"Andre" <ANDREJANSSENS1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Nov 24, 9:19 am, Andre <ANDREJANSSE...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Nov 24, 7:03 am, "Öjevind Lång" <bredband....@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > >> At the start, what do you usually build first?
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> > >> I normally wait until my first city gets to about size 3 before
> > >> building
> > >> workers or settlers, since doing so stops them growing for the
> > >> duration
> > >> of the build.
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> > >> Which buildings are your first choices? Technologies?
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> > No settlers or workers until size three, but if I have Fi****ng and
there
> > is
> > seafood in the fat cross, I'l make a work boat after my first warrior.
> > By
> > the way, some time ago (playing as Elizabeth, one of my favourites),
my
> > starting point had a jewelry plot and a seafood plot. What would you
> > folks
> > have built first - worker or workboat? I chose worker, but it was a
> > tough
> > choice.
> > I like to found an early religion; it really gives you a boost. So
> > generally, I start with researching Mysticism-Polytheism. If I miss
> > founding
> > Judaism, I try for Judaism, which is no detour since I want to
discover
> > Masonry early. I like to try to build the Pyramids because early PR
is
> > awesome. I almost always seem to fail to build the Oracle. Before or
> > after
> > Masonry (depending on whether I managed to found Hinduism or not), I
> > research Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, and then Bronze Working.
> > Stonehenge is nice, but if you fail that it is very im****tant to
build
> > monuments early. Baracks can wait until a little later, and it's
usually
> > just a waste of time and resources to build them in all your cities.
> > Early
> > axemen are necessary. if you don't have either copppr or horses near
> > where
> > you start, then you just have to research Iron Working before Shaka or
> > Montezuma has you for lunch. Wth BtS, getting a big army early is
vital
> > if
> > one wants to survive.
> > I'm generally a peacenik, but of course, if I find I have a
neighbour
> > nearby and no one is home, I let my warrior walk straight into it.
Once
> > that
> > was Julius Caesar, and he lived just six or seven plots away. Of
course,
> > it
> > would have been suicide to let him live, and besides, past experiences
> > with
> > him made the sound of screams and things cra****ng as I destroyed Rome
> > very
> > satisfying.
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> > Öjevind
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What I'm trying to say is: what traits do you find in Elizabeth that
would give you and advantage? The other poster said Gandhi because of
the fast workers. I'd like to start a poll to see which civs are
people's favourite and why. And is there really an advantage picking
one over the other or do they even out eventually?
Andre
My fav Civ - India, Leader - Ghandi
Compare with Lizze / English......
The philosophical trait of both Ghandi & Elizabeth is really helpful for
getting great people early in the game.
Elizabeth has financial as 2nd trait - ok, but I prefer Spiritual because
it
elininates anarchy (lost turns of production) when changing civics or
religions.
Also although Lizzy's special units are supurb (redcoats) they are a late
game unit (for me anyway) whereas fast workers are available from year dot
to end of game.
Just my 2 penny worth.
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