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Offline Sirgod

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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #80 on: February 08, 2006, 07:55:15 pm »
Yep, I'm def. Game for this, Sorry I didn't get back sooner, the wife decided to drug me and take my pc Privalges away, I get cranky when I have a cold. :D

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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #81 on: February 09, 2006, 10:48:15 am »
I would play as well

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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #82 on: February 12, 2006, 04:42:26 am »
Awsome!
 any others?
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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #83 on: February 12, 2006, 10:34:46 am »
It would be interesting to play one.  I guess I'd have to know more about the details to say whether or not I actually could.  I'd most likely only be able to do one turn a day.
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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #84 on: February 12, 2006, 11:09:14 am »
PBEM Civ4? How would that work?
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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #85 on: February 12, 2006, 11:25:34 am »
Hey Tool, It's built into the game bro. under the Multiplayer menu IIRC.

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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #86 on: February 12, 2006, 11:33:50 am »
I might be up for it- that is if school and work allow... just don't expect me to last long unless we are playing 'Islands.' ;)
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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #87 on: February 12, 2006, 12:02:19 pm »
I probably won't be able to really get started untill after next weekend, the wife and that Pesky birthday she has to have every year, but I'm sure up for it.

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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #88 on: February 13, 2006, 01:09:16 pm »
I am so there. ;D

I'm like Carney, though:  If it's not an island, I'm probably toast.
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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #89 on: February 13, 2006, 01:35:20 pm »
I've learned to jump the competetion as early as possible and make the continent an island.  Also, use borders to pen the other empires into corners, then destroy them.

As a general rule, in the early part of the game, 6-8 archers will whack just about anybody.  Usually, by the start of the middle ages I've destroyed the 2-3 other empires on my landmass, and that's with barbarians set to ravaging (which actually helps you more than hurts you, especially if you park a unit on each of your developed resources so they can't be pillaged).  I've gone into the Roman empire and found 3 of its 5 cities taken over by barbarians (I usually play that you cannot raze cities because it very rarely happened).

I've not played where everyone is in a single landmass.
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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #90 on: February 13, 2006, 07:05:09 pm »
Is it me, or is Washington cheese?

I'm in on the PBEM BTW.
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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #91 on: February 13, 2006, 07:46:02 pm »
Man, you guys are making me jealous.  I keep wanting to pick up Civ 4, but I got The Movies and have been working on a film with that, and trying to put off the temptation of going down to Bestbuy and getting Civ with the gift card I have sitting around.  I just don't have the time.  Otherwise, I would dominate you all in pbem. ;)  How many players are supported in pbem, by the way?
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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #92 on: February 14, 2006, 01:03:25 pm »
I don't know but I think you can have a maximum of 18 players in a game (at least that's how many I had when I started a custom game to see how many computer opponents I could add, 17 computer players plus myself).  It was going great until everyone started going to war with everyone else and I got attacked by six people from all different sides and I had no source of iron.
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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #93 on: February 14, 2006, 01:13:08 pm »
Quote from: 762_XC on February 13, 2006, 07:05:09 pm
Is it me, or is Washington cheese?

Only if his UU came earlier.
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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #94 on: February 14, 2006, 03:41:56 pm »
Quote from: Lieutenant_Q on February 14, 2006, 01:13:08 pm
Quote from: 762_XC on February 13, 2006, 07:05:09 pm
Is it me, or is Washington cheese?

Only if his UU came earlier.

Are you kidding?

Growth is too easy with Washington up until anything but god-like difficulty levels.
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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #95 on: February 14, 2006, 03:46:24 pm »
Well, in that case, anyone who's organized should be considered cheese. right?
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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #96 on: February 14, 2006, 07:01:40 pm »
Shoot! Finaly won a Space Race Victory, using Surprise Random... Persians, with 17 turns to go.

Ok, Time to stop panting and wish the Wife that Valentine day thingie...

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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #97 on: February 15, 2006, 10:17:28 am »
How in the HELL is Singles Awareness Day more important than Civ IV?

I mean it's just VD... and it keeps coming back every year? ;)
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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #98 on: February 15, 2006, 12:32:13 pm »
Quote from: Lieutenant_Q on February 14, 2006, 03:46:24 pm
Well, in that case, anyone who's organized should be considered cheese. right?

No. It's the Org+Fin combo that's devastating IMHO. Every game I've played where Washington is one of the AI, he becomes the dominant civ fairly quickly.
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Re: Civilization IV
« Reply #99 on: February 16, 2006, 10:19:54 pm »
I think thats more of a glitch in the General AI strategy than anything else.  If you watch an AI player play the game, it considers its priorties as such.
Expansion
Development
War

If it has unchecked expansion it will continue to grow well into bankruptcy.  The AI will expand until there is no room to expand, and that more than anything is what hurts the AI in these games.  Washington can deal with it better than the other Civs can, which is why he always dominates other AIs.  If you tried to play as Washington, you would find that his benefits are not as profound as other civs.
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