Publicizing the Next AU Course

[ducki]

I think Stuie's point is valid and I understand the point of a House Rule here, but in this situation, the HR actually defeats the purpose of this specific strategy.
The strategy is to make sure the AI doesn't have any money to spend as opposed to enriching the player.
The HR is to ensure that the player doesn't get extra money, not to prevent impoverished AIs.

It's an ugly bug, but the HR against enriching the player also emasculates the strategy of impoverishing the AI. Yes, the player still receives the same amount of gold he would without the HR, but the strategy is useless now, since the AI still has half his income.

If only there were some way to take the extra income and essentially toss it in the sea...

[Dominae]

Well, you can always rush stuff then sell it. But somehow I doubt anyone is willing to micromanage to cover up Firaxis' mistakes.


Dominae

[Stuie]

Originally posted by Dominae
Well, you can always rush stuff then sell it. But somehow I doubt anyone is willing to micromanage to cover up Firaxis' mistakes.


Dominae

I'm not willing to micromanage much in the first place; that's why I'm still playing on Monarch.

[Theseus]

BTW, I'd like to echo YS... for once we get some decent publicity on the first page, and yet there is no AU course to be played!!

Let's just bang one out: limited objectives / scope, and call it Extra Bug Credit or something. Small map, AGR civ... "REX like the Wind" or something. What is it called on CFC? Quick Start Challenge, or some such?

Matter 'o fact, starting with some early game basics might be really beneficial for the new 'students'. And I wouldn;t mind seeing some of our economist stars in action either.

[Yahweh Sabaoth]

I did some gpt deals this weekend (finally) and didn't notice the bug. Am I mad, or missing something?

[Stuie]

Originally posted by Yahweh Sabaoth
I did some gpt deals this weekend (finally) and didn't notice the bug. Am I mad, or missing something?

Where were you checking?

If you go to your Domestic Advisor screen you will see your gpt from other Civs your current "total" gpt income, and your current balance. If you add the gpt from other Civs, the "total" gpt, and your balance, that should equal your new balance on the following turn.

The bug is the fact that gpt from other Civs is already accounted for in the "total", so it's being added twice.

[Yahweh Sabaoth]

Originally posted by Stuie
The bug is the fact that gpt from other Civs is already accounted for in the "total", so it's being added twice.

Ah, I see.

A likeable bug for me.

Obviously this should be fixed, but this seems like total fluff compared to the corruption problems...

[Stuie]

Originally posted by Yahweh Sabaoth
Obviously this should be fixed, but this seems like total fluff compared to the corruption problems...

Funny. I'm of the exact opposite opinion. The corruption bug just isn't such a big deal to me (good thing alexman is away this week ). I can get around it by keeping WLT*D going, and building the corruption fighting buildings (courthouse, police station...).

But the gpt bug? That just puts way too much gold into circulation that shouldn't even exist.

Of course, in the end they need to fix both.

[Yahweh Sabaoth]

This is true. But as an empire-builder, I have to disagree with you. The corruption issue really gets me down. I often don't SPEND the money I get from gpt deals; I use them to bankrupt the AI, and that can still be accomplished.

Oh sure, I could spend the money, but I typically don't. Because I'm lazy. I do use it for upgrades, I suppose.

Don't get me wrong though; both bugs should be fixed, for sure.

Any news on a patch?