Lets Write the Strategy Guide!

[H Tower]

We should write a strategy guide to sell for when the game is released. It probably won't be any worse than say, This one

Book Description

BradyGames’ Civilization IV Official Strategy Guide includes:

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Features a complete listing of City Improvements, Military Units and Wonders of the World.
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Comprehensive coverage of the Research Tree, detailing each Scientific Advance.
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Achieve global domination through Cultural, Economic, Military or Scientific means.
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Strategies for building empires for both single player and multiplayer games!

# Paperback: 208 pages
# Publisher: Brady Games (November 8, 2005)

[GeoModder]

There's even no sneak preview.

[Adagio]

I've only got one word to say about this:


OMG!!!



Ok, some people might consider that to be three words and a smilie

[H Tower]

Features a complete listing of City Improvements, Military Units and Wonders of the World.
*
Comprehensive coverage of the Research Tree, detailing each Scientific Advance.
*
Achieve global domination through Cultural, Economic, Military or Scientific means.

shouldn't this stuff be in the game manual? Or even on the huge fold out poster that we all love so dearly?

[Alex]

Let's write the "Apolyton Civ4 Strategy Guide: The real strategy that the guys from Brady Games forgot to include on their guide".

[Trifna]

I wonder... would Firaxis benefit from an association with fans to get a well-done strategy guide?

I think since a long time that strategy could ship with the game, instead of being restricted to Internet forums, fansites and so on.

[MrFun]

Strategy Tip:

Settlers are important for expanding your empire.

[diggin4gold]

Another tip:

Corruption is bad.

Oh, wait, there is no corruption!

[DrSpike]

Please don't complain about this guide - it will provide hours of fun later when we can go through finding really absurd advice.

[Zoid]

OMG, what some people will do for a quick buck... But as DrSpike says, we can point at it and laugh later

[MrFun]

Tip:

Offensive units are important for attacking enemy units.

[Theben]

Alright, who's going to shell out the dough for this laffer?

/me glares @ MrFun

[Jaybe]

I discarded my strategy guide for Civ3 a long time ago (and in a galaxy far away), and yes it was very bad. I have forgotten, was that a Brady Games publication? If so, I will enjoy the game much better just exploring it for myself thank you.

[Trifna]

There is a strategy guide for Galactic Civilizations, made by fans and found at the Orion Sector website, and it's serious material. Ok, it's not up to date if we consider that people found new stuff afterwards, but it really shows some serious depth (and not only for newbies).

So it shows pretty well that it can be done well, and I guess it shows how it was done.

[H Tower]

My copy of Civ3 strat guide is from Prima.