Recent content by LowEndUser

One of the many _undocumented features_ ;) of the Game is that the AI Civs know your unit strength, in each City, and often, but not always , will gang up on you early Game if you don`t maintain a strong Military from the get go. I usually have a warrior/spearman in each city, with a barracks...

Well.....;) .I also played a lot of Persia for Warring but often the lack of Iron in C3C at any reasonable distance means no UU and those 4-7 anarchy turns from Govt. switches is a Game Killer at higher levels and late game. Even if nearby Iron gives you a UU, it also means an early Golden Age...

No Love for Japan ? My favorate Civ. for War. One turn Anarchy between Govts is IMO the most powerful trait available. Cheap religious Buildings, and 10 turn barracks at any location. The UU Samurai is fast, can cover a whole Map in 2-3 turns, and in small and medium stacks roll over...

Keith, Super kind of you to take the time:) Couple key things I see you did that I never do and should: If a long treck to Iron, I always try and hook it at once to my core cities which take time and those few key road building workers out of the inner core improvments loop too long...

Congrats, that was a very early impressive Victory for C3C at that level !;) I`ve been playing around with your early 500AD.Sav and what struck me was how you had pretty much cleared the Map of all serious oppositon of 3 other Civs. 2 of them, the Zulu & Aztec usually very aggressive, by...

500 AD or so would be great. Thanks

Keith Is this a C3, PTW or C3C Game ? I downloaded your Save and thought I`d like to play it out using all the good advice the very experienced folks have been posting for you. If you have an earlier save as well and don`t mind posting it, I think it could be a helpful learning tool for us...

VMXA & FB, thanks for taking the time to look at the save, very kind of you and offer good advice. I will get more workers out, and search boats. I get Monarchy ASAP because IMHO in C3 it`s the best Govt. for a warmonger, which I will play this Game as since as you know you can set the...

Started another Regent level as Japan on a large Map in hopes of better managing the early game. It `s 210 AD. I have Iron and Swords. Started a pre-build for the GL. Greece DOW me and I bribed Korea with a Tech who is next to her to go to war. I`ve had very mixed results with that strategy...

At Regent I`ve waltzed a MI Army around in 1939 pillaging an AI that has Tanks in their Cities and they never attack it. It`s kind of cheesy but sometimes they deserve it :D

Some of the combat results in Civ3 can IMO be a bit off at times;) , and be very frustrating, and Elephants, like all UU`s are tough beyond their rated listing it seems. I have found that the AI is usually reluctant to attack stacks, and will _never_ attack an Army ( 3 units ) unless it`s...

How do you do that on the higher Game Levels in C3C without clearing the earlier, non industrial era Techs on each previous age ? Unless I`m missing something here, I can`t see how some people in this thread are getting the high cost Techs like physics, magnetism, etc, so early in the Game...

I have no idea what`s going on with the Game, I`m getting 2 of the same Civs sometimes as well. I guess I`ll try a reinstall......anyone else know about this problem ??:(

Thanks for all the specific advice F. Brice, never knew about pop rushing a Temple in new cities, good idea that ;) VMXA, I think I need to to learn specifics on combat, I never can get your kind of results.

I`m trying to get away from using the AI Governors in my cities as many have advised in my " Go`s Downhill " thread below. Some suggest using high corruption cities as research centers, so I`ve posted two screen shots of Knossos from a current game. Any specific suggestion on how to proceed...