Manhattan Project???

[Catt]

Originally posted by Arrian
True, under the AU Mod, Longevity might make sense.

Might? I know you hate the micromanagement involved, but think of Longevity as a form of granary. The growth is amazingly powerful -- I think that the AU Mod makes it too powerful because it comes too early, the standard game makes it a second thought because it comes too late.

To avoid the growth-starvation cycle you dislike, you can either: (1) pillage one tile of RR if your workers aren't automated (i.e., they won't come "fix" your pillage the next turn), or (2) plant a forest on a grassland or plains, eliminate an irrigation, etc. It's usually pretty easy to stabilize any given city's population, and the doubled growth offered by Longevity is a big boon - especially, as I said, in the AU Mod when Longevity comes with Sanitation.

Give it a chance in conjunction with some growth stabilization techniques

(But yes, the Oracle is a horrible investment of shields ).

Catt

[Mountain Sage]

Originally posted by Arrian
Other than the MP...

The Oracle. Definitely a waste.
The Great Lighthouse on a Pangea map.
Ditto Magellan.
Longevity - yeah, that's right, I want a wonder that makes my cities grow past their sustainable levels so they starve back down. Where do I sign up?

-Arrian

I would add the Great Wall and unfortunately the Colossus (if you beeline for the G. Lighthouse, Pyramids and the G. Library, it's difficult to get all four).

Playing with an industrious/commercial civ, I often don't build the 'happiness' Wonders (except Sistine and sometimes JSB). I buy the extra happiness with luxuries exchanged for techs.

I also almost never build Universal Suffrage since I'm not often at war and beeline for ToE.

Finally, I also almost never build modern Wonders (except the UN and Apollo, of course): by then, I am in the tech lead and don't need SETI, just build the SS components and fly away...

But again, it also depends on your playing style. If you are a warmonger, you get more leaders and can use them for more Wonders.

I have to build everything (including the FP) the hard way...