Quick Questions / Quick Answers

[Owlbebach]

When playing England: Do you keep your first spy in one capital only at the beginning of the game, and ignore the diplomatic consequences, or do you move him around?

Well that depends on what are you planning to do... Overall moving the spy is bad cause when it moves it does not work. So usually you want to keep your spy in a capital of Tradition player, or some other capital with lots of yields and significant tech advantage over you (like Korea or Maya). On the other hand keeping the Spy in one capital for a long time hurts this player A LOT. Even on Deity this player usually will be behind you, so another strategy is to spy on your neighbour, build army and capture him. With a spy it can be MUCH easier. And don't forget that you can keep it in the City-State, sometimes it can be a good idea (progress+cultural CS, or when you want a religion and have religious CS).

 

[Matutin]

Good advice. Thanks.
Will a permanently spied-on neighbor inevitably attack me?

Had a bad start with my Rome as my only neighbor and was Very unsure about continuously spying in him. I hate having those legions as my enemy...

 

[tu_79]

Will a permanently spied-on neighbor inevitably attack me?

No. You can scare them with your might!

 

[Owlbebach]

Will a permanently spied-on neighbor inevitably attack me?

Probably, depends on their personality and difficulty. On Deity - most likely, unless it's India

 

[PapaRockett]

Well that depends on what are you planning to do... Overall moving the spy is bad cause when it moves it does not work. So usually you want to keep your spy in a capital of Tradition player, or some other capital with lots of yields and significant tech advantage over you (like Korea or Maya). On the other hand keeping the Spy in one capital for a long time hurts this player A LOT. Even on Deity this player usually will be behind you, so another strategy is to spy on your neighbour, build army and capture him. With a spy it can be MUCH easier. And don't forget that you can keep it in the City-State, sometimes it can be a good idea (progress+cultural CS, or when you want a religion and have religious CS).

Coups are also amazing in the early game when no one else has spies/diplomats

 

[Emufarmers]

Had a bad start with my Rome as my only neighbor and was Very unsure about continuously spying in him. I hate having those legions as my enemy...

I'm not sure whether spying on someone multiple times actually gives more of a relations penalty than spying on them once (beyond the penalty from your refusing to stop).

In any event, I doubt the penalty is significant enough to alter his behavior. Since he's Rome, either he'll sense your weakness and crush you, no matter what you've done for him, or he'll be afraid of you and won't, no matter what you've done to him.

 

[matlajs]

you can go beyond -100 for spying and given how quickly those advanced actions come early in game, he will be hostile even before legions but honestly, i didn't play england some time now.

 

[Kierkegaard]

I didn't find it on the wiki.

Can anyone tell me how to reduce war monger penalty?
Of course best way is not to get it in the first place but it's pretty easy even just out of defensive wars where you capture a city or two for the entire world to hate you.

 

[Bascule2000]

Can anyone tell me how to reduce war monger penalty?

I think the only way is to liberate captured cities. Passing Cassus Belli will make it go away quicker.

 

[MorphBer]

Any recommendations for map scripts to add? I Read something about continents++ and cimuntas+ but it's hard to find an overview

 

[PapaRockett]

Any recommendations for map scripts to add? I Read something about continents++ and cimuntas+ but it's hard to find an overview

Check out Planet Simulator

 

[vyyt]

Any recommendations for map scripts to add? I Read something about continents++ and cimuntas+ but it's hard to find an overview

Tectonic (not Tectonics) is by far my favorite. Also Planer Simulator is good. Never heard of Communitas+, only Communitas which is probably the most played one here.

 

[MorphBer]

Tectonic (not Tectonics) is by far my favorite. Also Planer Simulator is good. Never heard of Communitas+, only Communitas which is probably the most played one here.

Could you tell me where to find it? I only see tectonics here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/forums/civ5-map-scripts.402/

 

[Infixo]

Hello. Simple question: can I settle a city on a tile adjacent to other civ's border? Ofc, it is 4 tiles away from capitol, but it touches the border.

 

[tu_79]

Hello. Simple question: can I settle a city on a tile adjacent to other civ's border? Ofc, it is 4 tiles away from capitol, but it touches the border.

No. This way you can prevent AI settling too near.

 

[IcyAngel]

How do percentage increases in culture -say from policies or the Sistine Chapel- work? Meaning, on what do they apply?

They never seem to increase my displayed CPT by the actual stated percentage.

 

[PapaRockett]

Looking for input on what research order is "best" when playing Authority Aztecs

Should I focus straight on bottom side straight to swordsman, or try to improve my jungle start with wheel/trade? I get a lot of dense jungle starts with plantations and attempt to found with Goddess of Springtime, but the barbarians later kick my ass this way and it's not exactly a reliable way to wage war

 

[Bascule2000]

How do percentage increases in culture -say from policies or the Sistine Chapel- work? Meaning, on what do they apply?

They never seem to increase my displayed CPT by the actual stated percentage.

They work on your 'Base' culture production. Mouse over your culture score in the city-screen to see it on a city-by-city basis. Non-city sources of culture, eg city states, are not affected by the bonus, so your total culture score will usually go up by less than the advertised percentage boost.

This is most noticeable when you already have a significant percentage boost. eg let's say you get a 25% buff to GPP but already have a 100% bonus. Your boost goes from 100% to 125%. Your total GPP is now 225% of the base, versus the 200% it was before, so your GPP total is 12.5% higher than before.

 

[CrazyG]

Looking for input on what research order is "best" when playing Authority Aztecs

Should I focus straight on bottom side straight to swordsman, or try to improve my jungle start with wheel/trade? I get a lot of dense jungle starts with plantations and attempt to found with Goddess of Springtime, but the barbarians later kick my ass this way and it's not exactly a reliable way to wage war

If you are in dense jungle, I'd look to grab an early herbalist via calendar (or the temple of artemis). I'd rush the floating gardens after that, its a crazy powerful building. My build order is usually monument -> jaguars until I'm at my supply cap. You can slip in a shrine or worker if you feel compelled to. I usually take God of War. Springtime is crap if your plantations are blocked by jungle

Is it actually possible to barbarians to beat up authority aztec? A jaguar fortified in forst or jungle can defeat a barbarian swordman, you should be mauling every barb that appears for that sweet faith and culture

 

[PapaRockett]

If you are in dense jungle, I'd look to grab an early herbalist via calendar (or the temple of artemis). I'd rush the floating gardens after that, its a crazy powerful building. My build order is usually monument -> jaguars until I'm at my supply cap. You can slip in a shrine or worker if you feel compelled to. I usually take God of War. Springtime is crap if your plantations are blocked by jungle

Is it actually possible to barbarians to beat up authority aztec? A jaguar fortified in forst or jungle can defeat a barbarian swordman, you should be mauling every barb that appears for that sweet faith and culture

The horsemen actually beat my jaguars up! But maybe I'm trailing off too far from home and I end up in the flat desert lands, oops