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Companions are incredibly good in my experience. They are powerful enough early on to storm even walled cities if you are smart about it. But what really makes them great is their speed. Even when I was using cavalry and rifles or infantry, I still kept a small force of companions around...

Damn, I thought I had the fastest time, then you post right before me and beat me by a mere 3 turns. :mad: Oh well, congrats on being number one so far :goodjob:

I actually thought I was going a little slow on this one, but I still did it in one sitting. Build/research ordrer: Opening moves: Mid-game: Wu: Endgame--Nobunaga: I never played any GOTMs before. Now I can't wait for the next one.

Excellent point about the Janissaries. In the 15 and 1600s bows were certainly in decline. I think that was likely because armor in Europe had improved by that period to the point where bows could no longer Agincourt-ify an attacking army, and mass warfare was beginning to develop, along with...

I could definitely agree to that, give archers only one range, but either some better melee strength, an extra move, or can move after firing so they can skirmish. Then give rifles and infantry a similar setup.

I don't think Rhye is planning on working out a sequel for 5. But there are plenty of modders out there who will surely give us something great. Hell I'm more anxious now for the SDK to come out than I was for the actual game. If you really liked RFC like I do, then make a mod yourself...

I started on civ3, but was never particularly good, and stopped playing for a while. But I really stepped up my game in civ 4. Never really became an ace till BTS though. Play a few games on quick or normal speed and a smallish map with other settings random, and try to vary your strategy...

Yeah, the first game I won, I was using muskets in the early eighteen hundreds, then researched the tech for mechanized infantry, jumping straight over rifles and infantry. It was a shame I never got to use them though, since I won domination before the first one was finished. Especially since...

Machu Pichu is excellent if you have a large empire with lots of trade income.

Ranged attacks for rifles and higher gunpowder units.

1. Yes, but I wouldn't hold my breath, it'll probably be in an expansion rather than a patch. 2. Would be true if the AI could use smart tactics. In my Greek game they showed some promise, for instance by managing to flank me and hit my cannons or by dogpiling my companion cavalry, but...

We'll definitely have to mod that in soon. But I think a more pressing issue is upping embark speed. It makes no sense that overland travel even before railroads should be quicker than overseas travel.

I had the exact opposite problem. I took out Persia's capitol, and three other cities, and they offered me no less than six cities (they only had seven left) all their resources, and ever bit of gold in their treasury for peace. The funny part was, as soon as I got peace with them. Saladin...

Then go into diplomacy with someone. Where you see your list of resources to trade, it will tell you how many you have.

True, but Bushido applies to all Japanese units, not just samurai, so a samurai is still not much better than a hypothetical Japanese longswordsman. Personally, I think a movement bonus to represent the fact that they often rode into battle, would put samurai up to snuff.