Automating: What Do You Think?

[AnarchyBoy]

As my civilization starts to get larger, I like to automate my settlers and set some of my cities to auto-build. The problem is that the AI makes pretty stupid decisions and ruins my cities and wastes my settlers' time. If I don't automate, I do so much micro-managing each turn takes forever! Any advice?

 

[anarchywrksbest]

Live with it! The AI sucks at managing cities. I personally enjoy micrmanaging my Civ.

 

[moof]

The automation is worst than useless.

Micro-management is a necessary part of the game.

There are so many ways that valuable settler time & shields can be wasted we will not even bother to list them.

This hardly qualifies as a tip but do not ever automate anything in Civ 2.

The goto command is not even trustworthy for more than a few spaces at a time.

 

[Dark Ascendant]

Micromanaging is part of the game. Ilove this game because it isn't all war. Strategy, politics, economics, foreign affairs, domestic affair and empire management; it's positively fabulous!

 

[ArmOrAttAk]

If you want to automate then maybe this isn't the game for you. Only time I automate is when i'm in a sea of grassland and no water around to get the settler to build that first tile irrigation
-whew-
Maybe try playing a small map then things won't get so big and time consuming.

 

[GenShwartzCough]

I have to agree with the above posts. It's the management that makes the game as fun as it is. If you don't want to deal with management, there is always Risk

 

[Adler]

I just auto-build city improvments when I gain a stable empire.
auto build settlers is of no real use , do it by yourself , it will cost a lot of time , but it's woth it.