ColleenPeterson
Chieftain
Hi everyone
Is there anyone out there with a list of resources that can help me learn the game real fast?
Is there anyone out there with a list of resources that can help me learn the game real fast?
Resources for newbies?
- Thread starter ColleenPeterson
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http://www.civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/
http://www.civfanatics.com/civ3/articles/
Start there.
For the rest... you've found this forum, so you made the best step already.
If I had to give only a few short tips it would be these:
- Play on level Regent (not lower)
- don't build early wonders
- build more workers
- play with different civs instead of always with the same ones
- learn how to use the luxury slider
http://www.civfanatics.com/civ3/articles/
Start there.
For the rest... you've found this forum, so you made the best step already.
If I had to give only a few short tips it would be these:
- Play on level Regent (not lower)
- don't build early wonders
- build more workers
- play with different civs instead of always with the same ones
- learn how to use the luxury slider
I advise to ignore democracy. To become a democracy you need 2 optional techs, costing about 4 turns of research each. Further you have to go through another anarchy. Anarchy is a very expensive thing if you are not religios. If you a big empire a regular anarchy takes 7 turns average.
Compared to republic the democracy has marginal lower corruption. Those savings would need a few hundred turns to equal the investment. So going for democracy will make you weaker for a few hundred turns.
Democracy is of some advantage at building railroads etc. fast as the "output" from workers is 50% higher than usual. Democracy clearly has some advantages. If Democracy did not come at the cost of an additional anarchy democracy would be suitable for many situations. But there a very very few situation where the advantages of democracy justify the rather high costs of an additional anarchy.
Going for republic as soon as possible is a proper advise. Leaving Despotism is of great urgency. Also republic offers much better research than monarchy and feudalism.
Compared to republic the democracy has marginal lower corruption. Those savings would need a few hundred turns to equal the investment. So going for democracy will make you weaker for a few hundred turns.
Democracy is of some advantage at building railroads etc. fast as the "output" from workers is 50% higher than usual. Democracy clearly has some advantages. If Democracy did not come at the cost of an additional anarchy democracy would be suitable for many situations. But there a very very few situation where the advantages of democracy justify the rather high costs of an additional anarchy.
Going for republic as soon as possible is a proper advise. Leaving Despotism is of great urgency. Also republic offers much better research than monarchy and feudalism.
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