Recent content by lemonfreshness

Whoops, my bad.

I hear you, docbud, but whenever I play games with espionage turned off something doesn't feel right to me, and that alone makes the frustration of theft tolerable for me. I quite enjoy stealing when I'm not the tech leader, so I don't mind them stealing back when I'm starting to run away with...

1800 gold on standard speed. It's cheaper if you've taken Mercantilism and/or built Big Ben.

I think this game has great potential already. I don't mind the graphics if it means that huge maps will be easily supported because of the simplicity. If the art ends up like that reddit screenshot, I'll gladly pre-order.

I usually play with at least 15 civs, 25 CS on maps larger than Standard. It's fun to compete for land, and watch weak civs get swallowed (or swallow them myself :mischief: ). Makes for more superpowers in the late game. And this is on King too. Back in my Prince days there was the same issue here.

The Netherlands with lots of flood plains.

I'll actually reroll if I get a start with the same resources as the start of my previous game. Otherwise I seem to get the late-game humdrum early on. But I'm a habitual reroller anyway.

I have a habit of starting a new game once I'm in the atomic era, but with my culture victories I usually call it a game when it's just that last behemoth to influence.

Civ: Polynesia Resource: Salt Victory: Culture Way to play: Usually peaceful and/or defensive play all game, always punishing a forward-settling AI, allying against a runaway with the rest of the world, and building up tall toward a win.

I've always thought Asceticism was better than Ancestor Worship. That happiness really helps early game wide play, though that only comes after the religion spreads.

I always temper my unit production by looking at my place in the world regarding military strength. If I'm on the bottom end, I usually postpone most other production so I can beef up my army. Upgrades are important too, that boosts your strength score and keeps you on par with the AI. I think...

I have a few trans friends, it took a while but I've gotten used to the pronoun change. If anyone requests them, I will honor the request to the best of my ability. I fully view any transgender person as the gender they identify as, after the initial mental change-up.

Going off the GOP debate, I found Kasich's statement on the gay marriage ruling/having a hypothetical gay daughter to be thoughtful. It was refreshing given the sermons some of the candidates have preached on the topic. Trump is a nice sideshow, but I won't discount him until after a bad...

I don't like reading books that lack substance. Nor do I like to write things that lack substance. If it makes me think, then I see it as good literature. If it accomplishes any combination of poll's options, and still makes me think, it's great literature. I have a soft spot toward comedy...

I did this and I think it helped the game speed a little. Still using DX9 because of that annoying terrain rendering glitch, though. :cringe: