I'd like to hear input from a MP player (well, those that tolerate it right now) on ICS in MP. If it's as strong as it is in SP, then Civ5 turns...
You're right, you could horse rush and win by turn 100. :D I used Sulla's game as an example since it's well-documented and shows the issue...
The difference between Civ4's combination of exploits was that none of them, nor all of them in tandem, were as game-breaking as ICS. Civ4's...
Hence why I said it's supposed to. ;) When Firaxis was trying to figure out corruption/upkeep-free expansion limiters, they probably assumed...
In a way, building maintenance is supposed to fill the same role as city upkeep, since you're paying gold for the city either way. Unfortunately,...
If your strategy calls for early wonders (Stonehenge, Library, Oracle), it's a nice way to get a needed edge against AI builders. This is doubly...
"When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a trading post on a swamp, but I built in all the same, just to...
I vaguely recall reading somewhere that Jon Shafer typically played with ~3 cities. Needless to say, that's not really a good idea, the way...
I think this nails the crux of which ICS is so much better than concentrated growth; namely, your cities functionally stop growing at a very low...
Not really, since it becomes increasingly hard to grow cities after a point, until you hit what's functionally a food cap (usually in the low/mid...
Buildings are irrelevant, since you only need cheap ones (Library, Monument, Coliseum). It certainly helps that you can rushbuy buildings, and...
I always quickly enter Freedom, but I'm also big on running 2+ Scientists in each city. Getting that many beakers out of 2 citizens, plus the...
Now I'm curious as to how the AI uses its Great Scientists. I've seen Academies around AI lands, so I suspect they're not using them for...
I'm more unhappy with some of the straight-shots on the tech tree. The ease of going from Gunpowder->Rifling-> is just obscene. Someone must...
Stardock Hires Fall From Heaven Creator After 'Challenging' Elemental Launch Congrats on the new title of Senior Producer; we look forward to...
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