Venice and AI
Has anyone else noticed that an AI Venice doesn't use it's Merchants of Venice to puppet city-states? I gave the AI like 3 just for shits and gigs and it's been 200 turns and they're still just...
View ArticleSlower AI turns?
It seems to me that the AI takes longer to complete his turn than ever before, even in the early game when the AI turns were pretty much instantaneous. I have a fast machine, so that is not the issue....
View Article[BNW] New World Brave 10 in GMR
Private game. Terra, Standard, Quick, 9 new BNW civs plus France, 20 CS, Strategic Balance, Hot, Wet, 3 billion year. Requires World of Wonders DLC only. The Only Special Rule: Once ideology is...
View ArticleShoshone
I honestly feel like I am cheating with the Shoshone. Even with three ruins-that means two population and a tech. It seems like you can only choose out of 6 options, not all. And it seems like not two...
View ArticleInitial thoughts
Let's post our initial thoughts while playing BWN over the next few weeks. :) My favorite part is how everything ties together. Espionage can buy votes at the World Congress, which can embargo trade...
View Articlemod compatibility BNW
Hi. Don't have the expansion yet but cannot imagine to play without Infoaddict and if possible the enhanced trade screen-mod (Forgot the name, sry). Is it doable or do problems occur when activating...
View ArticlePiety opener
So I got BNW, (very excited) and was pleased to see you can dive straight into piety (my favorite tree) right off the bat. I'm trying to craft a build order and strategy for doing so and would like...
View ArticleThinking about getting the game.
Hey all Ive been playing civ games since childhood- starting with civ I, then civ II, SMAC, CTP I and II etc, and CIV III...then after a long long break i got CIV IV complete a few months ago..and have...
View ArticleBarbarians are killing me
It's really, really ridiculous at this point. Is there ANY way to turn this setting down without turning them off completely?
View ArticleHow do roads/railroads affect trade routes (if at all)?
Do roads/railroads affect trade route income/range etc?
View Article[BNW] Craddle of Civilization: Meditteranean TSL
Would anyone be interested in helping me making this? Its been lurking in the back of my mind for a while, but with BNW its coming back to the front. I always struggled with which civs and especially...
View ArticleNorth America or Rest of the World?
Simple Question. Just want to know how many people in the forum live in North America and the Rest of the World. Personally I'm from Hong Kong, so one for the Rest of the World.
View ArticleIncorporating code/ideas from EOW mod
Mod ia available here http://www.ex.ua/view_storage/538410822327 It has some useful ideas: - stockpiling resources (each unit/building cost hammers and resources amount) - resource stockpiling cost...
View ArticleWhich free Great persons to go for?
As we all know the first player to get certain techs gets a free great person. While I am now (playing Emperor) almost always trying to win the Lib race (and usually succeed), I only rarely bother with...
View ArticleResettlement (Level 2 Order tenet)
Resettlement: New Cities start with an extra 1 Population. Isn't really useless? I'm missing something?
View ArticleFiraxis, please fix the "steal-worker-exploit"!
I've said it on MadDjinns LP already. I hate worker stealing from CS. It's an absolute no brainer and requires zero to no effort. It completely changes optimal build orders. They added demanding...
View Article[BNW] Straight into Piety as Byzantium?
Is this a good plan? I don't have BNW yet until the 12th.
View ArticleDoes the AI bother to declare war?
I've played a total of two Shoshone games now, about 8 hours of playtime each. In both games (Emperor difficulty) no wars were declared until well after turn 135. In my second game, I was put right...
View ArticleBNW Mac Iron Issues
Can anyone else confirm that in BNW iron working tech is still revealing iron instead of bronze working?
View Article[BNW] Discussion: Beating deity without lump sum trading?
(I'm surprised there isn't already a thread on this; unless there is and I'm blind, in which case link me there and ignore this.) So, I have Brave New World and I love it- highly recommended. However,...
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