Civilization V Discussion

[The United Soviet Socialist Republic]

Yep. So no mercy! KILL. BURN. DESTROY.

Except I don't want the whole world to hate me. I happen to like making money. And besides, it's difficult. I've got to send ships up past Alaska and down the coast of China to get anywhere.

Imperialism is profitable, very very profitable. Do it, who gives a shit about the world hating you.

[Wisconsin9]

Except I don't want the whole world to hate me. I happen to like making money. And besides, it's difficult. I've got to send ships up past Alaska and down the coast of China to get anywhere.

Imperialism is profitable, very very profitable. Do it, who gives a shit about the world hating you.

Me, because I've got ten metric asstons of spare luxury and strategic resources I don't need. If everyone hates you, they won't trade with you.

[The United Soviet Socialist Republic]

Imperialism is profitable, very very profitable. Do it, who gives a shit about the world hating you.

Me, because I've got ten metric asstons of spare luxury and strategic resources I don't need. If everyone hates you, they won't trade with you.

Hmm...You could try and lure them into a war with you, with them declaing it. Then you can conquer them and not have everyone hate you.

[Wisconsin9]

Me, because I've got ten metric asstons of spare luxury and strategic resources I don't need. If everyone hates you, they won't trade with you.

Hmm...You could try and lure them into a war with you, with them declaing it. Then you can conquer them and not have everyone hate you.

Maybe a defensive pact followed by paying them to declare war on the person you're allied with?

[The United Soviet Socialist Republic]

Hmm...You could try and lure them into a war with you, with them declaing it. Then you can conquer them and not have everyone hate you.

Maybe a defensive pact followed by paying them to declare war on the person you're allied with?

Sure.

[Wisconsin9]

Just for fun, I decided to load up my Bismarck game where I rule the world and finish conquering it. I'm earning enough money to buy a nuke every turn, and once I had no uranium left I declared war on Washington. So far I've nuked five of his cities, destroying three of them.

[Ko-oren]

Could anyone give me some general pointers for military games? Until so far I just did cultural/diplomatic victories (no science victory yet, though), and those went splendidly (though I've only started playing Civ V two weeks ago). For military games, I tend to give up something (science/culture/economy) in order to keep up militarily. How should I do this?

[Wisconsin9]

Could anyone give me some general pointers for military games? Until so far I just did cultural/diplomatic victories (no science victory yet, though), and those went splendidly (though I've only started playing Civ V two weeks ago). For military games, I tend to give up something (science/culture/economy) in order to keep up militarily. How should I do this?

If you have to sacrifice something, get rid of culture. When you do get a policy, make sure it gets something that increases the efficiency of your military, gets you more money or gets you more science.

[Wisconsin9]

Every single one of my mods just disappeared. At the same time. One minute they're there, the next they're gone. I. AM. PISSED.

Well, I'm going to go and try Empires of the Smoky Skies.

[AETEN II]

Started a new game with Bismark. I now have an accidental army of ten barbarians after fifty turns. I like Bismark. Also intend from now on to pursue Fascism. The fact that you get a 100% boost of resources kicks ass. Fuck Communism.

And yeah, Imperialism always. When I was Napoleon, all but three of the cities I conquered in the Old World were puppet states, so I kept a happiness level of a 100.

[Wisconsin9]

Started a new game with Bismark. I now have an accidental army of ten barbarians after fifty turns. I like Bismark. Also intend from now on to pursue Fascism. The fact that you get a 100% boost of resources kicks ass. Fuck Communism.

And yeah, Imperialism always. When I was Napoleon, all but three of the cities I conquered in the Old World were puppet states, so I kept a happiness level of a 100.

The only reason I go for Autocracy is for that resource bonus... but if you're playing as Catherine, then you don't need that bonus and can go for something else. Just saying.

[AETEN II]

Started a new game with Bismark. I now have an accidental army of ten barbarians after fifty turns. I like Bismark. Also intend from now on to pursue Fascism. The fact that you get a 100% boost of resources kicks ass. Fuck Communism.

And yeah, Imperialism always. When I was Napoleon, all but three of the cities I conquered in the Old World were puppet states, so I kept a happiness level of a 100.

The only reason I go for Autocracy is for that resource bonus... but if you're playing as Catherine, then you don't need that bonus and can go for something else. Just saying.

But with Germany I can obtain Fascism and demand to have the prefix 'Herr' among my friends.

[The United Soviet Socialist Republic]

The only reason I go for Autocracy is for that resource bonus... but if you're playing as Catherine, then you don't need that bonus and can go for something else. Just saying.

But with Germany I can obtain Fascism and demand to have the prefix 'Herr' among my friends.

lol

[Wisconsin9]

That "Oh shit" moment when you realize that you're playing against Gandhi.

[The United Soviet Socialist Republic]

Say, can you play as Attila the Hun in any Civ games?

[Wisconsin9]

Say, can you play as Attila the Hun in any Civ games?

G&K has Attila.

[AETEN II]

That "Oh shit" moment when you realize that you're playing against Gandhi.

In my Bismark game, I started in Eastern Russia and I have a buffer of three civs and two city states between me and Ghandi, and I'm already in the medieval age by 100 B.C. Plus, Greece and Russia are my allies.
BRING IT MOTHERFUCKER!

(I've also got the sniper and spec ops mods, so I'll be building the snipers the minute I can get them and I will simply troll Ghandi by poppin' his units.)

[The United Soviet Socialist Republic]

Say, can you play as Attila the Hun in any Civ games?

G&K has Attila.

Cool.

[Wisconsin9]

That "Oh shit" moment when you realize that you're playing against Gandhi.

In my Bismark game, I started in Eastern Russia and I have a buffer of three civs and two city states between me and Ghandi, and I'm already in the medieval age by 100 B.C. Plus, Greece and Russia are my allies.
BRING IT MOTHERFUCKER!

(I've also got the sniper and spec ops mods, so I'll be building the snipers the minute I can get them and I will simply troll Ghandi by poppin' his units.)

I also have the sniper mod. Used to have the spec ops mod on my Ethiopia game, but I made the mistake of updating it... have yet to try it again. Just make sure Gandhi's gone before he gets to nukes.

[AETEN II]

In my Bismark game, I started in Eastern Russia and I have a buffer of three civs and two city states between me and Ghandi, and I'm already in the medieval age by 100 B.C. Plus, Greece and Russia are my allies.
BRING IT MOTHERFUCKER!

(I've also got the sniper and spec ops mods, so I'll be building the snipers the minute I can get them and I will simply troll Ghandi by poppin' his units.)

I also have the sniper mod. Used to have the spec ops mod on my Ethiopia game, but I made the mistake of updating it... have yet to try it again. Just make sure Gandhi's gone before he gets to nukes.

Dude, I'm focusing on technology and social policies. If he survives until he gets nukes, I'll just send in snipers and pillage his uranium mines so he can't use them. Or simply place units on the uranium so he can't use it.

It's a shame the AI can't verbally respond to you cockblocking them.

[Wisconsin9]

I also have the sniper mod. Used to have the spec ops mod on my Ethiopia game, but I made the mistake of updating it... have yet to try it again. Just make sure Gandhi's gone before he gets to nukes.

Dude, I'm focusing on technology and social policies. If he survives until he gets nukes, I'll just send in snipers and pillage his uranium mines so he can't use them. Or simply place units on the uranium so he can't use it.

It's a shame the AI can't verbally respond to you cockblocking them.

Oh, and even more terrifying: I'm using two nuclear weapon mods. One gives a tactical nuke (range of 3, only affects one tile, needs to be carried on a hard launcher), and one that turns the default nuclear missile with its range of twelve... into an ICBM with a range of 120.

By the way, where does nuke-happy Gandhi come from anyways?

[AETEN II]

Dude, I'm focusing on technology and social policies. If he survives until he gets nukes, I'll just send in snipers and pillage his uranium mines so he can't use them. Or simply place units on the uranium so he can't use it.

It's a shame the AI can't verbally respond to you cockblocking them.

Oh, and even more terrifying: I'm using two nuclear weapon mods. One gives a tactical nuke (range of 3, only affects one tile, needs to be carried on a hard launcher), and one that turns the default nuclear missile with its range of twelve... into an ICBM with a range of 120.

By the way, where does nuke-happy Gandhi come from anyways?

I dunno. Same place where Lara Croft's uber boobs and the Halo CE pistol does? Lazy developers who don't check bugs?

[Zersium]

Right, my computer's shit and can't take print screens of Civ 5, only coming up with a black box. Pathetic computer.

But yeah, I used the in game editor (mod), to make the Holy Britannian Empire.

Because F U Europe.

[Wisconsin9]

Right, my computer's shit and can't take print screens of Civ 5, only coming up with a black box. Pathetic computer.

But yeah, I used the in game editor (mod), to make the Holy Britannian Empire.

Because F U Europe.

I tried that once. Didn't like it.

[Zersium]

Dude, I'm focusing on technology and social policies. If he survives until he gets nukes, I'll just send in snipers and pillage his uranium mines so he can't use them. Or simply place units on the uranium so he can't use it.

It's a shame the AI can't verbally respond to you cockblocking them.

Oh, and even more terrifying: I'm using two nuclear weapon mods. One gives a tactical nuke (range of 3, only affects one tile, needs to be carried on a hard launcher), and one that turns the default nuclear missile with its range of twelve... into an ICBM with a range of 120.

By the way, where does nuke-happy Gandhi come from anyways?

I heard somewhere (think on this thread) Gandhi had a really low aggression rate but it was too low into negatives which sent it into nuke happy war mongerer Gandhi.