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Neekonut

12/26/2008 8:20 PM

Settler

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hey everyone... I am a newbie... first time I have tried Civilization. wow... I am already so confused my head is spinning. SO hopefully I can ask a lot of questions... if not... well I will just blunder on I guess lol.
-- I wish I could figure this out, but my brain cant keep up with my curiousity.

Nuclearcow

12/26/2008 9:16 PM

EVERYBODY PANIC!!!

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Hey there! Welcome to 1BC! The best experience may be playing it a little bit until you're familiar with the basics. From there, you might want to check out Tips & Tricks or Member Submitted Guides. There's some good advice in there that should elevate your game a bit, but again, you might want to play it a time or two to get the basics down. Welcome to 1BC!
-- "I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." -- Bill Cosby Mood today:

Aintmyprob

12/27/2008 7:07 AM

huff huff

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Welcome! I'm sure most of us started with the in game tutorials, and or tool tip type help... which are good enough to get the game play down and start to understand the dynamics of the game, but none of the subtle points we learned to exploit here, and elsewhere as a group. So start a game or two on easiest level and read/follow the promptings of the advisers... then come back for questions would be my advice.
-- Anyone seen my sock? Nothing like letting Diety smack you around to teach you some humility...

Neekonut

12/27/2008 9:29 PM

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well hmmm I tried the tutorial... it started out very helpful... then I got totally lost when the prompts were asking me to go somewhere and I had NOOO clue how to find where to go. I guess I am back to reading the manual and playing by the what I call WHIIPT method... or what happens if I press this... lol. My wife bought this game for me for Christmas... so.. I guess.. since I am already totally lost.. I will lock and load... hit a key and write down what happens LOL. hell I have all the time in the world... I am probably going to be overrun and destroyed 100 times before I biuld my first worthy defences lol.
-- I wish I could figure this out, but my brain cant keep up with my curiousity.

Aintmyprob

12/28/2008 4:16 AM

huff huff

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Perhaps looking at a member submitted game walk-through. with screen shots would help... Since we don't know what version your playing... it's hard to say, and direct you to the proper posts/files... Do download a pdf file of all the keyboard commands, and what all the prerequisite techs for certain units/ game advances... The manual is a little thin when it comes to actual working strategy but does cover the basics of the game quite well. No shame on playing easy levels... most of us settled into a difficulty level lower than what we could play as we like the game, but not the micromanagement needed to play it at higher levels.
-- Anyone seen my sock? Nothing like letting Diety smack you around to teach you some humility...

Nuclearcow

12/28/2008 12:09 PM

EVERYBODY PANIC!!!

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I believe you can play the entire game with the mouse alone, though I'm sure most of us use the keys off and on. If you have the manual, you might want to keep it open on the page that shows what the keys do. Make sure you start at the easiest difficulty setting initially. You'll be moving up in no-time. I felt I was darn good at CIV III but stunk for a while at CIV IV. When you get the hang of it a bit, you might want to try the Beyond the Sword addon. Its great and takes the game to where it should have been all-along. Please keep us up to date on how things are going.
-- "I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." -- Bill Cosby Mood today:

Neekonut

12/28/2008 2:04 PM

Settler

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Thank you for your interest you guys... just so you know I have civilization 1V. I will bring you up to date on how I am doing
-- I wish I could figure this out, but my brain cant keep up with my curiousity.

Bismarck2990

12/29/2008 12:25 PM

Firm Anti-Cynic

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Welcome to our 1BigCommunity.
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cleopatra143

12/30/2008 10:32 AM

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Welcome! The best method is the one you described, WHIIP...
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frogmanFW

12/31/2008 3:23 PM

I shot the sheriff

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Welcome!!
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