Thank you, yes, a lot!
Next question is this -- I am at war with the 3rd place (of 3, I'm first) in cash at the moment and would like to contact the head of the country who I suspect would entertain peace. (note: downloaded BAT/BUG to see what it looks like and saw a note at top of page when I sat down saying he did, anyway).
How do I contact the guy? I've tried to pull it from the manual but can't find it there or in the buttons.
Bluesman
Welcome to the forums!
To contact a leader, click their name in the score bar to the bottom-left of the screen. If you don't see the other players' names, clicking your own name should reveal them. Alternatively, you can go to the F4 diplomacy screen and right-click a face.
If the leader refuses to talk to you, you only have two options: (a) give it time and wait it out, or (b) capture a few more of their cities. Either way, they'll eventually want to talk again.
1 Quick ?
I have been expanding from the beggining of my game. It's now about 800 AD and I have about 15 cities. There is still a pocket of land in my backyard left to expand. I am in strike, but not too badly. Should I settle this pocket first or recover from the strike? I have the all of the basic techs including: Alpha/Currency/CoL What should I do?
Whoa... 800 AD and you're in strike? Something is seriously wrong with this picture. Have you built cottages? Are your cities connected? Have you built plenty of Workers? Is this a Standard size map?
The answer to your question is that you need to recover from the strike first. But I think the more important question is, how did you manage to get yourself into strike in the first place?
The only time I even get close to a strike is when I'm playing someone like Rome and going for the huge military campaign strategy - conquering vast amounts of territory in a very short time. However, if you've been expanding peacefully (which is how it sounds), then there should be absolutely no reason for you to be in strike, especially at 800 AD (which is getting well into the mid game).
I would be very interested to see a savegame if you're able to upload one. Something must be mortally wrong with your empire management if you're managing to get into strike at 800 AD by expanding peacefully. (Please don't take offense by the way - I only want to help with what sounds like a bafflingly bad circumstance.)
Hi guys, I recently took advantage of an online special and picked up Civ IV for $5, which is great. I remember playing the original Civ back in the day and once again here I am waking up sleepy in the morning because I love it.
Two questions, one technical and one strategic:
Strategic -- How long do you guys spend finding the right spot for your first city? I feel nervous searching for a spot more than 2-3 turns but I'm aware that finding just the right spot might more than make up for it in the long run.
Welcome to the site!
Nine times out of ten I'll just settle in place. The random map generator is usually okay at not completely screwing you over, so you'll usually do fine by settling in place. It's only if I find myself in a situation where I could get a far better spot by moving 1-2 tiles (i.e. far more resources, or a plains-hill start) that I'll consider moving.
Technical -- I noticed this version has "multiplayer" support and I tried signing up for an "Internet game" account, but it just does nothing. Are there online forums for playing?
Thanks much for your help!
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Yes, there are online "forums" for playing games, and you should be able to access them through the Internet Games (or Online Games) menu. When you sign up for an account it might lag for 5-10 seconds, but it should eventually sign you in. Give it another shot and see. The multiplayer experience is certainly a fun one, and I recommend trying it.
