Grid or No Grid!

[TNTTony]

Just wondering. In Civ3 I always had grids on because...well the graphics weren't that great

However, in Civ4 I feel bad turning on Grid...it makes the game look well more "gamey"

 

[Babobeebo]

I always have grids on....for some reason I have a hard time telling when something is in one square and when it's in the next. It also helps me work out resource gathering and such

 

[The Tyrant]

With Civ3 it was sometimes necessary to use grids before founding a city to see just how the city tiles were going to lie (the diagonal thing messed with me sometimes). That's not a problem in Civ IV and the graphics now are so good I don't want to mess with the immersion experience. Now the only time I turn grids on is if it is absolutely critical that I get an exact count from one tile to another, then they go right back off.

 

[Underdawg]

^^^^^ What he said.

IMMERSION!

 

[AndersenDK]

Real men use grids !

I find it easier to manage my empire that way.

Sad it removes some of the beauty in the game ..

 

[Upright]

I always prefered Civ II's grid system. When on it would highlight the city radious in white, thus deciding new city sites (avoiding overlap etc) was much easier.

 

[Sahkuhnder]

What The Tyrant said goes for me too.

Grids aren't really needed in civ4 once you play for awhile.

 

[Kurbads]

I swithc them on off, mostly off. on when have to calculate something upfront a bit. didnt wote for this reason. there should be on/off choice

 

[cthom]

never used grids. i turned it on to see what it looked like and thought 'yuck'.

 

[Older than Dirt]

The road graphics are so stinking crappy that I have to use the grids to keep my eyes from crossing and getting a headache. But, what to you expect when you are a sexegenarian.

 

[GIO888]

Never used grids.

With Civ4 the squares being as they are I probably never will!

 

[Woodgar]

Out of habit, I switched them on when I first got the game and now find it hard to play without them. Maybe I should try harder.

 

[GiantRaven]

I don't like to use them because it takes away from the natural-ness of the game. I won't take the poll thought because I don't think they're for sissies

 

[TyranusBonehead]

I used grids in Civ III all the time, but they don't seem necessary in Civ4.

 

[wmtrexler]

I use them all the time. Personally I just like having the grid.

 

[Grohan]

In Civ3 I allways used grids but in Civ4 I never use grids.

 

[_alphaBeta_]

While things do look nicer without them, I can't play without them. I find it impossible to tell what is in each tile without it. Plus, as was said, the roads drive me crazy without them.

 

[Traflagar]

I love grits. I have them for breakfast almost everyday.

 

[TrailblazingScot]

Grids on only if I'm really tired, otherwise no grids as they look ugly and in the later game really slow down map scrolling.

 

[airline]

I still like to play with the grid on. Some say it maks civ feel more like a game, but then what else should it be?