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    Why isn't there a Sid Meyer's Civilization MMORPG for me to play?

    Because CIV as it currently exists is a far superior concept than any MMORPG will ever be. Civ is a game - it has a beginning, a challenging set of circumstances, and an end in your success or failure. MMORPGs are not games. They are pretend - like when you were 5 years old. You put on...
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    European Union v.2.0

    I wouldn't say it was a joke - but it certainly was tongue in cheek. Just imagine I was smirking when I said it. I just spent two months near both Berlin and Munich. And with the exception of the agricultural sector - the vast majority of Germans I spoke with were in favor of the...
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    Civ4 Interview @ Strategy Informer

    Does anyone else think that not having Fortify on first turn will be a big change in some strategies? It seems to me we will likely need to concentrate at least a little more on defense. I usually only keep 1 or 2 units fortified in cities once I have railroads. Then just keep a small stack...
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    what do you consider a big army?

    Yes - in Conquests air units have a re-base limit of 6x Operational Range. It was to balance out the new lethal air bombardment. This is really only an issue on Huge maps. Even then I can get Stealth Bombers anywhere in 2 turns.
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    what do you consider a big army?

    Well on my current game as the Romans - Huge Map with 16 Civs - it's Modern Ages. Only 7 of the Civs are left. I control 80% of my continent which is the largest. My ground defensive forces consist of 510 Mech. Inf. backed up by 30 Mobile SAMs which I can move into place. Air defenses...
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    Firaxis where you want to go?

    This is generally true when you are patching something for the same features. For example - Windows 95 to Windows 98 (OK - bad example :-) ) It was my understanding that the engine for Civ III was based on Alpha Centauri's engine or an even older engine. While the games have similar...
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    Abandon City?

    There are no (or very few) resistors when you artillery or bomb the city down a few sizes before you take it. Then you don't worry about having to raze or abandon. So no rep hit. Less chance of flip, etc.
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    How many AI Civs do you play with?

    I've found that adjuting the AI Agression (available with Conquests) can make for different games when playing with modded civ numbers. For example I have a rather fun game going right now. Huge map, Continents with Large Land Masses. 20 Civs with the AI Agression set to highest. I was...
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    Do you play Civ at work ?

    Since I'm a Network Field Engineer my days are always flexible - though long - so I often get an hour or two in during the day. Besides that I'm in here mostly reading and learning what I can. Usually I play quick Tiny maps at work and save the long Huge Epic games for home. This way I have...
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    How logn can a game og past 2050/howl ogn has yr lognest game gone?

    That's an extra 430 turns I've played. I keep several games going at once and this has probably been the longest ever. i actully won the game by Space Race in 1980 but I want to destory everyone (it's an evil tendency I have :-) ). Actually it was quite a fun game as I was the Greeks - and...
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    Civ4 or Alpha Centauri 2

    Wouldn't it be cool if the SpaceShip you built in Civ4 actually opened up a new map of Alpha Centauri. With all the new techs and everything. That could be one LOOOONG game though. Then you'd have to defend against the neigboring Civs and the Aliens at the same time. Whoa! There could...
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    Organize LAN Games

    I can't believe there aren't any Fanatics out there who would love some LAN playing Civ madness! Just imagine the scene. A room full of HUMAN opponents for you to try your best strategies with. Pizza and beer all around! Maybe my location is bad? Pehaps someone else could suggest a...
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    What would the ultimate City Area Look Like?

    That's what I'm looking for! Has anybody worked out the math to determine what the optimum number of each would be? Too many FP tiles and you'd waste the production. Too few and you'd waste the population. The scenario I'm going to make if something like this: Pangea Huge Map 7 AI All...
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    What would the ultimate City Area Look Like?

    Sorry - to clarify - this would be exclusive of any resources. Just base terrain types. So my thoughts would have been Flood Plains since they offer the highest food and Mountains since when they are mined give the highest production.
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    Organize LAN Games

    OK - I've tried this before but since it's been a while. CivFanatics! We have organized games of all different types except one. Direct MultiPlayer LAN types - more along the lines of how FPS games organize. I'm throwing this out to see if anyone would be interested in this type of game...
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