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[Archangel]

But I want you to be Jewiiiish...

[mainiac]

We'll need gold to become Jewish.

For the research generation of course.

[Errol]

I'd recommend Bronze Working so you can break out the whip. And chop woods. And and and.

After fishing o'course. Also remember to build a worker. Can't underestimate an early worker.

[NUKE9.13]

Right, well, hang on.
I have played, I'm just having a little trouble with the images. However, here is the update in text, I'll get the images up asap.

First: We fight a lion. We win, huzzah. The warrior is upped to combat 1 (+10% strength)
After that: I discover that we are in fact on a small banana shaped island:

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

And the only hypothetical way out is via Isabella. In order to cap her growth, I declare war on her, killing her exploring warrior with our own combat 1 warrior (who I upgrade to shock (+25% combat versus melee)) Another warrior marches into Isabella's territory, revealing that she rests against the north pole, pillages her farms, and prevents her worker from doing anything. She is stuck.
Meanwhile, we research fishing, the fast worker is completed, and we make our gold mine, which we put to good use in researching archery (for the edge versus Isabella)
We also build a barracks in Boatmurdered.
We now need more tech choices, and strategy. Currently our three available warriors are on their way to blockade Isabella's single city. Isabella's city is surrounded by woods, so she can't break out with her own warriors. Alas, we can't break in either. 1% odds.
For techs, I recommend bronze working, so that we can finish Isabella quickly. And also chop forests.
Strategy: Build a settler, and make a new city dedicated to the war effort, churning out warriors faster than Isabella can. Then Boatmurdered can continue with research and such unhindered.

[mainiac]

Axemen are definitely good if they're still using warriors, but won't they get archers soon?

[Errol]

Actually archers suck. And axemen are quite OK to good against archers in a city. Especially if they have cover.

So yeah, I'd advise you go for iron working. If this ain't giving you the edge nothing will.

Coming from a player who can win at emperor difficulty.

[Aqizzar]

Spam axemen.  It's the only way.

Hey Nuke, you mind if I post a question for Civ4 technical help?  kthnx

I wanted to play Fury Road again, so I installed Civ4, Warlords, and Beyond the Sword.  Then Fury Road would crash on starting, for some reason I can't remember.  For a moment, I thought having Warlords installed might have been interfering, so I uninstalled it.  Now Civ4 and BtS won't even load, because they can't initialize Python.  Anyone know how to fix that?

[NUKE9.13]

I wanted to play Fury Road again, so I installed Civ4, Warlords, and Beyond the Sword.  Then Fury Road would crash on starting, for some reason I can't remember.  For a moment, I thought having Warlords installed might have been interfering, so I uninstalled it.  Now Civ4 and BtS won't even load, because they can't initialize Python.  Anyone know how to fix that?

Uninstall everything, reinstall only vanilla and BTS. Try again. I dunno.
Civfanatics probably has a dozen threads about it, with the exact solution.

Coming from a player who can win at emperor difficulty.

Ooh, me too. Enter world builder and give yourself gunships.
But seriously, I play civilization for fun. I don't want to have to think ahead a hundred turns about every decision, and micromanage every city.
But to be honest I don't think I could even if I wanted too, so good on you.

[Rilder]

I can't even win at warlord difficulty. (Well I dunno If I can, I always lose a city get pissed off and start a new game on chieftain where I can for the most part enjoy the game without having to fight for my life.)

[cowofdoom78963]

I can't even win at warlord difficulty. (Well I dunno If I can, I always lose a city get pissed off and start a new game on chieftain where I can for the most part enjoy the game without having to fight for my life.)

Neither can I, at that point the game cheats with a passion. I usualy just get pissed off that everybody can somehow make a epic army and culture. Not to mention each of them is about 3x the size of my country about 30 turns in. Then I just curse at the game and make a promise not to play it ever again.

Of course that only lasts until I mod the game to start with SAM infantry that turns whatever it kills into wolves, and then my faith is restored.

[NUKE9.13]

Warlord is the worst of the difficulties, in my mind. The AI is either dumbass retarded or a class A genius. But I usually take em down at warlord no bother, on account of how once you get to the middle ages you're ahead by a couple of techs and soon you're pwning their archers with knights and musketeers. Viva la handicap.

Aaanyway, current strategy is go bronze working (and if possbible iron working) and spam metal-clad units to go kill Isabella.
I'll get right to it. In a few hours. If you have any suggestions make them now.