Recent content by Stumpy123

Hello all: I was playing Civ4, BTS on version 3.17 and noticed that inflation seems to apply to corporations again. It is 1917AD in my game and inflation is at 101%. The corporation advisor says Cereal Mills should cost 8 gold for Ectabana and 7 for Persepolis, but if you go into the city...

Sounds to me like it's a case of spearmen killing tanks in a different wrapper. Some justify its occurance by saying the unit is not actually a longbowmen, but represents a rather undertrained and underequipped gunpowder unit; the odds of winning for the "longbowmen" are then still very low...

First off, welcome to the forums:) . Glad to see you're interested in Civ 4. I won't lie to you; TBS and RTS are very different creatures. RTS are very quick, brutal, and tactical, while TBS is much more deliberate and strategic. Going from RTS and TBS will require some adjustment and...

First, let me say welcome to the wonderful world of Civ 4:) . Second, it's good to just play some games to get a feel for it, to get used to the technology tree, building armies, learning the interface, etc. Once you learn, the real challenge lies in not letting it take over your life:lol: ...

The northern city site is great for whipping in addition to drafting; you should be able to get some good stuff from it even if you eventually switch to caste system. Also, the hills will help in production, so it doesn't take 150+ turns to build something. I also noticed your homeland has a...

Hitting the enemy early, fast, and hard can cripple them permanently. I played a Prince game as Julius Caesar, and nailed the Zulu before they got iron or copper, and therefore Impi. I managed to kill off some of their early cities before they really got dug in, as well as some of their...

Archers can do a pretty decent job in defending cities, even against axes and swords. Build some barracks to give your archers city garrison to improve city defense. If you have the protective trait, then you can make your cities very difficult to take. Also, some of your border cities may...

I am somewhat new to the concept of rushing to get the Pyramids by either building it outright or using something like the Oracle and Metal Casting. I have tried a few games (not all the way through, though) using a specialist economy; the effect of representation through the pyramids in...

Recently, I began trying out the SE. I played as Ghandhi just now, and managed to get Hinduism, the Great Wall, and the Great Pyramids. I have about 4 cities, and decent production in the capital. The problem I have had is balancing this out with getting even more cities, and more...

Hey all, I recently started playing this game again, and applying what I learned from Civ 3. Having fun so far, but have a quick question: does having several forest tiles next together improve the rate at which forest expands into empty tiles, or is it the same as having only 1 tile of forest...

I'm with Lord Iggy. I've got another week to go until break... stupid finals:mad: Anyhow, this is good as always, and its all wrapped up now. The only question I have is this: why don't you use Communism? This is Conquests, so you can gain enough shields and commerce from to make up for the...

I like this story. I read the Tokugawa Dynasty, and that was pretty solid too. You're doing good and have a good number of cities, but I think you should fill in that empty land to the south before someone starts sending settlers through your land or England resettles. Otherwise, good job on...

First off, I'm a long-time lurker, but first time poster. I've been following this fine performance from early on. Anyway, keep up the good work, and don't feel too bad about losing those cavalries. You have tanks now, and burning your enemies with those will feel that much better now:)

In my game, I am currently 1 turn from combustion. This isn't my first modern navy, as I primarily stick to destroyers, aircraft carriers, and battleships. I don't really use cruisers, as they are only decent at speed and power; if I want speed, I use a destroyer, and a battleship if I need...

I'd say arties of all kinds are worth it, no matter what you do. In my experience, the RNG never, ever, ever, EVER, lets you just *kill* a unit. Instead, it always seems to scratch off 1-3 hit points of your attacking unit, which is realistic really; you would take losses in real life even if...