6K Man
Bureaucrat
I take it there are mountains blocking the path south? Hard to tell from the screenshot. Although even if one can expand south, it's still a pretty crummy site. 
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deanej
Deity
I think he's at the bottom of the map - also, it's not BTS (notice no corporation or espionage buttons), so no paratroopers.
The-Hawk
Old Original Geezer
I thought the destroyer build was dumb enough, until I saw the battleship being built. At least the destroyer can cruise around between 8 useless sea tiles... I don't think the battleship can even get out of port 
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KMadCandy
giggling permanoob
in theory, the battleship could get out of port if it was BtS and if the AI would build a fort to use as a canal. it and the destroyer could maybe reach useful sea that way to the west, in theory, if forts were on just the right tiles. but the AI doesn't build forts to use as canals *sigh*. they just happen to use them as canals if a worker happened to build a fort there because a resource was on the tile.
so, yup, even if you were playing BtS, where theoretically it wouldn't be 100% stupid, yes it's 100% stupid.
hey wait. the destroyer's semi-sort of halfway okay tho maybe. they can see subs, and there might possibly be enemy subs under the ice, right? but destroyer can't fight them under ice, so he'd just know they're there but not be able to do anything about it. it could defend fishing boats but i don't see any there to defend. maybe it should be building subs instead
. at least it's a better choice than a battleship, which wouldn't be able to defend the non-existent fishing boats, or kill the sub before it could try to bombard the city but fail since they can't do that.
so, yup, even if you were playing BtS, where theoretically it wouldn't be 100% stupid, yes it's 100% stupid.
hey wait. the destroyer's semi-sort of halfway okay tho maybe. they can see subs, and there might possibly be enemy subs under the ice, right? but destroyer can't fight them under ice, so he'd just know they're there but not be able to do anything about it. it could defend fishing boats but i don't see any there to defend. maybe it should be building subs instead
. at least it's a better choice than a battleship, which wouldn't be able to defend the non-existent fishing boats, or kill the sub before it could try to bombard the city but fail since they can't do that. 
Slip de Garcon
Warlord
It is indeed the bottom of the map, it's a Civ IV Vanilla 'Highlands' custom map, in which I'd specified clustered mountains (Hoping Santa's bringing BtS, lol), and I must admit I'd never considered crossing the lake.
On the subject of the bottom of the map, I entered a village on the bottom line of the map the other day. When a forest grew after the hut vanished, I noticed the trees actually start underneath the earth's crust, and just rise all the way to the surface. How cool is that?
On the subject of the bottom of the map, I entered a village on the bottom line of the map the other day. When a forest grew after the hut vanished, I noticed the trees actually start underneath the earth's crust, and just rise all the way to the surface. How cool is that?
Tronicoz
vikingz
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what map makes 4 big islands?
Squarg
Awesomesauce
Enough carvells for ya?
RockTheCazbah87
Pacal's pal
Hemispheres. I had myself and 15 AIs, so it was on Huge.
JustinianVII
Prince
Something tells me that this game might involve fighting at some point.
This was completely random selection, btw.
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This was completely random selection, btw.
r_rolo1
King of myself
^^Where is Monty? 
He's the only one missing in the party
He's the only one missing in the party 
JustinianVII
Prince
Decided to go ahead and play on...Toku (who had received the free Cover for melees) and Genghis Khan are also on the continent
Shoot the Moon
Playing World in Conflict
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How has your second city's border expanded but not your capitol's? I don't think I've ever seen that before.
JustinianVII
Prince
Advanced start. The second city ended up being a holy city.
Shoot the Moon
Playing World in Conflict
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O.K. I was thinking to myself, "How can you possibly get a settler out and research Monethiesm before your borders expand?" That explains it though.
intj_rational
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Baray on Town
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KMadCandy
giggling permanoob
yes, Gilgamesh has a huge fleet (seven galleons and thirteen caravels) in a freshwater lake belonging to Hammurabi, that can never get out unless Hamm happens to build forts in just the right places, which of course he won't do. actually, i don't know if you can even use your vassal's forts?
we've all seen ships in a lake, but the way it happened is truly bizarre. Gilly split off a colony this turn. this is the capital ... of the new colony
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his colony has a lot more population than his own civ now. i'd seen him move his palace many moons ago, and puzzled over it. i don't think i've ever noticed the AI do that before. it was long before the privateer infestation. i just kinda think that Gilgamesh should have considered moving his palace back over to wonder-ville before making the split. he did do one clever thing ... changed to Rep this turn, apparently right before giving away the pyramids
.my poor privateers will never get exp off of those ships
. oops did i type that out loud?edit: oh yes they are as a matter of fact! i'm gonna make a city south of bad-tibera. not on that hill you can see, but 2 south of that. there are crabs i could eat, and i could make a fort to go in and kill kill kill! yarrrrrr!
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