Quick speed settings

[Memoryjar]

Hi all,

After many games on standard/standard settings, I tired to spend around 3 to 5 hours for a games (also, really tired due to lack of sleep, but it's a detail ).

I wonder if I still improve myself in Civ 5 with speeder games.

What is the correct settings in quick speed to have the same experience than standard ?
I ask for correct size map, number of AI and CS.

Thanks for your answers.

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

There's no "correct" setting for quick speed.. it's a matter of opinion and gameplay style really.

All I know is that Quick Speed is equliivent of 67% of everything (i.e 67% of Faith required for a Prophet).

You will NOT have the same experience on standard speed than on the quick, that's a fact.

For example, on Quick, on say Warlord, I am able to get Shrine, Monument or either built before Great Library is available. while on Standard I often don't have enough time.

 

[truenarnian]

Hi all,

After many games on standard/standard settings, I tired to spend around 3 to 5 hours for a games (also, really tired due to lack of sleep, but it's a detail ).

I wonder if I still improve myself in Civ 5 with speeder games.

What is the correct settings in quick speed to have the same experience than standard ?
I ask for correct size map, number of AI and CS.

Thanks for your answers.

The poster above me is correct in saying you won't have the same experience, but that doesn't mean it's a bad experience.

Here's a few things that change:

UNITS and WARFARE:
Individual units are, in a sense, less powerful on offense because technology advances quicker, which means you have to be ready to bring units back to your borders to upgrade them. This makes wars, especially long-distance wars, much more difficult. So playing defensively is perhaps even easier in Quick more. Having said all that, it's much faster to pump out units, which is a plus. (And in slower modes, units become very important because they take so long to build. If you kill three enemy units, it will take a while for your opponent to replace those. And you stay at the same tech for a lot longer.)

GAME FINISHES:
Yes everything rushes by quicker, and some parts of that are less fun, but it means you are more likely to make it to game-end without getting bored. I'm at 1000+ hours on this game, and I rarely take games past Astronomy anymore. But since I've switched to play Quick games, I'm more likely to push deeper into the tree and get finishes. I got a finish with Poland just the other day. My first finish in a month or so.

 

[Tabarnak]

Small maps, usually.

 

[Memoryjar]

Thanks.