Your First Game

[Smellincoffee]

Have any of you begun plans for your first game of Civ4 yet? You know- the civ you'll play, the victory for which you'll aspire, the civics and religions you will experiment with? I know that before I even bought Civilization III, I had already planned to play as the Aztecs and go for a military victory, which I did. I have not yet, however, thought about what I want my first Civ4 game to be like.

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

I am definately going with Mali for my first game. Probably try to get a domination/conquest victory. Will play on a lower level so that I can screw around with the civics/religions and see what most fits my style.

 

[Evie]

Mali. I yelled damn enough to get them in, now I'm going to play with them. Lower level - never really appreciated the higher ones - and probably go either for conquest or cultural, not sure which.

 

[Crayton]

Mali sounds like fun. I'll learn new city names and new Civ features all at once!

 

[JavalTigar]

waiting to see all the traits and UU, but in C3C I always played the Germans or some modded Civ. I will also start on the lowest level just to "kick the tires" and get a feel for the new systems. For cIV I will either be the germans, greeks or romans, and try for the new alliance victory. I would like to stretch for the most civil win maybe the tech domainace.

 

[vbraun]

I'll be random, and not go for any victory in paticular. Of course I'll play on the lowest level.

 

[Carver]

I'm planning on going with France, Napoleon, and aiming for a domination/conquest victory. I'll probably be more of a warmonger than I usually am just to get used to the combat model. After a couple games I use Mali - I wanna wait until I can kick butt with them.

 

[Bloodsfire]

I'm not sure wich civ yet but I'm going for alliance victory first try !

 

[Grohan]

I'll play with Rome or Germany because I played my first Civ3 games with them Not sure about rest. Maybe Space race victory because my first other than Histograph victory in Civ3 was Space race.

 

[mitsho]

Finally need to play as Rome as another leader than ol' Julius...
Or probably random... Or I chose the best looking female leader... (yes, sexism.... )

mfG mitsho

 

[Sickman]

(Am I wrong or wasn't there thread about this some time ago?)

Anyways I probably will play only short games first experimenting things but in the first serious game I think I choose Arabs and try to play very balanced game withing all different aspects (religion/trade/conquest/diplomacy/culture) possible towards something other than domination/conquest victory. Cultural, histographic and space race victories are all options. I have never been fond of diplomatic victory so I think I let that thing go.

 

[ComradeDavo]

I don't know what i'm gonna do yet, probs just choose stuff at random and just see what happens!

 

[warpstorm]

Random at whatever level is "fairest"

 

[Atrebates]

play as Britain, the best damn civilisation there ever was.

 

[Xen]

Rome- sort of like Britian, and America, except better

I'll play on a lower leval; I play mainlly for enjoyment, and a relaxing game session; I'm not an intense player, and if Rome gets two leaders, I dont knwo whom I'll be

 

[IroquoisPlisken]

I'm going to try to recreate my first Civ 3 game, which is still my favorite game I ever played (mostly because I had no idea what I was doing).

So, Rome, Regent, and I'm going to try out the new Alliance Victory. Probably a Continents or Archipelago type game, since there's no more Corruption.

 

[kitsquad]

hmm interesting. i used to like playing as persia in civ3 because of the swordsman but in cIV it look like i'm going mali... probably at a low difficulty level so i can just explore the new features and gameplay. thanks a lot smellincoffee.. it was bad enough i was anxiously anticipating the release of the game, but now you got me anxiously anticipating my first game.

 

[farting bob]

english, cultural i think, since that was my first victroy (no first game though) in Civ 3.
And the alliance victory im really not sure about. You share the win with another nation, seems to me to be there in case your just in a stalemate.

 

[Zany]

I'll play on the easiest difficulty level, on a continents map wih probably about 14 civs. I'll probably play as the Arabs (I assume the new camel archer UU will arrive at the convenient time of the start of the middle ages) and go for an alliance victory just to try it out, with the shared wonder benefits and line of sight and all. If I remember correctly you can have some sort of religious alliance with a civ almost like an MPP, where you ally to spread the religion. When I get the game I'm going to really focus on religion, while I don't think I'll tinker around with civics as much.

 

[MeteorPunch]

Here's another question folks: Will you dive into the instruction manual (probably 200 or so pages) and try to learn everything, or play by the seat of your pants?

I'll probably jump right in, but over the next few weeks, memorize the instruction manual.