DoubleSidedTape
Chieftain
and how do u use it , im a noob
what is black clicking
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I'll give it a shot:
To black-click, right click on an unexplored square. Then look at the info panel to your right, under the map. You should see:
Loc: (##, ##,) ##
The two numbers in parentheses indicate the grid coordinates of that square. However, this is not the "magic" of black-clicking.
Take a look at that third number. If it is:
1--It is usually an ocean square.
2-62--It is a land square on an island or continent. Each land square that is connected to another land square is considered part of that landmass, and all squares in the same landmass share this number. Different numbers indicate that the squares being compared are parts of different landmasses.
63--It is usually a 1-square "lake" surrounded by land squares.
Black-clicking is a very useful way to "get a feel" for the lay of the land before you actually explore it. Some consider it cheating, while for others it is a major part of their early game.
Hope this helps.
To black-click, right click on an unexplored square. Then look at the info panel to your right, under the map. You should see:
Loc: (##, ##,) ##
The two numbers in parentheses indicate the grid coordinates of that square. However, this is not the "magic" of black-clicking.
Take a look at that third number. If it is:
1--It is usually an ocean square.
2-62--It is a land square on an island or continent. Each land square that is connected to another land square is considered part of that landmass, and all squares in the same landmass share this number. Different numbers indicate that the squares being compared are parts of different landmasses.
63--It is usually a 1-square "lake" surrounded by land squares.
Black-clicking is a very useful way to "get a feel" for the lay of the land before you actually explore it. Some consider it cheating, while for others it is a major part of their early game.
Hope this helps.
DoubleSidedTape
Chieftain
thanx
funxus
Orange Cycloptic Blob
I don't know if it's consider black-clicking, but a far more annoying "cheat" is that it's possible to click on any square (black or discovered) and if it doesn't center on it, you know there's a city beneath it.
NeoDemocrat
MOS MOS MOS
Woah, some useful stuff
la fayette
King
One thing to watch out for: one "continent" on each map is numbered #1, usually the first in the upper left hand corner. If you have set the map generator for "large land mass, large land forms" you will get only a few very large continents, and there is a significant probability that the biggest one is numbered #1.
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