Recent content by Ruffian

I played Emperor up to when I got PTW. Now Emperor is damn tough, so I wussed out and went back to Monarch. Much more fun.

Definitely worth the purchase! The great new civs, plus the ability to have units automatically routed to locations after being build both add immensely to the single player game. The new units are pretty cool too. Play the World brought Civ 3 out of retirement on my PC and now I'm addicted...

1416 - You have a macro programmed into your Speedpad to start a new game with one button press.

I think there is some merit in not buying a game just because it has Sid's name on it. Sim Golf for instance was nowhere near what I'd expect from Sid. Anyone want to but a copy, barely used?? Sid has made several of the best games of all time though in my estimation. Civ, Pirates, and...

I have to go with the Mongols. I miss the shock of running into Attila early in the game.

The tin is cool. I keep it displayed on top my monitor. LOL

The AI does build harbors. What you may be lacking is you have to have a clear route to them i.e. the territory must be explored from their harbor to yours. Trade for world maps to "explore" this territory without having to build the ships and map it out yourself. DOH!! Someone already said...

Just a guess, but you have to build a road before you can build railroad tracks on a square. Did you build the road first? Civ is addictive as hell. Many a night I've played all night in Civ 1, 2, and a few in Civ 3 (including last Saturday night). Curse you Sid!! Heh.

The way resources is handled is very nice. Nothing like getting steampower only to realize you have no coal, then scrambling to try to lock some up. My favorite is the culture although I don't like how the flip is calculated. For instance, there's absolutely no way you'll take over the world...

Screensavers is a computer show on Tech TV. Very cool show!! An hour and a half a day of live tv with computer geeks. Heh.

Just a reminder Sid will be on the Screensavers tonight. I'm looking forward to it.

The palace's culture impact gets larger and larger with age, since you have it from turn 1 on. Therefore, building a new one somewhere else had better be for a damn good reason. Having said that, I really like the thought of rush building it with a leader on another continent to improve...

Personally, I would call off the dogs and work on developing my own civilization at that point. If you're deadset on a military victory, build an airport in that one city and airlift all of your ground forces across. Good Luck!!

You might try a different program to unzip it with. Otherwise, start downloading.

You know, you get this kind of ranting on every board, no matter how good the game is. The better the game is, the more excited the people get about it's shortcoings. The people on this board are tame compared to the lot at Madden Central. Personally, I think the game with the patch rocks. It's...