Recent content by SirDrake

Would like to know the same.

Pretty sure that's the case. When you want to score an amazing win on Settler level, a good trick is to play with huts and without barbarians. Spend the first 20+ turns (on Marathon) running around popping huts. Every time the script rolls "Tech" it will give you something else instead. I've...

I prefer Financial for cultural victories. You still have a lot of tech to get through, and then those cottage-heavy cities can turn :commerce: into culture when you start turning up the culture slider. Elizabeth also give you Philosophical, but I think that trait is overrated. If you build...

Worked the first time. Thank you. My blessings upon you, your family, and your favorite sports team (so long as they aren't playing mine). -Jason

Same here. Not sure the exact date, but it was close to that, if not sooner. I had a warrior, an archer, minimal threats, and another archer being built. Then suddenly there were at least 8 barb warriors on my borders. I thought I had a few more turns of grace period before the swarms...

Thanks for all your hard work in keeping these xOTMs going. I like BtS, and I absolutely love BUFFY. I only played GotM or WotM if I got really bored, didn't like the settings for BotM, or had a bad start in BotM. EDIT: On that note, I offer the small suggestion that non-BUFFY games of the...

Chop 'em down! The benefits of early-game units, settlers and workers will grow geometrically throughout the game. I'll explain: Let's say you chop to build a library 15 turns sooner than you would have without the chopping. This means you have an extra 15 turns at +25% research. This...

Same here. But I polled Civ IV, because from what I've seen, Civ V is going to suck.

Culture, 1834. All peace. Excellent capital, decent city to the west (green island w/ 2 fish) and the others were crap. Despite the fact that I efficiently built exactly 6 cities, and eventually c-bombed 0/4/6 great artists, I finished just behind kcd_swede's 9 city, 0/2/3 effort. The big...

Me, too. I should've checked the forum-- I might have tried padding my score a little instead of repeatedly whacking 'enter' after launch. But I didn't use Sushi, so chances are you outscored me pretty well (I got 168366).

Apostolic Palace for earliest date? Sushi for population? Vassals? Both? First attempt Okay, I'm thinking Sushi + vassals. Map is therefore Medium & Small. I picked max opponents (seven) because I don't need any room to expand. Maybe they do, but it's all about me. Peaceful, good tech...

Yes, you can. Be advised that you'll have to raze a lot of cities to make them capitulate, though. The AI doesn't understand that your 20 tanks will rip their 2-longbows-per-city to shreds; it gives too much weight to land & population as a measure of your power. EDIT: Depends on the AI...

I thought the same thing in my first "always war" game. But my frustration was greatly multiplied, because (a)I had been playing for some time, up to about Emperor level, and (b)It was a Game of the Month. No do-overs for that one.

I managed 1952, but seeing as I used your strategy, you can take credit for it. :)

Congrats! Nine cities seems insane, at first glance. But by a staggering coincidence, I, too, managed a 1954 finish with Elizabeth. :cool: I'm assuming you beat my score easily, with the larger empire. Back to the drawing board. Some notes: I used your suggestion (from earlier...