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Through the period of a game I will get lots of Great Artists, a handful of Great Scientists, and almost no Great Merchants. Is that because I tend to favour culture over other things, or does my style of gameplay have nothing to do with it? Is there a way to increase the chance of getting a Great Merchant more often?
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You must be new to civ4.
That is why I will keep my advice simple. Try having more merchant specialists if you want Great Merchants.
(by holding the mouse for a few minutes over the bar with great people points, you will get a procentual breakdown of the probability of the next great person being a scientist, merchant, artist, spy, …)
Also when you think about building a wonder look which kind of great people points it generates.
As you may have guessed from this advice, you get great people points from wonders(BTW the Great Lighthouse provides GM points) and specialists.
If you want more great people run the civic called pacifism. If you can not have merchant specialists try to build commercial buildings like grocers (civilization pretty much follows common sense about these things) or run the labour civic cast system.
Have fun and don’t be afraid to ask questions.
Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
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Also, Representation gives all specalists an additional 3 beakers.1st C3DG Term 7 Science Advisor 1st C3DG Term 8 Domestic Minister
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Thanks, Heraclitus. I'm an old hand at Civs 2 and 3 but pretty new to 4 and especially BtS. I'm finding the latter quite a change from Civ 3.
Thanks for the answer -- and thanks for keeping it simple!JackComment
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Is all the bolding really necessary? I don't think the guy's retarded.
Does this help with great people? ?Also, Representation gives all specalists an additional 3 beakers.Comment
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Yes it is useful if you are going to have many specialists. It also gives your 5 largest more happiness. In many ways it is a complimentary civic, it rewards you for having specialist and makes it easy to have more.Originally posted by joncnunn
Also, Representation gives all specalists an additional 3 beakers.Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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Not directly that is why I didn't mention it. But it is a good idea to have it. Also It may help with the extra happines, if your cities are large enough.
Does this help with great people?Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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I always bold. It makes it easier to get your point across. It saves the reader some time as well since he can see keywords quickly and skip the rest of the boring text.Originally posted by Wiglaf
Is all the bolding really necessary? I don't think the guy's retarded.
Also, stop being the troll you usually are for a few minutes.
Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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Yes it is, try looking up a few old threads or look some up. Please start new threads; it’s a refreshing feeling to be able to answer questions for a change.Originally posted by MyOlde
Thanks, Heraclitus. I'm an old hand at Civs 2 and 3 but pretty new to 4 and especially BtS. I'm finding the latter quite a change from Civ 3.
Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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No one said anything about selecting a Philosophical leader if one wants to generate +100% great person points.
I'm consitently stupid- Japher
I think that opinion in the United States is decidedly different from the rest of the world because we have a free press -- by free, I mean a virgorously presented right wing point of view on the air and available to all.- NedComment
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Here is a useful site for people that are new to Civ 4.
Some of the strategy guides are out of date since they refer to different expansions/patches but the general idea in all of them is correct.Comment
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You know that to have a specialist in your city, you must move a citizen onto the specialist of your choice by selecting the + button.
Also be aware that certain buildings "unlock" the specialists. For example, building a library allows you to have two Scientist Specialists in that city.And indeed there will be time To wonder, "Do I dare?" and, "Do I dare?". t s eliotComment
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I just want to congratulate Heraclitus on the quadruple post.
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I would have made one more but that would have been over the top.Originally posted by Seedle
I just want to congratulate Heraclitus on the quadruple post.
Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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