A question

[Nilef]

Hello. I've been lurking these forums for about 2 years or around that sort of time.

Anyway, I have some questions:

1. Is it possible to "merge" mods? Like, say I have a mod which adds a leaderhead, and one which adds units. Could I play both at the same time?

2. Do any of you know of a good "Modern War" type Mod which adds various helicopters, ships and what-not?

3. This is a more "tactical" question: I generally like to play a sort of isolationist role. I like to start on a fairly large and resourceful island and make sure that by the end of BC, i'm the only person there. However, I notice that A) I get massacred in war and only when I get a seemly random production boost do I pummel them with sucide attacks untill I win. This happens even when I am very much superior and use units which are better-suited towards fighting the units of the enemy.

And B) I find that when I move my units towards a Civ which has started on a large continent with other civs, I get mauled! Even when I have a fairly large force. I always thought it better not to start near others in order to secure more resources and spend less time and production on building an army. Am I incorrect?


My apologies if in my two years of lurking, I have still not figured out where to put the thread

 

[mechaerik]

1) Yes, with a little bit of XML merging, nothing major. Could be done in about half an hour.

2) VD has a modern era expansion. VD adds tons of new flavor units to the game (flavor unit = example: an axeman that has all the same stats, but the Axeman for say France will look different than one being used by Ethiopia). I've never played just VD though.

3)
A) Build MOAR SIEGE!!!
B) Build MOAR SIEGE!!!

 

[Nilef]

VD?

I use Catapults and artillery a lot, but doesn't make too much of a difference.

 

[phungus420]

Check out the mod in my sig for a modern expansion.

 

[mechaerik]

VD?

I use Catapults and artillery a lot, but doesn't make too much of a difference.

If it doesn't make a difference, bring MOAR SIEGE!!!!!


I've had Archers(!) get >99.9% odds against Knights because of siege. Suicide a few siege units, and total losses will be minimal. Sometimes (especially when I get cannons) siege consists of half my invasion force.



VD= http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=237192

 

[Nilef]

Thanks guys. I'm about to go play a game through the whole morning, so i'll get back to you with the news on if siege worked or not

 

[Rooftrellen]

If more siege doesn't work, try even more.

I only had one time that I felt I had too much siege, my first game of BTS when I had a stack of catapaults only...and when I realized they couldn't kill anymore, I just quit.

Other than that one time, I have never had a situation when I would trade a single siege unit for an attacking unit, even if it meant taking a city in multiple turns...after all, its just more exp for the siege weapons!