Recent content by Vatec

Found this article discussing vassals. It sheds a little light on what it takes to make an AI surrender. http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=228750 I've enjoyed this thread quite a bit. I generally do well enough on Prince but haven't made the jump to Monarch, so I found a lot of...

I think what LC means is, if you haven't gotten a worker by the time you get BW, poprush one immediately after getting it.... As for me, I definitely see forests turning into Pyramids. Then again, I'm terrible at early rushes so YMMV.

Sort of. I suspect the problem people have with it is the huge number of units you need to manage near the end. Marathon favors warmongering because you can produce a lot more units for any given time period and units can cover a lot more ground before they become obsolete. The downside is...

Well, I can't say for sure. It might just be Shaka. In one of my (many) replays, he razed a developed science city with the Great Library. Talk about a total barbarian....

Just curious if this mod is compatible with the HOF mod? If so, what would need to be done to make it work? Thanks!

It's definitely a crap shoot. You have to pick the victims carefully. Both Cyrus and Ramesses are pretty good targets, since they are basically "builder" personalities rather than "fighter" personalities. Even with them, if you wait too long to ask for peace (I got away with stealing a Worker...

Have tried it again twice, attempting to fine-tune the strategy and see what lessons can be learned ;^) 1. It's critical to make sure you have enough troops (and the right technologies) to discourage AI adventurism. Every game where I've tried to go with Warriors until the Copper is ready for...

Yah. In my current version of the game, Hannibal marched all the way to the NW and conquered the barbarian city near the horses. I should have gone there, but was too busy keeping cities defended enough to scare off any AI adventurism. AI seems a =lot= stronger than before. For fun games...

Certainly. Doubt I saved the first attempt (which didn't turn out -that- badly, I surrendered when I realized that everyone was going to have Longbows before I even got Gallic Warriors going in real numbers), but if I did, I'll probably submit. If not, I won't ;^) Funny thing is, even...

It's too interesting a map to pass up the opportunity to try different strategies. So far, I've tried two approaches: with and without religion. With religion seems to work a little better, since you -can- switch on demand. Isabella has remained happy with me all game because every she...

Um, because there are people who are iffy about installing any unsigned .exe file from any source they do not trust completely? In other words, because people are afraid of viruses, trojans, key loggers, etc.? Just a thought....

It IS suggested by the time scale and game mechanics: turns take at least a year. In a year, a tank division drives into the town, blows away whatever foolish archers chose to stand and fight, and settles down for restful garrison duty. It is only then they discover that every time they leave...

Count me in! Thanks!

Don't know if it's been mentioned yet in the thread, but I believe the single most critical thing to do is: NEVER trade away Alphabet. Make the AIs work for it. You can end up being the de facto tech broker for the world (or at least your continent) for thousands of years, because the AIs...

I use Slavery for almost the entire game. 1. It's a great way to deal with unhappiness. Just build something that requires 2 population. The first death removes the original angry citizen and the second death removes the new one generated by the whip. 2. It's the perfect way to deal with...