Recent content by SlimJim01

So, uh, been a while. But I did finally finish the game and won! Once again, the trick was: When in doubt, build more cities. Otherwise, build more cities. Here are my post-game reflections: Sampsa mentioned that I shouldn't be building Libraries. And I remember multiple people saying I...

Alright, sounds interesting. I'll do my best, then report back.

Wait, 10 cities by 300 AD or 300 BC? Wasn't the strategy settle cities, wait for the Celts to settle a bunch of land and then steamroll them with Elephants and Catapults?

I always wondered what to do with those cities. You have to whip basically everything, unless you get those Easter Island head things and those are spent better elsewhere. Do you just build them and forget about them? Reloaded the save and did that. Came down to the turn. Got 7 cities now, so...

Things are going quite well! Got 5 cities, all (except Bjergvin) have Barracks, Monuments and Granaries (the ones that have acess to seafood also have trading posts). Fog busting is coming along nicely, Archers for happiness, Open Borders with everyone and Clams for Sheep with Saladin. Waiting...

Thanks! Didn't have to whip any, since I built them all in the capital. I think that would be for the best. Pretty sure most everyone is on the left, which leaves the Celts with me. Hell, might be good to let them develop a couple of cities. Wouldn't have to cut down down so many damn jungles...

Went in a slightly different direction, but I think it's still pretty solid! Managed to get three cities by 2000 BC, got three Work Boats (the third one should get to the final Clams by next turn), some Warriors for fog busting, and I'm on track for the Great Lighthouse.

Okay, so I restarted the game and settled on Marble and got to work. Tried settling two cities by 2000 BC, only managed to settle the second in 1800. On the upside, got three workers, and a couple of warriors that are fog busting. Found some Civs, we got Boudica down south, Arabians west (I...

Hello everyone! After taking a break from Civ4, I've finally decided to get back to it! This time around I decided to go with Ragnar for two reasons. 1. I've only played with the Dutch so far, and I'd like to get out of my comfort zone. 2. I want to do more naval invasions! For that purpose I...

Got a bunch of workers, plan to send some up into my new cities next turn. The 'Mids are done, so are the two settlers. Planning on chopping another Settler in The Hague and settling the rice city. Making the MoM in Utrecht, and removing forests is going nicely. Right, so that's what...

Done. First priority is improving resources, then getting rid of the Jungles. Speaking of which, Maastricht has been found. Will try to improve rice as soon as possible. Amsterdam is growing nicely, and Utrecht should be done with 'Mids in 3 turns, and I'm planning to start building the...

Ah, the famous binary research I've read about. Much obliged!

Good to know! That's the point. I feel like I never get to do big fleet invasions. Seemed like fun. It's just a game I'm running to test out my new found knowledge. Ain't meant to be serious. Yeah, it's probably the worst start I'd ever gotten.

Apparently soon-ish means over a week in my vocabulary. Apologies for the delay. Getting a trade route hooked up with the Hamurabi and Peter (should be done in two turns, give or take). Getting the Elephants hooked up along the way. Honestly, didn't even occur to me. They're usually always...

Sorry! Slipped my mind. Should be there now. Ah, you need roads to trade. Gotcha. They absolutely could, which brings me to... So, per Gumbolt suggestion, I started another game in parallel with this one. And I've discovered quite a few things! One of my earliest mistakes was spacing out...