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I like exploring then hitting reload 
but seriously if the goody huts are close by you can find em pretty quick with your first warrior
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Prince_Vegeta
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Rochester, NY, USA
Nov 2000
time: 05:14
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My last game I spent some time (maybe ten turns) using my settler to expore and find the best terrain to build on. I actually did better in that game than i'm doing in my present one.
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Dominous Nemo
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Some Place, N.Y. USA
Nov 2000
time: 05:14
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I try to find the best spot for the settler but if I can't find a highly productive land within at least 10 moves I settle for the best of what I can see.
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rwz
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Ive been pretty lucky, Ive always been able to settle within about 2 turns in a passable location. Two games ago I founded Rome and then found I was in a small clearing surrounded mostly by tundra. I was going to restart but decided to give it a few turns. I was soon able to find the Americans, trash them, and from their fat citys go on to world domination.
I read some where for Civ2 that you should found your 1st city on your first turn no matter what. That you can never recoup the turns spent wandering. I usually follow that advice.
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I tend to vary between explring in the first few moves and settling down almost immediately.
Depends on what kind of terrain I start on. I don't particularly look for an extremely good spot, though.
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Alpha Wolf
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Prince of the Barbarians
Feb 2001
time: 05:14
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I'll explore for a few turns hoping to find a hut or 2. You are only safe from barbarians for 20 turns, so you have to be settled and defended by then.
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Dragonfly
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San Francisco, CA, USA
Nov 2000
time: 21:14
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I usually save my game immediately, build right where my settler is, and explore with warriors for about 20 turns. Knowing where your settler started, pick a better spot is there is one, then reload and go there, and then on with the rest of the game.
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Ioannes
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Dallas, TX
Dec 2000
time: 05:14
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Personally, I also settle ASAP. From my experience in CTP I could still beat the AI on Deity level using my resources efficiently. I'm trying to finish a 16 player Gigantic Map Very Hard game now with out having to restart. I'm very much in the lead with out any challengers. The struggle I'm having is staying interested in a game that I have already beaten. I'm going to try to approach Conquering the World and Science victory equally and see what happens. Waiting for 190 turn will be a struggle.
Ioannes
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mananath
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New Hyde Park, NY
Nov 2000
time: 05:14
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I like to settle within the first 2 turns. Preferably on or near a river. The only exception to this is if a hut is visibile immediately. I will then build a warrior and immediately send him out of the city to explore. Keep in mind, i usually dont' play with barbarians so this isn't to big of a deal.
-mike
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JC Denton
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Kent, OH, US
Nov 2000
time: 05:14
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1) i played my third game now and i've never seen those huts you guys are talking about. yeah, i know what they are supposed to look like and i could find really a lot of those in Civ2, but i've never encountered one. is there an option to turn it on?
2) i ALWAYS build a city right where i start the game (unless it is a complete desert, a swamp or a tundra) cuz that way you are the first one to start building those wonders and i hate when AI nations build wonders
3) i don't usually play on really high levels cuz it's no fun to play for 6 hours and then losing at the end. it's ok in racing games where a match is only 5 minutes long but not here. maybe after i gain some knowledge and find out good unit combinations (tactics), i will move on to higher diff levels
[This message has been edited by JC Denton (edited December 28, 2000).]
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wyrmcrusher
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I always build ASAP, but that's because I play the game aggressively. I like to fill every available nook and cranny as fast as possible, even if it means overlapping city radii. ( In Civ 2 I used to regularly build 60 to 100 cities without conquering any. )
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Davor
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Ontario, Canada
Dec 2000
time: 05:14
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I have to laugh at all you guys.I agree with Anatolia. You guys complain the game is too easy but you still cheat. IF the ai is so pathetic then why cheat at the begining of the game?
also why make your settler or warrior explore the land and then reload the game? why not just go to the cheat menu and then clear the world and for of war off and see where you are instead of wasting all that time exploring. Or did I read your posts wrong?
Davor
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Quivering
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Motala, Östergötland, Sweden
Jan 2001
time: 05:14
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I explore max 3 turns, usually none.
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micrif
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan 2001
time: 05:14
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I always settle the first round, with one exception: if my settler is next to a river I'll move it to the river and settle there.
I always start making warriors to explore. If you play it right you can have your first warrior in about 5-7 turns (depending on terain)
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16-12-2000 10:02
); but also largely because my strategic position was dismal. I would have needed to take out the Americans, with whom I was sharing a medium-sized half-artic continent. And all the nearby landmasses were settled.
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