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Colonies improved in 1.21f!?
Hey guys,
I've noticed something very promising when using colonies with the new patch =)
After playing with 1.21 almost nonstop since the patch came out yesterday....yes, I have come to the conclusion that after careful observation, the COLONIES actually seem to be more viable than before, at least on the difficulty levels I was playing on (warlord and regent) in comparison to how they used to be.
First let me state that I hardly ever used colonies prior to this patch, they were basically useless and the AI would plop a city next to them and absorb them as soon as they could teleport a settler over there!
But now...hmm, I have seen that OVER HALF THE TIME I've made a colony, even in close proximity to some AI borders, they tend to LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!!! They almost seem to have an invisible border zone...perhaps of 1 that we can not see and I am hoping Firaxis will respond to deny/confirm whether they tweaked colonies a bit?
The only time I still see the AI swallowing my colonies is if they fall within the initial radius of their new city as it is founded. But if it is beyond that initial radius, the AI border does not seem to encroach on the colony as soon as before.
Well, I hope you all try it yourself and post your own experiences with colonies in 1.21f.
Whatever it is, the game overall seems to play VERY nicely, with more strategic decisions back on the table.
So hooray for colonies at least in the early game, they are working for me!
Neotek
I've noticed something very promising when using colonies with the new patch =)
After playing with 1.21 almost nonstop since the patch came out yesterday....yes, I have come to the conclusion that after careful observation, the COLONIES actually seem to be more viable than before, at least on the difficulty levels I was playing on (warlord and regent) in comparison to how they used to be.
First let me state that I hardly ever used colonies prior to this patch, they were basically useless and the AI would plop a city next to them and absorb them as soon as they could teleport a settler over there!
But now...hmm, I have seen that OVER HALF THE TIME I've made a colony, even in close proximity to some AI borders, they tend to LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!!! They almost seem to have an invisible border zone...perhaps of 1 that we can not see and I am hoping Firaxis will respond to deny/confirm whether they tweaked colonies a bit?
The only time I still see the AI swallowing my colonies is if they fall within the initial radius of their new city as it is founded. But if it is beyond that initial radius, the AI border does not seem to encroach on the colony as soon as before.
Well, I hope you all try it yourself and post your own experiences with colonies in 1.21f.
Whatever it is, the game overall seems to play VERY nicely, with more strategic decisions back on the table.
So hooray for colonies at least in the early game, they are working for me!
Neotek
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