01-10-2003 14:18									#1
	Standard Rules vs AU Mod Full PM-box? Change here!

Since I discovered the AU Mod, I have never gone back to the Standard rules. It seems far superior in play balance and IMO greatly helps an AI in great need of that help.

Whats your take? AU or Strandard?

	01-10-2003 14:51									#2
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I'm back to standard rules.

	01-10-2003 17:11									#3
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I developed my own mod, then incorporated what I liked from the AU Mod. Major difference is that I greatly increased ship movement since I mostly play on larger maps.

Anyway, I'm never going back to vanilla, if only because I can't stand how slow the ships are.

	02-10-2003 04:15									#4
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vanilla?
I agree that the ships move just way to slow...

	02-10-2003 05:37									#5
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The AU Mod...

ROCKS!!

	02-10-2003 05:58									#6
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... almost as much as my mod does!
(which utilizes many of the AU changes, but was not hampered by "minimalizing" the changes wrought).

	02-10-2003 06:00									#7
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I pretty much fluctuate. I play AU mod for SP games and AU games, but vanilla for the various democracy games I'm part of.

BTW, since no one has yet mentioned it, AU is Apolyton University from the strategy forum. Besides being found there, it will also be one of the inclusions of the special CD shipping with pre-orders of Conquests

	02-10-2003 07:43									#8
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I never played the AU mod, but looking through the readme, I found this, which was interesting:

quote: Action: Added Communism-specific improvement (Secret Police). Reduces corruption, veteran units, cost 40, zero upkeep.

I thought this was interesting since C3C has the Secret Police Headquarters which is a communist small wonder that acts a a forbidden palace (actually weaker than this unit here).

	02-10-2003 17:13									#9
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AU mod all the way!!!!

	02-10-2003 17:16									#10
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There are several things going into C3C that came out of various player mods. One thing I was happy to see (which my mod already incorporates) is that map and communication trading are being pushed back into the Middle Ages. The map was always revealed way too early in Civ3/PTW.

	02-10-2003 19:46									#11
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never used any mods .. always played standard rules .. that why i can easily refernce my manual to know what does what...

	02-10-2003 21:25									#12
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I am using AU mod for the first time now. Have not gone far enough to have a reference.

	03-10-2003 00:00									#13
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I think the AU mod provides a good chance of pace from standard rules, but I prefer standard rules

	03-10-2003 01:09									#14
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It depends on why you play the game.

If you like to compare your games and strategies with others who play with standard rules, the AU mod is not for you.

The AU mod tries to balance the elements of the game, so that the player has to think harder about his unit, improvement, government, and research decisions. It also tries to strengthen the AI so that it can provide more of a challenge in the late game.

Some AU games use the AU mod, so you can get the best of both worlds.

	05-10-2003 06:18									#15
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	05-10-2003 18:09									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Stuie There are several things going into C3C that came out of various player mods. One thing I was happy to see (which my mod already incorporates) is that map and communication trading are being pushed back into the Middle Ages. The map was always revealed way too early in Civ3/PTW.

That's cool! One of the great advances civ2 has over civ3 is that in civ2 you can explore the world. In civ3 you just buy a map...

	05-10-2003 18:10									#17
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quote: Originally posted by Rasputin never used any mods .. always played standard rules .. that why i can easily refernce my manual to know what does what...

Imo the manual is useless. There have been too many changes in patches since the game was released.