allunderheaven
Settler
What game speed do you guys play on the most. For me that would be normal.
VOTE: Game Speed?
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asbestosman
Chieftain
Epic. Normal's too quick. I find that by the time I've built an army to invade with it's obsolete.
mystikmind2005
Prince
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Yea, the slower the better, so i can enjoy a comprehensive use and deployment of each unit technology level.
I mean you don't want to end up with the same situation that happens in Gallactic Civilisations DL where things happen so quick that you end up advancing through 4 weapon advancement technologies without even bothering to produce any new prototypes untill you hit the fifth level. It is very dissapointing to see so many weapons and defence technologies going to waste like that.
I mean you don't want to end up with the same situation that happens in Gallactic Civilisations DL where things happen so quick that you end up advancing through 4 weapon advancement technologies without even bothering to produce any new prototypes untill you hit the fifth level. It is very dissapointing to see so many weapons and defence technologies going to waste like that.
Copywriter
Warlord
I've only played normal speed. I think as I move up in difficulty, I'll try slowing the game down.
DRJ
Hedonist
Standard speed for me is Marathon.
Snail-Mode (3046 Turns, option in Rise of Mankind 2.0) is a bit too slow for me, although I tried it.
Snail-Mode (3046 Turns, option in Rise of Mankind 2.0) is a bit too slow for me, although I tried it.
Shurdus
Am I Napoleon?
I find a game mode longer han normal to be dull and boring. 500 turns is already taxing my patience as it is, so I do not need any longer games.
Fredric Drum
Civilizator
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I use a modified Marathon with shorter build times, so I can actually go to war in the ancient era and use my army before it's obsolete...
Crowqueen
Token forum woman
Nice. Where do I get that mod?!
I voted Marathon, because the other game speeds are too quick to simulate the entire development of an empire. I find it difficult playing the previous Civ games where the game goes quicker earlier, but I guess the tech tree is shorter because on Civ II Chieftain difficulty I often find myself in the Middle Ages way before 1 AD, let alone 1000 AD. Mind you, on one Chieftain level game as Willem (Financial with Fishing to start with...) I found myself at Optics way too early, but then again now I play a bit higher the ages start to fall within their reasonable historical boundaries so it's not exactly too easy a game.
Balderstrom
Emperor
Shorter build times?? Marathon is already 2/3rds what it should be.
I voted Epic, it doesn't have the imbalances that Marathon does.
I voted Epic, it doesn't have the imbalances that Marathon does.
g.neuman
Far Out Space Nut
I voted for epic. Marathon is probably more my style - I'm definately one of those players for whom building an empire is something of an art form - but I just haven't had time to play that long of a game yet. I think my next one will be.
Balderstrom,
Wait what? I thoght Marathon build times for buildings increased proportionantly with the speed change and that just the military units that did not.
Balderstrom
Emperor
Well yeah, 2/3rds for Units. Reducing cost on buildings too... I mean you have 1500 Turns, what the heck else are you going to do with your Cities if they churn through all the buildings... More Units? I've certainly seen some screenshots of people with insane numbers of units stacking about.
I've had more than too many units even @ Normal Speed, if I play it out that long.
And I believe the perfect speed doesn't exist: 1000 Turns; x2 Across the board.
I guess I find the interface far too awkward when dealing with much more than 8+ Units per tile, and its easy (and oft-times necessary) to have 8+ units per stack.
I've had more than too many units even @ Normal Speed, if I play it out that long.
And I believe the perfect speed doesn't exist: 1000 Turns; x2 Across the board.
I guess I find the interface far too awkward when dealing with much more than 8+ Units per tile, and its easy (and oft-times necessary) to have 8+ units per stack.
DRJ
Hedonist
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=273373
Have Fun - its the most complex mod ever... if you follow instructions you can have revolutions mod and bug mod etc pp working together, creating a super-BtS... hehe figure it out, its so great!
Daedal
Prince
I like epic. Standard doesn't feel right and the AI doesn't seem to handle marathon well at all.
8+ units, Balderstorm? You're making me feel like a Warmonger.
I play Marathon/Huge/18 Civ/Agg AI/Monarch, and I consider myself an "opportunistic" warmonger; I like to build, and I like my Wonders, but if I have an opening...
I organize my SODs (I consider them Combined Arms Battlegroups) as 9 siege units, 9 combat units (usually CR), 2 cavalry, and 2 Drill promoted stack defenders (usually Crossbows to MGs). Current game I had about 6 of these groups together when Rifles came in and Rameses was right next door with a bunch of wonders and couple of holy cities...
(Couldn't help myself; swallowed all but one of his cities, but it looks liked he bribed Mansa 'cause he backstabbed me, but without having any military to speak of. He's next.) Anyway, it's not unusual for me to have 20+ of these stacks by the time Tanks come in, and that's usually enough to keep the AI off my back. 8+ seems light, but I don't know how the game plays on the faster speeds.
Balderstrom
Emperor
Wow. I usually have 2 stacks w/ 10-15 units, and maybe one or 2 others w/ half or less that. Towards the modern age, I tend to break up my groups into a handful of units each and stream them into the enemies territory from 3-4 directions, another group will follow after the first wave - and I do that 2 maybe 3 times tops.
The AI goes into melt-down it doesn't know where to defend, and I just sweep thru.
Of course, I try for minimal losses, and keep Promoting up the survivors. Will have to see how this tactic plays out on Monarch when I can get back to my game. So far its been fine from Warlord/Noble to Prince.
The AI goes into melt-down it doesn't know where to defend, and I just sweep thru.
Of course, I try for minimal losses, and keep Promoting up the survivors. Will have to see how this tactic plays out on Monarch when I can get back to my game. So far its been fine from Warlord/Noble to Prince.
Same here."here i come with my catapults and..uh oh...hes got tanks!?Sheet!Retreat!Advance to the rear!"
Joshua
