I'd have to disagree, confused713. I started 5 months ago with pretty much the same experience as AO (RTS like Wc3, SC, used to learn in replays and commentaries, etc.) and although it wasn't exactly what I needed, the experience in troop placement and empire/ressource management was very considerable
For the replay format, there is no such thing in Civ, but if you save every, say, 10-20 turns, a lot of people here (including myself) wil help you before you can blink.
However, there is the
GOTM spoilers that come close, and the
War Academy's very excellent articles, notably
Bamspeedy's.
You might want to read through a few training SG's such as TGOMTG and GK2 (easy to find in the SG forums, page 1 or 2 almost always) and post questions on things you don't get why they do.
A few tips
à la volée:
-Don't ...
DON'T build wonders until you've reached the point where you don't actually need them - that means in, maybe say, a month or 2. I can't stress this enough. 400 shields for the pyramids is 7 built granaries. Plus the load of time lost building it, you'll end up having not much for your money, and having it in the early middle ages when much other things would help you.
-Build offensive units over defensive ones - you can attack anything coming in your territory with archers, but can't conquer an ennemy with spearmen for example.
-Don't build temples. Do build granaries.
-Trade techs for techs, and arrange it so you can re-sell the techs you bought - 2 for the price of one (and sometimes much more !).
-Playing AGR and IND civs will make it easier on you to start with, because they get nice bonuses you don't have to worry about when using.
-A worker built on the exact turn a city grows will not drop it one size.
-Build cities near lakes and rivers, that way they won't need an aqueduct and you just saved 100 shields.
I went from chieftain to Deity with those (only those for a while anyways) since Feb when I got the game. And btw, we can help with your game without seeing it because we know how everyone (including ourselves) first reacted and played. It's like saying to a noob in Wc3 "use the move button to make a surround" - they all don't use it but should. Same thing here.
Alpha the most important thing to do is to forget just about everything you learned and applied in RTS gaming and start from a blank slate. The difference between civ and any rts is like the difference between "Old Maid" and "Monopoly". There is no cross over lessons. This is a game of true strategy and endurance.
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i have gunpowder and the only tech they have that i dont is military tradition.....Physics...navigation....What do i do to get gun powder?
