Citizen's Pulse: What was the turning point of DG4?
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I think the primary turning point was the invasion of Russia. By invading them, we began a rapid aquisition of land that will continue up until victory. It is true that they were weak, but eliminating them was a giant step toward destroying the other civs and claiming our continent, and eventually the world. Also, our GA and getting cavs happened at the very beginning of the Russian war, and helped us to conquer the other nations.
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First Civ to Calvary, I believe. This allowed us to rip through russia and germany
Personally, I'm torn between the Golden Age, and first to Cavs.
On the one hand, we were the first to cavs, and creamed everyone.
On the other hand, our Golden Age gave a needed boost to our production for 20 turns, which also propelled us into the Industrial Age.
Which came first? The GA or the Cavs? (i.e., chicken or the egg)
On the one hand, we were the first to cavs, and creamed everyone.
On the other hand, our Golden Age gave a needed boost to our production for 20 turns, which also propelled us into the Industrial Age.
Which came first? The GA or the Cavs? (i.e., chicken or the egg)
gert-janl
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In my opinion we were the first to cavalry and built a huge army due to the Golden Age. It was timed perfectly 
Cyc
Looking for the door...
I agree. It was definitely the Golden Age. The French have a well placed UU in the scheme of things. Regardless of how you play them, you get a well timed GA. Fanatica's GA supplied the production, the gold, and the science that enabled us to grow and develop into a conquering nation.
It was way earlier than our GA or the cavs. By then we were already winning and that's not what is meant (or what I perceive) by "turning point". Before the Babylonian war we were vulnerable to attack and feared (many of) our contintent-sharers. After the Babylonian war in which we got the cities in the peace-deal we were the top-dog on our lands. Would we've given Eridu to India if we weren't already stronger; AKA we could afford it ?
The TP was the Bab-war. The rest of the times it was just simply increasing our lead.
But a game like civ should have many turning points, expansion phase - TP - builder-phase - TP - war phase - TP - settling phase - TP - Defensive war phase - TP - conquest phase - TP - peace phase -TP - etc.
But only 1 real turningpoint; from "loser" to "winner": The Bab War
The TP was the Bab-war. The rest of the times it was just simply increasing our lead.
But a game like civ should have many turning points, expansion phase - TP - builder-phase - TP - war phase - TP - settling phase - TP - Defensive war phase - TP - conquest phase - TP - peace phase -TP - etc.
But only 1 real turningpoint; from "loser" to "winner": The Bab War
Furiey
No Longer Just Lurking
I said the 1st Bab war in the turn chat and I'm sticking with that. Before that war we were weak, afterwards we could consider who we took on first and Babylon, the strongest on the continent to that point, was critically weakened. the balance of power was forever changed. The other events, Golden age and first to Cavs built on that to put us into the position we are in today, but it was the first Bab war that set it up to enable us to time our Golden Age and get Cavs first.
Sarevok
Civ3 Scenario Creator
(Makes me proud that I ran the 1st war on Babylon 
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Id say the babylonian war too, as we not only survived, but took alot of good stuff and it paved the way for our total conquest of the continent.
)Id say the babylonian war too, as we not only survived, but took alot of good stuff and it paved the way for our total conquest of the continent.
donsig
Low level intermediary
The turning point happened before the game even started - when it was decided to bring back the (revised for the worse) Three Books. 
Sarevok
Civ3 Scenario Creator
how can there be a turning point before the game even started?
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