15-05-2002 20:23									#1
	Played Civ II Under A year? What Settings Are Preferred? Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

I can't stop people from voting who shouldn't, but the question is asked of "Newbies".
What do you say?
Pick a setting and production level.

	15-05-2002 21:09									#2
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

You should have differentiated between
1x1x
2x1x
2x2x
1x2x (even though I've never seen people that promote these settings)

The combination of the two is important

rah
and no I didn't vote
and maybe a few more difficulty levels would help too.

	15-05-2002 22:36									#3
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From my experience, 2x2x king is what most of the newer people play. That doesn't mean there aren't alot of excellent players that play those settings also.

I think alot of it has to do with where you start playing multi-play. If your first experiences are on the zone, you will most likely become a 2x2x kinger, because that is about 75% of the games played out there.

I agree also with one of your other comments SLOW... Most people in the zone think 2x2x king is faster which is another reason why they play it.

BTW - I didn't vote.

	16-05-2002 02:11									#4
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I played little over a year now and must say I prefer 2x2x king with 1x1x deity a good second.

2x1x gives the disadvantage that while you can put city's nearly everywhere, cats only have 1 movement so its way to easy to defend yourself.

btw I didnt vote either

	16-05-2002 03:32									#5
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To say nothing of diplomats.

	16-05-2002 04:05									#6
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quote: Pick a setting and production level.

a tad difficult since you didn't check the box for a multiple choice poll

as a newbie i played 2x2x king, getting my start in the zone

* ColdWizard tries to resist temptation of screwing with Sloww's poll....

	16-05-2002 04:32									#7
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Consarnit! I mucked up the poll !

	16-05-2002 06:26									#8
	Got spare money?

you can always try again

	16-05-2002 07:29									#9
	Got spare money?

my personal favorite is the Eyes trick...moving an explorer into empty cities...you can take two or three with a movment of six

	16-05-2002 08:23									#10
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

And getting explorers by 3450 b.c. is flat out freaking amazing.
My hat remains off.

	16-05-2002 08:24									#11
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Getting explorers and finding city and taking, I should say.

	16-05-2002 09:05									#12
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

I prefere good bottle of Jack and slut in each arm.

And no,I didn't vote either.

	16-05-2002 09:57									#13
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Yes slow , you REALLY got it that time, i didn't vote either

	16-05-2002 13:33									#14
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hmmmm 3 people have voted so far but not any of the posters, very strange indeed.

	16-05-2002 14:52									#15
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

Played only once with friends 1x (I don't remember if it was Deity)...
Never played anymore since I personally don't have MP...


(Hydey, there is at least 1 newbie voting person now )

	16-05-2002 19:10									#16
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

You can download a patch, 2.42 I believe, M.N.
Makes regular Civ II into MP, unless I'm misinformed.

	16-05-2002 19:20									#17
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Would it be a far better poll if the question was "what settings did you play when you were a newbie"? Then everyone that has posted here could vote.

	16-05-2002 19:23									#18
	Put an end to popups!

There's been a vote, just not using my crappy poll.
If one looks over posts, "Newbies" prefer 2X(2X) King; just as I knew they did.

	16-05-2002 19:26									#19
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

Well of course, the setting with the least problems to solve.

	16-05-2002 19:46									#20
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quote: Originally posted by SlowwHand You can download a patch, 2.42 I believe, M.N. Makes regular Civ II into MP, unless I'm misinformed.

I've tried but it didn't work...
Maybe I'll try again one of this days.

	16-05-2002 19:50									#21
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Slow wasn't quite clear. You need the 2.42 patch to patch your original civ2 to the last SP version used, then also the 2.42 - MGE upgrade patch, which I think can be found at civfanatics.

	16-05-2002 19:56									#22
	Put an end to popups!

altho im not a newbie i still play like 1 at times.. the link for updating civ2 to civ2 muti is at http://www.civfanatics.com/civ2downloads.shtml and dont forget the 1.3 patch formaly HawkHunter

	16-05-2002 20:59									#23
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike Slow wasn't quite clear. You need the 2.42 patch to patch your original civ2 to the last SP version used, then also the 2.42 - MGE upgrade patch, which I think can be found at civfanatics.

Thanks. I already have the 2.42 patch, I'll try the whole thing again.

	17-05-2002 01:41									#24
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Shoot, you can get MGE for something like $16 nowadays. I have it installed separately from Civ2 2.42 because the AIs are different. Also, a regular Civ2 save can be shared with anybody, but MGE SP saves can only be read by MGE.

	17-05-2002 04:17									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Straybow Shoot, you can get MGE for something like $16 nowadays. I have it installed separately from Civ2 2.42 because the AIs are different. Also, a regular Civ2 save can be shared with anybody, but MGE SP saves can only be read by MGE.

... $16? Not in Sarzana's Swamps... To have Civ3 I had to make obscure maneuvers asking my US colleagues to buy and send me a copy... It could be very hard for me to show that I'm working in my company if I come again with a new "order"...

	17-05-2002 17:03									#26
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I'm only a few months into this and haven't played enough to have strong preferences, but I voted Deity. Have only played MP with the Ming-RAH axis (sucking, d'accord), so can't really judge the 2x/1x aspect.

I do know that RAH Rules screw me up. 2x1x really changes the game. I can't imagine how bizarre it gets when you add 2x movement into the mix...

	17-05-2002 18:52									#27
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

I prefer king 2x2x, but I'll play all settings.

	18-05-2002 01:00									#28
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we know fell , we know

	18-05-2002 07:21									#29
	Inflate your Upload Space

I was under the impression that was a well kept secret