oldbustedjorn
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- Jan 28, 2006
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At this point you're thinking, "What a n00b!"
It's not because I'm losing, I just don't see happy with where I am about that time.
I'm only playing on Warlord because Civ5 is new and I'm still learning how it works, but I used to be able to beat Monarch once in a while in Civ4.
Best I can tell, my problem revolves around city placement. When I start a game (I've started about 6 now), I'm never happy about my location. Every start but one happened to have terrible production potential. Once I've explored, I feel as though I can't find more than 2-3 city spots worth having and they are almost always really close to the enemy. Below are some questions that I think are holding me back from enjoying this game and hopefully someone else can identify with me.
1. What do you do if your starting area is really poor and you don't find anything with your first warrior/scout move? Can you afford 3-4 turns before settling?
2. What do you look for in a capital city? Is it ok if production isn't big? Do you just get that with your second city?
3. Do you find you have a lot of cultural gaps between your cities? Are you able to get more than 3 decent cities on a small or standard map without butting up to AI/CS or settling on poor sites?
4. I think part of my problem is that the game's feel is very slow on normal speed and it makes me feel like I'm behind. When I've been playing for 30 minutes and a worker still takes 17 turns, something feels wrong. Any suggestions on how to better gauge your progress?
I'm following about 5 SG's as that's how I learned Civ4, but I think it's hindering me in that I get to a certain point and realize I'm not where *they* would be, so I start over. Maybe I just need to let the game go (sub-par play or not) and learn the hard way.
Thanks for any advice you all can offer - I love these forums!
It's not because I'm losing, I just don't see happy with where I am about that time.
I'm only playing on Warlord because Civ5 is new and I'm still learning how it works, but I used to be able to beat Monarch once in a while in Civ4.
Best I can tell, my problem revolves around city placement. When I start a game (I've started about 6 now), I'm never happy about my location. Every start but one happened to have terrible production potential. Once I've explored, I feel as though I can't find more than 2-3 city spots worth having and they are almost always really close to the enemy. Below are some questions that I think are holding me back from enjoying this game and hopefully someone else can identify with me.
1. What do you do if your starting area is really poor and you don't find anything with your first warrior/scout move? Can you afford 3-4 turns before settling?
2. What do you look for in a capital city? Is it ok if production isn't big? Do you just get that with your second city?
3. Do you find you have a lot of cultural gaps between your cities? Are you able to get more than 3 decent cities on a small or standard map without butting up to AI/CS or settling on poor sites?
4. I think part of my problem is that the game's feel is very slow on normal speed and it makes me feel like I'm behind. When I've been playing for 30 minutes and a worker still takes 17 turns, something feels wrong. Any suggestions on how to better gauge your progress?
I'm following about 5 SG's as that's how I learned Civ4, but I think it's hindering me in that I get to a certain point and realize I'm not where *they* would be, so I start over. Maybe I just need to let the game go (sub-par play or not) and learn the hard way.
Thanks for any advice you all can offer - I love these forums!