WTF? I can´t win??

DeeEllway · April 26, 2002, 04:23

I´m playing at chieftan level ( to learn the game) and I´m number 1 on all posts in the demographics screen. I have twice the score of the next civ. I practically rule the earth!

But still, when I retire I get the "you´ve suffered an embarrassing defeat" WTF´s up with that? Does the game use some kind of fixed table to decide if yor winning or not?

It wasn´t this impossible to get a good score in Civ2 or SMAC IIRC.

I love the game, and I´m very annoyed about this

redstar1 · April 26, 2002, 05:10

You retired... thats practically the equivalent of quitting... Plus scores on Cheftain level aren't that high anyway.

Nym · April 26, 2002, 05:14

Well, you can win:

by being elected UN's secretary: someone must build the UN wonder and claim for a vote; that is the diplomatic victory;
by culture domination: either you reach 100 000 culture points for your whole civilization or 20 000 for one city;
by space race: the first one who builds a space ship wins;
by conquest like in other civ games;
by domination; I do not know the details of such a victory;
by having the first score when the game ends in 2050.

If you retire before getting a 'You win' message... you simply lose; the game considers you abandon.

DeeEllway · April 26, 2002, 06:08

OK! Thanks

I should´ve figured that out myself...

Jaybe · April 26, 2002, 13:19

If you haven't started a new game yet, open up the last Autosave and don't retire. The autosave is the status at the beginning of the turn.

DeeEllway · April 29, 2002, 06:51

I didn´t do that. Does this mean I´m ****ed victory wise?

campmajor! · April 29, 2002, 07:02

I still think it is silly that you get a message that you suffered an embarrassing defeat. What is even more shocking is the next screen in which the other players make fun of you, even though some of them were almost wiped out by you!

It is probably a plot to keep you playing and ruin your life. Because then you want to teach those ###holes a lesson they won't forget and completely wipe them out!

Cookie Monster · April 29, 2002, 08:32

Quote:

Originally posted by campmajor!
It is probably a plot to keep you playing and ruin your life. Because then you want to teach those ###holes a lesson they
won't forget and completely wipe them out!

I agree, I think the AI taunts you and teases you just to get you all PO'ed.

ACooper · April 29, 2002, 09:33

Damn! I hate getting made fun of by the computer! It ruins my whole day. Why did Firaxis do this to us. Do they think we don't have feelings?

excuse me.....I'm too choked up to go on.......

ACooper · April 29, 2002, 09:34

Grrr · April 29, 2002, 16:16

I think it should be more like Civ II, if you actually suck, you get told so, if you did well, you are praised.

Zoid · April 29, 2002, 16:23

Yeah, it seems really stupid IMO to do like it does now