Recent content by Xoon

So I can't build wonders on ley lines either? That sucks because it's the only place I can build Great Zimbabwe (other conditions met) and I have 9 bonuses in that city radius. I was about to obliterate trade in this one.

This hasn't happened to me in the several months that I've had Barbarian Clan mode, but it's now happened twice in the past two days. I will be occupying a barbarian camp, getting ready to disburse next turn. Then an adjacent unit from a city state or other civ will sweep over my warrior and...

Yeah, I guess I just thought the units had to be in the actual city to get the defense bump. Didn't know that upgrading a pike and shot 1000 miles away made your city almost impregnable. I think in this instance, they just upgraded from an archer being the top ranged unit to a ranger or...

No, so I played a few more rounds and healed up then went again, and that city's attack now does 81 HP. No environmental effects or hidden units. It was definitely a city strike. Okay, that may be right. When I say the city strength was the same, I meant the wall strength of 50. But I guess...

So this crossbowman has taken 3 shots at Yokib and absorbed 3 city strikes totaling 28 HP of damage. The next round, no units will move into Yokib and its defense rating will not jump up but it will wipe out that crossbowman (72 HPs) with one shot. Is there an in-game explanation for this that...

This is a good one. I'm still learning how to leverage city states. Like just because I can suzerain one doesn't always mean I get any benefit from it (at the moment)

This might be only on the maps I play or whatever, but on the higher difficulties, I find if I don't get to a city state with my first warrior, I'm not getting to them first at all. In about 50% of my starts, I pop a scout with a goody hut anyway early on, so then I have 2 units with very little...

Yeah, I've finally gotten to the point where I don't feel like I'm missing out by not getting a religion. Basically my rule is if a leader's unique abilities rely on religion, I make a play for it, but if not I just move on. It just takes too much investment in the higher levels.

What are some basic mistakes you still see players do (or you catch yourself doing) regularly that should never be done? I'm mainly starting this to identify and self-correct any bad habits I have. One I noticed I still do is move several tiles at a time. There's really no reason to do this...

So I usually just quick save when I'm done playing. But I also run games with my kids. I'm usually good about saving their on a separate slot. But this latest time playing the kid's game I just out of habit quick saved her game over my latest game. Is there any strange workaround or whatever for...

Has that always been the case because I'm almost certain I had a city leveled by barbs at some point. Regardless, replace that with Gilgamesh and it's the same result.

It seems there's really two types of player. One who reads and studies strategies, theory games, and min/maxes to try to squeeze that one extra production out of a forest chop and then the other type who randomizes their leader, has no real victory condition in mind, maybe checks their city...

No mods other than just what comes with the expansions. But not having gold for upkeep makes the most sense. The timing sure was poor though.

So I'm playing Turkey and I'm slaying with these city state levies. I meet Persia and Ngazargamu is plenty hale to levy and wipe them out. I have one turn to go before I have enough cash to turn them and more than half their army just vanishes into thin air! No battles no nothing. The first...

I really don't have a problem with the system. It's just strange that I NEVER have iron. Just started a new one on Deity and there was nothing without fighting through 2 distant Peter cities first. I'm thinking it has to be more than coincidence. If I get one even reasonably close, I'll be able...