Recent content by Sporaticus

Has anyone seen this? I noticed that promotion saving did not work correctly in several MP games, then had it on in a SP game with the turn timer enabled. Sure enough, units would not move until I game them their promotions. I'll try another one and make a save game if I see it happen again.

I've seen this also. Unless I am at war, and they are blocking off a food source, I ignore them. If it is Dido, I instruct my defenders to fold up dollar bills and throw them off the battlements so she will keep it up......

If I am using the barb camp as a "culture farm" I will immediately kill any scout that comes near. I also immediately, and without reservation, kill any missionary or prophet that I see in my territory. Most of the time, my defenses are up to the task of repelling the AI invasions. In those rare...

The entire time you are at the restaurant, she will be secretly building up a collection of knives and forks under the table. Then, when you lean over to get real friendly, she ATTACKS!!!!!! Well, that's because "she" is really Alexander......

Good point! It is odd, though, considering that G&K is still *almost* as much of a mandatory military game as the previous version. I should think that defense would override all other considerations. It certainly is when I decide where to settle.

They're ALL useless. So are the yellow "settle here" arrows. Yea, like I'm going to settle on a FLAT tile on the same side of a river as the AI who is less than 20 tiles away? Fat <snipping> chance! I'm settling on the HILL on MY side of the <snipping> river! That sponge-for-brians military...

Lately, it's been Small Continents, Small or Standard Size, Epic, Prince, Netherlands, Random Opponents. These options usually provide me with a solid 3 or 4 city start, and it's just <sniploads> of FUN once I get Navigation. Give me a couple of frigates and a few Sea Beggars, and the AIs are...

Dang, this is all too complicated for old <snippers> like me to keep track of. It's much easier for me to actually *be* a warmonger. Like a famous man once said "...enough talk, lets git t' the killin"!

With a redneck twang: diyeeeeeeDO

Dang, I wish I could do that! Well, thanks to my alcoholic neighbors, I am wide awake and have nothing better to do than play some Civ! I may as well snag another achievement......

I had Lhasa do something similar when I was conducting a proxy war against the Ottomans. I kept gifting them artillery and cavalry, and they eventually conquered and razed a minor city. After a while, I got bored and took Istanbul myself. Lhasa had left me with a nice, prepared space for a city...

Theodora's Revenge Take THAT, you muffin-sucking sponge lickers!!!! Let's see you take my capitol NOW!!!!! I decided to establish a bit more secure perimeter before placing the bait city and....welll....got sort of carried away. I can still give Ghandi one on the other side of London.

Nah, it's reasonable and justified payback for all the dirty tricks the AI plays. An AI with alot of cash will not hesitate to offer an RA deal to get the last of mine, then DoW. I've also had a "Friend" beg me for free gold and DoW. The AIs are filthy, backstabbing, deceptive godless vermin...

You know, it occurs to me that I could use this to my benefit by NOT sharing, then preparing my own assault on one (*drools* or BOTH) of the two AIs, since I will know in advance that their military forces will be occupied.

I'll try it again and put the Bait City on the far side of the two closest AIs. I was using the 1 culture per pasture pantheon, and it was working out pretty good. I believe that someone else snatched up the desert pantheon before I could select it. This was actually a very informative...