writer bacher
Chieftain
- Joined
- Oct 14, 2010
- Messages
- 14
I have to say the manual absolutely sucks.
I want actual formulas to compute things, and the manual instead gives vague statements, like telling us more units will be higher maintenance. I want to know how many votes you need for a diplomatic victory, and the manual says you need "enough votes." I don't know whether Firaxis was aiming for a lack of transparency to keep the fanatical people busy figuring things out, or aiming to give a dumbed down presentation so that the casual player is not overwhelmed.
The worst thing about the manual, however, is the outright false information. I keep noticing another error, which probably all come because they kept changing things after the manual was written and forgot to check the manual.
The absolutely worst error in the manual is saying that cities can work tiles within 2 squares. The correct number is 3, and this completely
ed up my first few games and gave me needless frustration.
Another big error in the manual is saying that puppet cities give you gold and research. Technically this is not an error, but it implies puppet cities do not give culture. They should also have added that puppet cities cost you happiness.
The manual certainly should also have said that the more cities you have the more culture you need for a social policy. Without knowing this, how can someone plan for a cultural victory?
Let's focus on the outright errors. Does anyone have a list of other errors in the manual? I can't remember them all, and there are probably a bunch of wrong things in the manual that I am assuming are correct.
I want actual formulas to compute things, and the manual instead gives vague statements, like telling us more units will be higher maintenance. I want to know how many votes you need for a diplomatic victory, and the manual says you need "enough votes." I don't know whether Firaxis was aiming for a lack of transparency to keep the fanatical people busy figuring things out, or aiming to give a dumbed down presentation so that the casual player is not overwhelmed.
The worst thing about the manual, however, is the outright false information. I keep noticing another error, which probably all come because they kept changing things after the manual was written and forgot to check the manual.
The absolutely worst error in the manual is saying that cities can work tiles within 2 squares. The correct number is 3, and this completely
ed up my first few games and gave me needless frustration. Another big error in the manual is saying that puppet cities give you gold and research. Technically this is not an error, but it implies puppet cities do not give culture. They should also have added that puppet cities cost you happiness.
The manual certainly should also have said that the more cities you have the more culture you need for a social policy. Without knowing this, how can someone plan for a cultural victory?
Let's focus on the outright errors. Does anyone have a list of other errors in the manual? I can't remember them all, and there are probably a bunch of wrong things in the manual that I am assuming are correct.
