Newbie Questions - Ask here and get Answers!

[Padma]

Darius: Check out Bamspeedy's AI Attitude article. It provides a lot of insight into the process. One thing: signing the alliance gave you a benefit of 5 points in the AI's eyes, which helped offset the "hit" of 16 you got when you nuked Moscow.

 

[Arpakeisari]

Hello, another curious newbie here.
I used to play civ I and colonization alot in the mid nineties and now I'm interested in getting those classics to my hands again. I don't know how, though. There are plenty of freeware sites on the net, but I haven't found neither of those games there. Are they not freeware?
I wanna sense some nostalgia! I want those games and I would appreciate help greatly.

 

[sealman]

Originally posted by Arpakeisari
Hello, another curious newbie here.
I used to play civ I and colonization alot in the mid nineties and now I'm interested in getting those classics to my hands again. I don't know how, though. There are plenty of freeware sites on the net, but I haven't found neither of those games there. Are they not freeware?
I wanna sense some nostalgia! I want those games and I would appreciate help greatly.

welcome to cfc Arpakeisari:

I was first introduced to the CIV world via a demo disk from PC Gamer. One of their disks included the full version of CIV I. You might wish to contact them to see if you can get the sample disk.

 

[el_kalkylus]

Hi. I know it takes 8 cities to be able to build the forbidden palace on a standard map, but how many cities do you need to build on a large or huge map size in order to be able to build the forbidden palace?

Edit: Never mind. I can build it now with 11 cities.

 

[EMan]

........don't change with map size.

Neither does building anything else!

 

[Padma]

Originally posted by Arpakeisari
Hello, another curious newbie here.
I used to play civ I and colonization alot in the mid nineties and now I'm interested in getting those classics to my hands again. I don't know how, though. There are plenty of freeware sites on the net, but I haven't found neither of those games there. Are they not freeware?

No, they are *not* freeware - they are still under copyright. They do come up now and then on e-bay. Or try sealman's suggestion.

Originally posted by EMan
BUILDING FORBIDDEN PALACE REQUIREMENTS.....
........don't change with map size.

Technically true. But, the requirements for the FP do depend on the Optimal City Number, and the OCN varies based on map size.

 

[hbdragon88]

Hygro.

The AI could care less about MPPs and alliances from what I've seen the AI do. I downloaded the Great Lakes scenario and was playing it as the Egyptians. I was busy destroying the Americans and the Chinese came up to renew our MPP. I rejected it and the next turn, China signed an MPP with America and I was at war with the Chinese.

 

[OneFastWarrior]

Okay, I have looked and looked and I cannot find the answer to my simple dilemna

All I would like is for someone to tell me how to save a screenshotL, It is obviously not a right click on the game screen, but it probably is not really that hard. I am somewhat computer literate, so please, Asimple step by step would be nice,

Thanks in advance

The fastest Warrior, OneFastWarrior

 

[MadScot]

Prnt Scrn or <Alt+Prnt Scrn> then open paint (or similar) then paste or <ctrl-V>

 

[lucidity]

Hi, I'm making my first scenario but don't know how to give technologies to the civs. Is anyone able to help?

Thanks.

 

[cwood]

hey did it i made a military alliance with another civ. and were are pounding the crap out on the stupid aztecs. thanks to this forum and the web site. thanks.

 

[OneFastWarrior]

Originally posted by MadScot
Prnt Scrn or <Alt+Prnt Scrn> then open paint (or similar) then paste or <ctrl-V>

Thank you very much, I appreciate it. And I knew it was pretty easy, I even thought of the print screen, but never tried.

Thanks again

 

[Padma]

And just to remind everyone, you can also look in the FAQ. It's stickied up here near this Newbie Questions thread.

The appropriate section:

How do I take screenshots?

• Use the capture-function of a graphics program
  or
• Hit the 'Prt Scrn' button on your keyboard. Then open a graphics program such as Paint (you can use the windows key, then go to Programs....Accesories...Paint, this way you don't need to exit the game), then you 'paste' and there's the screenshot! Remember to reduce the image size a bit, or crop it, and save the file as .JPG.
• There are also lots of screenshot programs you can download at download.com.

 

[Ben E Gas]

On the renaming of units.....again:

--Hygro wrote :
"Ben, you must press "shift+n" but not the plus symbol.

Or you can go to prefrences and find the option that allows you to see al the unit actions, which should show you the button to rename units."--

I tried pressing shift-N, not to second guess your suggestion, but are you sure that works for you? When do I hit 'Shift-N'?
I finally got a Great Leader and was able to rename the one unit, but I'm still not succesful in naming any other unit.

I feel dumb asking this, but where is the preferences and the option that allows you to see all of the units actions? I thought I could see all of my units actions, after all I told them what to do.

Thanks again, and sorry that I keep asking this.

 

[WildFire]

Go to preferences and click the Advanced unit worker action button to see all of the commands.

Renaming a unit, just press shift-n when that unit is under your control.

 

[Ben E Gas]

thanks, I must not have the right preferences set.

 

[cwood]

what should i do?

i have made war with the Zulu Civ. see. and i made a war allaince with Persia. the proble is that perisa is between me and Zulu. i was thinking that i could have perisa go and attack them and i would go and send a couple units to do so plliageson zulu. at the same time building up a for and attacking persia through the back door.

So what do you think i should do?

 

[anarres]

cwood, I have answered this post in the copy you made in Strategy and Tips.

That is the bast place to ask as then you can have your own thread and go in to more detail. This thread is really for short questions about the game rules and other basic info.

 

[Ben E Gas]

Cwood,

i like the pillageing idea. let persia do some of the attacking, and you send in other units and pillage. problem with allying with the AI is that you can't coordinate properly as you would be able to with a human. But that'll have to do. as for attacking the persians, keep in mind, they are already at your back door, it seems, so be careful they don't turn and run on your cities with the zulus. I'm sure you'll be able to defend though.

 

[Silksy]

How on earth do you get to "modern times" before the game ends???