Recent content by Napoleonbuff

I'm confused by these kinds of complaints, as I always play pacifist, don't build much of an army, settle cities right on the border of the AIs, and very rarely get attacked (particularly after the early game). Are people not looking at the reasons why the AI is angry? It's all quantified, so...

I frequently get 8 gpt for a single trade item, but I prefer to play on Quick, so perhaps that impacts?

I'm often without one or more of these resources. Gives reason to trade with civs and/or cozy up to CSs.

Thanks! I'm having this exact same issue with DX9, but DX10/11 isn't so smooth, so I'll try your solution of using DX10/11 with the graphics settings turned down.

I very rarely attack anyone, and even when attacked I generally play my wars defensively, only once in a blue moon actually capturing a city. Yet I win most my games at Emperor (have also won on Immortal and Diety with similar methods, but prefer Emperor), playing most frequently on...

Interesting. I manage to maintain friendship with most the other civs. Current game (Immortal), I think I had three early wars, but two were with Rome, which was to be expected as I heavily encroached on them (built two cities right next to Rome itself and cut their empire in half); the other...

Yes, I ran into this a couple of times pre-patch when a barbarian camp was on a peninsula. Also, I would definitely consider it realistic (e.g., when Napoleon first invaded Italy in 1796, he emphasized use of the inland mountain roads rather than the lower coastal roads in order to minimize...