Recent content by keepthebeat929

Gosh, yeah. Rarely do I have them as a neighbor and not find myself staring down the barrel so to speak. One exception, anecdotally... I was playing an Arabia game recently, and the Aztecs were I believe my nearest neighbor or close to it. As it happens their starting point was the tip of a...

Got back into Civ 3 this summer. A little light reading if anyone is bored and cares to read the musings of a novice. TL/DR: More/better-managed workers -> more productive cities -> better defended cities -> AI aren't always such meanies -> I can be the pure builder I want to be now It turns...

Thanks, I have been getting better with worker management, connecting the resources ASAP etc. As far as government, it depends on what civ I'm playing as. More military-oriented civs I go to Monarchy first and stay with that until if and when we get Communism... sometimes I never move from it...

It is infinitely casual compared to the expertise thrown around here that goes way over my head, but it's still a fun and fascinating game after all this time. The Rome game went swimmingly, just to put a button on that. The only other war I was involved in besides the aforementioned France...

Yeah, I guess my "war finds you" thing was really just a function of my own lack of diplomatic machinations and military preparedness. Working on trying to graduate from Chieftain difficulty (don't laugh), so I've played a few on Warlord, with different stage UU's to give some variety. Germany...

Whatever the default is. Only things I edit are victory conditions and the number of turns. I probably implied that it happens more often than it really does. But every now and then you get one that actually attacks you if you don't give in to a tribute demand (I tell them to kick rocks every...

Just got around to starting up a game as the Celts last night, and I'm floored by how comparatively easier to play they feel compared to others I've played recently. I don't know if I just caught some bad RNG and/or mishandled them when I tried them before, but I wish I had given them a fresh...

Hi, folks. I popped in about a year ago and I'm back again. TLDR: Looking for recommendations on a civ to play with a balanced playstyle between warmonger/builder. I have tried all the Civs, am familiar with traits and UU's and have read all the Civ reviews, just want to see if there is an...

To that point, I actually tried my hand at Warlord again last night as it had been a while. Went with the Inca as I've taken a shine to them. I'm at about 500 AD, and I've had 4 Civs (Greece, Rome, America, China) declare war on me for not paying tribute, and a 5th (Arabia) when I told them to...

Necro thread alert... Just a lowly Chieftain player that's won a game or two on Warlord as well. Hoping to get good enough to play Regent, but then I'll stop there. Just feels weird to play when the computer has distinct advantages it "shouldn't" have. Played for years just played as civs I...

I suppose Religious and Seafaring.