(August 3rd, 2013, 17:57)DMOC Wrote: All right, I think it's time to get some references in here, just so we all have quick access to some of the crucial ones.
- Great People Tech Preferences (in case we do slingshots)
- Micromanagement is Alive and Well in Civ4 (a bit of this is outdated in BtS, though, but I have a rough idea of the changes)
- Inner Workings of the Demographics Screen (cloak and dagger)
- The Whip (Just for review; slavery is by far the best civic in the game, so I need to refresh my memory on how to use it effectively)
- Cottages!! (No tech trading, so we'll need our own economy)
- Sullla's website (The RB Pitboss 2 walkthrough is especially helpful, and I learned a ton from it; we're also playing with almost the same settings as that game.)
I would be careful about using references or guides from CFC other than the great people tech preferences one and posts by DaveMcW, for three reasons:
1) Most contain some outdated information, from before BTS patch 3.19, mixed in with everything else.
2) Surprisingly many of them contain blatant errors - misunderstandings of how the game works.
3) Almost all are written specifically for single player games vs the awful AI in games with tech trading enabled. Correct strategy is massively affected by having silly AIs in the game, as well as by tech trading, so they end up containing a lot of advice that will counterproductive to you here.
Good luck!
