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    Jon Shafer Leaves Firaxis

    Wow, so he left Firaxis and joins....Stardock? Well, if nothing else you really have to give it up to Stardock for how aggressively they've been courting talent after the Elemental debacle. Not to mention how hard they are working to actually fix said game of course. In the same breath, I have...
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    Civ5 Box Art Released

    Hear Hear I really dig the "placeholder" art w/ the big, gold V on the black background and kind of assumed that it was the box art. It had gravitas, and kinda screamed out at you "CIVILIZATION V is here :):):):):)es!". It was an image that made me think that this was not just your ordinary...
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    Civ5 Pre-order Bonus and DLC

    I agree, people are over-reacting imo. I know a lot of people, especially on this and other PC modding sites have a big problem w/ the concept of paid DLC, but imo, it really isn't that big a deal. Especially when what they are offering is actually worth it, and not over-priced, which believe...
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    Sid Meier Interview on Gameplayer

    This isn't a hard question to answer.... The reason they are treating it differently, and as something new, is b/c it is a paid service and they plan to milk the hell out of it w/ micro-transactions. When you get right down to it, XBOX-live and "Games For Windows Live" ( :rolleyes: ) are...
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    Religions you usually found

    I almost always make a bee-line straight for Judiasm. That way I can get the better improvements early and still found a religion early enough to make good use of it through the game. I guess it all comes down to your playstyle, but I'm surprised to hear people saying religions are useless...
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    Your games

    I unwaveringly play Large or Huge Terra maps as I like the idea of playing on a map as close to a realistic Earth as possible. I suppose a Continents map could also serve that purpose, but I find that Terra produces more realistic Earth-like maps. As for my empire, I almost always pick either...
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    Do you build your city where the AI recommends?

    I'd say go with your own judgement. Sometimes the AI recommends some really weak locations. What I always look for when building a city, especially my first city is an abundance of resources, and access to water nearby. I like to build my initial city where there are at least 2, preferably 3...
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    What the 2° xp will add to gameplay?

    I choose "better ideas" b/c I had a different idea than what was up there, don't know if it's neccessarily better per say, but that's a matter of opinion ;) Anywho, the 3rd new/improved feature I'd like to see in the xpac would be.... To just improve combat all around. Civ4 is a great...
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    Battle zooms in elsewhere - minor

    This happens to me ALL THE TIME...it is really annoying and I can't find any rhyme or reason to it. It usually focuses in on the same part of the map, but it happens to me with any unit selected, but seems to happen most when I am using a worker. Quite annoying indeed
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    PCI Video card for Civ IV?

    If we're talking PSU's I would have to recomend Enermax. I have an Enermax 550W PSU powering my system and it runs constant, consistent power. This is a great PSU, all rails were +/- .01 volts within what it should be by default, and I was able to overclock my X2 4400+ about 10% without it even...
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    PCI Video card for Civ IV?

    When it comes to which companies produce the best quality nVidia cards, there are a couple that really stand head and shoulders above the rest... BFG make great cards that are usually factory overclocked AND very stable, all BFG cards also come with a LIFETIME WARRANTY and 24/7 tech support for...
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    PCI Video card for Civ IV?

    What kind of applications are you looking to run on this card? Are we talking Photoshop and Paintshop Pro, or are we talking Maya and CAD? I would think that a card in the nVidia geforce 6 series should give you what you are looking for in both gaming and rendering. I know I was able to run...
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    PCI Video card for Civ IV?

    If you absolutely MUST get a PCI video card, meaning you don't have an AGP slot than don't go anything lower than the FX series. I know there is a version of the 5200 FX that is for a PCI slot. I'm not sure if the 6 series has a PCI card, but I kind of doubt it. If there is one it would be the...
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    Forceware 81.98 fixes terrain graphic corruption and helped performance

    One of the listed fixes in the latest nVidia driver is that the corrupted terrain textures are fixed. Now, it says it is listed as a fix for the 7800 GTX, which I have. So I'm not able to say one way or the other if it fixes this problem on other nVidia chipsets, but it does indeed fix the...
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    v1.52 Stacks of chariots, etc. attack wrong

    Well, it dosen't try to attack again with the same unit really, it just leaves the unit that just attacked selected in case you want to move it if you have any movement points left on it.
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