Best Game EVER! Low corruption, highly competitive

bigphesta · December 15, 2001, 11:19

I just played the best game ever, there was very little corruption, alot of competition, good diplomacy. The secret was changing the civmod so that I was playing with 16 civs on a small map. Every civ had between 3-6 cities, which meant that every battle/city means SO much more than when you have 20 cities sprawling across the same space. This is the way the game was MEANT to be played. This is how I'm playing for now on. Give it a go. See if you had as much success as I. Although I could not "WIN" the game by 2050, I was able to continue on and see some real power struggles develop, and MAN was it FUN!

Kolyana · December 15, 2001, 12:00

Small map, half a dozen cities?

Nadexander · December 15, 2001, 15:48

Huge map, a hundred cities, with turns alternating between half an hour of needless micromanagement and half an hour of waiting for the ai to play its turn?

Kolyana · December 15, 2001, 16:59

LOL ... those minutes inbetween turns are extremely useful:

1. Watch TV.
2. File nails.
3. Drink coffee.
4. Watch more TV.
5. Look at screen to see what's going on.
6. Another sup of coffee.
7. Blow nail dust from out between the keys.
8. Flick through the manual.
9. Glance at screen.
10. Post a couple of messages at Apolyton.net.
11. Glance at screen.
12. Get a bath.
13. Make next turn.

See? A veritable plethora of options

Zardof · December 15, 2001, 17:15

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Originally posted by Kolyana
LOL ... those minutes inbetween turns are extremely useful:

Heh, I'm playing a "epic" game right now. It's amazing how many loads of dirty clothes you can wash in between turns. I look at it as a "feature"

..............Z

Fleche · December 15, 2001, 17:31

How do you chang the civmod so you can play 16 civs on a small map?

Comrade Tribune · December 15, 2001, 21:50

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Originally posted by bigphesta
I just played the best game ever, there was very little corruption, alot of competition, good diplomacy. The secret was changing the civmod so that I was playing with 16 civs on a small map. Every civ had between 3-6 cities, which meant that every battle/city means SO much more than when you have 20 cities sprawling across the same space. This is the way the game was MEANT to be played.

I see what you mean, and I´ll give it a try. Yes, less can sometimes be more. Great idea!

Skanky Burns · December 15, 2001, 22:50

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Originally posted by Zardof

Heh, I'm playing a "epic" game right now. It's amazing how many loads of dirty clothes you can wash in between turns. I look at it as a "feature"

..............Z

Wow, playing civ AND having a life... who'd have thought it possible??

Ka Shima · December 16, 2001, 16:33

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Originally posted by Skanky Burns

Wow, playing civ AND having a life... who'd have thought it possible??

Doing laundry constitutes having a life? Wow, wait until you have kids!

Libertarian · December 16, 2001, 18:07

I agee that it's an interesting idea. I think I might try it.

Control Freak · December 16, 2001, 18:43

The small map sounds like a good idea to me. I have one question though...do you still progress through the tech tree at the same rate?

bigphesta · December 16, 2001, 19:08

no. tech is a little slower... in 2050 I was just hitting the modern age with the Americans. A few of the other civs had a few techs on me, but the boring boring boring task of micromanageing 20 cities is gone. The 'threat' of war is SO much greater since if you loose one city, that's a MAJOR part of your civ gone. You find youself pushing for peace more (unless you're a war monger, then it might be easier for you to dominate) What amazed me most was that there wasn't a single civ eliminated until well into the game (about 1400 bc)

Give it a try. You might find yourself liking the game in a whole new 'stratigic' way. Or you'll just waste a few hours to find out you like the old way better.