Ok, so we all play Civ to enjoy the game/seek victory. However, many probably do things in the game that they know are counter-productive, strictly for personal satisfaction or stubbornness. What must you do every Civ game, that others probably don't do?
What are your Civ play-style idiosyncrasies?
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silver 2039
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Raze every single city of my enemy and destroy every single of the improvements of my enemies. I've been cutting my path of death and devestation in my Arabia game. I just can't stop....I want to capture cities but I just can't bring myself to do it....I razed Size 15 Berlin to the ground, and Size 13 Hamburg, and size 12 Frankfurt. Its just so fun...they were massive and productive cities....but I burnt them anyway.... And then I burnt Athens which had a couple wonders...soon I'll burn Paris which has at least 3 wonders in it and is size 18. Certainely it isn't helping me much at all but I can't resist.
And I then proceed to pillage every single farm, platation, mine, road, quarry, and windmill of the enemy and leave the land barren and empty.
And I then proceed to pillage every single farm, platation, mine, road, quarry, and windmill of the enemy and leave the land barren and empty.
Chunes
Chieftain
I like to build forts near busy borders with other civs and staff them with defenders. This is probably a little unnecessary but I do it anyway because I hate barbarians razing my improvements.
Bushface
Deity
Given the chance, I like to build Wonders in the appropriate cities. Globe Theatre in London, Hollywood in Los Angeles, Broadway in New York, Eiffel Tower in Paris, and so on. But I've never played as the Egyptians, nor conquered them early enough, so have not yet built the Pyramids in Giza nor the Great Library or Lighthouse in Alexandria.
As for the earlier posters, what weird quirks ! Why devastate conquered areas which you then need to redevelop to gain any benefit ? Why not build the Great Wall and forget about barbarian invaders ?
As for the earlier posters, what weird quirks ! Why devastate conquered areas which you then need to redevelop to gain any benefit ? Why not build the Great Wall and forget about barbarian invaders ?
Personally, I always have to take out London. I don't care if I lose the game because of it, so long as London burns (nuke or raze). Must be my Celtic blood.
Also, I must have all my cities placed perfectly together. I raze all conquered cities that don't match up nicely with my layout, even if they are optimally located.
If anyone 'sneak attacks' me (common Civ 2/3 thing), I raze ALL their cities until they are dead. TREACHERY!!
If someone formally declares war on me, then we war "peacefully" (if that's possible), until one calls for peace. If I am the winner, I leave at least 1 city to preserve their race, and ironically I defend that last city from others, unless they are English!
Also, I must have all my cities placed perfectly together. I raze all conquered cities that don't match up nicely with my layout, even if they are optimally located.
If anyone 'sneak attacks' me (common Civ 2/3 thing), I raze ALL their cities until they are dead. TREACHERY!!
If someone formally declares war on me, then we war "peacefully" (if that's possible), until one calls for peace. If I am the winner, I leave at least 1 city to preserve their race, and ironically I defend that last city from others, unless they are English!
silver 2039
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Well for one I don't need to bother with resistance, since every who can resist is dead. I can preserve cultural unity without having to integrate diffrent religons or nationalities. I simply purge the land clean of my enemie, and then I resettle the barren areas with my own settlers. Besides I like to play in characther. If I am the Arabs I burn the cities of all infidel relgions. If I am the Mongols I burn all cities in general. If I am the Germans I burn some cities. The only time I don't burn any cities is if I am India, or France and such. It really depends which nation and which leader I choose to play as. Saladin for instance, Genghis Khan, and Napoleon lend themselves when to conquest and massacre but I refrain from that when I play as say Ghandi, or Elizebeth.
rabidveggie
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I try to be friends with everyone which usually means no one likes me. Even when a friend tells me to cancel deals with my enemies I can't do it. Also when I am in a conflict I can't bring myself to pillage tiles or raze cities even though I know that I can't hold the city I just took.
Onagan
The Dutch
I do that against Berlin, must be my Dutch blood. And i hate the american, i can't stand them.
Oh, I also get PISSED if my workers are captured and disbanded. If they are enslaved, we're at war until my peoples are freed. If my people are disbanded (I look at it as execution/holocaust) then we're at war until the opposition is 'dead,dead,dead!'
I'm not always this bitter!!
If I play Ghandi, I am about peace only! If I'm America (this will never happen, I don't include them in my games, but if...) I try to play like a UN role, liberating conquered towns and returning them to their previous owners. (yeah yeah, old america... the modern age I would just steal resources?) =/
I'm not always this bitter!!
If I play Ghandi, I am about peace only! If I'm America (this will never happen, I don't include them in my games, but if...) I try to play like a UN role, liberating conquered towns and returning them to their previous owners. (yeah yeah, old america... the modern age I would just steal resources?) =/
DigitalBoy
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I have to have two archers per city but don't build many axemen for defense.
I stop building military units entirely when
a) my science bar is too low
b) I'm several turns away from researching a new military tech
I stop building military units entirely when
a) my science bar is too low
b) I'm several turns away from researching a new military tech
deanjack
Ruler of the Universe
I'm very much the opposite of silver_2039. I just can't get myself to raze cities, nor can I bring myself to pillage much.
I try to do it every now and then but it feels wasteful to cause so much destruction
Agreed i don't pillage unless nescessary as it will soon all be under my control either by vassilization or annexation.
King Flevance
Deity
I do those same things. I don't care if they have wonders in them or are 1 tile off. They burn if they aren't in a spot that I have designated a city to.
Also, I will never declare war on people that are at "high pleased" status or cancel deals, or stop trading with them - including techs. That doesn't seem too weird but sometimes I run across games like my current one where Japan is in Friendly status and beating me by about 300 points. Actually, they are the leaders of the pack. Followed by India by only 100 points, whom I am also Friendly with. Then Followed by Mansa whom I am at high pleased with. (Almost Friendly.)
They are all almost in the modern age and I am about to finally hit the industrial age. Yet, I don't want to invade. Japan and India are buddies, and my only hope really is that they will start to hate Mansa whom they are across the globe from. (unlikely) I don't think I will be winning this game but maybe I can pull something out of my sleeve. My only real hopes at this point are Diplomatic or Space Race. Although, if invaded either Japan or India my chances for winning would go up significantly.
leftisthominid
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I rarely make friends with the Arabs or Persians and I always play as Asoka.
I also always tend to become cautious with the Chinese.
Generally, I try to found every religion. A few times in 14 player games I have. (I always play atleast 12 player AI only)
I also always tend to become cautious with the Chinese.
Generally, I try to found every religion. A few times in 14 player games I have. (I always play atleast 12 player AI only)
The Great Library was pretty darn powerful in Civ II (Acted as "The Internet"...only much earlier in the game). It's still a good wonder, but not quite as good. I always try to get the darn thing now. I don't care what I have to chop, how much I have to whip, or if my guys have to starve. I want the damn library.
Slaughter
Paladin
My quirk is that, once someone declares a war against me, I'm going to end what he tried to begin. I don't stop the war until my enemy is dead. If someone else joins the fray, I engage them too.
Phoenix1595
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I don't chop really. I do build lumbermills, but I just get so guilty about destroying forests just to rush my luxury forbidden ball with teak flooring. I cringe when the AI clearcuts EVERY forest tile within their borders. Maybe designers could employ a no-chop policy within the Environmentalism civic? Chopping does influence health.
Gaius Octavius
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I like to have cities in their "appropriate" locations; no land-locked Boston, Las Vegas is always along desert, Rome set on hills, if possible. I, too, like to build wonders in their appropriate cities. Statue of Liberty always goes in New York.
If I'm playing as Rome or England, then it's a game of "die while I take all your cities and build a massive empire!" but generally I am a peaceful builder isolationist type. Also, if I'm Rome, England, or America, I am compelled to spread Christianity throughout the world.
I also tend to be perfectionist - every building must be built in every city. This is very bad for strategy.
If I'm playing as Rome or England, then it's a game of "die while I take all your cities and build a massive empire!" but generally I am a peaceful builder isolationist type. Also, if I'm Rome, England, or America, I am compelled to spread Christianity throughout the world.
I also tend to be perfectionist - every building must be built in every city. This is very bad for strategy.
I always play as the Incas. I start every game like this:
found cuzco
move my starting quechua to cuzco (first get any huts visible)
build two quechuas
build a settler
move one quechua with the settler to found tiwanaku
build stonehenge in tiwanaku
build pyramids in cuzco
Then I build the Great Wall in whichever city is done first, then build two quechuas and a settler in tiwanaku, build another city, build two quechuas and a selttler in the new city, build another city, then stop when there is no more room. I always protect my cities with two archers, two axemen, and two spearmen and upgrade them all to the best unit I can when a war starts. I also have recently lowered my tech level so that I always have at least +1 gold every turn, so I have the money to upgrade units. I will not leave my treasury stagnant! I always found Hinduism, then Judaism and switch to org religion, and Hereditary rule from the pyramids, and build the juwish and hindu shrines to make more gold.
Oh, and in my queue with the archers, axemen and spearmen, I always go: Barracks, Axeman, Spearman, Archer, Axeman, Spearman, Archer
found cuzco
move my starting quechua to cuzco (first get any huts visible)
build two quechuas
build a settler
move one quechua with the settler to found tiwanaku
build stonehenge in tiwanaku
build pyramids in cuzco
Then I build the Great Wall in whichever city is done first, then build two quechuas and a settler in tiwanaku, build another city, build two quechuas and a selttler in the new city, build another city, then stop when there is no more room. I always protect my cities with two archers, two axemen, and two spearmen and upgrade them all to the best unit I can when a war starts. I also have recently lowered my tech level so that I always have at least +1 gold every turn, so I have the money to upgrade units. I will not leave my treasury stagnant! I always found Hinduism, then Judaism and switch to org religion, and Hereditary rule from the pyramids, and build the juwish and hindu shrines to make more gold.
Oh, and in my queue with the archers, axemen and spearmen, I always go: Barracks, Axeman, Spearman, Archer, Axeman, Spearman, Archer
