Recent content by Permanganate

Generally 32 on Huge (using a modded .dll to allow that many civs, of course). And with Aggressive AI and Vassal States turned on. They end up welding into 3-4 enormous alliances, resulting in an endgame that I think is really fun.

Pericles, when you interrupt his greeting animation, has his helmet slide off his head without him touching it. Now that's spooky. I call him Magneto.

I did this in a recent AW OCC when I found Monty's capital a dozen tiles away from mine. He did mass troops for about 2000 years, yes, but the first time he attacked, he used an archer and killed my warrior. Yes, this strategy is too effective, but they don't always sit there forever.

Each Future Tech gives +1 health, +1 happy. He's researching Future Tech 525 in the above screenshots...

He's talking about NextWar. Just look in the pedia for Mechanized Infantry, and it'll tell you if it upgrades. I can't be bothered to load up that mod to check for you, because it's not that great - the endgame doesn't really change, because you can only have a few Assault Mechs and Titans...

I can't believe no-one has got the obvious nickname from Pericles's animations. He starts with the helmet on, and waves his arms around before moving it to the top of his head. If you interrupt his greeting, his helmet slides up off his head without his hands touching it. It's very Magneto, and...

Just tested it, since I was sure that some of this was wrong; when someone capitulates to you, their vassals also drop out of the war and then their vassalization immediately ends.

Your game shows its ideal. Usually it's much worse; spreading a religion to only one small city of each opponent and outvoting the entire rest of the world. (The nonbelivers just give up even if no-one but your own people can stand you.) It should be like in Alpha Centauri; when someone is...

Ironclads suuuuck. I don't think anything but an Explorer is so useless. At least MGs have their niche. Chariots are essential against a heavy axe user. Definitely not useless. Grenadiers are very useful in some games, but in my games I seem to get Infantry 2-3 techs after Riflemen, so a...

I onlysettle on resources when I am in desperate, immediate need of that resource, such as copper when I think an enemy rush is imminent.

Toku, Mao, you know the drill. Yes, their inclusion is odd, though I wouldn't include Mansa either; in my games he trades well so does well. He also has decent traits, a good UB, and an antirush UU. What are your experiences with him?

Shaka. Not because I like his second trait (it sucks) but because of the Zulus' outstanding UB and good UU.

I like Huge+ maps with max civs, so I can't tolerate anything slower than Normal. Last time I tried Marathon, it was just so booooooring. I was taking over entire continents and thinking "damn, now there are even more continents to grab, and hundreds of units to build and move, and it's only the...

I like Mansa Musa. Financial, the UB gives more money, decent starting techs, and the Skirmisher allows superior Ancient/Classical defense or pre-Bronze Working rushes, depending on your situation.

QFT. There is no reason why a Civ4 eighteenth-century balloon can do what only became possible IRL in ~1920. Remove them, or make them zepellins (move to Combustion, -75% vs fighters/jet fighters, moves like a helicopter over all tiles).