1.29 vs 1.21

[SpencerH]

Originally posted by Arrian
Tech trading is more expensive, due to the changes made in 1.29. This helps if you're ahead, and hurts if you're behind. Playing catchup is harder, but holding or extending a lead is easier. It now makes more sense to do your own research than to set the slider to 100% tax and buy your way through the tech tree (something I couldn't bring myself to do anyway). I like that.

-Arrian

I think this hits it on the head. Tech catch-up is very hard. Instead of the 30% science I think I'll have to move the slider up to 40 or 50% on a regular game. It also makes the militarist (early rush) civs less useful for me.

[Thrawn05]

Originally posted by SpencerH
Seems to be contrary points

I said BASICLY an editor patch, I didn't say it was only an editor patch.

[SultanofATL]

In my current game I have witnessed 5 marine attacks on various cities and a successful joint AI and my forces blockade of a city..

[vmxa1]

Originally posted by Arrian
Tech trading is more expensive, due to the changes made in 1.29. This helps if you're ahead, and hurts if you're behind. Playing catchup is harder, but holding or extending a lead is easier. It now makes more sense to do your own research than to set the slider to 100% tax and buy your way through the tech tree (something I couldn't bring myself to do anyway). I like that.

-Arrian

So true. I never used the all tax mode either.

[SpencerH]

Other's have mentioned this elsewhere, the AI is building paratroops (why I dont know). I didnt see a paradrop though. I did see American bombers and F16 being used from a carrier.

I think Soren made more "tweaks" to 1.29 than were mentioned.

[Catt]

I'm a fan of Civ III's marines, and early in my Civ III playing days I tried a variety of mods in an effort to stimulate the AI to attack amphibiously using marines from a transport. I never could stimulate AI use of marines (other than ground forces in place of tanks). IN 50+ games I never saw an amphibious assualt.

In my last two 1.29f games (one on Emperor and one on Monarch) I have seen something like 6 amphibious assaults! A very pleasant change (assuming it was changed in 1.29f, which I personally assume).

Catt

[vmxa1]

I just saw my first AI attemted apmhib evr. I just switched to 129f. I like to run through all of the levels with each patch as if it was a new game.