@TheCox- More than a year ago a new player came here to the forums to gain help and advice. Like you this player was not experienced in either the civilization franchise nor TBS(turn based strategy) games. Seraiel and others tried to help him, even suggesting that he begin on noble difficulty. After great effort to help this new player, who would not slow down, nor take the advice given, the new player choose to give up. He became frustrated and decided to stop playing civ entirely. A shame really, to lose a player like that. I know most players- Lymond, Seraiel and others will urge you to begin playing on noble. But you need to understand that the developers of civ4 put 3 difficulty lvls below noble for a reason. Noble was intended for experienced civ players from early versions of the game. Settler-warlord were meant for beginner players like yourself. You have posted in another thread that you are both new to civ and the genre. To put into very simple terms you need to take "baby steps." If you are not comfortable playing on noble there is no shame in going down to warlord or lower. You need to play and learn on a difficulty lvl that you are comfortable with. If the more experienced players here on the forum genuinely want to help you, they will except you playing on a lower lvl of difficulty. I notice you are using bat/bug mod. This adds a great deal more information on screen, which could easily give a new player information overload. While this is certainly my opinion, if I were you I would play lower than noble4-6 games. Just as a way of going thru the motions. Founding cities, building a military, managing workers, dealing with a nations economy, and of course fighting wars. The game is very forgiving of mistakes made by the player, but on noble , that starts to change. Play 4-6 easy games to get used to the game mechanics and concepts. Win a few easy games to build confidence, and gain experience. Post shadow games so other players can play along with you- even if those shadow games aren't on noble. And remember if you feel frustrated that's ok. Don't let others push you to playing on a lvl your not comfortable with. Baby steps. Settler - warlord are there for a reason. It is far better in the long run that you play and win on easy difficulty lvls, than play and lose then give up in frustration. Good luck and happy civing.
..omg..that start is just the worst...seriously for the standard mapscripts like Pangaea that seems broken..there's no explanation why it basically gave you no food in the BFC. Should not happen.
