Recent content by RagingCalm

That's great and I understand what you're saying. Call me naive, but I thought the whole point of these run through games (going by the CIV IV games) is to learn whether you win or lose, even if the advice is only good for Pilgrim level. I was under the impression that people would discuss the...

I'm finding that the Liberty Bells are really coming in handy. I haven't done anything officially yet but I've been tinkering with the game until someone more experienced comes in. They pop my borders and apply...ummm...Liberty Pressure (as opposed to Culture Crushing in CIV IV) to nearby...

Pardon the double-post but I decided to be a bit pro-active. I decided to sail my boat westward and AHOY!, I found land. I did a bit of looking around and decided upon a site close to the Apache. So in 1495, Jamestown was founded: And for an interior shot of the inner workings of...

Good questions. So far, I've been following this guide as much as I can: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=310533 I've also, hopefully, starting a new series in the Strategy & Tips section since I'm pretty lousy at Colonization as well even on Pilgrim level. So far, my...

I was looking at the CIV IV Strategy & Tips guide and that there were series for different levels of the game; however, I didn't happen to see anything of the sort for Colonization. So, I figured, "why not?" Normally, I'm a Noble player on CIV IV BTS but when I started Colonization, the...

Well, it's time to show the whole forum how much I suck at this game. This is my first time doing anything like this, so please bear with me. I'm playing this on Noble/Normal.

Question from a newcomer that knows almost nothing of the mods but has read that people love them, can I use all of these simultaneously? If not, which one(s) should I install as a current Noble player?

Thanks for the advice, everyone. I just used it, as Roosevelt, for the first time and got either 3 or 4 Great People (3 Scientists and I think a Great Merchant). I'll definitely be using from now on during peacetime.

I was playing the game and I noticed that one of the civics that can be chosen is Pacifism. Now, it sounds great with that +100% great person birth rate and might be good for a specialist economy; however, that +1 gold per military unit sounds like it gets really expensive really quickly. And...

I was curious about the history of warships so I did a little research. The inspiration was that the change from frigates and ships of the line to destroyers and battleships is rather abrupt and a huge jump. Maybe for a more realistic progression, there could be floating batteries and an...

Wait. How do you choose which opener to use? I keep getting the BTS one but I want the Baba Yetu version from vanilla.

I find that espionage can be really handy when I'm deciding on techs like Liberalism. If I can see what other civs are researching, and I see that no one is near it, I may go back for something like Optics just so I can get Astronomy with the free tech bonus. Espionage also comes in handy if...

Is there any way of turning of the messages that say such-and-such city wants to join whatever rival empire and rightfully so? It's rather annoying to continuously get this message.

I'm learning how to do well with Charlemagne. Looks like I'll either be going for a Conquest or Domination victory. I even managed to get some use out of his UU.

I got an error that said the URL contained a malformed video ID. On the positive side, I love the series that you've done in the past. After reviewing them, I got my first win on Noble in BTS. Thanks!