Recent content by MadMaligor

Thal.... I am experiencing the same issues with load times as well. Normal load times for me were measured in seconds under a minute (certainly never waited longer than that before even for large maps). At first I did a ton of stuff thinking it was something game related or vid card related...

I am going out on a limb here and voting with my wallet, rather than accusing them of trying to do what I do every day...make money. To me, it smacks of hypocrisy how much we gamers think we are entitled too. The first thing you said though is true, looking at a $10 map pack instead of a...

Not too long ago I had the unfortunate experience of loosing my ISP for a while and at the same time having to whipe the hard drive my Civ IV files were on. That meant loosing RoM, and going back to an unpatched Civ IV:Bts for a short while till my ISP was repaired. The experience...

freaking hilarious! :lol: It has been a while since I laughed so hard my sides hurt. :goodjob:

Actually, when I see this point made and debated, the more I think about it, the more I enjoy the idea that I really don't know what exactly made the AI turn. Knowing exactly what each opponent would do every turn of Civ IV was what killed it for me in the end. Most of the time I can figure...

While I can appreciate your opinion of the game, the above quote isn't even in the comparing apples and oranges ballpark...its more like watermelons and sneakers. The OP is pretty close to the truth as I remember it as well. This, and other forums as well, were aflame with criticism. Not...

I won a culture victory with a situation very much like Piece's, Egypt Emp Epic. Stayed small, popped wonders like candy, posted 5 defending units in excellent position for land defense. I had and 4 mobile barb hunters for cash and at the end had 6 cultural, and 1 maritime city states under...

Sometimes a City State will ask for a road to be built to it as a quest, and give a sizeable relationship bonus, but not a monetary one. That so far is the only reason for building a road to a non owned city, with maybe the exception for movement strategy or hooking up a militaristic ally to...

Umm not true. There are two mindsets. Build a game, then get it out there to let the public bascially beta test while ripping you to shreads, but hope you have the right ingredients for a success. Spend the next few months patching the game all to hell and back. This is pretty much the...

Ayt, while your right, loosing customers is rarely if ever a good thing, its still an inevitability with any sequal. Civ fanatics (the gamers not this site) are the best asset game designers have, are the hardest crowd to please, and are the loudest and most viral as far as forums go. Pretty...

I am having visions of Civ IV's past here. The problem is that we heard alot of these same points at the beginning of Civ IV. "You killed Civ!" "Where is this ability, and that function?" "Why did it take 2 expansions, a crap load of mods, and mutliple patches to perfect the game, it should...

I don't miss war weariness at all. Being at war has enough of an impact that a hit to happiness could cause serious balance issues. Keeping someone at war, or being attacked by multiple civs while ahead even though not the aggressor, would be an easy way to cripple growth, production, and...

Egypt so far. UA + Tradition policies + Marble = Capital City Jugernaught for manufacturing Wonders. Stomp Barbs for cash to keep 2 Culture, 1 Merch, and 1 Military City State happy as clams and your rolling in culture, food, happiness, and an additional unit every now and then.

I am beginning to think this is a bug as well. I had the same problem. There is a solution/workaround but its not a good one. If you change the number of opponents, your starting point will change, but will stay the same for that number of opponenets. Same goes for city states. Hope that...

I am more of a lurker than a poster, but I jumped in to add my two shineys and agree that the review is pretty spot on. Some minor points, and forgive me if they have been made already (read most but not all of the replies) - 1. A Great Person improving a tile permanently at the very...