Getting rid of barbarians

[RedWolf]

I've noticed in my games that the barbarian uprisings always tend to come from the same places - over and over again.

What can you do to eliminate them from appearing in the same place next time?. I know that they appear in "unsettled" territory. But what exactly does that mean? Do i have to build a city there to make it "settled" or can i just place military units there?

[This message has been edited by RedWolf (edited April 10, 2001).]

 

[shadowdale]

Yep - the barbarians come from the "unsettled" area of the map, ands that means a "larger" area that isn't under any city radius!!! Just make sure that there aren't any large areas outside your city radius and they will "almost" stop coming!!!

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[RedWolf]

Thanks.

I'll keep that in mind.

Death to the barbarians!

 

[Archbob]

Just build a city in that place. I put barbs on raging hordes and after I settle massively, they never appear anymore.

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[Az]

Yep - the barbarians come from the "unsettled" area of the map, ands that means a "larger" area that isn't under any city radius!!! Just make sure that there aren't any large areas outside your city radius and they will "almost" stop coming!!!

Actually I think that to have roads and many units scatered around count also...

 

[Marko Polo]

A single diplo is enough to stop barbs from appearing they won't appear in his vicinity.

 

[stormerne]

There are plenty of occasions when I don't want to start the barbs coming or don't care. It's no big deal if they capture a city of mine - they can look after it for a while. And it's good if they capture an enemy city, especially when I can get there quickly. That's because it doesn't matter what's inside them - even Wonders - Barb cities are SO CHEAP to bribe!


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[GenghisK]

Why fearing barbs when you can use them? I always let them appear and buy them. That's a good way to have an army at "low cost". Nevertheless you'll have to be wealthy enough. I prefer "marine" barbs. I usually let them conquer one of my cities. They'll be producing units for me to buy. Eheh!

Keep in mind that killing the leader give you a ransom

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[drake]

Send engineers in and clear the land that they're coming from. I've heard (and have seen) that barbs only come from extreme terrains...never plains or grasslands......

Usually when I see the massive 20-30 unit revolts they come forests or jungle....

 

[markusf]

Build you capitol inland, away from any ocean squares. Then build your cities around your cap. this way u will never see a single barb in a raging hordes game. You'd think people would have questioned my tatics by now when i don't bother building defending units when raging hordes are turned on

 

[drake]

Not even off of ships Markus?

 

[GenghisK]

The idea of surrounding your capital city is not bad but having access to the sea is vital. I do think so. Like in Colonization. You can trade easily. And it's also a good way for sending backup to your town, should it run out of defence units (all KIA). By land, you have the ZOC problem, whereas by sea, not.

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[Andu Indorin]

Originally posted by drake:
Send engineers in and clear the land that they're coming from. I've heard (and have seen) that barbs only come from extreme terrains...never plains or grasslands......

Usually when I see the massive 20-30 unit revolts they come forests or jungle....

Not quite. In the game I'm playing right, the barbs have staged four successive guerilla uprisings from a clear terrain square. I'm going to take guess here: they would be using forests or hills, but I have fortified units adjacent to these preferred squares; and therefore, they are staging their uprising in the next available square.

 

[goodbye_mr_bond]

I think it's not just city radius, but actual units too. Seems to me they always pop up near my undefended cities.