Quick Answers / 'Newbie' Questions

[Eukaryote]

It doesn't quite work that way. You don't have to fight in any war they declare. However, if/when someone attacks them in their territory, then you're dragged into it. The same works in reverse as well. So if you have a MPP with Babylon, and they start a war with Germany, but Germany never attacks the Babs in their territory, you won't be dragged into the war. Conversely, if you have a MPP with the Babs, and you and Germany go to war, the Babs won't be drawn into it until Germany (Or another civ) attacks you in your territory.

It should be noted that a unit ending it's turn inside your territory (Or the babs, for that matter) is considered an attack.

OK thanks!

 

[Turner]

It's better to use Military Alliances that MPPs. MAs are on your terms, not just at the whim of some other AI attacking an AI you have a MPP with. It lets you decide who you're going to war with. The AIs usually duck out of the wars early, thus trashing their reps and making the game a bit easier for you.

 

[vmxa]

They do not have to attack and neither do you. You only have to declare and that is all they have to do. So sometimes they will fight hard and others they will put up little effort, same as you probably do.

 

[Turner]

Exactly. I love it when they trash their rep for doing nothing! Makes me feel

 

[Ailrickson]

If you don't do anything to help them when you're drageed into a war this affects your own rep as well?

How badly does it affect your rep?

 

[Padma]

Not "helping" doesn't enter the picture. If you are forced into a war by MPP, you get no choice in the matter - you automatically declare war. But once war is declared, you have fulfilled your obligation.

Of course, by declaring war, you may be damaging your rep in other ways, such as cutting off trade routes, declaring war before a 20-turn peace treaty was up, etc.

 

[Ailrickson]

I see... but if you declare war, but don't send in a single troop to help out, the other civs will not take note. ('cause that's basically what I've been doing - puny civs)

 

[jiminut]

Question about espionage.. I've got spies planted in multiple capitals but can't figure out how to use them. I can't even find the spies. Please help.

 

[Eukaryote]

@ Jiminut You have to go to where thier capital is and click on the pentatgon beside it. For embassys it's the same execpt there's a star.

I'm playing as Babylon, going for 20K, I just bought map making form the russians for 20 gold, and now want to build the Great lighthouse in Babylon but for some unexplanied reason it won't let me, the option simply doesn't apper, why, is it a bug? I've already got the Orcale and the Great Library in Babylon and I'm in my GA. Are those factors?

 

[Lord Emsworth]

@ jiminut
You can also use shift-E (should be the same on Win) to access esionage options.

@Drool
You either have tainted shields in the box, or you are already builing it somewhere else.

Tainted shields are
• pop- or cash-rushed shields
• shields from forest chops
• shields from disbanded units.

ETA: Is Babylon actually a coastal town? It has to be if you want the GLH there.

 

[Pentium]

You bought MM for 20 gold? That's a bit cheap.

First make sure it's not already built. Second, make sure you didn't rush or chop anything in that city after the last thing was built there. It also must be a coastal city to build the GLH. Other wonders and GA are not factors.

 

[Eukaryote]

@Drool
You either have tainted shields in the box, or you are already builing it somewhere else.

Tainted shields are
• pop- or cash-rushed shields
• shields from forest chops
• shields from disbanded units.

ETA: Is Babylon actually a coastal town? It has to be if you want the GLH there.

Oh, right should thoughta that.

 

[Ansar]

I know corruption gives red shields and red commerce, which is wasted shields and wasted commerce, but does it affect happiness?

 

[vmxa]

No impact on it directly afaik.

 

[Ansar]

I once built a courthouse and it made a citizen from unhappy to content...

 

[gmaharriet]

I once built a courthouse and it made a citizen from unhappy to content...

I'm not certain, but it may have increased the percent of gold going toward lux.

 

[Ginger_Ale]

I'm not certain, but it may have increased the percent of gold going toward lux.

Yep, that's the only way I can see it happening. Less corruption, more commerce, more commerce towards happy faces.

 

[vmxa]

That is why I said not directly. Indirectly it can have impacts, by just.

 

[Ansar]

Ok, thanks all. I thought something was going on...

 

[Ailrickson]

Warning: Poster is multi-lingual and Roman Catholic. Respond at your own risk!

!!!

You mean I'm not the only Roman Catholic playing this game?

I'll scratch it off my confession list then.