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One of the big differences between Civ 3 and Civ IV is how many more set-up options Civ IV offers. I suspect that the huge range of options may have something to do with the fact that there hasn't been more interest in AU since Civ IV was released. So I'm curious as to what all settings we play on.
My own most common settings are:
- Huge map
- 18 civs
- Epic speed
- Hotseat mode, with me controlling two civilizations that never fight each other but don't make a special effort to cooperate either
- Monarch or Emperor difficulty (restarting a lot to get good starting positions, especially if I try Emperor)
- Low-water Archipelago map, or more recently Custom Continents specifying six continents
- A modded file to make barbarians weaker
- An expectation that I'll take some fairly significant risks early on to offset the AI starting bonuses, and will restart if the risks backfire too badly.
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Emperor
Space
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Sep 2002
time: 22:45
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I play a pretty standard game:
-Standard Map
-Continents, temperate, medium water
-7 Civs
-Prince difficulty
-Normal speed
-Random civ. I feel this helps me develop different tactics depending on who I start with and in what situation. Prevents me from getting to into a "groove"
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Prince
Washington, DC
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Sep 2002
time: 22:45
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My current game is an exception, but for the 10 or so game before this one I was working of something like:
large map (One of the “standard” land types: archipelago, contents, Pangaea, fractal, and [most commonly] shuffle)
13-18 civs
Aggressive AI (about ¾ of the time)
Monarch if I’m going to play aggressively, or prince if I’m going to go builder style.
Cronic map-regeneration  (Glad I wasn’t the first to have to admit to this).
I’ve been focusing on two game styles, one is a pretty straight-forward aggressive style, the other is a cottage based vertical growth strategy.
It’s definitely true that with so many option I like to play games in series, using similar map set ups, leaders, and general strategies.
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Beyond the Sword AI Programmer
I am a Buddhist
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Oct 2000
time: 15:45
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Most often I play extremely standard settings Fractal/Terra/Pangea with 1 or 2 extra civs.
I usually play Emperor altough I'll play on lower difficulties to try weird stuff.
I might regen, especially to escape a nasty floodplains w/ gold on river start - I find the challenge absolutely minimal with floodplain starts.
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Emperor
As cuddly as a cactus, as charming as an eel.
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Jun 2002
time: 20:45
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Standard settings I play with:
Standard Size
Shuffle map (so it's random)
Random water
Random Climate
7 Civs
Monarch
Aggressive AI
Raging Barbs
Normal Speed
Rarely reload unless my start is some dream location that guarantees victory.
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Deity
of Spam
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Dec 2003
time: 03:45
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I play pretty much any type of MP that is available in the lobby, except 1v1 or Pitboss.
Ladder, 6v6, Future, Teambattlegrounds (TBG), Left versus Right, Quick Game Speed, 2 City Elimination, Medium Turn Timer, Always War, No Tech Trading, No Barbs, Medium Water Level, 70 turn limit. I like to play that as either Mansa or Monty.
Now that is a fun game, and even though I have never seen a game last more than 50 turns, it still takes up to an hour and a half.
Not that most people here will play those settings 
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Pretty much what Blake said, except I play Emperor/Immortal exclusively.
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Emperor
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Jan 2002
time: 22:45
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Single Player > Custom Game
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I've been playing the Tectonics map script almost exclusively. Much better maps IMO. Other than that, everything pretty much standard with a couple extra civs to tighten things up. Prince difficulty which I am winning about 50/50 at this point (mostly because my micromanagement patience is very thin).
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Settler
Okinawa, Japan
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Aug 2006
time: 03:45
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to change the number of civs, on the startup screen there's the selections like name, civilization, leader, team and a box that lets you pick "AI, Closed, Open, PLayer" or something like that (I'm at work right now)
just scroll down to the bottom and keep clicking on boxes and make them AI's. With the vanilla civ you can have a maximum of 18 civ's. I'm not sure with warlords because I'm overseas and haven't gotten it in the mail yet.
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Deity
Kneel before Grog!
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Jul 2001
time: 22:45
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Standard Map
Continents
Medium settings (temp/sea level/etc)
Prince
Raging Barbs
Normal Speed
-Arrian
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King
Wichita
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Aug 2001
time: 21:45
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-Standard Map
-Continents/Fractal
-7 Civs
-Monarch
-Normal speed
-Default barb level
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Emperor
Space
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Sep 2002
time: 22:45
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I've been playing large/fractal/12 civs lately and been having a blast.
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Settler
Okinawa, Japan
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Aug 2006
time: 03:45
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When I play by myself I randomize it, normally play on warlord or noble depending on my mood that day and I usually playn with 18 civ's on a huge map.
When I play with my wife, we play large or standard map, usually with us as a team and on warlord, tropical, archeapolegio with 6-8 other civ's.
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Prince
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Jan 2003
time: 20:45
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Map Size: Huge (Sometimes Large)
Speed Mode: Marathon
Map Script: Shuffle (or Pangea, I like that for some reason)
Dificulty Level: Warlord (Although I just won my first Noble level game!)
Default number of Civs for Map Size
Leader: Random unless it is Creative or Expansive (Those traits are not as effective at my level of play.)
Barbarians are turned back on now since they are smarter and I can build the Great Wall.
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Emperor
Praha, Czech Republic
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Jan 2002
time: 04:45
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quote:
Originally posted by ZargonX
I play a pretty standard game:
-Standard Map
-Continents, temperate, medium water
-7 Civs
-Prince difficulty
-Normal speed
-Random civ. I feel this helps me develop different tactics depending on who I start with and in what situation. Prevents me from getting to into a "groove" |
Replace Continents with Fractal and these would be my settings, too.
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yeah, that's why I regen too 
