Ah! I kept looking at the Wiki thinking "Where the hell is the "play" or "download" link?
Ok, I'll dig up the email tonight and see if I can get in.
Civilization World - Facebook Alpha
I had a back spams yesterday morning, so I spent a part of the day doped up and playing this game.
I found out how to improve my city layout, but also found out that the way to make food/production (the most desired resources int he game) is to just sit there and click little popups. Doing that vastly outperformed my normal production. So there's a heavy bias towards people with nothing better to do than sit and watch the screen.
I was king of America most of yesterday. Kings apparently get more votes than others for policy (5) but I'm not sure what else it lets me do. I think I can propose invading people.
I found out how to improve my city layout, but also found out that the way to make food/production (the most desired resources int he game) is to just sit there and click little popups. Doing that vastly outperformed my normal production. So there's a heavy bias towards people with nothing better to do than sit and watch the screen.
I was king of America most of yesterday. Kings apparently get more votes than others for policy (5) but I'm not sure what else it lets me do. I think I can propose invading people.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Hey Mr. King of America, how about some tips for your Union Jack friends?
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Make whatever is the most expensive in the market, then sell it and buy what you want.
I only make food and production right now, I buy all my science.
1) People are happiest (and most productive) when living in/near trees/water.
2) People are also happiest living next to people with the same job.
3) Cluster things together for best productivity.
4) Visit my city to see how it's laid out.
5) Buy the luxury goods (incense, etc) below 100, sell above 150. (I've seen them as low as 45, as high as 250).
6) One production enhancement building seems to be the way to go (I have 1 for food, 1 for production)
Don't get too big. My people were more productive at 7 than they are at 8 cuz of population unhappiness.
I only make food and production right now, I buy all my science.
1) People are happiest (and most productive) when living in/near trees/water.
2) People are also happiest living next to people with the same job.
3) Cluster things together for best productivity.
4) Visit my city to see how it's laid out.
5) Buy the luxury goods (incense, etc) below 100, sell above 150. (I've seen them as low as 45, as high as 250).
6) One production enhancement building seems to be the way to go (I have 1 for food, 1 for production)
Don't get too big. My people were more productive at 7 than they are at 8 cuz of population unhappiness.
It's not me, it's someone else.
I'm the King of England!
How do I get folks to move in? I'd like to move my merchants closer to the market, and change their homes to workers, but nobody will move into the house I built next to the market.
Edited By Leisher on 1299182195
How do I get folks to move in? I'd like to move my merchants closer to the market, and change their homes to workers, but nobody will move into the house I built next to the market.
Edited By Leisher on 1299182195
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
So... The American Colonies had a policy of "income tax" which increases merchants' gold gathering by 50%, in exchange for -1 happiness.
Well, the problem is that the production/food/science were all trading at 10x the value of gold, and happiness increases the production of those items.
So another player and I who realized this were like "Um WTF? Why are we doing something dumb?" and another player came back with "You cannot convince me that trickle down economics are good, no matter what." And I'm like "Uh, wtf does that have to do with this game?" Another player then tried to tell me that the taxes had led to us winning every era so far. I replied back that it actually hampered us, since we could sell the other crap for gold, and be even further ahead. Another player then replied "Well, we're still winning, so it doesn't matter."
It turns out at least 4 or 5 of these players know each other and joined together, and are liberal fucking idiots.
I was ready to start America 2.0.
But then, somehow, we managed to win the repeal vote thanks to other players in the alliance, by like a vote or two.
SteveG is part of America now, I think I saw.
Well, the problem is that the production/food/science were all trading at 10x the value of gold, and happiness increases the production of those items.
So another player and I who realized this were like "Um WTF? Why are we doing something dumb?" and another player came back with "You cannot convince me that trickle down economics are good, no matter what." And I'm like "Uh, wtf does that have to do with this game?" Another player then tried to tell me that the taxes had led to us winning every era so far. I replied back that it actually hampered us, since we could sell the other crap for gold, and be even further ahead. Another player then replied "Well, we're still winning, so it doesn't matter."
It turns out at least 4 or 5 of these players know each other and joined together, and are liberal fucking idiots.
I was ready to start America 2.0.
But then, somehow, we managed to win the repeal vote thanks to other players in the alliance, by like a vote or two.
SteveG is part of America now, I think I saw.
It's not me, it's someone else.
I was just about to log into it and thinking that it's not a lot of fun.
I'm actually having more fun with the mini-games.
I'm actually having more fun with the mini-games.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell