A Guide to Civics

[Pfeffersack]

A new book entry has been added:

[drupal=49]A Guide to Civics[/drupal]

The intention of this article is to give hints and tips about when and how to use the different Civics in Civilization 4.

For each civic there is a note on availability, followed by a short description of the effects/costs, diplomatic implications, comments on synergy with other game elements (other civics, leader traits, buildings, game settings, common strategies) and a final summary on the usefulness of the civic.

Any Feedback is highly appreciated and the guide will be updated with comments and strategies people post here (credits will be given here in the first post).My (high) aim is to provide a comprehensive database on the complex subject of civics.

Additional Credits for contributing interesting aspects, strategies and correcting inadequate information: genjiboy, Heroes, Krikkitone, Orca, Samson.

 

[Hummingbird]

Can we have this article updated to take into account the effect of corporations?

From my experience the corporations--when used correctly--can create a huge advantage for Civilizations using the free-market civic (or the environmentalism civic, which can actually be worth switching too once you have corporations up and running).

New players who are just starting with BTS will not be given the whole story.