I have been playing civ2 since it was first published, but I've only ever played it on the Chieften difficulty level. I have tried playing on higher difficulty levels but one I get so frustrated when picking which advancements to research because I don't understand how the tree works, apparently.
I know the only prerequisite for 'Writing' is 'Alphabet', and whenever I discover the Alphabet on the Chieften difficulty level I can right-away research Writing. But when I up the difficulty to Warlord and research Alphabet, I'm still not able to research writing. After I research Code of Laws I can again research Writing, but Code of Laws is not a prerequisite!
I believe it has something to do with the categories of advances (e.g. Military, Economic, Social, Academic, and Applied), but I can't for the life of me figure out what mechanic is determining which advances I can and cannot learn in which order. Furthermore, I can't find any forum or faq online that explains this and the game manual is silent. Can anyone please shed some light on this for me?
I know the only prerequisite for 'Writing' is 'Alphabet', and whenever I discover the Alphabet on the Chieften difficulty level I can right-away research Writing. But when I up the difficulty to Warlord and research Alphabet, I'm still not able to research writing. After I research Code of Laws I can again research Writing, but Code of Laws is not a prerequisite!
I believe it has something to do with the categories of advances (e.g. Military, Economic, Social, Academic, and Applied), but I can't for the life of me figure out what mechanic is determining which advances I can and cannot learn in which order. Furthermore, I can't find any forum or faq online that explains this and the game manual is silent. Can anyone please shed some light on this for me?