Imagine you are about to start your first Civ IV game ...

[Polietileno]

1. Chieftain or Monarch
2. Incas maybe (If they don't have the creepy chasqui scout) Rome or Louis XIV France.
3. Builder... of units. I want to test the new cultural system and the new war style.
4. As bigger as posible. Averege Settings.
5. 7 or 9. I wanna see how "big" is Huge map size.
6. As soon I finish my first game, or read the whole civlopedia. Whatever cames first.

 

[apatheist]

Imagine you have Civilization IV installed in your PC and you're eager to play your first ever Civ IV game

First, I dim the lighting. Naturally, I sprinkle some rose petals around the floor, on my chair, and on the desk. I light some faintly scented candles, perhaps lavender, placing them artfully in various places around the room. I put on some soft music, perhaps some early Coltrane, maybe a little Marvin Gaye. I do a short yoga workout to warm up and loosen my muscles. Then I take a brief, hot shower, shave with a new razor, and put on my crisply ironed clothes. Finally, as the moment draws near, I sit on the floor in a lotus position and meditate. With a calm spirit and an open mind, I am finally ready.

 

[vbraun]

YAY!

It was suppose to be a surprise!

 

[Roland Johansen]

Imagine you have Civilization IV installed in your PC and you're eager to play your first ever Civ IV game:

1. Supposing the difficulty levels remain the same as in C3C (eight), what level would you play at ? Would you play at the same difficulty level you normally play on C3C or slightly lower ? Or higher ?
2. What Civ will you choose to play with for the first time ?
3. What type of game would you pursue: builder or warmonger ?
4. What type of map setting will you choose ?
5. How many AI rivals ?
6. How long do you think it'll take you to post at CFC your first impressions/critics/strategies on the game ?

1. After reading the manual (yes, I am such a weirdo ), I'll probablly start a game at level 6 (demigod in Conquests). I like a challenge.
2. Hmm, difficult one. I'll probably look at the advantages of each and make an educated guess what suits my playing style best. Second game will be random.
3. Somewhere in between. I'm not a rusher and like to build a strong economy, but if I think I can crush my neighbour then I will (if it offers an advantage).
4. Everything normal. Normal warmth, normal humidity, not too many barbarians, etc. My second game will be random, but in my first game, I want to experience what is 'normal' in this new game. Large but not huge map.
5. Maximum advised number for that map size.
6. If I have something interesting to say (according to myself ) that could be after my first session of Civ IV.

 

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1. Chieftain
2. Mali
3. Both
4. I'll probably use the map editor first.

 

[admiral-bell]

1. chieftan
2. greece
3. warmonger
4. small continents
5. 3 rivals
6. 2 seconds

 

[Gr3yL3gion]

1. Supposing the difficulty levels remain the same as in C3C (eight), what level would you play at ? Would you play at the same difficulty level you normally play on C3C or slightly lower ? Or higher ?
Lowest level, to get the feel of the game.


2. What Civ will you choose to play with for the first time ?
Mongols

3. What type of game would you pursue: builder or warmonger ?
Builder, just to see whether the AI got improve beyond those warmonger phase,

4. What type of map setting will you choose ?
Random

5. How many AI rivals ?
The maximum allowed base on the map

6. How long do you think it'll take you to post at CFC your first impressions/critics/strategies on the game ?
Dunno, probably never.

 

[Drakan]

First, I dim the lighting. Naturally, I sprinkle some rose petals around the floor, on my chair, and on the desk. I light some faintly scented candles, perhaps lavender, placing them artfully in various places around the room. I put on some soft music, perhaps some early Coltrane, maybe a little Marvin Gaye. I do a short yoga workout to warm up and loosen my muscles. Then I take a brief, hot shower, shave with a new razor, and put on my crisply ironed clothes. Finally, as the moment draws near, I sit on the floor in a lotus position and meditate. With a calm spirit and an open mind, I am finally ready.

I'll be drinking a glass of beer and eating salty sunflower seeds. I will have bought my wife a months' worth of gossip mags so she leaves me alone for 3-4 hours that first day.

1. Supposing the difficulty levels remain the same as in C3C (eight), what level would you play at ? Would you play at the same difficulty level you normally play on C3C or slightly lower ? Or higher ?

Emperor, a few levels below. Don't feel like getting trashed -too badly- in my first game.

2. What Civ will you choose to play with for the first time ?

Mali cause they are new.

3. What type of game would you pursue: builder or warmonger ?

Builder, to get to know how things work.

4. What type of map setting will you choose ?

Huge pangaea to allow max AIs

5. How many AI rivals ?

The max allowed so I can see the changes, UUs and flavour units.

6. How long do you think it'll take you to post at CFC your first impressions/critics/strategies on the game ?

I'd say a day. I'm such a civ junkie.
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[ThePersian]

I would buy movie tickets for everyone in the house to leave. I would turn the lights off. Turn the sound to max and let Civ IV take center stage.

1. Supposing the difficulty levels remain the same as in C3C (eight), what level would you play at ? Would you play at the same difficulty level you normally play on C3C or slightly lower ? Or higher ?

I would go easy, just to feel good about starting and not being all stressed about getting pushed around.

2. What Civ will you choose to play with for the first time ?
If my name does not hint... The Persians, i am fanicanted and deeply intrigued by Persian history so my first intent would be to play out the Persians and check historical acurecies.

3. What type of game would you pursue: builder or warmonger ?
Builder, i want to see all the new functions of the game, the civics, religons, cities. THe fighting part never changes, so i am guessing that will take minimum time to adjust.

4. What type of map setting will you choose ?
Smallest with largest number of poeple possible so i can get to the dynamics of the deplomacy and so on. Pangea, wet and warm tropical style.

5. How many AI rivals ?
max for the smallest map

6. How long do you think it'll take you to post at CFC your first impressions/critics/strategies on the game ?
i will have live updates as i play
probibly have both programs running at the same time.

And on the first day i willl chalenge some one on the forum to start playing online.

 

[ew0054]

1.) Cheiftain (It's the only level I can win at!)
2.) American
3.) Builder
4.) I make my map depending on the weather and time of day:

Time of day determines age: Morning: 3 billion, Afternoon: 4 billion, Evening: 5 billion
Outside Temperature determines temperature: Cool (winter), Temperate (spring, autumn), Warm (late spring, summer)
Outside Humidity determines Climate: Arid (dry heat), Normal (normal days), Wet (very humid or raining)

I know it's weird but it just feels right

Smaller sized map to start (don't know how large maps will hold up my my machine)

5.) As many AI's I can get stuffed in there!
6.) The following weekend after I play!

 

[playshogi]

My first game will be Epic 1 from Realms Beyond Civilization. That way I can compare my play with others. I probably will stay away from CFC for awhile so I can enjoy the game without being tempted to copy the killer strategy someone will come up with after 1 week.

 

[North King]

1. Supposing the difficulty levels remain the same as in C3C (eight), what level would you play at ? Would you play at the same difficulty level you normally play on C3C or slightly lower ? Or higher ?

Probably a lower level.

2. What Civ will you choose to play with for the first time ?

Ooh, good question. Probably India as Ashoka.

3. What type of game would you pursue: builder or warmonger ?

Builder with a few wars thrown in for experience.

4. What type of map setting will you choose ?

Continents, maximum water level.

5. How many AI rivals ?

Maximum.

6. How long do you think it'll take you to post at CFC your first impressions/critics/strategies on the game ?

I keep them to myself, mostly. I might post one if I think people could benefit from it, but I usually think the ploys I use are bloody obvious.

 

[HourlyDaily]

Quote: Lepprechaune
1. I'd play at the "Even playing field" level where AI plays by the same rules as I do.
2. It woulda been Celts if they were included but I guess I'll likely go with Russia
3. I'll be building
4. Archapelago HUGE size
5. All AI competitors (Max)
6. 15minutes 38seconds
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My sentiments exactly save the Greeks instead of Russia and maybe 15m 37 seconds.