Quick Answers / 'Newbie' Questions

[Luthor_Saxburg]

(...) but it has to do with the vote coming a turn before the vote count.

Hmmm... it makes sense... yes, it was probably what happened!

Italy (Benito) has the Palace so the vote started there and everybody had to choose between Hitler and Mussolini (not much of a choice is it? ) so people voted for them 2 (most abstained off course, including Stalin). Lazaro then starts the turn, the eligible candidates change (probably from Hitler to Stalin) and Lazaro votes for Stalin!

If Lazaro had abstain I would never know of this wierd "feature" in the voting system!

Strange... but understood! Thanks, kcd_swede!

 

[ResevoirDog]

When I overlap BFC tiles it only allows me to work the overlapped tile in one city, seemingly of the games choosing. Two questions;

1. Is there a way to swap the tile between both cites, like you used to be able to in civ 3?

2. If not, is there a way to at least choose which city will get the tile for the remainder of the game?

 

[Abegweit]

Yes. Go into the city screen of the town you want to work the tile. Then click on the tile. You will see the tile change from having fog of war to having food/shields/commerce. As I recall, this is how it worked in civ3 as well.

 

[Sisiutil]

When I overlap BFC tiles it only allows me to work the overlapped tile in one city, seemingly of the games choosing. Two questions;

1. Is there a way to swap the tile between both cites, like you used to be able to in civ 3?

2. If not, is there a way to at least choose which city will get the tile for the remainder of the game?

Just go into the city screen you want to work the tile. Click on the tile once to assign it to that city, then click on it again to assign a citizen to work it.

 

[ResevoirDog]

Just go into the city screen you want to work the tile. Click on the tile once to assign it to that city, then click on it again to assign a citizen to work it.

hahahaha

I always just saw that it was fogged out, and assumed that meant i couldn't work it. Appreciate the answer, and am impressed with your ability to do so without adding a much deserved insult.

 

[Sisiutil]

Appreciate the answer, and am impressed with your ability to do so without adding a much deserved insult.

This forum is much more... ahem... CIVILIZED compared to the rest of the Internet.

 

[Danelius90]

hahahaha

I always just saw that it was fogged out, and assumed that meant i couldn't work it. Appreciate the answer, and am impressed with your ability to do so without adding a much deserved insult.

I think most players come against this problem. I remember I solved it by clicking the tile in frustration thinking "why can't I work this tile!!!" and suddenly I could

 

[Luthor_Saxburg]

I think most players come against this problem. I remember I solved it by clicking the tile in frustration thinking "why can't I work this tile!!!" and suddenly I could

Same thing happened to me!

 

[Seron]

This forum is much more... ahem... CIVILIZED compared to the rest of the Internet.

No pun intended....

 

[Luthor_Saxburg]

One more question: where can I find how Civ calculates the % of the Great persons (how much % of being a merchant for instance)?

I've seen it somewhere before and now have been looking around (War Academy, etc) but couldn't see it...

 

[Ansive]

What's to calculate ?

If you generate 6 scientist points and 2 spy points per turn, you have 75% great scientist / 25% great spy.

All the points pool up until they reach the threshold. It's just normal distribution.
109 scientist / 37 merchant / 44 priest / 10 engineer = 200 points
54% / 18% / 22% / 5%

 

[Luthor_Saxburg]

What about if you have Kremlin and Cristo Redentor? It gives 2 spy points and 2 engineer points but there is a 92% for a Great spy.

 

[Ansive]

You've just recently built the Redentor (it has only added a few points to the total).
Out of the current 26 points, 24 are from the Kremlin and only 2 from the Redentor. Next turn it will be 26-4 (87% - 13%), then 28-6 (82% - 18%).

You'll gradually see the percentage even out. After you get a great person the chance will be 50-50% all the time. (unless you tip the scale with specialists or more wonders).

 

[Luthor_Saxburg]

Ah, it's based on the cumulative points and not the last points! Got it!

Thanks

 

[krikav]

Hello.

I feel dumb to ask this question, and I am gracefull that this thread exist for this purpose.

If I have two cities, A and B, with a tile X overlapping.
Tile X belongs to city A. But I would love it to belong to city B, since city B would benefit far more from working tile X.

How to I reassign this tile from city A to city B?

 

[Danelius90]

Hello.

I feel dumb to ask this question, and I am gracefull that this thread exist for this purpose.

If I have two cities, A and B, with a tile X overlapping.
Tile X belongs to city A. But I would love it to belong to city B, since city B would benefit far more from working tile X.

How to I reassign this tile from city A to city B?

see post number 5 and 6 on this page lol

 

[krikav]

omg, now I feel even more stupid.

Oh well, finaly I have gotten clarity in this mystery.
I was so stuck in my mindset, I was looking for some way to assign it away from city A, when the answer was simply to take it, in city B.

Thanks alot!

 

[Ataxerxes]

omg, now I feel even more stupid.

Oh well, finaly I have gotten clarity in this mystery.
I was so stuck in my mindset, I was looking for some way to assign it away from city A, when the answer was simply to take it, in city B.

Thanks alot!

Don't worry, we've all been there. It took me the longest time to learn about the extra hammers from Apostolic Palace religion buildings. I used to avoid the AP in fact. The game is quite complex.

 

[AJ11]

Don't worry, we've all been there. It took me the longest time to learn about the extra hammers from Apostolic Palace religion buildings. I used to avoid the AP in fact. The game is quite complex.

My "Jeez, I'm frakking stupid" story for today:

I usually play with only the Conquest VC on. So, when I first got the AP, it was like another wonder for me (got it for the +2 GPP more than anything else). Then I noticed the +2 shields in every Buddhist temple. I was going

It wasn't until a few DAYS later, when I was reading something online about the AP that I realised where the +2 shields came from.

Moral of the story? RTFM!

 

[Skallagrimson]

My "Jeez, I'm frakking stupid" story for today:

I usually play with only the Conquest VC on. So, when I first got the AP, it was like another wonder for me (got it for the +2 GPP more than anything else). Then I noticed the +2 shields in every Buddhist temple. I was going

It wasn't until a few DAYS later, when I was reading something online about the AP that I realised where the +2 shields came from.

Moral of the story? RTFM!

Farm + Temple... cheaper than... umpteen bajillion hammers for AP.

Although the 2 hammer bonus for temples and monasteries can make it worthwhile to build AP if you don't think anyone with a religion you have will build it.