best game advice u ever got?

[Munch]

The most revelatory thing I read here: build a worker first (most of the time). I always used to think that growing to 2 pop was more important for some reason, but with unimproved tiles this is rarely the case.

Also: siege units exist to be suicided in large numbers.

 

[Rusty Edge]

I guess I didn't actually answer.

"Scroll over the unit to get the combat odds" has had a great effect.

 

[bestbrian]

1. COTTAGES (thanks, Dave)

2. Land Is Power

3. The critical importance of city specialization.

And a special shout out to Snaaty for playing some awesome educational games.

 

[Gwynnja]

Don't trade anything to Mansa that you don't want Shaka to have

 

[noto2]

best advice: play the map, for sure

 

[PhroX]

Stop building wonders.

I used to be a total wonder whore. I'd try to build every single one, whether I needed it or not and regardless of who I was. I also had trouble beating Noble.Then someone suggested to me that I completely ignore wonders. Don't build any. And suddenly, the game clicked. I had more units and cities because I wasn't wasting production. My techs were more sensibly researched, as I wasn't aiming for wonders. Overall, my playstyle improved dramtically - I never lost another Noble game, and it only took me half a dozen games to "crack" Prince.

Nowadays, I do build some wonders if I think they're beneficial, but completely ignoring them while I learned more about how to play Civ was the single biggest factor in improvng my play.

 

[Ingot]

Quit wasting your life on that damn computer and get a job you bum!

 

[IAM]

Quit wasting your life on that damn computer and get a job you bum!

OMG I think we have the same father. BROTHER.

 

[jollycynic]

you aint a man if you aint got land

 

[Joecoolyo]

-COTTAGES!!

-Early Rush

-Not every tile needs a road

-Snacks are good in moderation

 

[Earthling]

Pretty much has to be WFYABTA - "waahfibedtaah" as some may call it - for me. I knew the basics of the game both from CivIII and Civ4's manual - although of course I still give credit to people giving out good advice. But by far the only thing that really troubled me with Civ4 was the diplomacy system - and WFYABTA is the epitome of the most annoying, senseless parts of it in my opinion. Gwynnja put it well and more succinctly than I have, but learning more about diplo and trade with the AI is the biggest single key I've found to succeeding at the game.

 

[sabo]

Eat snacks in moderation

 

[shulec]

Use the bug mod!

 

[PieceOfMind]

I can't believe no one so far has said...

"Build a bunch of axe."

 

[morchuflex]

- Use the BUG mod.
- If you are weak, you WILL be attacked.
- Only build those buildings and wonders that are absolutely necessary.
And to add a little something I discovered by myself:
- Animals don't get terrain defensive bonuses (except river crossing).

 

[TheOgre]

when asking for help, post a save. some enjoy playing others saves.

oh, and read all threads by--

onedreamer
anotherpacifist
r_rolo

their articles made me emperor.

 

[Lemon Merchant]

I forgot one.

Someone (I think it was Supr49er) told me when I first joined CFC that the most important part of the game was to have fun.

That couldn't be more true.

 

[bestbrian]

I forgot one.

Someone (I think it was Supr49er) told me when I first joined CFC that the most important part of the game was to have fun.

That couldn't be more true.

I would assume that it was me, actually. That's my mantra.

 

[blitzkrieg1980]

Whip it! Whip it good! Keep whippin it.... keep on whippin... yeah... still... keep going! Don't stop... not yet? Modern era? Still whippin? GOOD!

 

[Chiyochan]

never fight a land war in asia

that was the worst advice i ever got.