Recent content by Zibong

Been a while since I saw the numbers, but if I recall correctly, a unit that wins a defensive battle can also trigger a GA. I can't imagine Netherlands initiating a GA through battle if they actually had to ATTACK with Swiss Mercs.

One of the biggest disadvantages of Civs like Maya, Aztec, Sumeria, etc. with early UUs is that if their warrior/spearman/archer replacemets wins a battle before you can switch out of Despotism, you can't take full advantage of your Golden Age. Mayans get so many bonuses otherwise, though, that...

Ugh. The winner of that 'New 7 Wonders' contest that irked me the most was the Christ the Redeemer statue. Angkor, St. Basil's, Hagia Sophia, and a whole bunch of others that were snubbed present greater engineering and artistic challenges than Christ the Redeemer.

Buzzzzz. No, they can't. See below. Wait, wait. Maybe it's the hour, but are you seriously crediting George Washington alone for the creation of modern democracy? :eek: Look, our nation is the only remaining Superpower in today's world, and George Washington played a major role in its...

Because their contributions to history fundamentally changed the way all of humanity looks at the world. Can Washington or Lincoln claim that? It is far easier to criticize another's ideas than it is to think of your own ideas. Are you going to offer your own ideas as to why Washington and...

... except that Tours took place in 732, and Charlemagne was born around 742.

Considering the full scope of six thousand years of human history, the US has only had an effect on the last two hundred. While the population of the planet is larger that it has ever been, and the US holds the dominant role in world politics for the forseeable future, its effect on world...

Mythical? Other than Jesus, whose physical existence could be argued either way, who exactly on that list is considered mythical? Edit: Whoops, missed Moses... better double check... nah, just Jesus and Moses then. Anyone else?

Man, I've seen this in the other thread, but that is a crappy start location for a Deity game. Good luck.

I have that book; it's an interesting read for any histroy buff. The order that the OP listed these names is the actual order that the author of the book gave. In other words, Muhammed is #1, Newton is #2, Christ is #3 and so forth. As mentioned by a previous poster, Christ is only half...

<nitpick> A) It was the Incas, not the "aztecks". B) It's spelled 'Aztecs'. :splat: </nitpick>

There's no bug; your population is too high (8, from the looks of your pic). Smaller cities (i.e. towns, 6 pop or less) require less stored food to grow. The point of the trick is to ensure that the city never exceeds a population of 6, yet still be able to produce either 5 surplus food + 7~8...

Now you see why it's called DemoCRAZY 'round here. You'd have to be CRAZY to switch into it from Republic! :lol: With the unit support granted to Republic in C3C, Republic is given one key advantage that -- when combined with lower War Weariness -- more than balances out all the minor...

Even as a Democracy, WITH a commercial Civ and a Courthouse, Police Station, and WLTKD in effect, the far-away cities still lose over 50% of their shields and commerce to waste/corruption. As stated earlier, use them as Scientist farms instead because they will only ever be marginally productive.

I swear, Communications moved to Printing Press from Writing, World & Territory maps moved to Navigation from Map Making. I guess we're expected to just bash each other's heads in all the way up to the late Medeival. Diplomacy? I gots your diplomacy right 'ere! *stab*