I have been playing since Civ 1 in the early 90s. And I have lurked here for years, but only got around to signing up last fall, and have only made a few posts since then.
I know a lot of CivFanatics don't care about Achievements. But I was thrilled when I hit 113 over the weekend. Of course, now we are waiting for the new ones to be unlocked, hopefully this week. And I know I am definitely not the first to 113, but decided to put up a poll to see how many of you have done it (without using any cheat files).
In the past week, I finally achieved several that I thought I might never get, and will pass along my hints.
For "You are a terrible person" select a duel map with China as your only opponent. Build several settlers and surround China. Be prepared to chop an encampment when you see him start a wonder. You may have to declare war and steal his builder to prevent him from completing the wonder before you complete your encampment.
For both "What do you mean, active volcano?" and for "100th anniversary", choose a huge map, and a cold climate. Eyjafyallajokull, Crater Lake and Yosemite all seem to have a cold start bias. Although you need a huge map, delete all but a couple of AI opponents to give you room to settle near those wonders.
For "Finn MacCool's pipe organ" again choose a huge map. But this time add a couple of extra AI opponents. With 14 or 15 AI's, you should have 20 -22 city states, almost guaranteeing that Armagh will be in the game. You still have to get lucky on the Giant's causeway.
For those last three, try to get them sooner rather than later. With more DLC's coming, there will probably be more new natural wonders and new city states. The more there are, the more difficult it will be to get the right combination.
Which ones have been most difficult for you to achieve?
I know a lot of CivFanatics don't care about Achievements. But I was thrilled when I hit 113 over the weekend. Of course, now we are waiting for the new ones to be unlocked, hopefully this week. And I know I am definitely not the first to 113, but decided to put up a poll to see how many of you have done it (without using any cheat files).
In the past week, I finally achieved several that I thought I might never get, and will pass along my hints.
For "You are a terrible person" select a duel map with China as your only opponent. Build several settlers and surround China. Be prepared to chop an encampment when you see him start a wonder. You may have to declare war and steal his builder to prevent him from completing the wonder before you complete your encampment.
For both "What do you mean, active volcano?" and for "100th anniversary", choose a huge map, and a cold climate. Eyjafyallajokull, Crater Lake and Yosemite all seem to have a cold start bias. Although you need a huge map, delete all but a couple of AI opponents to give you room to settle near those wonders.
For "Finn MacCool's pipe organ" again choose a huge map. But this time add a couple of extra AI opponents. With 14 or 15 AI's, you should have 20 -22 city states, almost guaranteeing that Armagh will be in the game. You still have to get lucky on the Giant's causeway.
For those last three, try to get them sooner rather than later. With more DLC's coming, there will probably be more new natural wonders and new city states. The more there are, the more difficult it will be to get the right combination.
Which ones have been most difficult for you to achieve?
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