What is the first thing you build?

[Trade-peror]

Right after you found your first city, what is the first thing you build?

Please vote in the poll above. If there is a choice I've forgotten, select "Other" and mention it in your post!

EDIT: Wait, I forgot scout. Since I do not think there are any other possible things to build at this stage, consider "Other" to be "Scout."

 

[Theodorick]

If I can build a land improvement right off the bat I always build a worker. If not I always build a warrior OR a scout.

Usually I build a worker in this case.

 

[Trade-peror]

I tend to build a Warrior, to let my city grow a bit more and to begin exploring.

 

[Yuri2356]

I normaly start with a scout, or scouting warrior, then move on defensive warrior. By then, I'll have moved up to a more comfortable size and researched some terrain improvements, so I'll get a worker out and if at all possible snag stonehenge. (My typical game on Noble has be founding 3 or four religieons, so I want to start getting prophets as early as possible.)

 

[Lucas87]

I'm a pretty die hard proponent of the chop rush so I voted worker. If my civ starts with mining I get bronze working and chop me a settler ASAP. Or if there is something to occupy my worker with before getting bronze working non-forested hills or stuff I happen to start with the ability to improve then I get a worker first. Obviously on MP, I should probably try something different, but I see building a warrior as a waste as you won't be going to war and theres no need to defend your city that early.

 

[warpstorm]

A scout if I can.

 

[Exavier]

I tend to build a barracks though never completly... only till i get a size 3 city then I work on something else

 

[Caprice]

Orverwhelming support for warriors (77% at the moment). Wow.

I also generally build a warrior first. Stalling my capitol's population growth by building a worker (or *gasp* settler) just doesn't make sence, and locking up production with anything bigger hasn't yielded good results for me.

 

[AnotherJon]

Any of warrior/scout/worker depending on starting techs and whether the worker would have anything to do by the time he is completed.

 

[Abegweit]

Any of warrior/scout/worker depending on starting techs and whether the worker would have anything to do by the time he is completed.

Zactly. I chose warrior because it's usually the best choice. OTOH, my build order in GOTM-1 was worker-warrior-worker-settler. Chop. Chop. Chop.

 

[BCLG100]

Something to explore and with the civs i normally pick thats a warrior

 

[Andygal]

I normally pick a warrior so I can send my intial one off scouting and be sure of having defense for my city before the barbs start showing up.

 

[The Condor]

Warrior always. I is nice having some protection at your capital and only city.

 

[Memphus]

Worker almost always, again will he have anything to do? ==> yes then build him (chop rush )

When do I not?
I don't start with mining &
when my city can grow to size two in the same number of turns as I can build a warrior. Maybe it is my die hard civ 3 wiht production managment but I hate finishing a warrior and the city still being at size 1 , with growth before a second one would be complete. leaving a warrior half finished.
So far this has resulted in 1 out of ~ 40 games

...crap marriage is gonna kill my civing

 

[Adam7Eight]

A scout if I can.

Same here.

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

A Warrior, or if it is available, a Scout.

 

[vbraun]

Scout or Warrior.

 

[Mystical Fish]

Usually a warrior to protect this city from barbarians and animals, then a worker, then a scout.

 

[Shadzy19]

Most of the time a worker , unless im going for a religion or playing AW.

 

[Jimbo30]

I'll build 3 warriors before I even consider anything else, unless I can build scouts instead.

Warrior, Warrior, Warrior or Warrior, Scout, Scout.