Recent content by NankingDan

Thanks for the info. I guess I'll have to shell out even more money for the upgrade.

Does anyone have an idea/ informed speculation about what kind of system requirements it will take to run Civ4? I sure hope my cranky computer can run it without having to buy a fancy graphics/video card...

That's exactly what I was thinking, Aussie lurker. I don't wan't to see the developers make religion (which has been sorely lacking in other civ games) neutral just to avoid controversy

I believe one of the developer interviews metioned that each religion has its benefits, like the governments of civ3. Since the first civ to discover a religion in civ4 will "invent" it, perhaps the civ that discovers the religion should be able to determine what the religion does. For example...

Monks in the middle ages indeed were some of the only scientists/ keepers of knowledge, but because they were amongst the only educated, literate people who possessed the facitlities and time to do so. Aethiest states such as Maoist China or the Soviet union lagged technologically not because of...

Yuck...is my spelling really that bad? Anyways, I agree - we should probably reserve judgement until we know more about how it is implemented in the game. I have a strong feeling, based on the developer interviews explaining that they were wary of controversy concerning including religion in the...

Sorry to beat a dead horse here, but I don't think the option of increased science or education under an aetheist/ secular government is necassarily a bigotted or anti-religious viewpoint. The simple fact is that religion and spirituality in many ways can delay scientific progress. Take, for...

I got a popped horseman in C3C. I was playing as the byzantines, in the medieval age, and popped the hut with a horseman. Strange, huh?

Mali was very rich and important. When the king of Mali converted to Islam, he lavishly distrubuted so much gold on his 2,000 mile pilgramage to Mecca that he caused a worldwide decrease in the value of gold. The Songhai had a thriving system of universities and an elite group of knights, and...

The large but backwards arabs sent two stacks of 25 archers and spearmen all the way down through portugal and greece to attack me. Fortunately for me, I was just in a war with greece and had two armies of knights and about 20 other units in that city. I slaughtered every one of them as they...

-- Once you are more or less settled, I usually have one city make nothing but military for awhile to avoid early defeats by aggressive neighbors. -- Lots of workers - always a good idea. -- Under despotism, you get no bonus from irrigating grassland or flood plains. Instead, put mines on...

Well, what was it? Mine were building the pentagon by 700 AD and controlling every resource tile in the world by 1500 (same game).

Hmmm...what to pick. First off, the beginnning...all that excitment of grabbing those resources and finding that beautiful spot to put a city. Second, never-ending wars when the whole world is against you and you are still holding out (every game I've ever played as the Celts). Also, using all...

Mine was a starting location: On a river with 3 cows, 2 wheats, game, 2 ivory, coal, iron, and horses in its radius. By the end, it was size 35 and producing 94 (estimate) shields per turn.

Catherine contacted me and offered to give me Ivory for 500 gold, 20 gold per turn, combustion, silks, and spices...and I accidentally agreed to it.