% of the time to get the AI to declare war on me is the old "remove your forces from my territory" ploy, but it needs the AI to be Furious with you. How to accomplist that? Easy - just talk to him/her and demand a city from them. If they give you the...

Here is my properties from the CA2 shortcut that I use in Vista (see attached CA2 properties screen print). Also, note that there is an update to .NET (see attached screen print of my programs and features window) - I got it via the Windows Update feature of Vista. Occassionally, CA2 goes crazy...

One of the uses for captured workers is to set up a picket line on your border to keep the AI from even crossing into your territory. If your border is too long, just place3-5 slave workers in front of the AI (with 5 workers you create a "U" around the settler so the AI's choice is to go...