Newbie Questions: Ask here and get answers!

[el_kalkylus]

Ok, I'll look. Thanks. Have you ever had a leader from a warrior?

 

[Turner]

Myself? No. I don't fight with warriors very much. I do most of my battles post knights. Knight is the earlies that I've gotten one, and that's also the earliest I've done a mass attack.

 

[Portuguese]

Usually warriors only kill barbs, so they can only go till elite.

And then they get upgraded to Swordsmen.

You can get great leaders from warriors, but it is not that common...

 

[Cannon]

I have gotten them with warriors.....even against other warriors.

 

[Bose]

Come to think of it, i've never got a GL from a warrior either. Plenty from Immortals though...

 

[Hurricane]

Originally posted by drewshark
One more thing, the only screen shots I have are of the desktop running underneath, not the game. Any suggestions?

No, sorry. Maybe it has something to do with what OS you are running or what kind of video card you have. Try asking in the Computer Talk forum.

 

[anarres]

This freeware screen capture tool is very good.

It has a small window, and when you take full screen pics it doesn't include itself in the pic. You can also take any size pic you want, and save in a variety of formats (including jpg)

http://www.webattack.com/get/deskscan.shtml

I use it at work becuase my PC won't resond to the print screen key.

 

[Reznaak]

Is there a way I can play with all the civs at the same time?

 

[Lt. 'Killer' M.]

ReznaaK. open the editor, select Scenario--> custom player dat. select Senario --> Scenario properties, set number of players to 31. save as a scenario, select play senario from PTw main menu.

 

[barron of ideas]

to el_kalylus, re your signature line.

You left out "Murphy was an optimist."

 

[Reznaak]

Thanks Lt. 'Killer' M.

 

[Padma]

Originally posted by barron of ideas
to el_kalylus, re your signature line.

You left out "Murphy was an optimist."

Actually, if you notice, he lists Murphy's Laws #2, 3, 5, 8, and 13. Certainly not all of them.

I think he is just trying to keep his sig small enough to fit in the Forum Rules: no more than 5 lines.

 

[Mathias]

Actually, Murphy's Laws are not explicitly numbered. The numbers el_kalkylus chose are know as Fibonacci Numbers. The series is 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... where each number is the sum pf the previous two numbers. Are we off topic yet?

 

[Padma]

I just assumed he took them from one of many "lists" I have seen of Murphy's Laws. The order on these lists has always seemed arbitrary to me anyway.

BTW, I think it is a sign of how "calcified" my brain has become with age that I didn't even notice the Fibonacci Series in the numbering.

And I think we're so off-topic that Killer is going to yell at us. At least, I hope it's killer and not that evil Chieftess!

 

[Grille]

if #21 was 'A spearman always beats a tank', that would not be off-topic...

 

[SunTzu]

how do u establish and oversea's sea trade route.

 

[Cartouche Bee]

Originally posted by SunTzu
how do u establish and oversea's sea trade route.

You and the other civ both need harbors.

Then if you only have coast squares between you, trade can be established.

If there are sea squares between you, one of you needs Astronomy or the Great Lighthouse.

If there are ocean squares between you, one of you needs need navigation.

Venturing into Civ3?

 

[Padma]

SunTzu:
Harbors on either end, connected by a path of known tiles that a
ship of the civ's current navigational ability can safely traverse.

Edit, I see CB beat me to it, and with a more complete explanation.

 

[heikeott]

Oooo, I think I know this one.

You must have a city with a harbor on the same body of water as a city with a harbor belonging to the civ you wish to trade with, and there must be an explored route between the two harbors. Both cities must be connected to their capitals (by road, airport, or harbor).

Also, trading over SEA squares requires Astronomy, and trading over OCEAN squares requires Magnetism or Navigation.

And, of course, both harbors must be accessible (not blockaded by enemies).

Heike (the fast learner!)

 

[not a CIV guru]

how in the heck to you raise your science, i was reading somewhere to raise it but cant figure it out. lol. very very new to the game, never played civ 1 or 2. any help is greatly appreciated. i been stuck on this game for 4 nights straight. my wife is gonna burn my arse. lol. thanks