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Ancient -- Great Library, for as often as it happens (almost never). With tech whoring, it isn't too important. If I can beg, borrow, extort or steal Horseback Riding, Iron, Ceremonial Burial and Literature, that suits me fine until I can buy the whole shooting match once I see the civs have gone Middle Age. They feel sorry for you being so backward, (though culturally and militarily, you are the man) that you can buy every tech at once for a song.
Middle -- Sistine, hands down.
Industrial -- Hoover.
Modern -- UN.
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Sir Ralph
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Long live teh Schwampel!
Dec 2001
time: 06:18
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I almost never build ancient wonders. If I do, it's the Pyramids or the Colossus, with Pyramids as favorite. The Great Library is crap, because when I finally built it, I am usually so close to Education, that I have practically no benefit but culture from it. The research line goes so quick in 1.17f. I never waste a leader on it. Often I prebuild the Great Library, and switch then to Sun Tsu's or the Sistine.
In the Medieval age it's the Sistine Chapel, hands down. It's also my overall favorite.
In the Industrial my favorite is the Hoover Dam. It's also a close 2nd overall.
In the modern age I have no favorite wonders. I may build the UN but with no use, because I usually switch the diplomatic victory off. I may build the Manhattan Project but with no use, because I never use nukes first and have yet to see the AI to nuke first. The other wonders come too late, because I either launched the spaceship, or am busy to crush the rest of the gang and need no wonder anymore.
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PeaSoup
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Vancouver, BC
Nov 2001
time: 21:18
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my picks:
ancient: pyramids, free granery and never expires
medieval: sistine, can't beat the happy faces, and again.. never expires
industrial: hoover, quick and easy way to add more production, and never expires
modern: not much to say here, if I can't build all the wonders in the modern age before the AI, then I'm probably not in a position to win the game..
my all time favorite I have to say is the hoover, followed by sistine..
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Ethelred
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Ancient - Great Lighthouse if I am on an island otherwise nothing. On lower diffuculty levels like Regent I will go for the pyramids and anything else I can get.
Medieval - Sistine Chapel which I now consider a must have. Bachs if I can get it. Again on Regent or lower its a lot easier to get most of the wonders so I don't worry about which.
Industrial - Hoover and Theory of Evolution which is what gives me the tech for Hoover. Lots of nice Wonders there for larger maps but since I play on standard maps I don't need them much. Smiths just doesn't mean as much when you have 16 cities.
Modern - Seti and thats the only Wonder in the age anyway so why ask. Appolo is for no discerable reason a small wonder and then I win by Space Race in 12 to 16 turns.
I have heard rumors that there might be a couple of other Great Wonders in the Modern Age but I am on my way to Alpha Centauri by then and the news about them from the losers never gets to me.
The Modern Age needs an overhaul. A few more techs would be nice but just rearanging the ones that are there would be a major improvement and then the rumored Wonders might become real Wonders. Athough why anyone would try to get their cities grow by two population when the population is pegged is a Wonder to me.
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Pyrodrew
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Ancient: Great Library, for Civ2 thru Civ3 1.16, with 1.17 now probably Pyramids. ((Except in 1.0 the best was the GreatLighthouse - for allowing you to sail oceans))
Middle: Sistine Chapel by far & usually best wonder in the game.
Industrial: Hoover by far.
Modern: UN, but it usually doesn't matter... the game is soon over or is already over.
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Jethro83
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Newcastle, Australia
Mar 2002
time: 15:18
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Ancient: Colossus (I'll use this city as a Super Science city)
Medieval: Sistine Chapel (MUST... HAVE.... DOUBLE CATHEDRALS!!!)
Industrial: Hoover Dam (the extra production without extra pollution is damn good)
Modern: SETI Program (OK, there aren't too many terribly powerful wonders left at this point, apart from this one).
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mbelleroff
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Of course everyone is going to have their own opinions about this stuff, though it seems that there is a lot of agreement. I think the fact that there is so much agreement about the best wonders means that they are not so balanced. Oh well. Here are my two cents:
Assuming a standard or large map (all that I've played on) what really makes a difference is the difficulty level, basically due to the happiness factor.
So, on Regent or below:
Ancient: I don't agree with this whole Great Library thing, even pre-1.17f. I don't want to be the fourth one getting knights, or musketmen, I want to be the first. So to keep the science at the head of the pack, even with fewer cities, I like money-saving wonders: Pyramids save me a fair amount of cash as a despot or king, and have good effects for my cities, and free up production across my entire empire. Also good is the Colossus, which is built when I have that one city nestled between the coast, three rivers and a gold mine.
Middle Ages: Sun-Tzu's, for the same reasons as the Pyramids, or better yet Adam Smith's, which is probably my one staple. Also Magellan's, which actually increases in usefulness as the game goes on from there. If I have that Colossus city, I'll try to put Copernicus's in it.
Industrial: Love that Hoover Dam. Love it.
Modern: ...Haven't gotten there yet, sorry.
On Regent or above, Sistine's becomes dominant in the Middle Ages, and Cure for Cancer later on.
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danimal
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As a red blooded american male, my three favorite great wonders are:
1. Heidi Klum
2. Stephanie Seymour
and yeah..the aussie... 3.Elle MacPherson
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Jethro83
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Newcastle, Australia
Mar 2002
time: 15:18
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quote:
Originally posted by Spectator
Ancient - Oracle
Medieval - Sun Tzu Art of War
Industrial - Darwin's Voyage
Modern - Cure for Cancer
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How does the Oracle prove to be any bit useful? By the time I have it, I've already discovered Theology.
Your opinion of course, but I don't quite understand how the Oracle can be a favourite.
As for the rest, I already see how they can be favourites.
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Pyrodrew
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quote:
Originally posted by mbelleroff
Ancient: I don't agree with this whole Great Library thing, even pre-1.17f. I don't want to be the fourth one getting knights, or musketmen, I want to be the first. So to keep the science at the head of the pack, even with fewer cities, I like money-saving wonders |
To defend the pre-1.17 Great Library... you can be 1st to get Knights & Musketmen even with the Great Library, but you can never be 1st to get ALL the Ancient & Midevil techs. And if you want money set your research to 0 & let the Library teach you everything.
Nevertheless, it's too bad they keep weakening the GreatLibrary... soon it will be the "Was Great Library".
Pyramids are good, but I've never found granaries to be essential.
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13-04-2002 08:33
The game has a modern age??????
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