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Re: Civ V
« Reply #30 on: September 25, 2010, 12:18:53 AM »
Stuff I like from game:

The intro was really good, or at least I really liked it.
Moving land units across water without transport boats hell yeah.
Leaders speak their native language. Ran into egypt and he sure as hell wasn't speaking english.
The interface feels really smooth.
Combat. So much better now for sure.
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Re: Civ V
« Reply #31 on: September 25, 2010, 10:34:21 AM »
What influences how fast you run through all the ages?

I played 260 turns yesterday and ended up in a stalemate with Siam. Couldn't attack them even though I didn't have any active deals or treaties (that I could discover). Meanwhile all the other players were shooting into newer ages and there wasn't much happening on my side.
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Re: Civ V
« Reply #32 on: September 25, 2010, 10:40:11 AM »
What influences how fast you run through all the ages?

I played 260 turns yesterday and ended up in a stalemate with Siam. Couldn't attack them even though I didn't have any active deals or treaties (that I could discover). Meanwhile all the other players were shooting into newer ages and there wasn't much happening on my side.

Tech tree is what moves you through the Era's.  So researching The Wheel will unlock Horseback riding - a Classical Era tech, which once researched puts you in that era.

Check the Tech tree window to see all this during a game.
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Re: Civ V
« Reply #33 on: September 25, 2010, 10:43:22 AM »
I literally researched everything but 1 item in the Medieval era. Odd.  :-[

Going to check my saved game.
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Re: Civ V
« Reply #34 on: September 25, 2010, 11:37:10 AM »
Sigh!  sometimes I hate you guys....
There i am laid up in bed having just broken my spine again, and i think to myself "lets see what the old crew are up to as ive not had much time in the last 6 months to get online".  Within 2 days of perusing the forums ive re-opened my Champions online and LoTRO accounts, Downloaded Civ 5 and spent more money and time on gaming in the last 36 hrs than i have in the last 6 months  ::)

And its all you lots fault.
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Re: Civ V
« Reply #35 on: September 25, 2010, 11:41:43 AM »
Sigh!  sometimes I hate you guys....
There i am laid up in bed having just broken my spine again, and i think to myself "lets see what the old crew are up to as ive not had much time in the last 6 months to get online".  Within 2 days of perusing the forums ive re-opened my Champions online and LoTRO accounts, Downloaded Civ 5 and spent more money and time on gaming in the last 36 hrs than i have in the last 6 months  ::)

And its all you lots fault.

WUT! Broken Spine WUT?  OUCH.  Wut.

on topic.  I love building on an isthmus and then denying two factions who are war with each other Open borders, and just watching them unable to get around much (they have sea travel, but dont seem to use it much).
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Re: Civ V
« Reply #36 on: September 25, 2010, 12:03:39 PM »
Sigh!  sometimes I hate you guys....
There i am laid up in bed having just broken my spine again, and i think to myself "lets see what the old crew are up to as ive not had much time in the last 6 months to get online".  Within 2 days of perusing the forums ive re-opened my Champions online and LoTRO accounts, Downloaded Civ 5 and spent more money and time on gaming in the last 36 hrs than i have in the last 6 months  ::)

And its all you lots fault.

WUT! Broken Spine WUT?  OUCH.  Wut.

on topic.  I love building on an isthmus and then denying two factions who are war with each other Open borders, and just watching them unable to get around much (they have sea travel, but dont seem to use it much).


are you playing it online against others then? or is the AI in 5 a bit more advanced?
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Re: Civ V
« Reply #37 on: September 25, 2010, 12:07:12 PM »
Sigh!  sometimes I hate you guys....
There i am laid up in bed having just broken my spine again, and i think to myself "lets see what the old crew are up to as ive not had much time in the last 6 months to get online".  Within 2 days of perusing the forums ive re-opened my Champions online and LoTRO accounts, Downloaded Civ 5 and spent more money and time on gaming in the last 36 hrs than i have in the last 6 months  ::)

And its all you lots fault.

Broken spine?? and again? ouch.
Hope you get well as soon as possible.

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Re: Civ V
« Reply #38 on: September 25, 2010, 12:32:42 PM »
Playing against the computer at the moment, the AI is pretty good, does need some work - it caves in too easily sometimes - but overall it is good to play against it.
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Re: Civ V
« Reply #39 on: September 25, 2010, 03:30:13 PM »
I think we agree that we want to know more about the breaking your spine AGAIN thing?  ???
Hope your recovery goes well! `


I've noticed that some cities can build something in 8 turns and other cities need 55 turns to build the same thing. What is that based on?
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Re: Civ V
« Reply #40 on: September 25, 2010, 04:37:07 PM »
I think we agree that we want to know more about the breaking your spine AGAIN thing?  ???
Hope your recovery goes well! `


I've noticed that some cities can build something in 8 turns and other cities need 55 turns to build the same thing. What is that based on?

hammers = production, more hammers,faster builds.
Specialists in city can add to this and various buildings  (workshop for instance) add %to production for certain things.
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Re: Civ V
« Reply #41 on: September 25, 2010, 07:03:23 PM »
Check.

Decided to go ahead and uninstall. This game just doesn't do it for me. Takes up a lot of time and gives very little to no joy back. Selfish game is selfish.
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Re: Civ V
« Reply #42 on: September 25, 2010, 07:22:12 PM »
I have to say, loving City States right now.  So much conflict for so little effort.

Using Warsaw as my excuse to continually shoot the Ottomans with the glorious armed forces of the English Empire - they have nothing I need and Im not playing with Domination as a victory option so war for lulz is as good a reason as any.

Keep peace treatying with them every time they lose an attack on Warsaw, they then attack again while I cant attack them on Warsaws behalf (peace treatys cant be broken what?!), so as soon as the treaty is over, I hit them again with lots of arty and destroyer guns, and grind towards yet another city of theirs. 

Its quite fun.

All the while the majority of my Empire is making cultural and technological advances towards the victory conditions.
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Re: Civ V
« Reply #43 on: September 26, 2010, 12:27:00 AM »
JUST.

ONE.

MORE.

TURN.
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Re: Civ V
« Reply #44 on: September 26, 2010, 12:33:24 AM »
25hrs of the past 36 have been spent on Civ V...
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