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, particularly if trying to keep up in spending with someone who has built multiple early courthouses.
TheMulattoMaker
Dictator of RF
Can you use Privateers to attack ships and blockade in an Always Peace game?
Just tested it myself for you. Privateers are fully functional in always peace games. They look like barbarians to other civs.
TheMulattoMaker
Dictator of RF
Thanks!
Good thing the AIs won't stop to consider how in the world barb pirates are showing up in an Always Peace/No Barbs game when only one civ has ocean-going ships...
dalamb
Deity
In "Always Peace" can the AI still attack the privateers? It seems likely they must, since they're "barbarians".
rogue131
Byzantine Historian
is it better to build more infantry or more tanks? I know tanks carry the heavier punch, but they take so long to build and I know infantry may take shorter, but is weaker than a tank. I'm gearing up for a heavy war with Russia.
If the enemy have comparably strong units, build tanks. They may take longer to build, but you've got a much better chance of hanging onto them. Their faster movement is also indispensable - you can pillage as you go, move rapidly from city to city, or pull damaged units out of combat.
UnforcedError
Settler
^^not to mention Blitz...
rfcfanatic
Mercantilist
Free Religion may not always be a good solution. Especially when you have University of Sankore or The Spiral Minaret wonders along with a lot of temples & monasteries of your state religion.
In that case, Free Religion will become a reasonable option after the discovery of Scientific Method. This technology will obsolete these wonders.
rfcfanatic
Mercantilist
Sorry, I was mistaken. I did some research and found out that the Spiral Minaret and University of Sankore are actually obsoleted by the Computers technology. That may change my strategy for sure. I always thought that it was the Scientific Method that obsoletes these.
UnforcedError
Settler
^^Scientific Method obsoletes monasteries so there is some connection.
Luthor_Saxburg
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of Civ4? ONE longbowman seem to be able to withstand all the gunpowder units I can throw at it!
TheMulattoMaker
Dictator of RF
Longbowmen can be very strong on defense in the right situation. On a hill, behind city walls, with City Garrison 3, their 6
becomes 18. (If my pre-coffee math is correct.)
becomes 18. (If my pre-coffee math is correct.)
UnforcedError
Settler
^^Not against gunpowder units as they ignore walls and castles. Julystork, I think you're not using the right units. Muskets are crap, use cuirs (or cannons and rifles).
rfcfanatic
Mercantilist
I have noticed that sometimes even my infantry has unreliable 70% odds against longbows defending a city.
Yeah. What are muskets for? They're for being built when you've got no iron, bronze, or horsies; and growing up into Riflemen.
ETA: or heffalumps, obviously.
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