First off, hey, whattup. New here.
Second, I just got this game for Christmas and it was my first experience with Civ. So I just went for an Easy game. I picked the "Continents" map type and left everything else on the "Beginner" settings. I was given Russia.
I start off up by an ocean. I didn't like being so close to the Ocean to start off in-case of a Naval attack. So I moved inland and settled down. I was getting the hang of the game, checking things out and getting a feel for it. When this asian chick popped up and scared the poop out of me. She basically just said "Hi" and I was nervous, not knowing where in the hell she came from or how much faster she built stuff up then me. I saw an option saying "Don't build new cities near me." I thought, "Well, seems like a good idea." so I clicked it.
Thus began my 4000 year hostility/war with China. She went back to wherever she came from and then I met Germany and we forged a strong alliance. (Read: Four turns later he got upset with me) So I basically keep to myself, tending my land. Telling China and it's negotiations to bite my backside after it decided it didn't want to open it's borders. As I tend my land and set up my next two cities I noticed a lot of Chinese by my borders. Do not want. I send some troops down there and they scurry off. China then cusses me out, and after a meeting with my advisers and a rejection of help from Germany. Decided China needed to die. I took Beijing. Then had some issues with Shanghai, all the while ignoring China's pleas for a peace treaty. I was about to take down Guangzhou when I realized I'd be wiping a Civilization off the map. I paused, leaving some soldiers around it and turned my attention to Kuala Lumpur. Which was causing all kinds of headaches for everyone. Meanwhile, Germany built a city right on this tiny beach below China, meaning if ever I were to war with Germany, that city would go down HARD. I shrugged off Germany, since we were fairly friendly and sent some soldiers to go knock down a few doors in Kuala. Apparently Germany was buddy with them and took exception to my raping and pillaging of it. This confused me since the screen said it wasn't allied with anyone, while I was busy decimating them China had the gall to attack a soldier near their last city. Bad Move. I crushed them after some issues involving fighting two fronts at once with about 5 less soldiers then I needed. Then finally took over Kuala. I took a few turns to let my victories stew and then noticed that if Germany and Monaco (A city state right between where China was and where Russia is.) were to ally. They could possibly take China from me. I though over my options and gave them Lumpur for the city they set up under China, Dusseldorf. Then as I was about to deal with Monaco. The Mongols and America showed up. Both taking exception to my war mongering. Quickly. They all became hostile to me and I ended up spread out on three fronts (setting a new city on the other continent under America and Mongolia.) Trying to save my ass and get everyone to be happy.
I ended up taking over Monaco so as not risk the naval invasion getting free passage through them and then I got Satellites and realized how pigeonholed holed I was, America was Huge, Mongolia was almost gone and Germany was taking care of what was left of the Ottomans.
Germany and America bent me over and played paddycake on my ass as my people starved.
China, somehow, some way. Got me back Karmaticaly. Bastards.
Second, I just got this game for Christmas and it was my first experience with Civ. So I just went for an Easy game. I picked the "Continents" map type and left everything else on the "Beginner" settings. I was given Russia.
I start off up by an ocean. I didn't like being so close to the Ocean to start off in-case of a Naval attack. So I moved inland and settled down. I was getting the hang of the game, checking things out and getting a feel for it. When this asian chick popped up and scared the poop out of me. She basically just said "Hi" and I was nervous, not knowing where in the hell she came from or how much faster she built stuff up then me. I saw an option saying "Don't build new cities near me." I thought, "Well, seems like a good idea." so I clicked it.
Thus began my 4000 year hostility/war with China. She went back to wherever she came from and then I met Germany and we forged a strong alliance. (Read: Four turns later he got upset with me) So I basically keep to myself, tending my land. Telling China and it's negotiations to bite my backside after it decided it didn't want to open it's borders. As I tend my land and set up my next two cities I noticed a lot of Chinese by my borders. Do not want. I send some troops down there and they scurry off. China then cusses me out, and after a meeting with my advisers and a rejection of help from Germany. Decided China needed to die. I took Beijing. Then had some issues with Shanghai, all the while ignoring China's pleas for a peace treaty. I was about to take down Guangzhou when I realized I'd be wiping a Civilization off the map. I paused, leaving some soldiers around it and turned my attention to Kuala Lumpur. Which was causing all kinds of headaches for everyone. Meanwhile, Germany built a city right on this tiny beach below China, meaning if ever I were to war with Germany, that city would go down HARD. I shrugged off Germany, since we were fairly friendly and sent some soldiers to go knock down a few doors in Kuala. Apparently Germany was buddy with them and took exception to my raping and pillaging of it. This confused me since the screen said it wasn't allied with anyone, while I was busy decimating them China had the gall to attack a soldier near their last city. Bad Move. I crushed them after some issues involving fighting two fronts at once with about 5 less soldiers then I needed. Then finally took over Kuala. I took a few turns to let my victories stew and then noticed that if Germany and Monaco (A city state right between where China was and where Russia is.) were to ally. They could possibly take China from me. I though over my options and gave them Lumpur for the city they set up under China, Dusseldorf. Then as I was about to deal with Monaco. The Mongols and America showed up. Both taking exception to my war mongering. Quickly. They all became hostile to me and I ended up spread out on three fronts (setting a new city on the other continent under America and Mongolia.) Trying to save my ass and get everyone to be happy.
I ended up taking over Monaco so as not risk the naval invasion getting free passage through them and then I got Satellites and realized how pigeonholed holed I was, America was Huge, Mongolia was almost gone and Germany was taking care of what was left of the Ottomans.
Germany and America bent me over and played paddycake on my ass as my people starved.
China, somehow, some way. Got me back Karmaticaly. Bastards.
