Civ3

[Locket]

Can anyone play this game and yet win?! I can't!

 

[Lordbay]

One of my fav games. And yes I have won many times, it take awhile, but I have done it. Did you play any of the ones before it. Have you played call to power? Alpha centari? These are turn based games too.

 

[Locket]

no none of the earlier ones nor those two turn based ones. It drives me crazy! No matter how fast I go the comp always wins! And say I get my tech for that era finished, it won't let me go on!

 

[Iktomi]

This game is definately in my top 5 favs. I LOVE it. It does take a long time, and you will have to experiment with strategies, but you'll get it. Occasionally, if you play random, you'll get stuck between two countries that annihilate you...but you'll get a good draw soon!

 

[Lordbay]

True, it take awhile. Just find the one that you like. Each one have something that they do better then the other. Make as many cities as you can and leave no stone unturned.

 

[Locket]

It frustrates me so much. I enver can seem to get ahead. I mean I make tons of cities and I'm ahead of them tech-wise but then I lose.

 

[Psalms34]

Guess it depends on your tactics and victory conditions. I really like to draw it out for a long term game when playing against the computer. Regicide is a nice one. I set me defences and dig in. I build my Civ and get to the pont where I can stock pile WMD's. Then I cook 'em. Oh what fun. Easy win.

 

[equal-minded]

i go for the U.N. victory, whatever it was called. i wait and build up my country, maybe wage a little war with someone tresspassin' on my island, build the U.N. be freindly with everyone else and get elected to the U.N. haha! that's the only way i can win!

 

[Psalms34]

i go for the U.N. victory, whatever it was called. i wait and build up my country, maybe wage a little war with someone tresspassin' on my island, build the U.N. be freindly with everyone else and get elected to the U.N. haha! that's the only way i can win!

Ah, the Bill Clinton tactic, yeeees I seee.

 

[Locket]

lol. I just never can seem to win...

 

[Kripost]

Depends a lot on which civilization are you playing. I find it easier to win through cultural victories using Babylonians or Indians, as compared to other civilizations. Having said that, Cultural victory requires lots of cities so as to generate as many cultural points as possible. But that means you need to buy (fast build) buildings, which means you need cash. So the best choice of government for Cultural victory is usually democracy.

I think the easiest way to win is diplomatic victory.

World conquest gets more difficult after the discovery of Nationalism, because the computer usually sets up an excellent network of Mutual Protection Pact, which means you may have to fight 2 fronts at the same time. So try to capture as many cities as possible before your enemies have MPPs.

 

[Sketcher]

That's exactly the reason why I try to get at least one ally whenever I go to war. I like having the international pressure go MY way.

Anyone else like Conquests? I've found the Dromon very useful on archepelago maps - As the Byzantines I was able to bombard my opponents from the sea so badly that they stopped all their troop movements along costal roads, which made up at least 75% of of all thier roads.

 

[theotherguy]

Anyone still play call to power? I do but I'm rubish at it, can only win on chiften! (Need soom advice!)

 

[Sketcher]

civfanatics.com has a Civ II and Call to Power forum on it, I believe.

 

[Clayburn]

Call to power is alot harder then other civ games IMO, mostly cause of the way they do their improvements.....ugh, takes forever to get one city improved much less all of them, other then that I LOVE the space / sea aspect of it, the only problem is ive never had anyone else get to space which means the cool space weapons dont do alot heh but space bombers rock , and the leviathon(sp?) was an awesome idea for a unit, i loved it, especially with the 1/3 movement rate heh.

Alpha Centauri and its ex-pack were really good too, i like those cause of the custom unit building, heh nothing like having an airplane with spy equipment or an armored terraformer hehe.

Havent played Civ3 yet....no time need to beat all the gmes i have now before i move on NWN anyone? hehe.

 

[Kripost]

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Alpha Centauri and its ex-pack were really good too, i like those cause of the custom unit building, heh nothing like having an airplane with spy equipment or an armored terraformer hehe.
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Yeah... I think that is one of the best feature of the game, although sometimes upgrading is tedious. My favourite combination is to get the Space Elevator as soon as possible, and build tanks with drop-pods. This allows me to get to any uncontrolled land square within one turn, and so I can invade a faction on the other side of the globe while they can't touch me. Unfortunately, sea bases has to be captured by ships.

 

[Illuminatus]

I typically build as many cities for maximum territory coverage as I can, then try to put a stranglehold on my opponent's cash flow. If you can ramp up your cash production, you can just pay to speed up military production, and take out your opponents one by one.

 

[Eve_Sundancer]

I always go for a cultural victory, that's a ton of fun to control nearly all the wonders of the world. I'd love to play the expansion packs, but I can't find any version for a Mac anywhere

 

[Caprice]

I've played Civ3 for a while now and just recently started playing on Warlord level... I always won on Chieftain (had to actually turn off the cultural victory condition, kept winning before I was ready to "win") and since I moved up a level I havn't won but it is worth the challenege. Eventually it'll be too easy and I'll move up again.

civfanatics.com has a Civ II and Call to Power forum on it, I believe.

I would have mentioned that site had you not. Loads of info there.

 

[God.is.my.force]

I like the game but always just play a for a while and stop.