Recent content by hoyatables

Just finished off a quick game with my favorite Germans. I managed to completely conquer the Brits early on, through an army created from my first leader. I made sure to take my time and use lots of elites so that I could generate a second leader, which i promptly used to rush the forbidden...

Here are some tips on using the Germans. Played through a surprisingly successful game at Regent level with them despite a rather slow start, due to a wise combination of tech trading and research and taking advantage of an Industrial Golden Age. The Germans were successful with years of...

Reloading may be cheating for you...I'm still getting the ropes down and if I want to enjoy a game at a reasonable level, I sometimes reload.

I'll admit, I haven't gotten all the ways through this thread, but I haven't seen this yet, so... When you sell tech, always start with the richest Civ first. The price of tech goes down as more Civs acquire it (supply and demand) so you want to get the most from the first person or two...

I'm 99.9% sure you cannot, but I want to make sure. Also, I've heard that in the latest patch you can get ARMIES from goody huts - way cool!

Here's an interesting question: When going for a cultural victory, is it better to choose a Civ that is Scientific/Religious for the bonuses in producing the cultural structures? The quick answer is yes; however, let's say you choose an Industrious and Commercial civ. You will spend twice...

What's the consensus? Is it worth installing the patch? Also, that army in a goody hut sounds VERY nice. Could ya imagine, an army of Jaguar Warriors right off the bat? And finally, how the heck does one install the patch? I presumed that double-clicking on it would automatically run...

I'm curious to see what tech strategies everyone has adopted. I'll post my own thoughts by age, and I'd love to see everyone else's responses. Clearly these change depending on how the game plays out, but in general it's a good road map. Ancient Age: Depends on the Civ I start with. If I...

that's right - an excellent point. so everything has to be culturally "connected" to your capital. In my example, it was easy - one continent and tiny map. This will be MUCH more difficult, if not downright impossible, when jumping from continent to continent. It needs to be one solid...

I gave it a little more thought. I think the idea is that you capture and keep most of the enemy cities, as opposed to razing them. As most fo you know, when you play on increasingly harder levels, culture flipping will make it hard to hold enemy cities. Therefore, you need to either (a)...

Apparently I totally missed the big discussion, but let me add my two cents: First, the "solution" of just garrisoning and resting your troops outside the city is somewhat less attractive if you have Sun Tzu and thus a free barracks IN the city (this is particularly true when resting armies...

There's been too many oddities to count in my case. Some highlights: - The lone infantry defender in a city that easily repels an archaic attack of tens of archers and swordsmen and longbowmen (the Japanese didn't have access to iron or horses - oops :) ), and cranks out a few leaders for...

That's an interesting thought. As for Free Artistry and the Theatre...well, I don't think I've ever bothered to go for it directly (that is, unless I'm head and shoulders above the computer). Pick the city in which you want it, start building a palace, and when the screen pops up saying "X...

I've only gotten the domination win once - did so on the Tiny map, four Civs. Basically I started as the Germans at one end and marched my way over and around, taking out the Germans, then the Russians, and finally two British cities. My game suddenly stopped and announced I had achieved a...

I do agree that it's worth playing through an age in most cases. Particularly when you jump a level - you need some time and experience with the more difficult AI. Starting locations: It all depends on your strategy. Personally, I try to control resources and trade techs early in the...