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    Civilization V Compared to Past Games

    funnily enough i was having a clear out a few weeks back... and found the disks to smac and to alien crossfire ;)
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    Civilization V Compared to Past Games

    I started with civ I and was fairly addicted to it, though i hated losing tanks to spearmen etc Civ 2 was brilliant, played more of that than anything else. Civ 3 i actually didnt play as much CIV 4, god did i play that to death Civ 5, to be honest its the first time i havent got hooked, i...
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    Balance: Frigates

    I think in the 'age of sail' naval power SHOULD be totally vital until the age of flight.. and yes the royal navy is an excellent example of what a powerful navy can do. Nothing to fix imho.
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    My reflections as a newbie veteran... PLUS CHARTS!

    personal experience was liz was very very strong but my quickest (embarrasingly quick) wins were with rome (i had iron in the bfc) and with the incans on a marathon pangea which felt more an exploit than merely a good leader...quechua rush, kill kill, kill...ooops all dead
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    turn times on giant map

    I always thought it was my machine that is the issue until i read some of the threads What i dont understand is, if so many people cant play giant maps, why are so many custom maps giant size ;) I would kill for a standard sized european map ;)
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    What might define the Intermediate level player?

    To be honest, i doubt any of the people on civfanatics are intermediate, everyone seems to be at least mon/emp players. I imagine joe public never gets past noble... the site is called civfanatics for a reason :)
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    What might define the Intermediate level player?

    Its silly things for me, i miss the excitement of rolling a double gold and food or whatever, now every start is pretty much the same and i miss the feel of 'knowing' the opponents, iv bts they had character. anyway sorry for offtopic
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    What might define the Intermediate level player?

    Thats me to a tee, i have won on imm, but didnt enjoy the game at all on imm..and mainly played emp. I may start playing iv again though- i havent been able to get into V at all and in the 6 weeks since i bought it have finished 2 games and clocked 30 odd hours...
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    Improving turn time- what have you done?

    pretty sure its the first mate, though i did it a month ago so im only 99% id check in tech section if worried, but i am pretty syre
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    Okay, it's official, the AI in vanilla sucks. But is G&K any better?

    gosh - it was amazing for its time, but wasnt I a bit primitive for todays world? I seem to remember it had no HP system, so 'spearmen kill battleship' wasnt even that rare? I do remember that they put a LOT of work into city screens, hand drawn changing leaders etc though
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    How many hours played do you have?

    hmm 38 here lol
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    Okay, it's official, the AI in vanilla sucks. But is G&K any better?

    ^^just curious which you think was the best civ?
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    Physical impossibility (pic inside)

    Its when i generate desert next to tundra/snow i get confused (and yes i have done several times)
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    Okay, it's official, the AI in vanilla sucks. But is G&K any better?

    I remember smac only vaguely if im honest.. i remember playing a faction that could use mind control worms really well?. apparently though the answer HAS been found ;) http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/07/13/pc-ai-sucks-at-civilization-reads-manual-starts-kicking-ass/
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    Anybody running the game on an ultrabook?

    I think it all depends on the specs of the book!. I actually play on a junky laptop, and while i play smaller maps..its definitely playable.
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