Playing as the Barbarians

[Thunderfall]

Has anyone played the barbarians before?

It's fun to play the barbarians because other civilizations usually want to ally with you, some will even give you money! Checkout this screenshot:

<img src="http://www.civfanatics.com/images/barbAlly.gif" border=1>

--> <a href="http://www.civfanatics.com/images/barbDiplo.gif">another screenshot</a>

I am going to use the money my allies gave me and bribe a few AI cities. I have four allies. The entire world will be red soon... <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/biggrin.gif" border=0>

[This message has been edited by Thunderfall (edited February 22, 2001).]

 

[TTG]

I've played the barbarians on Civ1 before, and unlike civ2, it's hopeless. You cannot build anything but legions in your cities, you cannot even build barracks or settlers, so most of your units are not veterans (which can really suck). I found I was able to survive, but not dominate. It's wierd that they would be so friendly with you in civ2. Perhaps it's because they are unable to measure your diplomacy and military power because those values are not stored for the barbarians, so they are assuming that you are all powerful and very nice.

------------------
<IMG SRC="http://www.civfanatics.com/civ1/units/mbimg/militia.gif" border=0> <IMG SRC="http://www.civfanatics.com/civ1/units/mbimg/phalanx.gif" border=0>
Civilization I Master of masters
Webmaster of Civilization I Fanatics Center

 

[Thunderfall]

My allies gave me several techs but it doesn't list any techs on the science advisor screen. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/frown.gif" border=0>

another weird thing is that barbarians cannot see as far as non-barbarian units, and they can only use simplified combats. It's going to be very hard to put the world under barbarians' control. I will need at least 50+ archers or knights. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/smile.gif" border=0> The good thing is that a few barbarian units pop up from no where once in a while, and I can control them... pretty neat huh?

[This message has been edited by Thunderfall (edited February 22, 2001).]

 

[Matrix]

I've tried this as well once, but notice that you <u>always</u> loose, unless your target is olmost destroyed. Even when you creat a veteran armor and attack a warrior. It looks like it doesn't matter what type of unit you use. You don't just need 50 archers, you also need 50 armors. That's not how it is when an AI controls the barbs.

------------------
<FONT size="1">Chemistry is: having fun, drinking beer, having more fun, drinking more beer, hang above the toilet and have a good night sleep!</FONT s>

 

[shadowdale]

Hmmm How do you do that?? What do you need to change to get to play the barbarians.
But more to the point, WHY would you want to play that barbarians??

I don't get it.......

------------------
Veni Vidi Vici.

Coolbook: Cunobelin Of Hippo, Håkan Eriksson, vladmir_illych_lenin, stellar converter, Stormerne.

 

[Fry002]

if you leave a city empty and let the barbarians go by it, they will send that message. if you click pay (money amoount), you have formed a peace treaty with the barbarians.

 

[Thunderfall]

I have attached the saved games... take a look. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif" border=0>

barbarians3.zip is the more recent save...

[Civ2 Gold version]

[This message has been edited by Thunderfall (edited February 22, 2001).]

 

[PinkyGen]

As a barbarian, can you advance your tech?

 

[Thunderfall]

Originally posted by PinkyGen:
As a barbarian, can you advance your tech?

no, I don't think so. It looks like all techs acquired by barbarians are not retained.

 

[Warlord56]

no techs is bad I con't play sa barbs in this case

 

[MrLeN]

WoW! What will be next?

Playing as the diplomats?, LOL *joke*! <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/wink.gif" border=0>

MrLeN

------------------
Where there is money, there are liars!

[This message has been edited by MrLeN (edited February 25, 2001).]

 

[vladmir_illych_lenin]

hey TF! Did you give yourself one settler to start, or did you just take over an enemy city? I've always wondered why barbarians lose so often. I've seen phalanxes defend against 4 dragoons and still have almost full health.