Ancient Words of Wisdom

[JCP]

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
When I am micromanaging an Empire, I make it a habit to click on a city...click on the up (or down) arrow for 'next city' and then hold down the corresponding (up or down) arrow key - this cycles through the entire empire in under a second - and refreshes all the information display screens.

I used to do such a run of the cityscreens (from my first city in alphabetic order ) to locate pollution to deal with, and sometimes to compare the cities needing rushbuying.
If this operation may refresh informations, I'll regylarly do it !

[Campo]

Nice to see you around, Campo.

I haven't gone away, but I haven't been playing much Civ. Too busy with other stuff this time of year. I started Narz's September monthly challenge, but playing only a couple hours a week I still haven't finished it. I live in Buffalo, NY, and we've had such beautiful weather the past 6 months that I've been spending my free time in outdoor activities (work and play). I'll get back to more Civ in the winter.

In the meantime I do check the board periodically.

Back on topic: I've never realized that the trade advisor's supply-and-demand list could be wrong. When I'd see an occasional discrepancy in the time between checking the advisor and delivering the product, I always figured demand changed in the intervening turns. I'll have to start looking for that.

That doesn't change my experience with Dye though -- even at delivery time I've always found a city demanding it.

It's odd that we'd have such different experiences playing the same game. I think that's one of the things that makes Civ2 a classic -- it still holds a few surprises.

[-Jrabbit]

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
When I am micromanaging an Empire, I make it a habit to click on a city (generally the capital, but it doesn't matter) click on the up (or down) arrow for 'next city' and then hold down the corresponding (up or down) arrow key - this cycles through the entire empire in under a second - and refreshes all the information display screens.

Great tip, SG[1] Quick, easy, and useful.

[debeest]

But, SG[2], here's the thing: I could clear out all the wrong entries on one turn so the adviser was accurate, then save, quit, re-open, and they'd all be wrong again. ??

Your tip, by the way, is also extremely useful with regard to checking happiness. The happiness adviser gets out of date, but a quick run through the cities will bring it up to date. It's also occasionally useful for F5, the trade adviser that tells you how much science and taxes you're generating.

[ramses II.]

@SG[2]
When I switch back to Demo, I have already build all the wonders I need - Bach's, Darwin, Eiffel Tower, Hoover Dam, Newton's, Adam Smith's and so on - nothing left to build for my enemies.

And, if there is room to expand, I will have a size-8-city every turn - ordering my cities to build settlers and joining them to new built cities.

[Scouse Gits]

ramses ... you will build and enjoy those wonders much faster under a Democracy. The Eiffel Tower!...nice video

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SG(2)

[Bloody Monk]

I have concluded it's a bug--this phantom dye demand trap.

Cities that have never demanded dye will show demand status in the advisor. But if you go check the city, there is no dye demanded. That's why I think it's a bug and not an update problem. It's a trap if you don't check before sending the camel.

And I agree, that quick cycle-through tip is great. Another SG catch.

[Messer Niccolò]

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
ramses ... you will build and enjoy those wonders much faster under a Democracy. The Eiffel Tower!...nice video

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SG(2)

I've never seen the Eiffel video (maybe because I've never built it? ).
But, since it's not the first favourable comment I read on the Eiffel video, I'll check asap .

[JCP]

As a Parisian, I'm less impressed by the exotic side such a video may have.
But it is true that it is very " Belle époque"!
Actually, I often see ET in feet, but I almost never build it in Civ II.