New player with some questions

[Rumbarr]

Hiyas, I just purchased Civ 3 online so no physical manuel to read but been reading here so far so good .

Heres my first question, at the beginning I take my settler and build city, then I create a worker and auto him. Next warrior types are being made, is there a way to stop production so I can focus on other tasks ?

I've only played Age of empires 2 and this is vastly different, in AoE2 I would focus on economy and defence first, is there something similiar I can do in Civ 3 ?

Thanks for any input

 

[vmxa]

First do not automate workers. If you go to your preference setting you can select always ask for the next build and wait at end of turn. This gives you a chance to changes things.

There is a list of training games in the Sucession forum. Select one and read the early parts to see what actions they take and why they are taken.

 

[GamezRule]

AoE and Civ are really nothing alike. With that being said, try joining a training SG when one comes up. Overseer might be starting SGFN-09 soon, since 08 has been over for some time. I have no proof of that, just assuming...

 

[ChaosArbiter]

Heres my first question, at the beginning I take my settler and build city, then I create a worker and auto him. Next warrior types are being made, is there a way to stop production so I can focus on other tasks ?

If (for some reason) you don't want to be actively building something, set your city(ies) to produce Wealth - that will give you +1gpt for every 8 Shields the city produces. That said, there's really no point to never building anything, and since it's a Turn-based game, you have all the time in the world to 'focus on other tasks.'

 

[TheOverseer714]

I am due, aren't I? Maybe I should at least start an interest thread, see if we can get a team together and play a fun variant.

 

[darski]

I am due, aren't I? Maybe I should at least start an interest thread, see if we can get a team together and play a fun variant.

I vote yes on that... if I get a vote.

@ rumbarr: check out the War Academy for a lot of good info that was never in the original manual.

 

[splunge the 2nd]

Not trying to hijack, but I'm intersted.

@Rumbarr- WELCOME! The best pieces of advice I've heard are: Don't stint on workers. Road a lot. Think early on what kind of victory you want and build units and imporvemnts accordingly-just because you can build it doesn't mean you should. Plan to trade technologies-at the lower levels you can research your way to a spaceship vitory alone, but trading is helpful at higher levels and worht getting the feel of.

 

[Rumbarr]

Thanks for the replys everyone and yea I'd be interested in playing a scenario with you all . Just give date and time, I'm there =)