How many turns are in a game?

ToeTruck · May 10, 2003, 22:34

Simple question, but one I've never bothered to answer.

How many turns are in a game from 4000BC to 2050AD?

In Civ2, it varied depending on the difficulty level. In Civ3, it doesn't. But, I still don't know the answer to my question.

Does anyone know the breakdown? You know, xx turns at 50 years, yy turns at 25, etc.

A little help?

- TT

Master Zen · May 11, 2003, 02:06

First 25 turns = 50 years (4000 BC)
Next 25 turns = 40 years (2750 BC)
Next 40 turns = 25 years (1750 BC)
Next 50 turns = 20 years (750 BC)
Next 100 turns = 10 years (250 AD)
Next 100 turns = 5 years (1250 AD)
Next 100 turns = 2 years (1750 AD)
All turns yearly after that (1950 AD)

So, adding it all would be 540 turns

-MZ

P.S. I liked the Civ2 breakdown better and in fact use it in my personal mod which I occasionaly play with

bobbo008 · May 11, 2003, 02:39

you can edit this in the editor (a little redundant), as well as other things that i see people requesting for an XP

Jaybe · May 12, 2003, 14:34

Attached is a listing of each turn (by year) on one page.
MS Word doc;
Treaty Years.doc

ToeTruck · May 12, 2003, 22:29

So the year stuff is hidden in the Scenario Properties. I went looking in the Rules Editor, but couldn't find anyway to edit the years. Thanks Master Zen and Bobbo for sending me back to the editor.

I guess this means that the year 0 really does exist in the Civ3 world (10BC + 20 years = 10AD).

Has anyone tried changing "50 turns at 20 years" to "100 turns at 10 years"? Does that produce year 0 BC (or 0 AD)? Or what?

If I remember correctly, Civ2 had a different number of turns depending on the level you played at. But, all difficulty levels had both years 1 BC and then 1 AD. Does anyone else remember it that way?

Just wasting time thinking about civ. Thanks for listening.

- TT

Master Zen · May 12, 2003, 23:30

No problem TT,

Civ2 had the same years per turn breakup no matter what difficulty level. The only diffference was the turns. Civ2 was like this:

First 50 = 50 years (4000 BC)
Next 50 = 25 years (1500 BC)
Next 50 = 25 years (250 BC
Next 50 = 10 years (1000)
Next 50 = 5 years (1500)
Next 50 = 2 years (1750)
Next 50 = 1 years (1850+)

I honestly don't remember what was the turn difference. So, yes, all levels had the 1 year (1 AD, I never recall seeing a 1 BC)

Kuciwalker · May 13, 2003, 19:05

I think that in the lower levels (or higher levels, forget which) you played until 2050, and at the other end you played until 2000.