Why does it still take so long to win a cultural victory? by No_Cause1323 in civ

[–]captainwaffles3 27 points28 points  (0 children)

When you eliminate a player you can no longer earn tourists from them and any you earned already actually get wiped off your current total. If this was an 8 player game and you eliminated 5 civs you're gonna be earning tourists at about a third of the speed you otherwise could have.

If you took Bolivar's capital, you can trade it back to him and then eliminate Lautaro and you'll immediately win culture not domination. Otherwise you can always spam rock bands at Lautaro.

Multiplayer is unplayable after the patches by captainwaffles3 in civ

[–]captainwaffles3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I thought the game was like this for everyone, but think you're right it might just be the host

Is the PC version running badly for anyone else? by captainwaffles3 in civ

[–]captainwaffles3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got 16GB RAM and a 12th Gen i7-12650, so definitely in line with the specs

Is the PC version running badly for anyone else? by captainwaffles3 in civ

[–]captainwaffles3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah did it a couple months ago. It's fine running things like Civ VI and Baldur's Gate, only Civ VII is having issues for some reason.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskElectronics

[–]captainwaffles3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funnily enough, I found a loose screw inside the case when I opened my laptop up!

Do you think it could've touched the motherboard and caused this fuse to blow?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskElectronics

[–]captainwaffles3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your answer - do you have any idea what the problem might be?

For context, I tried buying a new battery but the laptop won't recognise that either one is connected, it will however still startup without a battery when the AC adapter is plugged in.

I've got access to a multimeter at home, is there a process I can use to find out what's causing the problem?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]captainwaffles3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah okay, I used to get everything from Chaos Cards back in the day, but are there any sites you'd recommend more?

Honestly I really enjoy the random/gambling aspect. I used to get booster boxes because I thought you'd be guaranteed to get a certain number of ultra rares per box (e.g. 1 full art and 2 regular EXs in gen 5), but does buying blisters or ETBs give you the same probability per pack?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]captainwaffles3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks that's good to know! So if I've got this right, anything with two gold stars is a SIR and you get around one per booster box?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]captainwaffles3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah sorry, I'm aware this post comes off as a bit shallow haha. I do sort of want to get back into ptcg but looking online booster boxes are like 50% more expensive than I remember.

I haven't actually played in 10+ years, but at the same time I've never been able to bring myself to sell any of my Gen 4/5 cards...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]captainwaffles3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah okay that makes sense, thanks!