A queston on automatic workers

[Blanchflower]

Hi everyone. I have a question regarding the advanced buttons on worker management. It deals with SHIFT-A (No Altering). What does this mean? Does it mean that the workers WILL NOT alter any improvements when this automatic command is issued?

And by the way, I finally won my first Emperor match with against a single AI opponent. Now I will be trying to go for a Demigod victory! Any tips would be helpful here!

Thanks for replying!

 

[Sashie VII]

I haven't used that button for a long time now, but AFAIK workers will automatically improve tiles without changing existing improvements.

In my opinion, the best tip is to look in the War Academy

 

[Blanchflower]

I haven't used that button for a long time now, but AFAIK workers will automatically improve tiles without changing existing improvements.

In my opinion, the best tip is to look in the War Academy

Thanks for the reply my friend!

 

[Peebo]

yeah, basically they won't change irrigation to mines and vice versa, but they'll continue making all other improvements.

 

[Turner]

And then move on to the next city. Ctrl-Shift-I would be "Automate, No Altering, this city only", which is probably better to use if you must automate so that you keep them confined.

 

[Spoonwood]

Why would you automate workers?

 

[The Professor]

I will be trying to go for a Demigod victory! Any tips would be helpful here!

Well, my first tip would be: Don't automate workers. Although Shift-A is probably better than just plain automating them, I would still prefer to be the one telling the workers which tiles to improve first. Especially on higher levels.

 

[ecuwins]

The only exception to "never automate" that I can think of is Shift-P. This automates but will only clean pollution. That being said, once ALL tiles are worked, then this would be acceptable.

 

[Turner]

I'll automate late in the game for pollution (which is almost a given, unless I have damage/pollution that is separated from me by enemy territory) and if I'm tired of telling the workers what to do and it's harmless to automate them in a city, like where the hill/mountain tiles need improvement.