Recent content by RNMorton

I do get this feeling that if I'm -110 or so on trade routes I'm getting a boost but I'm giving somebody else a bigger boost. But who knows, at least I have real trade routes now, thanks to you! The only solution I can see to a nuclear age ocean invasion is send out one transport per group...

All great info, and thanks again. My economy Is much healthier and I can stand up to most of the big boys in Noble play. But two things: 1) I am running a big negative trade route number (which I assume means if I'm getting something out of trade my partners are getting a lot more out of me)...

Guys fantastic stuff, I think Acametis wins the prize but all of these were helpful. Odd how the game doesn't give you much information on it. I never allowed open borders (until now), so armed with Acametis' info I have foreign trade routes running like crazy now. Imagine playing this game...

Thanks for the reply. My question is, generally, what are those things - "there's a few things that allow/disallow/forcefully allow it, depending on the situation". I understand you need to have open borders with the other civilization, but is there more you need to do as in actually offer to...

So I've been playing Civ 4 since it came out, aced I and II, IV is fun to play but has always had me stumped at the Noble level, particularly on Beyond the Sword. I'm sure it's because I don't have the first clue on trade routes with other countries. One articles talks about an Export/Import...