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Loudhy · 05-25-2004, 02:37 AM

Assassin, there is so much to say about C3C ( it's my current strategy favorite ).

But IMO you have to go the same way I went, after a bought Civ1 many years ago. "Learning by doing" and "Try and Error". But, of course, I can give you some hints at the beginning.

I think you know the goal of the game : You must lead a Civ to victory above all other KI's. You can win by building a spaceship first, by domination , by culture or other ways.
It's very important to gain techlead, because with that you are able to build great and small wonders that can help your Civ grow.
F.e. If you can build the pyramids first ( no wonder can be build two times ) you gain a free granary in all cities on the same continent and with that the population grows at double speed.

You start at despotism but you can change your government to monarch, republic etc. Some are better for a peaceful player, others are better if you want to conquer the world with your armies.
Every tech you discover first, has a chance to raise a science leader. This guy is the only way tu hurry wonders ( finish them in one turn ). You can hurry all other units and improvement either with money or with citizens (Despotism).
Read the Civilopedia. All units, city improvements and wonders and other things like luxuries or important ressources are explained there.
For training it's a good idea to start at difficulty level chieftain. There is a tutorial, too.

Build up a good defense. If not, your fellow KI's will try to get "gifts" from you ( money, techs or cities ). Your fighters can gain experience with every fight they win and an elite unit can become a great leader who is able to build great armies.
Each Civ, you can start with, has special attributes. Some are scientist ( quick research ) some are expansionists and so on. All is explained in the civilopedia, too.

Feel free to ask if you want to know some special parts but, like I said, the best way is to start and find out the right way by playing.

One thing at the end :
Later in the game it's better to have a good PC because a huge map full of armies slows down the game speed ( I have 1GbRam, a P4 2,4 GHz and an Gforce4 TI4200) and in the industrial age a turn can need more than 30 seconds )

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05-25-2004, 02:37 AM	#2
Loudhy Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: September 3, 2003 Location: Köln Germany Age: 70 Posts: 692	Assassin, there is so much to say about C3C ( it's my current strategy favorite ). But IMO you have to go the same way I went, after a bought Civ1 many years ago. "Learning by doing" and "Try and Error". But, of course, I can give you some hints at the beginning. I think you know the goal of the game : You must lead a Civ to victory above all other KI's. You can win by building a spaceship first, by domination , by culture or other ways. It's very important to gain techlead, because with that you are able to build great and small wonders that can help your Civ grow. F.e. If you can build the pyramids first ( no wonder can be build two times ) you gain a free granary in all cities on the same continent and with that the population grows at double speed. You start at despotism but you can change your government to monarch, republic etc. Some are better for a peaceful player, others are better if you want to conquer the world with your armies. Every tech you discover first, has a chance to raise a science leader. This guy is the only way tu hurry wonders ( finish them in one turn ). You can hurry all other units and improvement either with money or with citizens (Despotism). Read the Civilopedia. All units, city improvements and wonders and other things like luxuries or important ressources are explained there. For training it's a good idea to start at difficulty level chieftain. There is a tutorial, too. Build up a good defense. If not, your fellow KI's will try to get "gifts" from you ( money, techs or cities ). Your fighters can gain experience with every fight they win and an elite unit can become a great leader who is able to build great armies. Each Civ, you can start with, has special attributes. Some are scientist ( quick research ) some are expansionists and so on. All is explained in the civilopedia, too. Feel free to ask if you want to know some special parts but, like I said, the best way is to start and find out the right way by playing. One thing at the end : Later in the game it's better to have a good PC because a huge map full of armies slows down the game speed ( I have 1GbRam, a P4 2,4 GHz and an Gforce4 TI4200) and in the industrial age a turn can need more than 30 seconds ) [img]graemlins/monster5.gif[/img]