On a whim, I bought Civ V and all the DLC. Had no idea what the game really was, but my cousin had it and wanted me to play with him, so I took my Holiday Inventory Bonus and dropped it all on the GOTY Edition and DLC (and it even runs natively on Mac!).
I love the game. Being big into history I love the concept. The turn-based gameplay was a real draw for me, as I hate RTS and thinking too fast, which is why I didn't really get into Age of Empires. This game gives me all of the fun of Empire building, at a nice manageable pace. I'm also getting a real kick out of the anachronisms in the game- General Robert E. Lee leading an army of Roman Legions to conquer the Mongolian Empire. That right there is just plain awesome!
So I just got through my first game, and it was easier going than I thought (I was on Prince Difficulty, he was set to King). Of course I had an ally the whole time, but that's beside the point. Playing with 10 other Civilizations and Germany as my Ally I managed to take my Legions and Conquer nearby Mongolia after he declared war. Nobody messes with Rome, nobody. After that it was pretty much over. I had talk a dozen puppets feeding me riches and 4 cities of my own. I spent the entire game not knowing what the heck I was doing really. I knew I wanted to build a military, so I pretty much based my production choices on whether or not there was a red gem on them.
Now that I'm thoroughly lost I'm not sure where to go from here, and I can't seem to find a clear guide that will explain things on my level, it all seems over my head. About the only thing I've gathered is build cities on a hill and rush horses. I've won two Single Player Games doing that... and I know there's more. It's a great game to sit down to on a saturday night and just relax and play. No need to hurry, I think we've gone as slow as 6-7 turns an hour at points just because we are BS'ing and such. The whisky may have something to do with that too, but that's another story.
I just want to get a handle on things, and with the depth of this game, I can't seem to do that. Heck, half of the Leaders in this game seem weak to me because I don't know how to exploit their abilities. I wanted to play Vikings when I first got it (given my lineage it just made sense) but all we get is a pillage and sea movement bonus. On Pangea that didn't matter, and when it did, it's seemed insignificant. Rome, by comparison became a beast if I built Anything and everything in Rome first. I'm sure that some Leaders are mean't to be harder than others, but the game doesn't specify difficulty on each leader, so it's hard for someone like me to make an educated decision. I've kind of just been picking what seemed cool at the time, and I know that's a bad way of going about it.
Did everyone drown like this when they were new? Is there a way out?
I love the game. Being big into history I love the concept. The turn-based gameplay was a real draw for me, as I hate RTS and thinking too fast, which is why I didn't really get into Age of Empires. This game gives me all of the fun of Empire building, at a nice manageable pace. I'm also getting a real kick out of the anachronisms in the game- General Robert E. Lee leading an army of Roman Legions to conquer the Mongolian Empire. That right there is just plain awesome!
So I just got through my first game, and it was easier going than I thought (I was on Prince Difficulty, he was set to King). Of course I had an ally the whole time, but that's beside the point. Playing with 10 other Civilizations and Germany as my Ally I managed to take my Legions and Conquer nearby Mongolia after he declared war. Nobody messes with Rome, nobody. After that it was pretty much over. I had talk a dozen puppets feeding me riches and 4 cities of my own. I spent the entire game not knowing what the heck I was doing really. I knew I wanted to build a military, so I pretty much based my production choices on whether or not there was a red gem on them.
Now that I'm thoroughly lost I'm not sure where to go from here, and I can't seem to find a clear guide that will explain things on my level, it all seems over my head. About the only thing I've gathered is build cities on a hill and rush horses. I've won two Single Player Games doing that... and I know there's more. It's a great game to sit down to on a saturday night and just relax and play. No need to hurry, I think we've gone as slow as 6-7 turns an hour at points just because we are BS'ing and such. The whisky may have something to do with that too, but that's another story.
I just want to get a handle on things, and with the depth of this game, I can't seem to do that. Heck, half of the Leaders in this game seem weak to me because I don't know how to exploit their abilities. I wanted to play Vikings when I first got it (given my lineage it just made sense) but all we get is a pillage and sea movement bonus. On Pangea that didn't matter, and when it did, it's seemed insignificant. Rome, by comparison became a beast if I built Anything and everything in Rome first. I'm sure that some Leaders are mean't to be harder than others, but the game doesn't specify difficulty on each leader, so it's hard for someone like me to make an educated decision. I've kind of just been picking what seemed cool at the time, and I know that's a bad way of going about it.
Did everyone drown like this when they were new? Is there a way out?
