Frequently Asked Questions - (FAQ)

[CruddyLeper]

Expereinced CivFans - is there a thread on transport relay tactics? I've had a quick browse of the War Academy and can't seem to find one.

I'm asking because I've got a very nice example to post, but if it's already been covered I can concentrate on other tasks.

 

[Txurce]

Cracker has one in his Opening Play series. I think it's his Egypt vs Japan account.

 

[burkina]

Ciao!

I've just finished and submitted my GOTM 21 (first one!).
How come that my score was not inserted in my local Hall of Fame?
It seems like I didn't finish the game.
Is that normal?

Thanks,

Stefano

 

[Darkness]

Originally posted by burkina
Ciao!

I've just finished and submitted my GOTM 21 (first one!).
How come that my score was not inserted in my local Hall of Fame?
It seems like I didn't finish the game.
Is that normal?

Thanks,

Stefano

That's because the GOTM's are modded (altered) games.
Only non-modded games get into your HoF...

 

[burkina]

Thank you Darkness.
I suspected this....
Alas! It was my best performance so far!

Stefano

 

[Dianthus]

Originally posted by burkina
Thank you Darkness.
I suspected this....
Alas! It was my best performance so far!

Stefano

Don't worry about your local HOF, the GOTM results and Global Player Ranking are much more important anyway .

 

[Ambiorix]

Originally posted by burkina
Thank you Darkness.
I suspected this....
Alas! It was my best performance so far!

Stefano

The HOF entries are stored in a file called something like 'highscores.civ' or something like that, next to the game executable.
You can just open that with notepad and add your own entry. You'll have to experiment a bit to understand the meaning of each number in an entry.
Good luck !

 

[drewshark]

I must be blind, but how do I find an old thread, specifically, Moonsinger's tech trading exersize? I don't think it was that long ago, yet it is not on any of the first 4 pages of threads in my settings.

 

[Moonsinger]

Question: Let's say I have ROP with CivA and CivA has MPP with CivB. Now, it just happen that my SOD are currently camping at the heart of CivA. If I attack CivB which causes CivA to break ROP with me and declares war on me, do I get a rep hit in this case? I think not! What do you think?

____

drewshark,

My trading exersize is on the second page.

 

[rabies]

Moonsinger...I think you are right...you would not take a rep hit...this would be a pretty evil way of skirting ROP abuse.

 

[SirPleb]

Originally posted by Moonsinger
If I attack CivB which causes CivA to break ROP with me and declares war on me, do I get a rep hit in this case?

I think this is a delicious idea

 

[Moonsinger]

Originally posted by SirPleb
I think this is a delicious idea

Thanks SirPleb! Sorry Rabies...I know it is a little bit evil but I must try it out just to be sure. While waiting for an answer, I went ahead and tried it last night in GOTM21 (sorry, can't say much about that), but let me put it this way: It worked wonderfully! Best of all, their reputation went down the drain while my reputation is still crystal clear.

 

[Puzzlinon]

Now, it just happen that my SOD are currently camping at the heart of CivA.

In the Realms Beyond rules for epics, they call that trick "Spousal Abuse." (They consider it an exploit and disallow it.)

 

[Svar]

Originally posted by Moonsinger


Thanks SirPleb! Sorry Rabies...I know it is a little bit evil but I must try it out just to be sure. While waiting for an answer, I went ahead and tried it last night in GOTM21 (sorry, can't say much about that), but let me put it this way: It worked wonderfully! Best of all, their reputation went down the drain while my reputation is still crystal clear.

How do you check their reputation?

 

[Moonsinger]

Originally posted by Puzzlinon
In the Realms Beyond rules for epics, they call that trick "Spousal Abuse." (They consider it an exploit and disallow it.)

Well, different kingdom has different rule. If the GOTM staffs decide to disallow it, that's fine with me (I just won't submit my GOTM21).

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Svar,

Your advisor will tell you about the reputation of those you wish to deal with.

 

[rabies]

Excellent Moonsinger! I'll have to keep this tidbit tucked away for a rainy day.

I definately think it is allowed in the GOTM..since ROP abuse is allowed right? I've never used it in a GOTM myself, but I've never had problems with it like many seem to. I only wish they had programmed a chance the AI would do it to the human player! Think of how much more you would get emotianally invested into a game where a former ally turns on you and sacks multiple cities!

 

[DaviddesJ]

Originally posted by rabies
Excellent Moonsinger! I'll have to keep this tidbit tucked away for a rainy day.

As Puzzlinon alludes to, you can find a list of many "exploitative" tactics, like this one, on the Realms Beyond site:

http://www.realmsbeyond.net/civ/etactics.html

It's up to you to decide which ones to use (unless you're playing there), but if you're looking for such ideas, this list will probably give you several.

 

[rabies]

I've actually played several of their games (playing rb32 right now) so i am pretty familiar with them. Most of them are fairly intuitive...and i've always followed the guidelines when playing their games. I think some of them are not really there because they consider them 'abuse', but simply there to make the game more challenging for them. Clearly, designers wanted us to use privateers and nukes...or they would not be in the game. yet they disallow both of them (or consider them dastardly).

Thanks to moonsinger's experiment, I now know that 'spousal abuse' does not cause a rep hit.

 

[Moonsinger]

Originally posted by rabies
I definately think it is allowed in the GOTM..since ROP abuse is allowed right? I've never used it in a GOTM myself, but I've never had problems with it like many seem to.

Yes, I have seen many ROP violation from other GOTM players before and it was ok with the rules of the GOTM. I myself have never broken any ROP. About this incident, it was unintentional. My stack of doom was on their ways to attack CivB and I honestly needed ROP with CivA so I could deal with CivB. Please note that I have signed ROP with CivA and have my troops camping deep inside CivA and near the border of CivB long before CivA signed MPP with CivB. Since I was there first and long before they formed their MPP, I wasn't trying to abuse my ROP. In this case, if I am playing an Epic game or having extra game time, I will take 4 extra turns to withdraw all my troops from CivA before go to war with CivB. Since I am running out of time and the GOTM rule allow it, and I need to test a new theory, I hope you guys would understand why I do not have the urge to follow the Realm Beyond rules while playing the GOTM.

I only wish they had programmed a chance the AI would do it to the human player! Think of how much more you would get emotianally invested into a game where a former ally turns on you and sacks multiple cities!

I have seen the AIs using this trick all the time (because I discovered this trick on my own by watching how the AIs play); however, the AIs don't do it in a grand scale like we do. And yes, I also have seen the Zulus to position their multiple stack of doom of over 30 units near my capital before they broke their ROP with me (not in any GOTM of course).

 

[worlddomination]

I read in this FAQ thread about MapStat. I would be most thrilled to have one that works with my system. I visited the download section for utility programs but my stupidity and thread's whimsical nature stopped me, I think, from finding what I need (desperately): MapStat for Windows that can load up ptw 1.21 files and gotm-files for domination analysis. I saw that Sirpleb was active in contributing to the mapStat, with his hugely impressive gaming experience. SirPleb, help, HELP!! Where is my knight in shining armour? Do you know, or anyone else, of course, where to find a correct version of this, seemingly great, utility? Tons of thanks in advance!