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My memory is a bit fuzzy on this, but you might get 2 tile range with modern artillery in civ4.

I think this was one the most important things to realize and capitalize on for my own games. You can absolutely crush AI's with less than 0.5 power ratio against theirs, the AI does not know to how to war. The AI will not continue to use the whip as the human player should, so the power spike...

I feel like settling 1NE of copper to spare a grassland (and gain a plains hill, though a minor benefit), downside is you lose a forest

Okay, so it is the cost of the sabotage that changes. Learn something new even after 15 years!

I don't for a second doubt that you are not correct about this, but can you confirm that the thinking below is correct? If I understand correcly, the city revolt espionage cost goes up by the corresponding amount to the current build of the city, ie. the city is building a wonder the espionage...

On emperor, I think the telling sign is to see if there is a third city early. If not, the AI is building a wonder and crippling itself.

But will an emperor AI be fast enough to build anything of value before the inevitable conquest? :scan: Will you wait for pyramids to be built? What is the best case scenario if you can't get pyramids?

Indeed, if you should post a shadow game, go for emperor at the very least! The move to emperor from monarch is not that big when you have an idea about what you are doing.

You can use use agressive AI, however this is a bit gamey and not in line with the normal games usually posted here.

You kill the closest neighbour and take the land that civ was supposed to have. Not to mention the capital is bound to have a good spot anyway. Send the quechuas to choke the next closest civ. Just tech away at this point and play like normal. Just that you got a free few cities and workers to...

you can and this is what makes them strong, easily the strongest civ in the game if such strategies are what you want to go for :)

Yes that is the one I was thinking of, thanks!

Can anyone remember which game of Lain's was it where he wandered off with his settler in the beginning? Iirc he shared an island with Shaka in that game.

When you can save worker turns by not combining workers, most likely in the early game, it makes no sense to combine workers. A turn saved at t30 is 10 turns saved at turn 100. It is very important to micro them as much as you can to reap the full benefit early on, because the early micro will...

I can't offer you much help but a certain someone has made a video on the topic that you migth find helpful :D