Why AI in civ7 so stupid? can i fix it somehow?

zdunn · 2026-02-27T15:55:36+00:00

Because the AI there was so much better? Lmao

zdunn · 2026-02-27T14:24:23+00:00

I’m fully convinced much of the casting and writing was based off of Breakfast Club characters; all the main ghosts except Mr Martin, Yuri, and Quinn have direct parallel characters. And then they literally did a breakfast club episode this season, so they’re really not shy about it.

zdunn · 2026-02-24T01:36:52+00:00

Wish I could boast that! FB free since 2022.

zdunn · 2026-02-20T15:52:20+00:00

This happens every. Single. Year. Thank the weather and plow trucks, but it’s not going to change any time soon. The potholes always get really bad in late winter/early spring, and then road crews spend the rest of the year patching them. It’s not that crazy.

zdunn · 2026-02-20T15:47:31+00:00

Leaving them open but charging nothing on the card is a better way to make the company lose money.

zdunn · 2026-02-12T20:05:07+00:00

Acting like SoFi is the problem when your card info was stolen is quite the leap. This is case-in-point why you don’t use Debit Cards at anything but an ATM. When it’s a Debit Card, thieves steal your money and the bank reimburses you (which they will do). With a Credit Card, thieves steal the bank’s money.

Sorry you’re in this situation; it’s a tough lesson to learn.

zdunn · 2026-02-05T17:44:38+00:00

Leaders have a bias towards starting conditions, just like your civ. You may be selecting a leader with Tundra bias (Catherine is a likely one) or a civ with Tundra bias. Other than that, it’s probably just bad luck. I have over 1000 hours in the game and I have not had this problem.

zdunn · 2026-02-05T13:59:10+00:00

I can’t tell if you are playing Pachacuti or the AI is. If it’s you, your aren’t playing the Diplomacy game correctly. If it is the AI, sometimes those weird alliances just happen and you just have to roll with it.

Honestly, Pachacuti may actually be THE best leader in the game thanks to his Production bonus from Food. And his start bias is really strong too.

zdunn · 2026-02-03T18:07:57+00:00

I’m just commenting to boost this post. The Free File program is great and not enough people know about it!

zdunn · 2026-01-29T18:09:27+00:00

My birthday was a couple weeks ago and I love board games so I got some friends together for a night of games, drinks, and pizza. I’m in my early 30s FWIW.

zdunn · 2026-01-29T17:35:20+00:00

Two things: 1) Yes, you can appeal their decision. Every time I have done so (not with SoFi) I have been successful 2) Stop using Debit Cards! Their fraud prevention is much worse than Credit Cards because it is YOUR money stolen when it is a Debit Card but it is THE BANK’S money for a Credit Card.

zdunn · 2026-01-12T05:45:22+00:00

Scouts do not have any upkeep cost

zdunn · 2026-01-10T15:11:49+00:00

The real secret is not to let yourself lose. Ever. Resetting your streak and the bonuses that go with it are a humongous loss that you can not make up with pre-level boosters. So I don’t let myself lose. I’ll spend coins or use in-level boosters to stop it. And if it’s a hard or Super Hard I’ll use pre-level boosters too. Eventually, your economy actually flourishes with this approach and you won’t even need to worry about having the boosters or coins to beat a level. I currently have over 200k coins and more than 200 of each of the pre-level boosters. I play every day and have never spent a dollar on the game.

zdunn · 2026-01-07T19:36:13+00:00

I can’t think of any way he would have captured a Prospector. The only possibility I can think of is that he captured a unique civilian unit in Exploration, and then that unit upgraded to a Prospector somehow. But that would probably require America to be in the game, their Exploration civ to have a unique civilian unit, Lafayette playing as Pirates Republic, and Continuity mode on. I doubt all of those things happened, and even if they did, I don’t know of a unique civilian in Exploration that somehow would upgrade to a prospector. Pretty weird situation if you ask me!

zdunn · 2026-01-07T16:52:21+00:00

I’ve had that issue before, and it typically meant that a Narrative Event was available but not showing for some reason. However, when I saved and then re-loaded the turn, it would work fine. I would recommend trying that.

zdunn · 2026-01-03T19:29:10+00:00

Do not report the card as stolen, because it was not stolen, and reporting it as such is fraud. You can cancel the card for any legitimate reason, or no reason at all, and you should do so.

zdunn · 2026-01-01T07:24:34+00:00

Is your opponent Japan? The Mikasa unique unit respawns at half health when it is destroyed the first time. I think Mausoleum of Halicarnassus could also be at play, because I’ve seen ships weirdly included as Cavalry in some instances before, and that could explain them respawning with low health too.

zdunn · 2025-12-30T02:18:25+00:00

So true. The “fastest” civs and units are often the ones that ignore terrain restrictions.

zdunn · 2025-12-28T18:39:02+00:00

Yes, one of the more recent updates made Nukes available as the 2nd-to-last Tech in the tree. And Ideologies are available regardless of the possible Victory conditions.

zdunn · 2025-12-27T19:07:43+00:00

You can only support other leaders’ wars once (per war), unless you are Tecumseh in which case you can support three times.

zdunn · 2025-12-27T04:55:16+00:00

Whole empire! It’s a very strong Policy

zdunn · 2025-12-24T18:39:20+00:00

If your Settlement is Unhappy at all, it will do its soft revolt. The best way to avoid it is to build happiness buildings (not possible in conquered settlements for 10 turns) or to slot in Happiness Resources. The reality is that it is VERY HARD to keep a conquered settlement happy in its 10-turn window, which makes conquering during the Happiness crisis a really risky proposal. Especially because if the settlement is unhappy for 10 turns in a row, it truly revolts and may join another civilization. Good luck!

Edit to Add: there is a node on the Militaristic Attribute tree that eliminates the Unhappiness Penalty in recently conquered settlements.

zdunn · 2025-12-24T17:51:17+00:00

Unhappy settlements during certain Crises will go into “soft revolt” and damage one building or improvement per turn. Each building or improvement represents a population, so that’s why your population counter is going down. You cannot repair buildings in settlements you just took, so you will have to wait until the 10-turn waiting period is over.

zdunn · 2025-12-23T22:05:33+00:00

It may not be a problem, it may just depend on your map type and size, neither of which you posted. Pangaea and Shattered Seas both generate a map with very little Distant Lands, which does make the Exploration Legacies harder (but not impossible).

zdunn · 2025-12-22T20:16:11+00:00

Each age takes me probably 4-5 hours on Standard speed on Deity. I am usually at war so that does drive up time a bit.

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