And they call them Barbarians!

[madmaxxam]

Wow, had no clue what I was getting into with my current game. I set a huge, highlands map with raging barbarians and only 4 AI on a huge map on prince diff. I was surprised when the barbarians killed 1 of the AI... then they killed 2 more of the AI, so now it's just me as the Incan's and Cyrus. I've probably only been saved by the fact that I started on an edge. As it is the barbs are doing a real good job of keeping me at bay in 3 cities, and it's already about 200 AD. Every time it looks like I'll have a chance to expand a ton more barbs spawn. Fortunately stonehenge is allowing my borders to push ever outwards

[Dis]

Originally posted by Axxaer
Yeah the Barbs get pretty advanced on Terra maps if you let them. But still... the pyramids? You must have been pretty slow in the wonders department.

I never build pyramids. I feel they are impossible to build before the AI.

[DrSpike]

You can get them, on the lower levels, or further up with stone.

[Addled Platypus]

Jetmech, you gonna play this all the way through?

can barbs build nukes?

[Datajack Franit]

are barbs affected by religion in any way? I mean, can their cities "catch" or spread any kind of?

[DrSpike]

They found barbarism. If you get it large mobs of your people go around trashing your temples.

[Jetmech]

If anyone wants, I'll post a save of this game. I put this one on hold as I started a new one with Elizabeth...I want more GPs!!!

[johnmcd]

Yep, they can found and spread religions, but only within their own cities as far as I can tell.

[Addled Platypus]

sure Jetmech post the save

or send to platrex at gmail dot com

[madmaxxam]

Is there a limit to potential barbarian technology/weaponry? Could they theoretically get gunpowder units? Armored units?

[Badtz Maru]

I've seen barbarians with infantry and cavalry. When I first encountered them I was at rifles and they had grenadiers, made colonization a lot more difficult than I expected.

[Jetmech]

Here's the save game from when I first found the pyramids

Enjoy

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Badtz Maru
I've seen barbarians with infantry and cavalry. When I first encountered them I was at rifles and they had grenadiers, made colonization a lot more difficult than I expected.

You know you've played a bad game when the barbarians are more advanced than you.