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"Steam's servers are too busy to handle your request to play Sid Meier's Civilization V." Picked a fine time to do your SimCity impression, Gaben. I got it to work now, but that's a warning message I never want to see.
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In my Venice game, I now control more delegates than anyone after a couple of coups, goading Poland into attacking Alexander and eliminating him, and generally being awesome. I share borders with the only two civs that have a chance to beat me at anything, Poland and Rome. Poland is huge - he controls 20 cities easily. What's the best way to get the two of them to fight each other, then strike when they're weakest? Aside: gently caress this is the best version of Civ ever.
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Aug 29, 2013 17:55
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Also 'without mods'. It's bizarre to me that anyone who has BNW is still mod-free. I've never used a mod of any kind on any Steam game, so.
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Aug 29, 2013 17:55
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Jedit posted:I've never used a mod of any kind on any Steam game, so. At least try using Infoaddict. Playing without it is like keeping your blast shield down.
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Aug 29, 2013 18:02
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:At least try using Infoaddict. Playing without it is like keeping your blast shield down. BUT MY CHEEVOS
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Aug 29, 2013 18:05
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Having played with infoaddict and Trade Opportunities, I'm of the sincere belief that anyone playing without them is having an impoverished experience. Yeah I'm a Civ snob 
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:At least try using Infoaddict. Playing without it is like keeping your blast shield down. ...Is like what? I could try to puzzle out what that's on about, but I'd rather ask. I can understand 'is like blinding yourself' or some such, but you're clearly referencing something else and probably not a nuclear test. Oh, and it bears noting that there is a 'Multiplayer' option under 'Mods' these gays. Whether it works, no one's said yet. I guess no one's bothered trying it?
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Aug 29, 2013 18:46
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Bloodly posted:...Is like what? I could try to puzzle out what that's on about, but I'd rather ask. I can understand 'is like blinding yourself' or some such, but you're clearly referencing something else and probably not a nuclear test. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X69NCLxwLEY
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Aug 29, 2013 18:50
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KKKlean Energy posted:Having played with infoaddict and Trade Opportunities, I'm of the sincere belief that anyone playing without them is having an impoverished experience. Snobs prefer purity.
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Aug 29, 2013 18:56
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Amazon sales time! CiV Gold + BNW for $30, or BNW stand-alone for $15.
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Aug 29, 2013 19:19
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Do roads give bonus gold over just having harbours? i.e. is it worth making them as Carthage before you need to move quicky?
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Aug 29, 2013 19:22
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rypakal posted:Snobs prefer purity. Playing with readily-accessible information at your fingertips delivers a significantly more-pure Civ V experience than having to click through thousands of screens and scribble notes on scratch paper.
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Koramei posted:Do roads give bonus gold over just having harbours? i.e. is it worth making them as Carthage before you need to move quicky? Nope, the city connection bonus calculation is the same regardless of whether it's made with roads or harbors. Just keep in mind each harbor costs 3 gold to maintain, so hold off on building them until the first overseas city is 6 pop or over. EDIT: I know I've posted this before but the actual formula is (city population * 1.1) + (capital population * .15) - 1 Triskelli fucked around with this message at 19:29 on Aug 29, 2013 |
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Aug 29, 2013 19:25
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Kyrosiris posted:Amazon sales time! CiV Gold + BNW for $30, or BNW stand-alone for $15. Thank you! I picked it up for 15. Yaaay!
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Aug 29, 2013 19:46
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  VENICE!Yes, I know it's a bug, and it was back to normal next turn.
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Aug 29, 2013 19:51
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Peas and Rice posted:In my Venice game, I now control more delegates than anyone after a couple of coups, goading Poland into attacking Alexander and eliminating him, and generally being awesome. I share borders with the only two civs that have a chance to beat me at anything, Poland and Rome. Poland is huge - he controls 20 cities easily. Pay Poland like 500 GPT to DoW every other civ on the map, then right afterwards you DoW him. The GPT gets cancelled and you get a diplomatic boost with everyone for sharing a common enemy. Then you can just turtle until he's occupied elsewhere.
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I'm getting really sick of finding the barrier reef in the frozen north with only one tile workable and Krakatoa in the middle of the ocean out of range of anything, etc. I have the mods that fix those, but I also want MAH CHEEVOS.
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Pvt.Scott posted:I'm getting really sick of finding the barrier reef in the frozen north with only one tile workable and Krakatoa in the middle of the ocean out of range of anything, etc. I have the mods that fix those, but I also want MAH CHEEVOS. Krakatoa has been fixed to spawn only on workable tiles.
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Aug 29, 2013 21:16
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Jedit posted:Krakatoa has been fixed to spawn only on workable tiles. Doesn't fix the underlying problem, since being in workable range does not guarantee that it will ever be practical or useful to claim Krakatoa.
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Aug 29, 2013 21:25
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My Civ 5 is downloading something. A new patch afoot? Any news?
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Aug 29, 2013 22:37
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http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=172621441 http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=171848133 These are the best Civ V mods.
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Ilyich posted:http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=172621441 Now I want someone to do this as a mod.
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Aug 29, 2013 22:58
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Jedit posted:Krakatoa has been fixed to spawn only on workable tiles. Doesn't seem like it. My latest game was on an Archipelago map as Portugal (wanted to see what Feitoria spam could do, turns out not much) and Krakatoa was way out in the middle of nowhere by itself.
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Kyrosiris posted:Amazon sales time! CiV Gold + BNW for $30, or BNW stand-alone for $15. Been waiting for this to come up in the thread ever since UK Amazon did the same thing. Thanks a ton, Poland here I come! 
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That sale is fantastic. Now I can be terrible at Civ V just like I was at Civ IV!
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Are there any good mods that buff the less impressive civs? I want to like Washington but apparently Firaxis is a bunch of godless commies because America is pretty clearly the worst civilization, with the only one giving it any competition being Germany. Any combination of, like, 25% border growth, faster settler production, or double yield for hexes a city is founded on would be so much better for landgrabbing than the almost totally useless UA it has right now. e: VVV well ideally they should all be equally fun and viable. If I wanted to play some garbage civ I'd download the Beavis and Butthead or Krogan mods. I am Reverend fucked around with this message at 02:04 on Aug 30, 2013 |
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I am Reverend posted:Are there any good mods that buff the less impressive civs? I want to like Washington but apparently Firaxis is a bunch of godless commies because America is pretty clearly the worst civilization, with the only one giving it any competition being Germany. Any combination of, like, 25% border growth, faster settler production, or double yield for hexes a city is founded on would be so much better for landgrabbing than the almost totally useless UA it has right now. I've made god use of the sight bonus when playing america. I'm not happy with the idea of boosting the weaker civs. The whole point of random civ choice is making the best with what you get. I like a crappy start with a mismatched civ. Makes me try new things.
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I am Reverend posted:Are there any good mods that buff the less impressive civs? I want to like Washington but apparently Firaxis is a bunch of godless commies because America is pretty clearly the worst civilization, with the only one giving it any competition being Germany. Any combination of, like, 25% border growth, faster settler production, or double yield for hexes a city is founded on would be so much better for landgrabbing than the almost totally useless UA it has right now. Try a double scout opener if you haven't already. That sight bonus is a huge boon early game, Minutemen are also pretty high up there in the gunpowder line of unique units.
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Kyrosiris posted:Amazon sales time! CiV Gold + BNW for $30, or BNW stand-alone for $15. 'Game downloads are only available to buyers in the US' What the gently caress is this bullshit Amazon? Why do you not want me to give you money? The Slippery Nipple fucked around with this message at 03:49 on Aug 30, 2013 |
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How is it that every time I play a warmongering Civ i get put off in some remote corner of the continent and whenever I want to play a peaceful game, I spawn with Attila, Genghis, Monty, and Alex around me? In my current game I'm Assyria, only I've never gone to war with anyone because I'm seperated from the rest of the continent by a giant desert. Luckily I've made friends with nearly everyone and I'm gunning for a science victory, since why not. Started next to a mountain so I've got the extra science from that.
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I'm glad I spent 60 bucks on this poo poo not 5 days before this went on sale. Oh well, everyone gets Steam'd once. And the game is good enough that I don't regret it.
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Fly McCool posted:I'm glad I spent 60 bucks on this poo poo not 5 days before this went on sale. Oh well, everyone gets Steam'd once. And the game is good enough that I don't regret it. A day or two after BNW came out it went on sale for cheaper than the pre-order price.
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Fly McCool posted:I'm glad I spent 60 bucks on this poo poo not 5 days before this went on sale. Oh well, everyone gets Steam'd once. And the game is good enough that I don't regret it. The new rule of PC gaming is never, ever, ever buy a game outside of a steam sale, unless it is on sale somewhere else.
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rypakal posted:The new rule of PC gaming is never, ever, ever buy a game outside of a steam sale, unless it is on sale somewhere else. Yeah, this is going hand in hand with the "only rent unless it's an RPG" rule for consoles.
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This goes doubly true for Civ V. The brand new expansion pack? Sure. Civ V itself? The Gold Edition is dirt cheap and routinely goes on sale for 75% off. Never ever buy that for full price under any circumstance.
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Aug 30, 2013 04:17
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The Slippery Nipple posted:'Game downloads are only available to buyers in the US' What the gently caress is this bullshit Amazon? Why do you not want me to give you money? Just use a fake US address that's not blatantly fake. It's just a steam code.
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Just won my first Emperor game! Poland CAN into space! I think I got 4-5 different achievements when I won.
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Kyrosiris posted:Just use a fake US address that's not blatantly fake. It's just a steam code. Yep, been doing this for over a year and no issues.
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Kyrosiris posted:Just use a fake US address that's not blatantly fake. It's just a steam code. Blatantly fake worked for me when getting some of the DLC. I used the Whitehouse 
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It's come to my attention that a lot of people don't realize that nukes can totally erase cities without ever putting boots on the ground. Well, they can! Take scenic Spain in my current game, for example. She backstabbed me 1000 years ago over religious grievances and she's made a point of ineffectually denouncing me every time her cooldown came up since then, despite the embargo and all of her allies being slowly pushed into their respective oceans. I could be building spaceship parts, but I wanted to make one quick stop first... Before:  After:  All it took was 6 ICBMs on 3 nuclear subs! Now she's groveling in fear and all is right in the world. Kyrosiris posted:Just use a fake US address that's not blatantly fake. It's just a steam code. If you want a legit address that can't be followed up, find an apartment complex and use that address without an apartment number. rypakal posted:The new rule of PC gaming is never, ever, ever buy a game outside of a steam sale, unless it is on sale somewhere else. Unless you want to play at launch, in which case the law of preorders applies poverty goat fucked around with this message at 07:09 on Aug 30, 2013 |
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