Recent content by householder

Post-patch, the AI civs seems much more aggressive. I started a new game and am seeing a lot of early wars. In one case, Barre's capital was quickly captured by Daoming's forces. I was surprised, but didn't take too much notice. A few turns later, I notice on the diplomacy screen that Daoming...

Ah....and that explains why my Purity explorers were suddenly attacked by aliens, killing the workers they guarded. I guess I need to exterminate the aliens. :sad:

I apologize if this question is old, but I was unprepared for losing so many trade routes. I don't know if it is due to my acquiring a new tech, or if another civ has completed a wonder or if something else went wrong. A totally unrelated question, but which is probably noobish, so I will...

... it worked in CiV. As tactics go, doing so is impractical and situational. However, I was able to save valuable city-states using my units as human shields. Of course, in CiV I didn't have contend with miasma poisoning my troops.

This is probably a silly question, with an answer so obvious I will kick myself, but I can not locate a unit. It is an explorer who has been healing for many many turns. I probably parked him in miasma, but I have no idea where. I can't find him by cycling through units since he already has...

Don't allow the health of your civ to be negative. Certain virtues, e.g. homesteading, will speed the growth of an outpost Select the Kavithan Protectorate as your civ Select artists as the original colonists when setting up your game Send a trade route to your outpost, perhaps?

I agree that Purity 1 bonus would better fit the path of Harmony. I wonder it it was assigned to Purity for game balance, or some other reason? And, yes, I have noticed that in some games the aliens seem far more aggressive than in other games, even though I am using identical game settings.

As a rule of thumb, aliens will (usually) attack any unit which comes too close to a nest. In my experience, two hexes is considered too close. This makes early exploration frustrating if you end a turn near a previously undiscovered nest. I have also noticed that aliens will attack...

I was annoyed that I was unable to see the miasma in some tiles. My solution was to look at the tile description which is immediately to the left of the world map. Hover your mouse indicator over a tile, and the terrain features of the tile will be listed. Unless a tile is clearly free of...

His website has been very useful to me. I realize that many readers here have been accruing information on the game for several months, as bits and pieces were revealed. However, I was not one of them. Well of Souls helped me get up to speed on the game, and do so efficiently. Thank you...

I have been preloading on Steam for the past 80 minutes or so. I am 79% done, but the rate of transfer has dropped precipitously. It has been running less than 100 kb/s for quite some time now. I would guess a lot folks in the US are all trying to preload right before the release hour.

I think it sends a strong signal that this forum strongly supports the new game. The new image (and default color change) alerts the public that this forum is, and will be, a source of helpful information regarding Beyond Earth. Perhaps the subtext is CivFanatics embraces Beyond Earth as part...

Germany didn't become a country until 1871, but it is in the game. Canada has a population which is three or four times larger than Sweden, but no one talks about excluding the Swedes. If not Canada, how about one or two of the First Nations? For example, the Cree or the Ojibwe? I noticed...

Was it possible to destroy terrain improvements via bombardment in earlier versions of Civilization? I am thinking that it was possible in II and III but it was dropped in IV and V.

Genocide, whether of a city-state or another civ, is heavily penalized in Brave New World. Before going to war with someone, I try to get count of his or her cities. Using the trading screen is helpful. Chances are you won't be able to buy a city, however you will see how many cities there...