Recent content by zak

In my opinion, it would be a mistake to assume that the mere existence of infinite universes implies that every possible universe exists. The numbers 1, 2, 3... are infinite, yet do not contain 1.5. Similarly, even if you believe that every decision point is played out both ways (or spawns a...

The fact that you went from +5 to -20 doesn't necessarily mean you aren't earning enough. As many have noted, when going to republic, you lose the free unit support. However, in republic you also earn a lot more commerce/gold (up to twice as much). So, for example, if you have the science...

If I have 1 turn left until I get Theory of Evolution and 1 turn left until I finish researching a tech, will TOE give me 2 new techs or will one of the bonus techs be wasted on the tech I'm about to finish anyway (Vanilla Civ 1.29f) Thanks in advance!

I'm a new player, I've only played 5 games, but the last 3 I've been able to build iron works. Last game it was my Forbidden Palace city, the game before that it was my capitol. Every game I've played so far has been with the default settings (standard map 7 AI civs). I've been starting in...

--------------------------------- Cromagnon wrote: The difficult decision to make is "how much should be awarded?" How do you place a price on someone's life, or arm, or leg? I don't have any specific answers, but IMHO, any award should cover the medical costs accrued because of the...

I play on regent, and I don't pay tribute. Early in the game I put an emphasis on connecting my cities and building defensive units (although this hurts my early growth somewhat and I doubt I could get away with it on higher levels). I don't get a lot of tribute demands, and when they do, they...

If money is in short supply so you can't rush a courthouse, you can build units in cities with little corruption and disband them in cities with high corruption.

I was planning to make GOTM17 my first GOTM. Looking through the GOTM web pages, there is a button for "Code of Conduct" in with other links (for the GOTM FAQ and Hall of Fame) but it's not a link, just text. Is there a Code of Conduct available to read? Also it was recommended earlier in...

Actually, I would say lot's of immortals. They have the same attack as a knight, and knights can't retreat against Impis and they are not going to defend in a stack containing musketmen. Your cities can produce 2 immortals for every knight, so keep churning them out. Playing Persia, you can...

My last 2 games I've been able to build the Iron Works, through no fault of my own. The first time I took Tokyo from the Japanese during ancient times. It was in a lousy location, wedged between mountains and tundra. It turned out to be an ironworks site, but the terrain was so bad it still...

Sigh, this always happens with me. (Although I'm only in my 4th game, so perhaps always is misleading). I need a resource, I build up a military, I take the resource, I have all these extra offensive units I'm paying upkeep on...

Just to clarify, is this the same formula for culture flipping an AI city? (i.e. a city that has had no previous owners.) Just to take an example from a game I'm currently playing, am I figuring this right: T=12; 12 Tiles of the city radius within my cultural boundary. F=0; I've never...