a noob says hello.

[cthom]

now playing my second game(on warlord level, i jumped right in on my first at noble- ouch).
first thing is barbs- i have never built/lost so many scouts before! if that is normal barb activity, i shudder to think what raging is like. but they don't seem to be very bright (not attacking units next to them). is that to do with level?
second thing is the turn counter. is there any mod that turns this into something more like time passing (similar to era changes)?

oh, and i've just lost govannen

 

[Nikis-Knight]

As for barbarian activity, I believe I read somewhere that, like in vanilla, barbarian units attack more or less randomly, but are more likely to attack on higher difficulty.
Speaking of which, after you get some of the basics down, I recommend playing a level higher than you would on unmodded civ.

oh, and i've just lost govannen

There will be a national wonder you get as compensation--the shrine of the champion.

 

[cthom]

ah! yes, i've built that shrine. i didn't realise i had to lose someone first. i've d/l the pdf manual, so hopefully i'll get more of a clue what i'm doing after i read it.