Recent content by theRUFFIAN

I have only tried feudalism once so far, but I’ll give it a shot in the next game if it is feasible. It looks great on the surface of it for warmongering, idk why there’s so many feudalism haters out there. It seems great for invading an enemy, razing their cities, and using your own settlers to...

I tend to use the hydro power from Hoover to assist in the production of nuclear plants in the core. A nuke plant can be built in just 5 or 6 turns in general if you already have a hydro plant, so you’re only missing out on a couple of units being produced. It pays for itself in the same amount...

Imagine though if that gold revenue from trading your luxes didn’t have to go to unit support. I know it’s not a huge factor, but if you didn’t need half of those workers, that golf could be used for other stuff like unit rushing or spy missions. Or could even be traded for some other resource...

I would personally recommend the Chinese. Their militaristic/industrious combo is great for this war, build, war, build type of strategy. In the early game, you can use that small production bonus to simply outnumber your first neighbor and take their land. Don’t go up against someone with a...

I am trying to do some cost/benefit analysis for the late game. I am usually in Republic, with 1/3/4 unit support and 2 gpt for each unit above that. Let’s assume I have more units than can be supported, so I am paying the 1 gpt for additional units. By the modern era, I have railed everything...

Just wondering if there’s any way to snag this iron resource. Located on a two square island, both squares are mountains so I can’t build a city there. Is there some method such as, say, a colony and an airfield that would grant me access to the iron?