Recent content by Loreise

Well, I learn about things/people I never normally would have looked up myself, because I was never aware of or interested in them, and then go on to read about them more comprehensively elsewhere, for example, Emperor Pedro II of Brazil. Now, Pedro II is very much a figure I admire, thanks to...

I've often found that early war isn't too much of an issue, as long as you choose your targets strategically and puppet your conquered cities until you can afford the happiness and time or money necessary to build a courthouse. As such, I don't feel it really needs changing- even the most...

Wittenberg, hands down.

The UUs aren't fantastic, sure, but the UA is more-or-less priceless when it comes to taking cities, especially in the early game. If your catapults/trebuchets get bashed during/on the way to sieges ordinarily it's a hassle trying to repair or replace them or they just do no damage to the city...

I've tried a couple of games with Venice (both of which had about fifty resets because I was paranoid about a bad start) and I always trip over the military. Some warmonger declares war on me and I'm never able to properly respond because I've just got a reasonably small defencive army, so even...

I've always suspected some form of witchcraft. But I know how you feel. in a G&K game, I was playing against Austria, and they got more-or-less every wonder up to the Medieval era, and the only reason they stopped then was because I knocked them out. I suppose a computer player has access to...

I'd have to say the Quinquereme, but that's probably just the way I play. I very rarely have a serious navy until the Galleas (Excepting water-heavy starts, of course), so anything that replaces a trireme is somewhat redundant.

Hey all! So I decided to join the forum because, pretty obviously, I'm a fan of Civ. There's only one other guy I know who's a particular fan of the series, so it'd be great to meet new people to just chat about it, and hopefully, play with/against at some point- plus, compared to certain other...