Recent content by Jaelstruth

I have played this game for several years now and find it amazing that I've never noticed an "advanced settings". Sheesh, do I feel schooled. I'm going to have to check that out. While there are some less desirable civs that I'd prefer to not be in my game, the only one I cannot stand is...

Is there a config change I can make somewhere to block Carthage(Dido) from ever appearing in my games? She's not tough but her language is so very ugly to my ear that were I king of a real civilization, I would have thrown their ambassador out just for speaking grotesquely in my court with the...

There's a lot of "lingo" or "jargon" used on these boards that I don't understand. DoW, for instance. UU, which while I know what it means, I have no idea what it stands for. There's quite a few more which escape me at the moment but I sure wish there was a place to look up the common...

This strategy is so dependant on the luck of the map. I have spent hours regenerating maps to get the right start conditions. EVERY time I have started with a hills/plains founding with a hill/plains/forest next to it, ALL the closest civs also start on hills. 3 or 4 Quechua is a pointless...

I have a question when trading resources. Often my available resources say (1 of 1). On the ones that I have more than one, clearly trading those extra resources is preferable. But, if I trade a (1 of 1) resource, have I just traded away my bonus and benefit of my only one?