Games are too short
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You took to long getting advances. I have been in modern times since early 1900s and I am sure there are others much faster than I. the year is 1976 in my current game and I am a third of the way through.
What difficulty are you playing the game on?
What difficulty are you playing the game on?
Similar problem here. I think I know the answer. I was leaps and bounds away from the nearest "smart" civ. So, I could not trade for them and had to learn everything on my own. Since there was no cooperation, we all were stuck.
I think, as oxymoronic as it may seem, that harder levels will be easier to learn more of the tech tree....the AI will be able to learn and I can trade (err, steal) from them and cut my research amounts in half.
I think, as oxymoronic as it may seem, that harder levels will be easier to learn more of the tech tree....the AI will be able to learn and I can trade (err, steal) from them and cut my research amounts in half.
Setsuna
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It's the 21st Century. Whispers abound about a mysterious new technology. One the likes of which mankind has never seen.
WHAT IS THIS AWESOME NEW TECHNOLOGY!? WHAT IS SO FANTASTIC WITH ITS INNUMERABLE APPLICATIONS THAT IT WILL CHANGE THE LIVES OF ALL CITIZENS <strike>OF THE WORLD</strike> OF ROME?
Flight, about 100 years overdue. Blah. >_<
WHAT IS THIS AWESOME NEW TECHNOLOGY!? WHAT IS SO FANTASTIC WITH ITS INNUMERABLE APPLICATIONS THAT IT WILL CHANGE THE LIVES OF ALL CITIZENS <strike>OF THE WORLD</strike> OF ROME?
Flight, about 100 years overdue. Blah. >_<
RouTaran
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my game, im in the modern era and the year is only 1750 something. im guessing you guys are playing on a really tiny map and barely have any cities cuz thats the only way i can explain you being only in the industrial era in 2050
Setsuna
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No, it has already been explained.
The problem is being so far ahead of the AI in technology means everything has to be researched by one civ. This results in incredibly stagnant research.
Size doesn't matter too much. Even just two civs at the top researching and trading back and forth would increase the amount of research done. Having just one at the top, even when techs take only 8-10 turns ends up taking until the end of time.
The problem is being so far ahead of the AI in technology means everything has to be researched by one civ. This results in incredibly stagnant research.
Size doesn't matter too much. Even just two civs at the top researching and trading back and forth would increase the amount of research done. Having just one at the top, even when techs take only 8-10 turns ends up taking until the end of time.
I've been in modern ages since the early 1800s. I attribute this to the fact that I took over a lot of cities (and had a lot of my own) and I'm devoting 70% to science (my improvements and wonders help prevent riots).
Well, that and I'm currently playing on chieftan right now.
Well, that and I'm currently playing on chieftan right now.
RouTaran
Warlord
ahh! i see your point Setsuna. It sure makes sense, thats how i kept up with the comp in the ancient and early middle ages. But since late middle age, im the one who's been giving them tech in exchange for money and luxuries but there has been the odd time where i would leech some tech off them. It is definately more plausable that my theory of "not enough cities."
I think i will check this out, play a game with the least amount of tech trading as possible and see how it plays out.
I think i will check this out, play a game with the least amount of tech trading as possible and see how it plays out.
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