Your experiences with random events?

[Pikkis]

What are your experiences with random events? Which random event comes too often and which one doesn't come even if you would need it very much? What's your favourite and which one causes you more pain than anyone can think of?

I think that destroyed buildings and improvements come pretty often. They could be less usual.

This is the one I like the most from those I've this far seen. Only very good options.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=156631&stc=1&d=1185466168

This is the second best I've seen. Makes peaks useful.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=156638&stc=1&d=1185466441

Would it be possible that this one would come when you use the HRE? Just imagine +125% vs. Melee Landsknechts! I've also had "free Combat I to Triremes".
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=156639&stc=1&d=1185466441

This is a odd one. What has the Statue of Zeus to do with Colosseums? Another odd thing about this was that I used Greeks in that game. So it should say Odeons, not Colosseums.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=156641&stc=1&d=1185467547

This is interesting. An option requires Radio.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=156632&stc=1&d=1185466441

What do you think is the most difficult quest? I'd say it's Holy Mountain. It requires you to build a city which has Holy Mountain inside its borders. You can just try your luck or you have to build 22 buildings of state religion (Cathedrals are worth of 4) and you fail if you change state religion or if someone else settles close to the Holy Mountain. I've only had it once, so maybe it comes only if I have Judaism as state religion?

Once my commanders wanted me to build a Chariot army. Who can they've imagined use of horses in military? I didn't have Animal Husbandry at that point.

 

[GoodSarmatian]

Ah, I saw a message in my first game that the old Holy Roman dynasty has died out, and in your case it happened again to the HRE.
I wonder if certain events are more likely to occur to specific civs.

 

[Littlelisa]

Civilian uprising in razed cities
Barbarian Uprisings - Attila the Hun appearing and attacking me

Search for the Holy mountain quest, its a bit annoying, as you have to find it before another civ does, yet it can be on another continent you cant get to

Most events seem to be simple plot is destroyed if you dont pay gold.

 

[Molon Labe]

I haven't played that many games yet. Won twice as Darius, lost twice as the Dutch. Now I'm looking to expand my playing style.

Having said that, I would never disable the random events. I love them. It is incredibly frustrating at the beginning to lose pop or to lose my only productive mine, but I've also gained XP and settled GP. I've had Golden Ages start when Monty invaded and Barbs take newly won cities in the early game. It seems to me to be a truly random thing, sometimes good, sometimes bad. But I like being white knuckled and having something good happen as well as feeling my oats and suddenly having the enemy given a boost.

I admit that I've only played a few games, but I love the random events. They cut both ways and seem to be unpredictable. Much like trying to run an empire, I would imagine.

 

[Xan9bhaal]

I have started on some singleplayer games, though not yet finished any. I really like the mission/quest idea. Most cool I had yet was to find and include the Holy Mountain to my civilization before someone else did, I changed away from Judaism, or reached Industrialism.
I had the opportunities to just spam cities out near peaks, and be lucky, or I could build 22 (at huge map) relious buildings (temple, Monastries) and the religious leaders would tell me the exact location, for me to build upon. (or rather; near )

I was then quite disappointed when I played a multiplayergame with my mate last night, and so far I (as scienceleader) have reached Medicine without us having a single mission/quest.
Is that normal?
Anyone of you ever had a mission in a MP Game?

EDIT: oh, it seems Littlelisa refered to the Holy mountain event as well. When do I learn to read the other posts?

 

[Pikkis]

EDIT: oh, it seems Littlelisa refered to the Holy mountain event as well. When do I learn to read the other posts?

And I started the talking about it in the start post. I only forgot that Holy Mountain must catch before Industrialism (quite odd though, others I've had are before an era, not a tech).

 

[Pikkis]

Civilian uprising in razed cities
Barbarian Uprisings - Attila the Hun appearing and attacking me

Search for the Holy mountain quest, its a bit annoying, as you have to find it before another civ does, yet it can be on another continent you cant get to

Most events seem to be simple plot is destroyed if you dont pay gold.

I once had a barbarian Spearman army uprising in front of my border. I didn't have enough defenders, so I prepared to be destroyed... Then I remembered I had built The Great Wall!

 

[I_pity_the_fool]

This is a odd one. What has the Statue of Zeus to do with Colosseums? Another odd thing about this was that I used Greeks in that game. So it should say Odeons, not Colosseums.

I've had that one. I was playing as the Mayans, so it should have said Ball Court. Anyway, if you own the Statue of Zeus when you complete the task, you get given the option to start a festival in Zeus' honour (I was Buddhist at the time, so I don't know how that fit). This festival inaugurates a golden age.

 

[anandus]

Coup de tat?

 

[Common Sensei]

This is a odd one. What has the Statue of Zeus to do with Colosseums? Another odd thing about this was that I used Greeks in that game. So it should say Odeons, not Colosseums.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=156641&stc=1&d=1185467547

Probably a nod to the Olympic games, which would be apropos with the civ you were playing as (even if it should have said Odeons).

 

[Littlelisa]

I had been beat to the Great Wall by another civ, i was to busy trying to build workers to quarry the stone that actually built it

I was also in the middle of a war, so the 6 Barbarian Horse archers that appeared were right next to 3 newly grabbed cities with 1 defender each

 

[Bongo-Bongo]

I had one that gave all my melee units the cover promotion for free. I've also had one that gave me the option to add several beakers to my current research, or add one beaker per turn to the library in the city.

I've also has some stinkers. In my game as the Khmer, I got tired of smokers burning down my theatre, and in my first game, bandits kept destroying the same rice paddy over and over again.

EDIT: It wasn't the shock promotion that my melee units received but the cover promotion. I just got the two muddled up.

 

[LunaticSlave]

lol on my first game around the 1500s bc or so, i got like 5 tornadoes in a row in less than 20 turns, haha was hilarous and annoying as well since destroyed 5 cottages but that spices up the gameplay, i love the random events, they are the main reason im enjoying this expansion believe it or not XD !

 

[Javewa]

The event system is really cool. I bet we'll see some great mods for it.

Some events are really great and may tip the balance a bit, some are mediocre and some of the 'quests' are flat out disappointing.
I had an event in the late game. My very own Standard Ethanol Corporation asked me to secure a new sugar resource. So, corporation = late game = no free resources. Great. So I actually went to war over it, declared war on Pacal and took 4 of his cities close to the coast to acquire the wanted sugar, screwing over my diplomatic relations with anyone else. I was close to Space Race Victory anyway.

And what do I get?
Wanna take a guess?
Monopoly over all Oil resources on the planet? No.
A massive boost to the research bonus from corporate cities? No.
Massive amounts of cash I could buy the rest of my spaceship with? No.

40 .

 

[JZ Temple]

I like them, makes the gameplay more immersive. So far none have really been too significant to impact my chances of winning.

 

[Pikkis]

I had one that gave all my melee units the shock promotion for free. I've also had one that gave me the option to add several beakers to my current research, or add one beaker per turn to the library in the city.

I've also has some stinkers. In my game as the Khmer, I got tired of smokers burning down my theatre, and in my first game, bandits kept destroying the same rice paddy over and over again.

That's really powerful. I've only had that free Shock to existing and new Pikemen. Was that for all units too, or only existing, or only new?

The event system is really cool. I bet we'll see some great mods for it.

Some events are really great and may tip the balance a bit, some are mediocre and some of the 'quests' are flat out disappointing.
I had an event in the late game. My very own Standard Ethanol Corporation asked me to secure a new sugar resource. So, corporation = late game = no free resources. Great. So I actually went to war over it, declared war on Pacal and took 4 of his cities close to the coast to acquire the wanted sugar, screwing over my diplomatic relations with anyone else. I was close to Space Race Victory anyway.

And what do I get?
Wanna take a guess?
Monopoly over all Oil resources on the planet? No.
A massive boost to the research bonus from corporate cities? No.
Massive amounts of cash I could buy the rest of my spaceship with? No.

40 .

That must have been really annoying! Did you win the Space Race in that game?

 

[Common Sensei]

The event system is really cool. I bet we'll see some great mods for it.

Some events are really great and may tip the balance a bit, some are mediocre and some of the 'quests' are flat out disappointing.
I had an event in the late game. My very own Standard Ethanol Corporation asked me to secure a new sugar resource. So, corporation = late game = no free resources. Great. So I actually went to war over it, declared war on Pacal and took 4 of his cities close to the coast to acquire the wanted sugar, screwing over my diplomatic relations with anyone else. I was close to Space Race Victory anyway.

And what do I get?
Wanna take a guess?
Monopoly over all Oil resources on the planet? No.
A massive boost to the research bonus from corporate cities? No.
Massive amounts of cash I could buy the rest of my spaceship with? No.

40 .

I'm pretty sure that means your Corporation adds 40 to its host city's gold output modified by buildings. That's 120 per turn in a Wall Street city, which isn't too shabby.

 

[Brancaleone]

"HAY, Some building got burned, what will you do?
ONE> spend 60 gold, fix everything;
TWO> spend 10 gold, lose the building;
THREE> dont spend anything, lose the building and get one unhappiness".

I lost count how many forges / granaries / forest tiles / mines / etc ive lost so far. I see the AI getting cool events (marriage between members of two civilizations, a quest to build libraries / colosseums, extra gold on tiles, free GP, etc), but ALL I GET IS "SOMETHING BURNED HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO SPEND DURRRR". Really, thanks firaxis! You made a great xpac, now let me have some of those cool events PLEASE!

 

[Molon Labe]

I had been beat to the Great Wall by another civ, i was to busy trying to build workers to quarry the stone that actually built it

I was also in the middle of a war, so the 6 Barbarian Horse archers that appeared were right next to 3 newly grabbed cities with 1 defender each

So far I think that is the worst one I've had. I lost a newly captured city because of that damned barbarian crusade against the very concept of civilization.

It's the name of the damn game, guys! If you don't like it go back to WoW or wherever the hell you barbarians hang out before spawning near my border cities.

 

[dcbandicoot]

65 to 1.

After accounting for the margin of error, I'd say it's too close to call.

No, but really, they add a new zeal to the game. It's a great X Pack for Civ and this is one of the key new additions, probably the one they did the best. Great job, Firaxis.