Recent content by The Bowman

I know you are not running a merchant economy for each city, but you did have a merchant-SE for your gold producting city. There is a thread here on the subject regarding that, and has caused me a lot of food for thought http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=221753 I would like...

So he turned his science off for that shot, I got it now. But in another thread on the forum I have been reading how merchant economies are still detrimental.

I have some questions about the screenshot with the merchant economy. You do have an impressive gold output from that city. However I am very surprised why the science breakers are so low. Only 30, for a city that large? You have some matured cottages there, and still the beaker count is...

I 'wonder', why did you go through the custom map set-up?

There are at least a couple deity players who can still grab the Pyramids just about every time. And since there is no level above deity, how can they possibly move up? I understand some of what you guys are saying, in general.

If he gave you money, then he probably feared you. Which means he probably would not have attacked anyhow.

In civ III I remember building maybe a couple in all that time. In civ IV, I built a total of 0. So yes, they were not that great, but at least had some use in Civ III. I found them almost pointless in the newer series, though I have yet to try out BtS, so perhaps Firaxis realized they made...

@ OP I would like to play out this one for myself, but a LARGE map setting would add more AIs, etc. and that would slow down my cpu even moreso :( @ Snaaty I believe Obsolete tries to avoid founding religions. He definitely seems to get upset when grabbing more than one of them on his...

Approximate dates wont work, because sometimes AI get the resources to boost the wonders, other times they don't. Sometimes you get an AI who is industrious, and has the techs to grab a certain wonder right off the bat, other times you don't. Sometimes the AI stumbles across a hut that gives...

Because of the added woodsman level promotion in BtS (they did add an extra one did they not?) This also should add more benefits to leaving forests around. Most certainly if you have bonuses for GG points. I don't do much GG mining, but I know some strong players go after them like...

There is a game on the forum listed here Ghandi played on Emperor where the leader only had 1 hill on a shoreline, and didn't even bother mining it the whole game. Once you see what he made out of it, you'll realize getting hills is very over-rated.

Your wording looks a bit weird. Putting a workshop on floodplains will still remove food, not gain over-all. Also, a floodplain will produce health problems, not gain you any health.

I think you answered your own question about "asking for too much". 4 hills? I can see why you are hardly satisfied while playing. I have seen cases where even just a single hill was more than enough for a full based Wonder Economy. (If you can play it right). I also think you are...

The best name I've heard for that wonder yet. We really ought to make a good wonder list for all of these :)

I believe you are refering to the way he took big advantage of Napoleon, Brennus, etc. It should also not be forgotten that he even DID attack those leaders at one point or another. And yet, was still able to keep on friendly terms despite the diplomatic penalties.