Recent content by knighterrant81

Oh Look! He's playing Rome. Let's have him spawn on a tiny frozen island with no neighbors and a single city-state. Seriously I think every time I pick Rome this game decides to strand me.

I think he meant the AI got them on Turn 31. :cry:

So it seems to me, after coming back after a break, that balance patches have changed a few things. One thing makes me sad. It seems like the devs updated the AI's priorities regarding early Wonders - namely, the Pyramids. The AI seems to prioritize this enough that it is almost impossible to...

In a perfect world, there are some situations where it is correct to go tall, others where it is better to go wide. They focused on that in Civ 5, but all they accomplished was a balance merry-go-round that bounced between wide and tall strategies being meta. In Civ 6, its just been all wide...

You'd be surprised how you can turn desert cities into decent cities. All you need is a few good tiles. That said, some maps are harder than others. There isn't really such a thing as an unwinnable map, especially at lower difficulties, but some maps are harder. The fact that you don't have...

You can get away with settling by a volcano - it just means you are almost required to pick up Liang, and get her to Reinforced Materials. No need to lock up Governor promotions unless absolutely necessary. All of those Inspirations should be really easy to get. If you really don't have any...

1. The capital looks fine. It can be good to create a canal with the City Center, although its not that big of a deal, especially since you can build Canals now. Remember that your City Center is always at least 2f/1p, so if you found your city on a tile that has less than that, you are...

To be fair, there have been fantastical scenarios since waay back. There was a bunch released for Civ II (some were based on fan-made versions).

I think the balance changes over the past year or so have basically made the divide between military and science investment more clear. It used to be that you could mostly focus on Science and still do pretty well militarily. That's less true now. Yes, you can still invest in Science and...

You're going too slow. I'm almost certain of it. Build 3 Warriors and 3 Slingers. Upgrade them to Archers. You might want a few more units after this. This should be done by about turn 40 or 50. Once done with this, start building Chariots or Horsemen (the Chariots are for upgrading to...

Ding Ding. Correct answer! Alex is gone now, Gorgo is on her way. Boy Gorgo was snowballing though, but the time I got to her she had Knights...

I don't know, I've really never had trouble knocking down walls with Bombards. I think Bombards are actually when Siege units start becoming worthwhile; Catapults are the weak link for me - they feel too weak to Archers, walls, and Crossbows. That's where Siege Towers and Battering Rams do so...

Okay, some thoughts. 1. Using history to argue for in-game changes in Civ may not the best way to defend your point. Although it may seem counterintuitive, Civ is not an educational game (at least, not directly, like, say, Oregon Trail or something). At the level of detail in Civ, you could...

Since the start of Civ VI (and even going back to Civ V) a recurring complaint among experienced players has been that the AI is terrible. Specifically, the AI is bad at war, which really means the AI is bad at defending itself. Many changes to Civ VI over the years have focused on improving...