SanPellegrino
Wanderer
Middle Ages, seems to be a duplicate thread
Which conquest is your favorite?
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Making this sticky for a few days... This is now one of our two official polls linked from the main page (the other one being the age group poll). 
MarineCorps
Explosion!
I Mine is WW2 pacific. Modern warfare is the best. Not to mention Marines play an important part.
Commander Bello
Say No 2 Net Validations
I've voted for the Napoleonic Wars, although the Middle Ages are nice as well.
The WWII scenario was no fun at all, but I've played it under 1.00, if I recall it correctly.
But the most fun for me still is the epic game.. although all conquests have some very nice ideas, I think.
The WWII scenario was no fun at all, but I've played it under 1.00, if I recall it correctly.
But the most fun for me still is the epic game.. although all conquests have some very nice ideas, I think.
DBear
unbeliever
Right now I'd say it's between RoR and AoD. Middle Ages has everyone colonizing Siberia, Mesopotamia is just dull, Mesoamerica I don't like on general principles, and I really don't like modern age scenarios.
Hygro
soundcloud.com/hygro/
Damn, hard question.
Middle Ages, Napolean, Age of Discovery, Sengoku are my favorites. I'll probably vote AoD, but not yet as I'm still unsure.
Middle Ages, Napolean, Age of Discovery, Sengoku are my favorites. I'll probably vote AoD, but not yet as I'm still unsure.
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
Rise of Rome and Middle Ages are the best.
wolfman1234
King
I have played all but WWII(I think Civ3 AI is really bad with modern warfare) and Mesoamerica.
The best:
Sengoku
Rise of Rome
It´s strange, because civ series are awesome in ancient times scenarios, but the mesopotamia one is really boring. I miss the good custom scenarios from this age for civ2( Alexander conquest and so). The Ancient Mediterranean Mod is by far better than this one. Someone should make some scenarios based in this mod.
The best:
Sengoku
Rise of Rome
It´s strange, because civ series are awesome in ancient times scenarios, but the mesopotamia one is really boring. I miss the good custom scenarios from this age for civ2( Alexander conquest and so). The Ancient Mediterranean Mod is by far better than this one. Someone should make some scenarios based in this mod.
Dease
Be Original
My favorite by far is Rise of Rome
I played as Rome, the different levels of Legions is a great idea. Also, just a personal experience during my game but swear I played about six hours straight without noticing. When i was about ten turns from the limit I still had to expand about into 5% of the map to get domination so i mass produced tons of settlers and using their speed (great idea) and not bothering with guards I managed to get domination 1 turn before the end!!!
This conquest also took me the longest (14+ hours) which was great, especially compared to Mesoamerica which took only about 1hour
I found WWII good although way too much orders
Fall of Rome was quite a bit less enjoyable, it was probably my fault though, i chose the Sassanids, too NORMAL.
I played as Rome, the different levels of Legions is a great idea. Also, just a personal experience during my game but swear I played about six hours straight without noticing. When i was about ten turns from the limit I still had to expand about into 5% of the map to get domination so i mass produced tons of settlers and using their speed (great idea) and not bothering with guards I managed to get domination 1 turn before the end!!!
This conquest also took me the longest (14+ hours) which was great, especially compared to Mesoamerica which took only about 1hour
I found WWII good although way too much orders
Fall of Rome was quite a bit less enjoyable, it was probably my fault though, i chose the Sassanids, too NORMAL.
thestonesfan
A Client of Ron Kuby
I haven't played them all. I just can't help but start modding once I see a few things that annoy me.
That said, Rise of Rome was a lot of fun.
That said, Rise of Rome was a lot of fun.
Hygro
soundcloud.com/hygro/
I must say, Rise of Rome was so tedious! Same with Fall of Rome, but not as long a scenario.
Laertus
Chieftain
I'm new to the boards here. But I really enjoyed the Mesoamerica Conquest. Maybe because I'm Native American and it's the closest scenario to my own heritage.
I found that each conquest has a setup that requires a different style of play, and being a culture/civ-builder myself, I have problems with some of the purely military conquests. I'm just not used to playing a strictly military campaing with a turn limit.
I tried the WWII Pacific conquest, and it does look interesting. I played a few turns into it and it appeared to degenerate again into just a military grind, but this time focusing on naval combat. I was taking islands back and forth between the U.S. and Japan constantly, with neither of us having them long enough to actually do anything and had a hard time keeping up production with no time for city improvement.
I dunno, I like the idea of the Conquests, I wish Firaxis would do something along the lines of a new conquest per month for online download or something though, since, for buying C3C, we really only got some minor game improvements, a handful of new civs and 9(?) conquest scenarios. Just my opinion, but I've been playing since CivI
I found that each conquest has a setup that requires a different style of play, and being a culture/civ-builder myself, I have problems with some of the purely military conquests. I'm just not used to playing a strictly military campaing with a turn limit.
I tried the WWII Pacific conquest, and it does look interesting. I played a few turns into it and it appeared to degenerate again into just a military grind, but this time focusing on naval combat. I was taking islands back and forth between the U.S. and Japan constantly, with neither of us having them long enough to actually do anything and had a hard time keeping up production with no time for city improvement.
I dunno, I like the idea of the Conquests, I wish Firaxis would do something along the lines of a new conquest per month for online download or something though, since, for buying C3C, we really only got some minor game improvements, a handful of new civs and 9(?) conquest scenarios. Just my opinion, but I've been playing since CivI
Anarchist Matt
Chieftain
Personally, I love the Sengoku conquest. It's just like being in the film Kagemusha - esp. if you play as Shingen Takeda. 
I love Akira Kurosawa films so that is easily my first choice.
Second... Probably the WW2 conquest.
I love Akira Kurosawa films so that is easily my first choice.
Second... Probably the WW2 conquest.
Doc Tsiolkovski
Deity
To each their own (for me Middle Ages), but I fail to understand why so many choose Rise of Rome. 
Not that it's a bad map/scenario, but isn't it simply a standard game on a fixed map? No new mechanics, no 'cool' concepts like Warlords, Relics or Shoguns, just tedious maxing of population...
And as repeatedly said, the shorter the Conquest, the higher the level it should be played, since the AI has less benefits then.
Mesopotamia is best played about 2 levels above your regular one, and then it won't be an easy (or boring..) piling of wonders any more, but a great race to reach enough VPs until someone finishes the Lighthouse.
Not that it's a bad map/scenario, but isn't it simply a standard game on a fixed map? No new mechanics, no 'cool' concepts like Warlords, Relics or Shoguns, just tedious maxing of population...
And as repeatedly said, the shorter the Conquest, the higher the level it should be played, since the AI has less benefits then.
Mesopotamia is best played about 2 levels above your regular one, and then it won't be an easy (or boring..) piling of wonders any more, but a great race to reach enough VPs until someone finishes the Lighthouse.
Ementio
Chieftain
I like rise of Rome (as Rome) and Middle Ages as one of the Scandinavian powers (the reach of their longboats is awesome!). Fall of Rome can be tedious, but I've had a lot of fun playing the Mongols--without even settling on the locations where you start out, I just head west and either settle near the Caucasus mountains between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea, or else just have fun being completely destructive--killing off pieces of the first civs I encounter.
I dislike WWII--it's awfully tedious. Same with the Napoleonic scenario--it seems too simplistic. I like a good war, but ONLY war gets monotonous.
Age of Discovery was fun the first time--I headed straight for Panama so I could get a city on the isthmus and cross to the Pacific without going around Cape Horn. That let's you get to the rich gold and silver of California and Peru quickly. The second time I played it wasn't as fun.
MesoAmerica was rather boring, but the concept of sacrificing slaves is somehow satisfying in an evil, diabolical way:devil2: :die:.
Didn't really enjoy Mesopotamia.
On the whole, these scenarios are a great change of pace, but I prefer the richness and complexity of Civ III.
I dislike WWII--it's awfully tedious. Same with the Napoleonic scenario--it seems too simplistic. I like a good war, but ONLY war gets monotonous.
Age of Discovery was fun the first time--I headed straight for Panama so I could get a city on the isthmus and cross to the Pacific without going around Cape Horn. That let's you get to the rich gold and silver of California and Peru quickly. The second time I played it wasn't as fun.
MesoAmerica was rather boring, but the concept of sacrificing slaves is somehow satisfying in an evil, diabolical way:devil2: :die:.
Didn't really enjoy Mesopotamia.
On the whole, these scenarios are a great change of pace, but I prefer the richness and complexity of Civ III.
Isak
Civ4 Scenario Designer
This is like asking me which record in my collection I like most. I can't answer that, it depends on which mood I'm in
But playing along, I chose Fall of Rome for giving me some of the hardest and most enjoyable games playing as Carthage and trying to take over the world. I think it's a much underrated scenario.
If I had a second choice, it would be Napoleonic Europe, for all those enjoyable memories from the betatest, winning the conquest as Spain, three times in a row
But playing along, I chose Fall of Rome for giving me some of the hardest and most enjoyable games playing as Carthage and trying to take over the world. I think it's a much underrated scenario.
If I had a second choice, it would be Napoleonic Europe, for all those enjoyable memories from the betatest, winning the conquest as Spain, three times in a row
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