Recent content by JimOttoFan

I have enjoyed reading and rereading this thread over and over again. I have learned much and am putting a lot of the knowledge to the test in my second game of Beyond the Sword. Plato90s also states in Modern Naval Strategy in Beyond the Sword, "Final point - the transports should hold...

Thanks AJ11. Everything people say on this discussion board really helps. Although I've played Civ4 this is only my second Civ4 Beyond the Sword game. I confess I didn't know subs can carry tactical nukes. I will try the spies and navy.

Boom Goes the (Nucular) Dynamite I am 1,000 points behind, in second place in BTS, competing with first place AI China. China dominated the other continent accumulating 5 vassal states. Then China declared war on me. I have been able to defend myself nicely and have gained hundreds of...

What a novel idea, this sounds quite plausible. Thanks Ghpstage. And thank you to everyone who took the time to answer, I learned much from reading all your replies.:)

It was a general question, because in every game I play I cause an economic slowdown. It is not as severe as when I first started playing Civ4 Vanilla. I have been using tips like courthouses. I am currently playing my second Civ4 BTS (Beyond the Sword) game and was cooking along at 80% research...

How do you recover an economy? Tear down farms and build cottages? Use specialists? I build courthouses everywhere, I have built Versailles and the Fobidden Palace. I have played around with civics, but I don't understand quite how civics affect the economy. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Does founding and growing a corporation help your civ much? I had Aluminum Co. In my first BTS game and it seemed like it could have helped my science. (I am glad for this newbie thread, because some of my questions even embarrass me, I have so little experience and knowledge about this game.)

What do you do with a great spy?

How do you control/change passive espionage, to allow you to see other civilization's city screens?

Thank you dalamb. I have enjoyed Civ IV for about a year now, but I still have plenty of newbie type questions. Your answer helped me. I just added Beyond the Sword this Xmas and like the added complexity. But, of course, this adds to my question reserve. Thanks for taking the time to...

Has anyone put together a list of things that generate great people points?

Is there a guide to using slavery efficiently?

After I built the Forbidden Palace and had a couple of my big cities produce only wealth, my money was out of the red. Then it took a few more turns than I wanted, but finally the strike ended.

Thanks ruff_hi and Ataxerxes. I just started building the Forbidden Palace. I appreciate your help.

How do you stop a strike? I was doing fine then I found a new continent and started colonizing like crazy. I got to the point where my units were disbanding and it said strike, so I turned a couple of the bigger cities onto wealth and now I have extra money, but it still says strike. How do I...