Recent content by Hammy

As a preface I want to say that in many of these cases I think the mechanics as they're implemented are not properly balanced or handled (eg. victory options or naval combat) but I chose not to reflect that sentiment in my votes. Instead, I focused on each mechanic in its own right. Domination...

I read an interview awhile back where they talked about not doing a console version of Civ5. I don't have a link to that article off-hand, but after a great deal of Google Fu I managed to find another article that says the same basic thing...

I've played it quite a bit MP with a friend and what Jay said is pretty much correct. It's a lot of fun to have someone else around who can pull off the same tricks you can but, unless you know the person and both have a ton of patience and are willing to put up with the absolute worst netcode...

Not if they're being taken over by the AI--which they will be.

Been playing on Immortal (no deity yet) and haven't seen a single air unit. Late game the AI is terrible at teching, though. It's also still terrible at naval combat. :[ My latest was two continents, with me on a small one next to only Elizabeth. She DoWed me early and I ended up...

Finished mine turn 337 (1917.) Strats: 2 city build to start (I wanted 3 but between desert above and tundra below I couldn't find a good spot,) 3 once I took Berlin (the only other civ on my island--and I was honorable, he attacked me first!) I razed his other two cities. I didn't bother...

Maybe you want/need to go to war with the other nation, or maybe you realize that if you help them achieve this technology it will put them too close to the space race victory, or maybe you desperately need to get to work on a different technology ASAP (like a military technology to defend...

To be clear, this is a game where Julius Caesar can live for thousands on thousands of years without even needing a Hollywood-style facelift, and you're complaining that combat units can keep their promotions through the eons? I actually dislike promotions myself, but it has nothing to do...

Heya, first post here. I love the GotM idea, just never got into it before. And I may be biased since this is my first, but I think this is a really awesome map, Nikis. :) I normally just play on Prince, and occasionally lose games even on that difficulty. So Monarch was a step up for me...