Recent content by Riddil

Crash to desktop about every 10-30 minutes. Terribly frustrating. Definitely seems to be graphics related. Fails MUCH more frequently late in the game than early. When I start a new game I can play for maybe 2-4 hours. As soon as I hit the modern era it'll crash about every 5-10 minutes. It's...

Nono, I didn't say keep all the gold. If you have 8 other civs in the game, you can normally gear it so that 6 are broke, and 2 will have lots of cash. The best you can hope for is a balance... I typically get to around 200-300 all the way up until my GA hits. Once my GA hits, I have univ's...

It's opposite only from the point of view that it takes a plan and real effort to be able to stay ahead. In any of the lower diff's it just happens as a matter of the course. Somethings to stay ahead: Don't research useless techs. Always play with the slider to maximzie turns/gold. Don't...

For me, falling behind in tech is simply not an option, even at Monarch level. There's a really difficult forumla to be able to stay competitive... Early on, crank out some units FAST to do some scouting. The more free techs you get from huts early on are a life-saver down the road. Only...