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I've got a rival civ who is approaching a space race victory while I'm trying for a domination victory. How can I stop his spaceship? In an earlier version of Civ, I remember that if you destroyed their capital, that also destroyed the spaceship. I'm playing Warlords - is the same still true...

Thank you! I'll download that and give it a try.

I'm wondering if there is a way to replay the same map at a different difficulty level? Can I reload the 4000BC save and change the difficulty - say to something easier if the AI spanked me - or to move to a higher difficulty to see how the game dynamics change. Thanks!

I don't know how old you are, KMadCandy, but I'm 43 and I believe I played the REAL Rogue over 25 years ago. Rogue had its origins in UNIX systems. My father worked for Bell Labs in Columbus, OH - back when AT&T was Ma Bell. I remember going to work with him over a school break (I think it...

I know this is slightly off-topic, but the folks who know the answer are here in this forum . . . I've noticed when looking at the results for some of the GOTMs - where everyone is playing the same size map and game speed - that the amount of time the game was played varies widely. What...

I've noticed when looking at the results for some of the GOTMs - where everyone is playing the same size map and game speed - that the amount of time the game was played varies widely. What tips does anyone have for speeding up your gameplay? I might get more sleep if I could finish a game...

It needs to be linked to the city building the wonder - which can either be by direct link (i.e. road) to that city OR by having the resource and the city building the wonder both being linked up to your interior trade network via either river or coastline.

I've read about a "slingshot" strategy several times, but am not sure exactly what it means. Can someone please enlighten me? What is the "CS" shorthand for? And are there other "slingshots"? Thanks!

Thanks for all of the responses . . . it all makes sense. It was just a bit of a shock to see my gunships being toasted by Mech Infantry when I expected to be blasting away at them. What I ended up doing is sacrificing tanks with the collateral damage promotions until the hit points were low...

I just built an invasion force using tanks and gunships to go against an civ that had Mech Infantry defenders - because of the gunship bonus against armor. Then I come to find my gunships getting wiped out because the Mech Infantry is categorized as a gunpowder unit. The gunships are great for...

What units are able to attack from a transport? I am considering launching an attack on a city in the middle of rival territory (see previous thread - in order to destroy a spaceship). Can my tanks attack directly from a transport without having to unload first? I'm afraid that if I have to...

I'm playing a game where it looks like the victory options still in play are highest score at the end or spaceship. I've got the highest score, but am behind on the spaceship. Is the spaceship still built in the capital city. So, if I capture/destroy the capital of a rival, I also destroy...

The following text is from the download page: Those two lines contradict each other.

:confused: I'm starting to get the shorthand, abbreviations, and alphabet soup around here, but every now and then I hit something I don't quite get. What is the "CS slingshot"? I think I've seen other references to "slingshot" and I'm wondering what this tactic is. Thanks!

Well, thank you all for your very insightful responses. I vaguely remember a "hide the sausage" game, but after being married for nearly 20 years, I really don't remember how it is played. My daughter is only seven, so it is a little early to get her going on Civ . . . but last summer she...