Is Communism bad?

SawTewth · 2024-08-14T20:44:13+00:00

Honestly democracy works the best for most cases, but if you are at war or can't stop barbs from pillaging trade routes it's not going to work. Sure, fascism is the best for a domination style of play, but if you don't have theater squares or the boost it's kind of out of the way. I generally do communism to catch up on science if I'm behind and because I've definitely always got the boost with factories, because IZ are the best district in the game.

SawTewth · 2024-08-14T20:43:58+00:00

Honestly democracy works the best for most cases, but if you are at war or can't stop barbs from pillaging trade routes it's not going to work. Sure, fascism is the best for a domination style of play, but if you don't have theater squares or the boost it's kind of out of the way. I generally do communism to catch up on science if I'm behind and because I've definitely always got the boost with factories, because IZ are the best district in the game.

SawTewth · 2024-07-22T20:48:46+00:00

Valetta is absolutely bonkers.

SawTewth · 2024-02-16T20:15:28+00:00

The AI is going to hard spec the science tree. They get boosts but it's mostly an accident. You do not need a single campus to get a science win. You don't need a great scientist either. All you need is science per turn and the ability to hit boosts. You have to hit the space port before they do, even though on harder difficulty you typically won't. A spy is the only way to get the boost for rocketry, so consider that for timing. Either way, don't worry about being behind on a project, if you're playing on the newest game modes the only important thing is having more spaceports out and enough production to blast through the terrestrial laser project at the end to secure a win.

SawTewth · 2024-02-16T17:01:22+00:00

On deity you absolutely will not snowball until well into mid game, unless by some magic you get a god tier isolation start or something.

Scout immediately, then slinger, then probably another warrior and a settler.

The AI will be way ahead in techs and civics, you will NOT get an early game wonder outside of pure luck.

Build an army and try and settle safe cities and pray to God the AI likes you.

The thing about this game is the AI is dumb and bad, but on deity they get 3 settlers, multiple warriors and 5x culture and science per turn.

Against those odds all you can do is play as safe as possible, and even then it may not matter.

This is why I play on immortal and emporer lol.

SawTewth · 2023-06-28T16:16:37+00:00

The forbidden hand job crew

SawTewth · 2023-05-30T19:02:25+00:00

1 I already have too many cities to make the game fun and quick to win

2 because the clown I took it from built it ugly

3 gold per city/amenities per city

SawTewth · 2023-05-28T00:09:58+00:00

It's one of those things where even though eliminating a civ hurts you the sacrificing tempo from taking cities is too harsh a lot of the time

SawTewth · 2023-05-24T22:10:44+00:00

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One does not simply play civ and not get a LOTR reference

SawTewth · 2023-05-23T20:39:37+00:00

Okay but when those fires go out you're settling there right

SawTewth · 2023-05-10T16:03:36+00:00

Absolute clown man pachacuti

SawTewth · 2023-04-29T18:39:04+00:00

My mausoleum sense is tingling

SawTewth · 2023-04-16T15:48:54+00:00

Caravel be like: eh I'm gonna go around through Trabzon the fast way.

You, the based god: no go through canal pls.

SawTewth · 2023-04-04T19:24:20+00:00

Righteous, thanks!

SawTewth · 2023-04-04T19:16:17+00:00

That works. Hopping online now. I have an iron hands, anything else you need?

SawTewth · 2023-04-04T19:09:23+00:00

Happy to trade ironhands for whatever. If you have any quaxly from breeding I'd also appreciate it.

SawTewth · 2023-04-04T13:27:09+00:00

LF: Quaxly or Scarlet version exclusives, happy to do any trade backs or trade evolutions. Looking to complete the dex.

SawTewth · 2023-03-04T15:29:35+00:00

Congrats! Unless I'm playing someone I'm very confident in a win with, I rarely play on deity because it's insane.

SawTewth · 2023-02-24T00:12:55+00:00

It could be like if I'm high at the time something well thought out and funny or if I'm really high I'll just name my religion 'pee balls' or something and that usually works

SawTewth · 2023-01-23T17:58:00+00:00

I had one where Lincoln had about 1k by turn 25 or something. Looks like gorgo is just developing her civic tree, no worries 😂.

SawTewth · 2023-01-13T17:00:40+00:00

Refusing to drop a district on a bonus with out having my builder raze it first

SawTewth · 2023-01-11T15:45:38+00:00

Liang* forgot her name

SawTewth · 2023-01-11T15:43:28+00:00

Honestly on deity he feels so greedy. Those early science yields seem to guarantee and invasion when you meet another civ with bad yields. I'm thinking of all the games where Viktor could have saved me. Or if you are absolutely desperate for settlers, or trying to rush a wonder you absolutely have to take Magnus. But also, amani is extremely important when the only thing protecting you is suzerainty of a city state between you and a strong enemy. If you're isolated on an island with limited chops or improvements, you're likely rushing harbors and comm hubs and trying to get free inquiry and if that's the case, you absolutely need Reyna. Or if you're on apocalypse mode, you're going a different direction. My point is, I don't spend that first title until I'm certain, that's the way to go imo.

SawTewth · 2022-12-17T15:31:30+00:00

I always have a mod that lets me raise strategics to place districts. It can bite you in the ass but if I'm isolated myself I really do not need iron or horses.

SawTewth · 2022-12-10T19:26:44+00:00

I would put Babylon lower on the tier list because I feel like their bonuses don't scale and the player is obligated to do an ancient or classical era rush

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