What keeps you playing Civ IV?

Thank you. I didn't even notice. :crazyeye:

Another thing that keeps me playing Civ4 is the incredible variety of mods available for it.
 
Hi. My name is Tony and I'm a Civ addict.

I've been playing Civ since I got my first Windows 3.11/DOS computer in 1994. My friend from school gave me a single floppy disk that magically made my computer boot straight into Civilization 1. I was very bad at it, rarely winning on the lowest difficulty, but I loved the concept and scope of the game.

I actually played Civ 2 for the first time on the Super Nintendo. I got Civ: Call to Power and Civ 3 for my new PC after high school.

Then, Civ 4, and later, the expansions, came out. I had them all on pre-order. I've been playing it ever since and will probably never stop. There is so much depth, so many mods, a great community, and its just plain old fun to play.

I will probably continue playing Civ 4 for years to come. I'm the kind of person who doesn't believe in getting something just because its newer. I still play NES, SNES, PS1, and XBOX games. Maybe I'm just old school like that, but there are so many great, older games out there I never had the chance to play when they were new. Now they are dirt cheap because most of today's gamers are only interested in this seasons newest Call of Duty clone. But I digress...

I've never played Civ 5 and from what I've heard about it, I'm in no hurry to try it. Maybe if I could find a copy of it for 10 bucks or something I might install it, but probably not. I don't see how it could be better than Civ 4 (not that Civ 4 doesn't have its flaws) and from what I've been hearing, its not.
 
I've been playing since the original Civ and this one gets it 98% right (no game by my standards is 100%).

I still play because it constantly challenges me. I hadn't played in a while, so I loaded up a Prince game (I normally play Monarch/Emperor) and actually lost the Lib race because I got cocky and wanted Constitution with it. I just didn't pay enough attention to Willem, and I was punished. I'll still crush the game, but it's the little things every few turns or so that keep me coming back.

I also love that each game is different, as many people above have stated. I always make saves of 4000BC and the ending turn and archive them. Sometimes I'll pick one from a year or more ago and replay it and since I have a sucky memory, it's like a new map. I'll compare endings with the original save and they are always vastly different. No other game has even 1/10th of the replay value of this game (except maybe Deus Ex).
 
May Day 10 said:
f-that. tell me how to win on Monarch
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writing>>library>>2xScientist
literature>>Great Library>>2xFree Scientist
code-of-laws>>civil service>>caste/bureaucracy civics>>more food>>More Scientist
education>>university
astronomy>>observatory
banking>>merchantilism civic>>Free Specialist
democracy>>Statue of Liberty>>Free Specialist
biology>>more food>>More Scientist
choose desired victory condition and pursue
if culture, use late game style
... Sid's Sushi
... Eiffel Tower, Hollywood, Broadway, Radio
... Cathedrals (generic game term)
... Factory (build culture)
... etc
else normal routes to victory
... tank roll conquest and/or domination
... spaceship (maybe with labs)
... UN Diplomatic Vote

Remember to build enough troops/cities to not be a target.
There are faster ways to victory, but there you go.

Knowing "how to win on Monarch" should "keep you playing Civ 4"

Civ On 8)
 
The main thing that keep me playing is "I wonder how my current/next game will turn out" This game offers so much variety from maps, to placement, to diplomacy. Each game feels different. Random Leaders with Random personalities tends to help as well.
 
I love how I can sit there min-maxing things, than shift-5 and go on RL.
Other games drag me in to much.
 
Because civ 4 is better than civ 5. In my dreams the Firaxis can launch more expansions to civ 4: better graphics (like water texture of colonization), 64-bit system improvements and the use of multicores for increased speed - (fall like a glove for big mods). Gladly pay more that $60 of Xcom.
 
Lemon Merchant said:
On topic: Civ probably saved my life.
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Now that is a story I want to hear.

For me, it's random maps, random personalities, and mods. You haven't lived in Civ until raging barbs have war elephants, cavalry, and destroyers. The barbs get access to most units in my game. Privateers may actually be barbs.
 
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"Originally Posted by Lemon Merchant
On topic: Civ probably saved my life. "

Now that is a story I want to hear.

For me, it's random maps, random personalities, and mods. You haven't lived in Civ until raging barbs have war elephants, cavalry, and destroyers. The barbs get access to most units in my game. Privateers may actually be barbs.
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Let me hazard a guess:

...1) I was sooo eager to buy Civ 4, I walked 4 miles to the Game Store despite severe weather warnings.
...2) On the stroll home, while reading the paper manual, a violent hailstorm erupted.
BOOOOMMMM!!!!
...3) And baseball sized hail began to strike all around me.
THUNK! THUNK!! THUNKITY!!!
...4) My only protection was the thick Civ 4 paper manual.
... ... I placed it over my head and ran for home.
...5) Step after step more pages of the manual were torn away.
... ... Was the manual thick enough to see me safely home?
...6) With just a few pages left,
... ... I crashed through my front door and fell exhausted on the living room floor.
...7) All that was left of the manual was the section on workboats.
... ... I installed, loaded, and won an archipelago map with that tidbit of knowledge.
...8) Now, living in a paperless society, I am in constant fear for my life ...

... What if the next civ game isn't worth the risk? :eek:
 
"Removed by poster" -> Now that is THE MOST ENTHRALLING story I have ever read !!!!! Ever ... ! :lol: :crazyeye: ... fascinating ! (rises an eyebrow) :crazyeye:
 
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