Do you have any?

[deanjack]

Do you have any very early game tips?

1.What do you build first?
2.How many cities do you build in the beggining?
3.How do you manage your early economy and research?

Thanks

 

[martin031]

Do you have any very early game tips?

1.What do you build first?
2.How many cities do you build in the beggining?
3.How do you manage your early economy and research?

Thanks

1) Depends on whats around me. If I have worker techs and resources they match up with, I have begun going worker first. If not warrior or scout.

2) I try to get a second and third out quickly when strategic resources are around.

3)Early economy and research, how early do you mean? Pre CoL, keep cities to a min. either 3 or 4. After that with courthouses and currency and cottages help to. Capturing and razing cities helps too.

 

[Ecofarm]

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=138904

 

[Storminator]

Do you have any very early game tips?

1.What do you build first?
2.How many cities do you build in the beggining?
3.How do you manage your early economy and research?

Thanks

1) If you have Mining, start by researching Bronze Working while you build a Worker, and have the Worker chop down forests when he appears. If you build Settlers after the Worker, the chopping will finish the Settler(s) quickly. Then you'll need defense quick, and if there's a nearby Civ you can roll, some offense.

2) Shoot for a minimum of 3. Lots of folks suggest building cities for as long as you can keep the Science Slider set at 60% or more without losing money. That often works out to 3.

3) Prioritize the worker techs (Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Hunting, etc) that will pay off immediately. Do not neglect the Wheel, so you can connect your resources. Do something that will get you some culture in your cities so they will grow (basically your choices are Writing and the various religious techs). Get Pottery and get some cottages going. Whatever you do, don't get so many cities you can't support them all.

Nothing too profound here, and I'm sure you can find more and better advice. I'm just making sure you get some advice that doesn't start out "it depends..."

PS

 

[OctavianFlu]

Do you have any very early game tips?

1.What do you build first?
2.How many cities do you build in the beggining?
3.How do you manage your early economy and research?

Thanks

1. This is a really hard question to ask, cause it really depends on what leader you are, and what your starting terrain is like. The traditional start is worker - worker - settler, while obtaining bronze working to chop the 2nd worker, and settler. It usually takes 4 trees to obtain, and the settler gets escorted by starting warrior, or scout. I think having the second city sooner than later is always key. Even with this strat I can usually obtain stone henge on Monarch difficulty.

2. I usually build three cities before Currency. Then like martin031 mentioned, court houses and cottages really do help your economy support extra cities. Usually place your cities near food resources to boost its population early on.

3. Cottages need to be built asap. Sooner they are built, sooner they can be worked, and sooner you get $$. Mines are nice, and so are gems, but for the most part you want to make sure you have a couple of cottages per city to improve right away.

I am sure there are better strats 'n stuff, but I think what most people do when they request this type of help is to post a save from like 50 turns in. Then some of the more experienced players can open the save, analyze what you did, and provide feedback, because this question requires more specifics, and the answer can change.

For example -- Do I build worker or boat first? I'd build the boat, but put emphasis on production, to get the boat sooner, than increasing my population. Or is it worth more time to get the worker first, and chop the boat while doing queue shifting. GOD I love this game ...

 

[deanjack]

After asking the question myself i will tell you what i do.

1.If i start with scout i build warrior. If i start with warrior i either build barracks or fishing boats. The reason i do not build worker or settler first is that it slows down the early growth and thus research, however after reading the tips here i can see that changing.

2. I build either 2 0r 3 but now i will build 3.

3. In the early game i don't build enough workers so i neglect very early economy but that will also change.