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Civi4 succession games are back on TL! Ever since civi5 has came, it has been quite disappointing to see no other games have taken place (for 4 OR 5), so I figure why not (re)start a community series to have a little fun nuking monty, taking arab lands, and overall just being the badasses of the civi world. And remember - These games are not only to be full of fun and laughs - but educational as well to those trying to learn new tricks in your own civilization games.
FAQ+ Show Spoiler +
Q: So, how does it work?
A: After someone plays for a period of 40 turns, that person will save the game and send it to the next person in the list to play his round. Once you have saved the game and sent it to the next person in the list, you are STRONGLY encouraged to post what you did and why and anything notable to alert to other players (IE Monty decides to wage war, kubli kan goes after china, w/e)
Q: How many total players can play in one game?
A: Based on previous succession games and noting how they went, ill be putting a cap on this one for 12. If there is a large enough surplus, we might even have 2 teams of 12 both with the same game to see who does better.
Q: How long do I have to respond once I receive the last save of the game?
A: You have 48 hours to reply via thread you have the game and when you will be playing it next. If you dont respond in that time, then you are skipped and the next person goes instead. If you're skipped 3 consecutive times, then you'll be dropped from the list.
Q: What version of civilization will we be using?
A: We shall be using the beyond the sword expansion with the latest official patch. (3.19 I believe)
Q: What do I do when Im totally lost?
A: Well, ask us! The point of this succession game is so that everyone has fun and learns some new tricks! There is no harm in asking what to do in-thread.
For those of you interested, please reply in the thread and ill be sure to add you!
Also; once you've signed up, be sure to vote in the following polls so I know how to set the game up.
+ Show Spoiler +Poll: Random EventsOff (recommended) (8) 67% On (4) 33% 12 total votes Your vote: Random Events (Vote): On
(Vote): Off (recommended)
Poll: Goody hutsOff (7) 64% On (4) 36% 11 total votes Your vote: Goody huts (Vote): On
(Vote): Off
Poll: MapFractal (Recommended) (9) 69% Continents (2) 15% Pangea (1) 8% Archipelago (1) 8% Other (0) 0% 13 total votes Your vote: Map (Vote): Pangea
(Vote): Fractal (Recommended)
(Vote): Archipelago
(Vote): Continents
(Vote): Other
Poll: Game SpeedEpic (8) 62% Marathan (3) 23% Normal (2) 15% 13 total votes Your vote: Game Speed (Vote): Marathan
(Vote): Epic
(Vote): Normal
Poll: DifficultyMonarch (8) 53% Deity (3) 20% Immortal (2) 13% Emperor (2) 13% 15 total votes Your vote: Difficulty (Vote): Deity
(Vote): Immortal
(Vote): Emperor
(Vote): Monarch
Oh, and for those who dont have it yet, be sure to try out the AI Bug mod. It is a major help for any civi user and comes in handy plenty of times.
The Contenders (click to PM);
1)Energizer
2)Rednaxela_19
3)zulu_nation8
4) prOxi.Beater
5)NIJ
6)Qatol
7) Punkstar
Game links;
Initial opening - 4000 B.C.
3000 B.C.
2025 B.C.
1475 B.C.
500 B.C.
200 B.C.
950 A.D.
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Lost my Civ 4 disks  otherwise I would play.
Been playing Civ5 though.
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I'd really be interested in this, but I think i need more practice first. As a Noble/Prince player, I'll be watching out for this.
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I forgot everything I knew :D. Used to play up to emperor. I'll maybe make up my mind and join later.
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Played a lot of civ4, but I have moved on to civ5 despite its flaws. Any chance we can do this on civ5 instead?
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On May 26 2011 02:43 Casta wrote:
Played a lot of civ4, but I have moved on to civ5 despite its flaws. Any chance we can do this on civ5 instead?
Moved past civ5 because of its flaws so I'm back to civ4.
But hey, if you want to do a civ5 succession game, feel free to set one up 
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On May 26 2011 03:23 Energizer wrote:Show nested quote +On May 26 2011 02:43 Casta wrote:
Played a lot of civ4, but I have moved on to civ5 despite its flaws. Any chance we can do this on civ5 instead? Moved past civ5 because of its flaws so I'm back to civ4. But hey, if you want to do a civ5 succession game, feel free to set one up
HAHA! You just answered the PM I sent you right now. I'll set one up, if you don't mind Energizer.
I'm also stealing your FAQ spoiler too, ok?
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On May 26 2011 02:43 Casta wrote:
Played a lot of civ4, but I have moved on to civ5 despite its flaws. Any chance we can do this on civ5 instead?
Oh, oh! Start one! That way we can play, too!
I don't have my Civ4 CD anymore. ]:
Best of luck to you folks, though!
+ Show Spoiler +viking/sweden/norway is imba
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On May 26 2011 04:45 State wrote:Show nested quote +On May 26 2011 02:43 Casta wrote:
Played a lot of civ4, but I have moved on to civ5 despite its flaws. Any chance we can do this on civ5 instead? Oh, oh! Start one! That way we can play, too! I don't have my Civ4 CD anymore. ]: Best of luck to you folks, though! + Show Spoiler +viking/sweden/norway is imba
No worries, mate. I'm setting one up as we speak.
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I have never played a Civ series but I'm always curious about it.
What was wrong with Civ 5?
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On May 26 2011 05:01 Torte de Lini wrote:
I have never played a Civ series but I'm always curious about it.
What was wrong with Civ 5?
Civ5 did some things better, (mainly no stacks of death, so military strategy actually means something), but LOTS of things farrrr worse than its predecessor. Overall Civ5 is simplified, with fewer options, non city-specific happiness, doing away entirely with religion, health, etc.
Civ4 is a deeper game, but goddamn if I don't prefer the army tactics from civ5.
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Kinda in the same boat as some of the posters in here, haven't played 4 in a while, and been having fun with 5 quite a bit. My next step on that is starting to be consistent on Emperor/Continent/Standard map. The AI research bonuses reaaaaaaaaaaaaaally start to kick your ass and you can't really trade techs with weaker guys to catch up. One game I had almost an entire continent and a guy on a slightly smaller continent started rolling planes and tanks on my Cavalry. Felt like I was the AI in a Chieftain game hehe.
So if I want to join on this, I have to get Civ 4+ expansions +some bug patch?
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On May 26 2011 05:06 Haemonculus wrote:Show nested quote +On May 26 2011 05:01 Torte de Lini wrote:
I have never played a Civ series but I'm always curious about it.
What was wrong with Civ 5? Civ5 did some things better, (mainly no stacks of death, so military strategy actually means something), but LOTS of things farrrr worse than its predecessor. Overall Civ5 is simplified, with fewer options, non city-specific happiness, doing away entirely with religion, health, etc. Civ4 is a deeper game, but goddamn if I don't prefer the army tactics from civ5.
I hear there is no way to save a multiplayer game. So if you want to play one game for hours on end since there's no way of taking a break or stopping
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On May 26 2011 05:06 Haemonculus wrote:Show nested quote +On May 26 2011 05:01 Torte de Lini wrote:
I have never played a Civ series but I'm always curious about it.
What was wrong with Civ 5? Civ5 did some things better, (mainly no stacks of death, so military strategy actually means something), but LOTS of things farrrr worse than its predecessor. Overall Civ5 is simplified, with fewer options, non city-specific happiness, doing away entirely with religion, health, etc. Civ4 is a deeper game, but goddamn if I don't prefer the army tactics from civ5.
Basically this. If you are into deep strategy and having a variety of options at your fingertips, then civilization 4 is for you. But if you just want a simple "build cities and attack", civ 5 is kinda for you, although with much inferior AI and not nearly as complicated.
Though honestly if u were just into managing your army and cities, why not get shogun2?  To me that's the direction they were trying to go for with civi5.
On May 26 2011 05:06 Furycrab wrote:
So if I want to join on this, I have to get Civ 4+ expansions +some bug patch?
the bug AI mod is optional, dont necessarily need it but it helps. But yes you would need civ 4 and the beyond the sword expansion along with its official patch.
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I will totally play! never got 5 because i wasnt interested.
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Haha ok maybe not "deep tactics" but at least holding good positions or chokes was useful. In Civ4 I can hold all the mountains/fortified terrain in a certain pass, and his entire army can pass through a crack.
Like think of 300. How those cool ass spartans held off thousands of baddies because they were all elite and stuff and held a very defensible position. Now imagine that all the Persians have noclip mode on. That's civ4 vs civ5
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Sweet! I haven't played Civ 4 in a while, but I love reading the succession game threads.
Hmm... I may have to give Civ 5 another go. I got it at release and didn't like it (loved Civ 4) but I know they've made some changes since, so I should probably give it another chance.
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Awesome, zulu and naxela are both in, and im hoping h3r1n6 will change his mind in the next couple of days
anyone else interested?
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