no oil

[Jaybe]

I play this game for months straight, yet still learn something simple and useful on this site every day.

After two years of play, yesterday I learned that you can click on city specialists in the F1 to switch their specialty. (You have to offset the click to where the label shows up).

[Wittlich]

Originally posted by Jaybe

I play this game for months straight, yet still learn something simple and useful on this site every day.

After two years of play, yesterday I learned that you can click on city specialists in the F1 to switch their specialty. (You have to offset the click to where the label shows up).

And here I was constantly opening the individual city screens to change around the specialists!

Thanks for the shortcut Jaybe, it will definately make my empire management easier.

[vmxa1]

Wittlich just note the warning he gave about the offset. It can be a bit annoying to do it at first.

[Jaybe]

Originally posted by vmxa1
Wittlich just note the warning he gave about the offset. It can be a bit annoying to do it at first.

No bleepin' bleep!!
I think I had read of it months ago, but when I tried it, it didn't work and I forgot it. If you don't see the label (Entertainer, etc.) pop up, it ain't gonna work!

Hint to everyone: the offset is to the left of the figure, between an eighth and a quarter inch (3 to 5 mm).

[Ecthy]

I've played games with no uranium as well as no iron before. Those were on early versions though...

[Vince278]

Originally posted by Nym
We can have funny things on huge maps too. For example, in my current game oil resources are not very well dispatched: I occupy maybe 20% of the map and control all oil resources!

I also prefer the huge epic games. I've noticed on huge maps that the AI loves to group like resources together more often than not.

[Solomwi]

We can have funny things on huge maps too. For example, in my current game oil resources are not very well dispatched: I occupy maybe 20% of the map and control all oil resources!

This is one of my favorite aspects of huge maps: the amount and distribution of resources, and potential for OPEC-esque control of them.

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by Solomwi


This is one of my favorite aspects of huge maps: the amount and distribution of resources, and potential for OPEC-esque control of them.

Yes, in my current game I control 10 oils, which leaves several remaining civs (one that I am currently killing) without

[Kuciwalker]

I've had many small map games missing oil.

[Nym]

Originally posted by Solomwi


This is one of my favorite aspects of huge maps: the amount and distribution of resources, and potential for OPEC-esque control of them.

Yes! In the same way I control wine, silk, furs (except one) and gems (only two for the whole map).

[Danarchy]

I think it could depend on environment as well. Say for instance, you were playing on a warm, wet world, then there is a good chance there would be less deserts because of the wetness, and less tundra because of the warmness. And with less deserts and tundra, then there would be a lower chance for oil.

[Nym]

Originally posted by Danarchy
I think it could depend on environment as well. Say for instance, you were playing on a warm, wet world, then there is a good chance there would be less deserts because of the wetness, and less tundra because of the warmness. And with less deserts and tundra, then there would be a lower chance for oil.

Yes, that is the case in my game. I have conquered all the desert lands (where I started) and there is no petrol in toundra for now.

[latka]

Danarchy quessed it. I am playing on a warm wet world. No one else has oil, but the good news is, a resource recently was discovered. Quess what it was?

The best part is that it popped up in one of the nine only tundra squares in the game, which I own (standard size map) and have alredy put roads on.

I should win this game soon. I now have developed a large number of bombers and battleships, so with my artillery I am pounding my opponents into the ground. I have just started building tanks. My goal is destroy all of their infrastucture first, so that their city sizes shrink and they can no longer afford a military. then take their cities.

It is just a little unfair though, because one of my opponents is much more technologically advanced than I am. If they had oil by the time they learned combustion, I would be playing for a space victory. Good for me.

Thanks for all the replys, especially the Cntl-M reminder. I remember reading that a long time ago, but forgot about it.