Goody Huts

[DaShi]

With the option now to turn them on/off, how many of you have discarded goody huts?

For a long time, I always kept them. They just always seemed like a part of Civ. However, they were risky. Even if you didn't get something bad, you had to worry that someone else got something good. I'll admit, I've been guilty of reloading on them quite a few times.

I just started a game without them and, I have to say, I'm enjoying it very much. Exploration is a lot less stressful. No longer do I need to worry if I am overlooking huts. I can focus on getting the lay of the land. The early cash they usually give is nice, but I never relied on it. In fact, it's a bad habit to rely on them at all.

So I'm saying goodbye to goody huts. Random events will stay though.

[Ming]

I like the randomness that huts and events give to the game. Plus, I agressively hunt them. The early money is a god send, and if I get a tech, so much the better. I don't worry what anybody else gets. Unless it's a MP game

[Theben]

goody huts

[dregor]

Early early game would be far less fun without huts.

[Lancer]

"The huts are gangsters, we can't take the queen there."

I was going to post that but decided not to.

Goody huts perform an essential function, getting everyone wandering around excited like kids at Christmas. Makes the early game more interesting.

[Nightfire]

They're so-so, good when you get something, bad when the enemy get something better.

[Theben]

Originally posted by Nightfire
They're so-so, good when you get something, bad when the enemy get something better.

True, most of the time you get money or maps, which in the long run isn't much. Unit EXP can be ok. But if you get a unit or a tech it can really boost you along.

[Addled Platypus]

I have seen the AI pass right on by goody huts

[Yosho]

Eh, goody huts make early exploration a lot more fun. Early exploration is fairly risky, with losing warriors to random animals and stuff; goody huts makes it more worthwhile. Especally, races that start with hunting and a scout seem disadvantaged without goody huts, as hunting is otherwise a weak tech to start with.

[eris]

The goody huts help randomize the early game. You get the randomization of the Civ leaders, the starting points, and then the goody huts. Depening on who got what technology, the overall game gets shaped differently.

The one thing I do hate is when my warrior discovers a hut and then someone else's scout snatches it up. Not only do I not get the goodies, I am left wondering what was in that hut.

However, if they uncover barbarians, that is fairly noticeable, especially during the animals-only stage of barbarians. (Have you ever cauught a Barbarian Warrior wandering the map and thought to yourself, "Well, at least on of the AI's have had bad luck with the goody huts, too."?)

[rah]

Yeah, I agree that no huts would additionaly penalize the civs that start with hunting.

[Jvstin]

In playing casual hotseat Civ IV games with my friends, we often good naturedly rag on the player who finds the most goody huts in the immediate vicinity. Without the huts, the fun of that would be gone.

And we all do aggressively hunt the Goody huts

[Yosho]

Oh, yeah. I wouldn't do as much early exploring without the goody huts; that 20-40 gold you almost always gets really makes making the extra few early warriors worthwhile.

[DaShi]

Originally posted by Yosho
Eh, goody huts make early exploration a lot more fun. Early exploration is fairly risky, with losing warriors to random animals and stuff; goody huts makes it more worthwhile. Especally, races that start with hunting and a scout seem disadvantaged without goody huts, as hunting is otherwise a weak tech to start with.

That's a good point. I may just have to learn to live with them afterall.

[Lancer]

Scouts do get better results btw. Last night I sent my scout into a hut and this morning he came out with a party girl on each arm, empty bottles clinking out the door at his feet and funny smelling stale smoke wafting from the chimney.

That's all a very fine thing for a young single scout upon the trail I just wish I wasn't short 25 gold.