Quick Questions and Answers

[qyll]

A pre-emptive answer in case anyone asks: No, a cultural bomb on the Machu Picchu mountain will NOT give you the wonder.

 

[kcd_swede]

Unfortunately (possible bug) either the Wonder is not showing in the city when examining it zoomed in or multiple citys have same structure (in my case the Pentagon appeared in several cities at the same time).

Perhaps you can see where it was under construction? Should only be complete in one, though. Or a bug (wouldn't be the first for this game).

 

[clearbeard]

Unfortunately (possible bug) either the Wonder is not showing in the city when examining it zoomed in or multiple citys have same structure (in my case the Pentagon appeared in several cities at the same time).

If a wonder hasn't been finished yet, you might see multiple cities in the process of building it. The "unfinished" wonder graphics are often quite similar to the "finished" version. If you still think it is a genuine bug, try posting, with a save game, to the bug reports forum.

 

[MisterBoomBoom]

If a wonder hasn't been finished yet, you might see multiple cities in the process of building it. The "unfinished" wonder graphics are often quite similar to the "finished" version. If you still think it is a genuine bug, try posting, with a save game, to the bug reports forum.

Clearbeard you hit it ...many "unfinished" wonders still clutter up the cities of those that failed in their effort to complete them. Difficult to gage exactly which is done exactly (in this case made more difficult by a space pad graphic next to unfinished works). A removal of those wonders not completed would assist the game in many respects ...a simple listing of the the city in which the wonder is completed in the diplo page even better.

 

[UrbanX]

Is there some way to find out who built a wonder and in which city it was built?

theres a great mod for that. the name of which escapes me at the moment. its under the user interface ones.

 

[qyll]

Something I've been wondering: why don't great artists just give you a free social policy or at least a lot of culture points? Would it make cultural victories too easy?

 

[dudebob2491]

I got some quick, noob questions (never played civ games before):

1) Is there any bonus to setting up a city next to a ocean coast? I know it's good to be beside a river.

2) What do you guys look for when settling new cities? Lots of tiles that have deer, luxuries, and etc (non forest/hill/grass)? Do you follow those yellow city marks that the game displays?

3) What's a good strategy for me who likes to build 4-5 cities and tech up and crush my enemies with more advanced units?

4) What do you guys do when, after teching up, you realize you don't have the necessary resources for a certain era (ex. Alumnium for Modern). Do you wage war on another civ to take over those tiles?

5) For workers, do you put them on automated build or do you do it manually? Also, are railroad better than roads (considering everything together)?

6) Finally, what speed do you guys play on? Quick? Standard? This would make it easier to follow some of the guides on the forum.

thanks a lot!

 

[Sparthage]

I got some quick, noob questions (never played civ games before):

1) Is there any bonus to setting up a city next to a ocean coast? I know it's good to be beside a river.

2) What do you guys look for when settling new cities? Lots of tiles that have deer, luxuries, and etc (non forest/hill/grass)?

3) What's a good strategy for me who likes to build 4-5 cities and tech up and crush my enemies with more advanced units?

4) What do you guys do when, after teching up, you realize you don't have the necessary resources for a certain era (ex. Alumnium for Modern). Do you wage war on another civ to take over those tiles?

5) Finally, what speed do you guys play on? Quick? Standard? This would make it easier to follow some of the guides on the forum.

thanks a lot!

First off, welcome to the Civving Community and to CFC!

1) It unlocks a couple of buildings that can increase both food and production. My ideal city has a river and is on the coast, if you can get next to a mountain and desert as well that unlocks pretty much every building possible.

2) Pretty much yeah. I look for resources and for rivers. Luxuries are a priority as are Iron, Coal, and Oil, and Aluminum (The Big Four Resources).

3) Use city-states. Use your luxes to sell for cashu. Use the cash to buy Maritime and Cultural citiy-states. So the Patronage, Liberty, and Rationalsim (Maybe Honor) trees can be useful, as can the initial Tradition policy.

4) Well, I usually have a massive puppeted empire at that point so there isn't much I don't already have, but I suppose I'd probably just go crush them or get a semi-weak civ to fight them so I can build up my forces for a full invasion. Of course, I'm more of a builder in Civ5 (Love the Cultural Victory for some reason).

5) Marathon is supposedly easiest to play for some reason or another (see maltz's stories in the Stories forum here). I however, play most often on Standard. Quick games are too quick for me, and marathon games can get tedious really early on.

Hope this helps, and welcome again to CFC!

 

[Haksever]

Does anyone know how can I get true start locations for earth or europe maps in advanced options ?

 

[Carl5872]

I as playing a game and had city states gift me unique units of another civ. I think I was Songhai, and they gave me a jaguar warrior. Later I adopted the policy that city states give you great people, and one gave me a khan. Is this new to the game? Has anyone else had this?

 

[MouseyPounds]

It's a known occurrence but is pretty rare; I've never had it myself, but I don't befriend militaristic CSes very often. There have been bug reports about it, but the devs have said it's supposed to work that way as an occasional bonus. See http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=395169 .

 

[Carl5872]

I have an issue with Steam and I wondered if theres a good solution. There are some situations where I find myself unable to get the internet (going to airports with crappy wifi, my crappy ISP, and long car rides) Whenever I start my computer, and do not have internet access, it goes to log me into steam, but fails because I have no internet access. Because of this, I am unable to play Civ V when I have no internet. Since I paid money for the game, I am sure there's a way to play it offline.

The only way I can think of is to play in offline mode before shutting down my laptop when I do have internet, then when I start my comp, it will keep me logged in. THis way is very inconvenient, and I was hoping somebody could give me an easier way.

 

[taulph88]

When I have a few Social Policies, is it possible to revert back to an old one, like you could in Civ 4's Civics?

 

[Sentry]

I have an issue with Steam and I wondered if theres a good solution. There are some situations where I find myself unable to get the internet (going to airports with crappy wifi, my crappy ISP, and long car rides) Whenever I start my computer, and do not have internet access, it goes to log me into steam, but fails because I have no internet access. Because of this, I am unable to play Civ V when I have no internet. Since I paid money for the game, I am sure there's a way to play it offline.

The only way I can think of is to play in offline mode before shutting down my laptop when I do have internet, then when I start my comp, it will keep me logged in. THis way is very inconvenient, and I was hoping somebody could give me an easier way.

You should be able to put steam into offline mode even if you don't have internet access at the time. I think you can also set it to stay offline unless you tell it otherwise.

 

[clearbeard]

I have an issue with Steam and I wondered if theres a good solution. There are some situations where I find myself unable to get the internet (going to airports with crappy wifi, my crappy ISP, and long car rides) Whenever I start my computer, and do not have internet access, it goes to log me into steam, but fails because I have no internet access. Because of this, I am unable to play Civ V when I have no internet. Since I paid money for the game, I am sure there's a way to play it offline.

The only way I can think of is to play in offline mode before shutting down my laptop when I do have internet, then when I start my comp, it will keep me logged in. THis way is very inconvenient, and I was hoping somebody could give me an easier way.

Your best bet is going to be to get in the habit of staying in offline mode in Steam unless you're actively shopping or downloading something. As far as I know there is no way to switch to offline mode from a logged off state, which I agree is a major flaw in the program.

When I have a few Social Policies, is it possible to revert back to an old one, like you could in Civ 4's Civics?

You don't lose your old policies when you pick a new one, unless you go for a "conflicting" tree, like Autocracy vs. Liberty. I have no idea if you can revert to an old tree by picking an unchosen policy after switching tracks, as I have never seen the benefit in switching tracks in the first place.

I as playing a game and had city states gift me unique units of another civ. I think I was Songhai, and they gave me a jaguar warrior. Later I adopted the policy that city states give you great people, and one gave me a khan. Is this new to the game? Has anyone else had this?

It's new with the big patch before the most recent one. I've gotten a Khan a couple times (which kick major butt), but never a normal UU. Apparently it's intentional.

 

[taulph88]

You don't lose your old policies when you pick a new one, unless you go for a "conflicting" tree, like Autocracy vs. Liberty. I have no idea if you can revert to an old tree by picking an unchosen policy after switching tracks, as I have never seen the benefit in switching tracks in the first place.

I meant like, say I chose this one social policy, but now I want to uncheck it and go for another one.

 

[clearbeard]

I meant like, say I chose this one social policy, but now I want to uncheck it and go for another one.

Once you've chosen one, you keep it. The effects are permanent. When you get enough culture accumulated, you will be able to choose a second policy. Both will then be active at the same time.

 

[Jim Bro]

i was wondering if a nuclear sub could carry guided missiles or just nuclear missiles?
if they can, i have a hard time to find any use for the missile cruiser.

Moderator Action: Thread merged into Quick Questions thread. Please post quick questions here rather than making a thread about them.

 

[Sparthage]

I've never used Guided Missiles as I find Tanks and GDRs much better investments, but I think they can... can anyone confirm that? If not, I'll try to do it later today.

 

[stroypa]

Is there a way to completely turn off the citizen management automation(governor)? I know you can click the tiles off and on manually, but it often ends up overriding me(or is that just in my head). Also when you do it manually there's the padlock icon, now does that mean that the governor will never change the tile no matter what? If I for example change focus from gold to production will the governor be able to move a citizen from a tile I "padlocked"?

Not exactly a quick question lol so sorry, but I'd really appreciate any help.