Civ 3 Manual

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2001InfogramesInteractive,Inc.AllRightsReserved.ManufacturedandmarketedbyInfogrames,Inc.,NewYork,NY.Alltrademarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.WindowsandDirectXareeitherregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.PentiumisatrademarkorregisteredtrademarkofIntelCorporationoritssubsidiariesintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.UsesBinkVideo.Copyright19972001byRAD GameTools,Inc.UsesMilesSoundSystem.Copyright19912001byRAD GameTools,Inc.Infogrames,Inc.417FifthAvenueNewYork,NY 10016USA MADEINTHE USA.FirstEdition,September200110987654321


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CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1GAMEREQUIREMENTSAND INSTALLATION 1Requirements...................................................................................... 1Installing............................................................................................... 2Playing................................................................................................... 3


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CHAPTER 2INTRODUCTION 5FiveImpulsesofCivilization........................................................ 5

Exploration......................................................................................... 5Economics........................................................................................... 5Knowledge......................................................................................... 6Conquest............................................................................................. 6Culture............................................................................................... 6

TheBig

Picture

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6

Winning................................................................................................ 7TheDocumentation........................................................................ 7

InterfaceConventions......................................................................... 8CHAPTER 3SETTING UPAGAME 11YourFirstDecision........................................................................ 11ChooseYourWorld......................................................................... 12

WorldSize......................................................................................... 13LandMassandWaterCoverage......................................................... 14Climate............................................................................................. 14Age................................................................................................... 15Temperature ....................................................................................... 15Barbarian........................................................................................... 15

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PlayerSetup....................................................................................... 16YourCivilization............................................................................... 17YourOpponents............................................................................... 18DifficultyLevels................................................................................. 18GameRules....................................................................................... 19

Ready,Set,Go.................................................................................. 20Saving,Quitting,andLoadingGames.................................... 20CHAPTER 4FORBEGINNERSONLY 21BuildingYourFirstCity............................................................... 21

ExaminingtheCityDisplay............................................................... 23EarlyPriorities................................................................................... 25

ResearchingCivilizationAdvances.......................................... 25Meanwhile,BackintheCity.................................................. 27

FirstMilitaryUnit............................................................................. 27FirstCivilizationAdvance................................................................. 28ChangingProduction ......................................................................... 29FindingaMinorTribe................................................................... 29PopulationIncrease........................................................................ 30

Garrisoning....................................................................................... 31TheWaitingGame.......................................................................... 31ExpandingtheEmpire.................................................................. 32ImprovingtheTerrain................................................................... 33

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ChangingGovernments................................................................ 35MeetingAnotherCivilization..................................................... 35Conclusion......................................................................................... 36CHAPTER 5IFYOUVEPLAYEDBEFORE 37General................................................................................................ 37Units..................................................................................................... 38TerrainandMovement................................................................. 40Cities.................................................................................................... 41Advances............................................................................................. 43Diplomacy.......................................................................................... 43WhatsGone...................................................................................... 44CHAPTER 6THEBASICSOFTOWNSANDCITIES 47TheCityDisplay............................................................................. 48FoundingNewTowns.................................................................... 50ChoosingYourLocation ..................................................................... 50

NaturalResources............................................................................. 50ProximityofCities ............................................................................. 52StrategicValue................................................................................... 52

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CapturingCities.............................................................................. 53ConvertingMinorTribes.............................................................. 53RenamingYourCity...................................................................... 54ThePartsofaCity......................................................................... 54TheCitySquare............................................................................... 55

TheCityRadius............................................................................... 55CulturalInfluence............................................................................. 56

CHAPTER 7TERRAINANDMOVEMENT 59TypesofTerrain............................................................................... 60

AboutRivers..................................................................................... 60StandardTerrainTypes....................................................................... 61NaturalResources............................................................................. 61BonusResources............................................................................... 63StrategicResources............................................................................. 63Luxuries......................................................................................... 63ImpassableTerrain............................................................................. 64

Terrain Improvement......................................................................... 64Disease............................................................................................... 64

PlanetaryCaretaking..................................................................... 64Pollution........................................................................................... 65SpecialContamination....................................................................... 65NuclearWeapons............................................................................... 66NuclearMeltdown............................................................................. 66

PollutionsEffects............................................................................... 66MonitoringPollution......................................................................... 66

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MinorTribesandBarbarians...................................................... 67Movement.......................................................................................... 68SpecialOrders.................................................................................. 70

Hold.................................................................................................

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GoToOrders..................................................................................... 70WaitOrders....................................................................................... 70AirdropOrders................................................................................. 71AirliftOrders..................................................................................... 71FortifiedUnits................................................................................... 71

NavigatingtheMapWindow...................................................... 72MovementRestrictions................................................................. 72

GroundUnits................................................................................... 72LoadingandUnloading..................................................................... 72ImpassableTerrain............................................................................. 73

NavalUnits....................................................................................... 73AirUnits........................................................................................... 73

CHAPTER

8UNITS 75MilitaryUnits.................................................................................... 77

GroundUnits................................................................................... 77NavalUnits....................................................................................... 77AirUnits........................................................................................... 78Missiles........................................................................................... 79

LeadersandArmies........................................................................... 79

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Combat............................................................................................... 79Retreat............................................................................................. 80HitPointsandDamage..................................................................... 80Healing............................................................................................. 81TerrainModifiers............................................................................... 81CalculatingtheWinner..................................................................... 82Adding inAdjustments....................................................................... 82SpecialCombatCases....................................................................... 83AirBattles....................................................................................... 83Bombardment................................................................................... 83CityDefenses................................................................................... 83Fortresses......................................................................................... 84NavalBlockades............................................................................... 84NuclearAttacks................................................................................. 84

SettlersandWorkers....................................................................... 84FoundingandAddingtoCities......................................................... 85Making Improvements....................................................................... 85Irrigate............................................................................................. 87Clear............................................................................................... 87BuildFortress................................................................................... 87Mine............................................................................................... 87Reforest........................................................................................... 88CleanUpPollution........................................................................... 88BuildRoad..................................................................................... 88BuildRailroads................................................................................. 88BuildColony................................................................................... 89

Explorers............................................................................................. 89Barbarians.......................................................................................... 90

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CHAPTER 9CIVILIZATION ADVANCES 91ClimbingtheTechnologyTree................................................... 93

OptionalAdvances............................................................................. 94Ancient........................................................................................... 95MiddleAges..................................................................................... 95Industrial......................................................................................... 95

FutureTechnology............................................................................. 96SpecialAdvanceEffects..................................................................... 96AncientAdvances ............................................................................... 96MiddleAgesAdvances....................................................................... 96IndustrialAdvances........................................................................... 97ModernAdvances............................................................................. 97

CHAPTER 10WONDERS 99BuildingWonders.......................................................................... 100

DestroyingWonders......................................................................... 100TheBenefitsofWonders............................................................ 100

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CHAPTER 11 MANAGINGYOURCITIES 103PopulationGrowth....................................................................... 105ResourceDevelopment............................................................... 105

TaxRevenue................................................................................... 106ScientificResearch........................................................................... 107Entertainment................................................................................. 107IndustrialProduction....................................................................... 107City

Governors

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CityProtection............................................................................... 110

MilitaryUnits................................................................................. 110CitySizeandWalls ........................................................................... 110

CityImprovements....................................................................... 111Losing Improvements....................................................................... 112Sabotage......................................................................................... 112

SellingImprovements....................................................................... 112RushJobs....................................................................................... 112Culture............................................................................................... 113

HappinessandCivilDisorder.................................................. 115Resistance....................................................................................... 116CivilDisorder................................................................................. 117RestoringOrder............................................................................. 118

WeLovetheKingDay................................................................... 118

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CHAPTER 12MANAGINGYOUREMPIRE 121YourTradeNetwork..................................................................... 122ResearchRate................................................................................. 123EntertainmentRate...................................................................... 124Corruption....................................................................................... 124WarWeariness................................................................................. 125Governments................................................................................... 125

Anarchy........................................................................................... 126Despotism....................................................................................... 127Monarchy....................................................................................... 128Republic......................................................................................... 129Communism................................................................................... 129Democracy..................................................................................... 130

Culture............................................................................................... 131Nationality........................................................................................ 132CHAPTER 13DIPLOMACYANDTRADE 135ConductingDiplomacy.............................................................. 136

MoodandPersonality..................................................................... 136Reputation..................................................................................... 137

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Embassies.......................................................................................... 138EstablishinganEmbassy................................................................... 138DiplomaticActions......................................................................... 139

TheDiplomaticStates................................................................ 139Peace............................................................................................... 139MilitaryAlliance............................................................................. 140RightofPassage............................................................................. 140TradeEmbargo............................................................................... 141MutualProtectionPact..................................................................... 141

War................................................................................................. 141TradeAgreements......................................................................... 142Negotiations.................................................................................... 142MakingaProposal........................................................................... 143WhatsontheTable......................................................................... 146Espionage.......................................................................................... 148

CovertActions................................................................................. 148Counterespionage........................................................................... 149International Incidents..................................................................... 149

CHAPTER 14W INNINGTHEGAME 151SpaceshiptoAlphaCentauri.................................................... 151

ConstructingaSpaceship................................................................. 152DominatingtheWorld................................................................ 153ConqueringYourRivals.............................................................. 153DiplomaticTriumph.................................................................... 153

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CulturalVictory............................................................................. 153HistographicVictory.................................................................... 154CHAPTER 15REFERENCE:SCREENBYSCREEN 155TheMainMenu............................................................................. 155WorldSetupScreen...................................................................... 156

WorldSize....................................................................................... 157LandMassandWaterCoverage....................................................... 158Climate........................................................................................... 158Age................................................................................................. 159Temperature..................................................................................... 159Barbarian......................................................................................... 159

PlayerSetupScreen...................................................................... 160YourOpponents............................................................................. 161YourCivilization............................................................................. 161DifficultyLevels............................................................................... 162GameRules..................................................................................... 163

MapScreen...................................................................................... 164ZoomingtheView........................................................................... 164MovingtheView............................................................................. 164CenteringontheActiveUnit......................................................... 165GivingaUnitOrders....................................................................... 165Looking intoaCity......................................................................... 165ChangingaCitysProduction......................................................... 165RenamingaCity............................................................................. 165TheButtons ..................................................................................... 166UsinganEmbassyorSpy................................................................. 166

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WorldMap....................................................................................... 166InfoBox............................................................................................ 166Orders................................................................................................ 168

Airlift([T])

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AutomateWorker([A])................................................................... 168Bombard([B])................................................................................. 168BuildArmy([B])............................................................................. 169BuildColony([B])........................................................................... 169BuildFortress([Ctrl]-[F])................................................................. 169Build Irrigation([I])......................................................................... 169BuildMine([M])............................................................................. 169BuildRailroad([R])....................................................................... 169BuildRoad([R])............................................................................. 169Build/JoinCity([B])....................................................................... 170CleanUpPollution([Shift]-[C])..................................................... 170ClearorReplantForest([N]or[Shift]-[C])..................................... 170ClearJungle([Shift]-[C]).................................................................170Disband([D])................................................................................... 170Fortify/Garrison([F]) ....................................................................... 171GoTo([G])..................................................................................... 171Airdrop([A])................................................................................... 171Pillage([P])..................................................................................... 171Hold(Spacebar)............................................................................... 171Load/Unload([L])........................................................................... 172Wait([W]or[Tab])......................................................................... 172AirMissions..................................................................................... 172

Menus................................................................................................. 173GameMenu................................................................................... 173InfoScreensMenu........................................................................... 173MapMenu ....................................................................................... 174

CityDisplay..................................................................................... 174General Info................................................................................... 175

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ResourceMap................................................................................. 176PopulationRoster........................................................................... 176TheCityProductionBars............................................................... 177TheLuxuriesBox........................................................................... 178FoodStorageBox........................................................................... 179ProductionBox............................................................................... 179ImprovementRoster....................................................................... 181Empire InfoBox............................................................................. 181Garrison ........................................................................................... 182PollutionBox ................................................................................... 182

CityGovernors............................................................................... 182Advisors............................................................................................. 184

DomesticAdvisor ............................................................................. 184TradeAdvisor ................................................................................... 186MilitaryAdvisor............................................................................... 187ForeignAdvisor............................................................................... 188CulturalAdvisor ............................................................................... 189ScienceAdvisor............................................................................... 191

Civilopedia....................................................................................... 192Wonders............................................................................................. 193Histograph....................................................................................... 193Palace................................................................................................. 194Spaceship.......................................................................................... 194Demographics................................................................................. 194ReplayScreen................................................................................. 194Preferences....................................................................................... 195KeyboardShortcuts...................................................................... 196

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UnitMovement............................................................................... 196UnitOrders..................................................................................... 197

APPENDICES1

APPENDIXA 201UnitsChart...................................................................................... 201TerrainCharts................................................................................. 206

ConsumableGoods......................................................................... 208StrategicResources......................................................................... 208LuxuryResources........................................................................... 209TechnicalSupport(U.S.andCanada).................................... 211

InfogramesWebSites.................................................................... 213LicenseAgreement......................................................................... 215Credits................................................................................................. 221Index

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GAME R EQUIREMENTS AND I NSTALLATION

Eventhetallesttowerbeginswiththefirststone.

InthebeginningtheEarthwaswithoutformandvoid.Itwillstaythatwayuntilyouinstallthegameandstartplaying.Hereshow.

RequirementsBeforeyouinstalltheCivilizationII ICD-ROMgame,makesureyourcomputerhaseverythingyouneed: 300MHzPentiumII processororbetter(forbestperformance,werecommend

atleasta500MHzPentiumII); At least32MB (megabytes)ofRAM (forbestperformance,werecommend64

MB ormore); 4X speedCD-ROMdrive(orfaster); VideocardcompatiblewithDirectX8.0aandcapableofatleast1024x768

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Mouse(orsomeotherdevicethatfulfillsthesamefunction); Windows95,Windows98,WindowsMe,Windows2000,orWindowsXP; DirectX8.0a(whichyoucaninstallaspartoftheinstallationprocess);and Sufficientemptyspaceonyourharddrive.Howmuchyouneeddependsonhow

muchofthegameyouchoosetoinstall.Theminimumrequiredis500MB (plusanadditional50MBfortheswapfile).

Ifyouthinkyouhaveallofthis,butstillhaveaproblemrunningthegame,pleasecon-tactTechnicalSupportforassistance.

InstallingIfyouhavealloftherequiredequipmentandsoftware,thenitstimetoinstallthegame.Todoso,followtheseinstructions: Turnonyourcomputer,opentheCD-ROMdrive,placetheCivilizationII ICD-

ROMinit,andclosethedrive. This isaWindowsAutoPlayCD-ROM.Thatmeansthatjustputtingthedisc

inthedriveforthefirsttimestartsuptheAutoPlayprogram.Inthewindowthatopens,selectInstallCivilizationIII tobegin.

IfAutoPlayDoesntWorkIf,forwhateverreason,theAutoPlayfeaturedoesntworkwhenyouputtheCD-ROMinthedrive,hereshowtostartthe installationprogramyourself: Double-clickyourMyComputerdesktop icon. Inthewindowthatopens,double-clickyourCD-ROMdrive. Inthe listthatappears,findafilenamedsetup.exeanddouble-click it.

The installationprogramshouldbegin.

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ClickInstalltocontinue.(Ifyouchangeyourmindatthispoint,clickExitinstead.) ReadtheEndUserLicenseAgreementand,ifyouaccepttheterms,clickNextto

continuetheinstallation. Choosethefolderwhereyouwanttoinstallthegame.Youcanacceptthedefault

oruse

the

Browse

button

to

select

adifferent

folder.

Click

Next

when

youre

done.

ToaddthegametoyourWindowsStartmenu,chooseaProgramFoldertoputit

in.ThedefaultisCivilizationII I.ClickNexttocontinue. Decidewhatsortof installationyouwanttodo.Youhavetheoptionofdoinga

Standard installationoraMinimumone.Ifyourharddrivespace is limited,useMinimum.Thisoption leavesnonessentialfilesontheCD-ROM(whichresultsinareductioninperformance).

Onceyouvemadeyourchoices,theinstallationprogramcopiesthefilestoyourharddrivefromtheCD-ROM,thencreatesthenewprogramgroupandicons.

Last,youcanelectronicallyregisteryournewgamebyfollowingtheonscreeninstructions.

PlayingOncetheautomatedinstallationandsetuparecomplete,yourereadytostartmakinghistory.Tobegin: MakesuretheCD-ROMisinyourdrive. Double-clicktheCivilizationIIIicononyourdesktoporselectthegamefrom

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I NTRODUCTION

Therearesomanyworlds,andIhavenotyetconqueredevenone.

FiveImpulsesofCivilizationThereisnosingledrivingforcebehindtheurgetowardcivilization,noonegoaltowardwhicheveryculturestrives.Thereis,instead,awebofforcesandobjectivesthatimpelandbeckon,shapingculturesastheygrow.IntheCivilizationIIIgame,fivebasicimpulsesareofthegreatest importancetothehealthandflexibilityofyourfledglingsociety.

ExplorationAnearlyfocusinthegameisexploration.Youbeginthegameknowingalmostnothingaboutyoursurroundings.Mostofthemapisdark.Yourunitsmoveintothisdarknessofunexploredterritoryanddiscovernewterrain;mountains,rivers,grass-lands,andforestsarejustsomeofthefeaturestheymightfind.Theareastheyexploremightbeoccupiedbyminortribesoranotherculturesunits.Ineithercase,achancemeetingmightprovokeavarietyofencounters.

EconomicsAsyourcivilizationexpands,youllneedtomanagethegrowingcomplexityofitsproductionandresourcerequirements.Adjustingthetax ratesandchoosingthemost


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productiveterrainforyourpurposes,youcancontrolthespeedsatwhichyourpopula-tiongrowslargerandyourcitiesproducegoods.Bysettingtaxeshigherandsciencelower,youcantiltyoureconomy intoacashcow.Youcanalsoadjustthehappinessofyourpopulation.Perhapsyoullassignmoreofyourpopulationtoentertainment,oryoumightclampdownonunrestwithalargermilitarypresence.Youcanestablishtradewithotherpowerstobringinluxuriesandstrategicresourcestosatisfythedemandsofyourempire.

KnowledgeOntheflipsideofyoureconomicsmanagement isyourcommitmenttoscholarship.Bysettingtaxeslowerandsciencehigher,youcanincreasethefrequencywithwhichyourpopulationdiscoversnewtechnologies.Witheachnewadvance,furtherpathsoflearningopenupandnewunitsandcity improvementsbecomeavailableformanu-facture.SometechnologicaldiscoveriesletyourcitiesbuilduniqueWondersoftheWorld.

ConquestPerhapsyourtasterunstomilitarypersuasion.TheCivilizationII Igameallowsyoutopursuearangeofpostures,frompuredefensethroughimperialisticaggressiontocoop-erativealliance.Onewaytowinthegameistobethelastcivilizationstandingwhenthedustclears.Ofcourse,firstyoumustovercomebothfiercebarbarianattacksandswiftsortiesbyyouropponents.

CultureWhenacivilizationbecomesstableandprosperousenough,itcanaffordtoexploretheArts.Thoughculturalachievementsoftenhavelittlepracticalvalue,theyarefrequentlythemeasurebywhichhistoryandotherculturesjudgeapeople.Astrongculturealsohelpstobuildacohesivesocietythatcanresistassimilationbyanoccupyingforce.Theeffortyouspendonbuildinganenduringculturalidentitymightseemlikealux-ury,butwithoutit,youforfeitanychanceatagreatnessothercivilizationswillrespect.

TheBigPictureAwinningstrategyisonethatcombinesalloftheseaspectsintoaflexiblewhole.Yourfirstmissionistosurvive;yoursecondistothrive. Itisnottruethatthelargest

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civilizationisnecessarilythewinner,northatthewealthiestalwayshastheupperhand.Infact,abalanceofknowledge,cash,militarymight,culturalachievement,anddiplo-matictiesallowsyoutorespondtoanycrisisthatoccurs,whetheritisabarbarianinva-sion,anaggressiverival,oranupsurgeofinternalunrest.

WinningTherearenowmorewaysofwinningthegame.YoucanstillwintheSpaceRacewithfastresearchandafactorybasedevotedtoproducingspacecraftcomponents.Youcanstillconquertheworldbyfocusingonastrongmilitarystrategy.Ifyoudominatethegreatmajorityoftheglobe,yourrivalmaywellgiveintoyourawesomemight.Inaddition,theresapurelyDiplomaticmeansofsuccess;ifyoureuniversallyrenownedasatrustworthypeacemaker,youcanbecomeheadoftheUnitedNations.ThentheresthechallengeofoverwhelmingtheworldwithyourCulturalachievementsnotaneasytask.Finally,ofcourse,isperhapsthemostsatisfyingvictoryofallbeatingyourownhigh-estHistographicCivilizationScoreorthoseofyourfriends.SeeChapter14:WinningtheGameforanin-depthanalysisofthescoringsystem.

TheDocumentationThefolkswhomakecomputergamesknowthatmostplayersneverreadthemanual.Untilaproblemrearsitshead,theaveragepersonjustbullsthroughbytrialanderror;itspartofthefun.Whenaproblemdoescomeup,thistypeofplayerwantstospendaslittletimeinthebookaspossible,thengetbacktothegame.Forthoseofyouwhoarelookingforaquickfix,Chapter15:Reference:ScreenbyScreenistheplacetogo.Fortherestofyou,wevetriedtoorganizethechaptersintheorderthatyoullneedthemifyouveneverplayedaCivilizationgamebefore.Ifyourenewtothegame,thesidebarsonconceptsshouldhelpyouunderstandthefundamentalsofthegame.TheReadmefileontheCD-ROMhastherundownontheverylatestchanges,thingsthatdidntmakeitintothismanual.(Duetoprintingandbindingtime,themanualhasto

be

completed

before

final

tweaks

are

made.)

Lastbutnotleast,theCivilizationII Igamecontinuesthetraditionofincludingavastcompendiumofonscreenhelp.ClickontheCivilopediaicon(thebooknearyouradvi-sors)oronanyhyperlinkedtextinthegametoopentheCivilopedia.Thishandy


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Shortcutkeys:Almostalloftheordersandoptionshaveashortcut([R]forRoads,forexample).Pressingthiskeyorcombinationofkeyshasthesameeffectasclickingtheorderoroption.Wementionthekeysthroughoutthemanual,andtheyrelistedinChapter15:Reference:ScreenbyScreentoo.Cursors:Themousepointer,orcursor,hasafewdifferentshapesinthegame,depend-ingonyourcurrentgametask.

Yournormalcursor isusuallyvisible.Youusethisjust likeyounormallydotoclickonoptions,buttons,andsoonAflashinghighlightaroundaunitindicatesthatthisistheactiveunit.Usethenumberkeypadonyourkeyboardtoorderthisunittomoveoryoucanclickanordertogivetheunitotherorders.WhenyougiveaunittheordertoBombard,yourcursorchangestocross-hairs.Usethecross-hairstoselectthetargetofthebombardment.(Ifthecursorbecomesanythingotherthancross-hairs,youvemoveditoutsidetheeffectiverangeofthebombardment.)Onlycertainunitshavethisabil-ity;checktheCivilopediaentryforaunitifyoususpectitmightbecapa-bleofbombardment.Anumberandatrailleadingbacktotheactiveunitindicatesthatwhenyoureleasethemousebutton,theactiveunitwillbeginmovingtowardtheindicatedsquare.SeeGoToOrdersinChapter7:TerrainandMovementforcompletedetails.WhenyougiveaunittheordertoParadrop,yourcursorchangestoapara-chute.Usethistoselectthetargetsquareforthedrop;acrossed-outchuteindicatesthatthesquareyourcursorisoverisnotavalidtarget.SeeAir-dropOrdersinChapter7:TerrainandMovementforcompletedetails.SometextinthegamecontainshyperlinkstotheCivilopedia.Clickwiththehandicontojumptothatentry.

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SETTING UP A GAME

IfIhadthepowertoremaketheworldahh,butthatisfolly.

Whenyoulaunchthegame,theopeninganimationbegins.Youcanwatchitthrough,oryoucanclicktheleftmousebuttonorpressanykeytocutitshort.Beginningagamemeanschoosingthecircumstancesinwhichyouwanttoplay.Youroptionsincludespecifyingthenumberofopponentsandcustomizingtheworldyoullexplore.

YourFirstDecisionSettingupagamemeansmakingeasydecisionsonaseriesofoptionsscreens.Thefirstmenuiswhereitallbegins.NewGame:Beginanentirelynewgame.Choosingthisoptionmeansgoingthroughthepre-gameoptionsscreens,whichweexplainbelow.QuickStart:Startanewgameusingthesamegamesettingsasthe lastNewGameplayed.Tutorial:Startanewgame,witharandomcivilization,ontheeasiestdifficultysetting.Duringthegame,youllgethelpfuladvicedesignedtoeasenewplayersintothegame.LoadGame:Loadandcontinueapreviouslysavedgame.Adialogboxlistsallofthesavedgamesavailable.Choosethegameyouwishtoload.


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LoadScenario:Loadascenario.Youcancreateyourowngamescenariosorplaysce-nariosyourfriendshaveconstructedtochallengeyou.Toloadsuccessfully,scenariosmusthavebeencreatedwith theCivilization II ICD-ROMgame.Olderscenarios fromotherCivilizationgamesarenotcompatible.HallofFame:See the standingsattainedby themostsuccessful rulers inpreviousgames.Preferences:Setgamepreferences.AudioPreferences:Setvolumelevelsforaudiooptions.Credits:Findoutwhosresponsibleforcreatingthegame.Exit:Quitthegame.

Yourfirstdecision

Double-clicktheoptionyouchoose.

ChooseYour

World

IfyouchooseNewGame,thenexttwoscreensallowyoutosetupthegamethewayyouwantittobe.Thefirstofthesegivesyoucontroloveralltheimportantaspectsof

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WorldSize

theplanetthatyoullbeexploring.Thereareanumberofoptions,whichwelldescribeinamoment.Whenyouarehappywithallyourchoices,clicktheObuttontocontinuetothatscreen.ToreturntotheMainmenu,clicktheXbutton.

LandMassandWaterCoverage

BarbarianActivity

Climate Temperature Age

WorldSizeBychoosingthesizeofthemap,youdeterminehowmuchterritorythereisand,toalargedegree,howlongthegametakestoplay.Tiny:Thissizemap leadstoshort,intenselycontestedgames.Tribesfindeachotherquickly.Small:Thesegamesareslightlylessintensethanthoseontinymaps.Youllstillrunintoyouropponentsquickly.

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Standard:Thisisthestandardsizemap.Large:Thissprawlingmaptakes longertoexploreandexploit.Consequently,gamesgoonlonger.Huge:Gamesplayedonthissizemapallowplentyofdevelopmenttimebeforetribesmeet

one

another.Wars

tend

to

be

prolonged

and

tough.Youll

have

to

work

hard

to

dominatethissizeworldbeforeyourunoutofgametime.

LandMassandWaterCoverageThisoptionsetsthepercentageofterrainsquaresthatarewaterversusland,aswellastheformofthatland.TherearethreeWaterCoveragesettings,eachwiththreepoten-tialLandMasssettings.80%Ocean:Choosingthisoptiongivesyourworldasmallnumberof landsquaresandalargernumberofoceansquares.70% Ocean:ThisoptionyieldslandandoceansquaresroughlyequivalenttothatofourownEarth.60%Ocean:Thisoptionproducesalargernumberoflandsquaresandasmallnum-berofoceansquares.Archipelago:Thisoptionproduceslargenumbersofrelativelysmallcontinents.Continents:Thisoptionyieldsafewlargelandmassesandafewsmallerones.Pangaea:Choosingthisgivesyouonelargesupercontinent.Random:ThisoptionrandomlyselectssettingsforWaterCoverageandLandMass.

ClimateThisparametersetstherelativefrequencywithwhichparticularterraintypesespeciallyDesertandJungleoccur.Arid:Choosingthisoptiongivesyourworlda largernumberofdryterrainsquares,such

as

Plains

and

Desert.

Normal:Thisoptionyieldsaboutequalnumbersofwetanddryterrainsquares.

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Wet:Thisoptionproducesalargernumberofwetterrainsquares,suchasJungleandFloodPlain.Random:UsethisoptionifyouwanttheClimatesettingchosenforyou.

AgeThisparameterdetermineshowlongerosion,continentaldrift,andtectonicactivityhavehadtosculptyourworld.3BillionYears:Thisoptionyieldsayoung,roughworld,inwhichterraintypesoccurinclusters.4BillionYears:Thisoptionyieldsamiddle-agedworld,oneinwhichplatetectonicshavebeenactingtodiversifyterrain.5BillionYears:Thisoptionproducesanoldworld,oneinwhichthetectonicshavesettleddownsomewhat,allowingerosionandothernaturalforcestosoftentheterrainfeatures.Random:ThisoptionselectsanAgesettingatrandom.

TemperatureThisparameterdeterminestherelativefrequencywithwhichparticularterraintypesoccur.Cool:Thisoptionproduceslargernumbersofcoldandcoolterrainsquares,likeTundra.Temperate:Choosingthisoptiongivesyourworldanaveragenumberofeachterraintype.Warm:Thisoptionyieldsalargeramountoftropicalterrain,likeDesertsandJungles.Random:ThisoptionselectsaTemperaturesettingatrandom.

BarbarianYoucanalsosetthelevelofbarbarianactivityinthegame.Villages:Playerswhoreallyhatebarbarianscanchoosetoplayinthisidealworld.Barbariansarerestrictedtotheirencampments.Thesurroundingterrainisfreeoftheirmischief.

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Roaming:Barbariansettlementsoccasionallyappear,butlessfrequentlyandinsmallernumbersthanathigherlevels.Thisisthestandardlevelofbarbarianactivity.Restless:Barbariansappearinmoderateuptosignificantnumbers,atshorterintervalsthanatlowerlevels.Raging:You

asked

for

it!

The

world

is

full

of

barbarians,and

they

appear

in

large

numbers.

Random:ThisoptionrandomlyselectsaBarbariansetting.

PlayerSetupThesecondscreenofoptionsiswhereyoudecidewhoyoullbeandhowtoughachal-lengeyourereadyfor.Youcanalsocustomizethewaythegameworks.InthecenterisyourLeaderPortrait,apreviewofhowyoullappeartoothercivilizationsinthegame.Allarounditarethevariousoptions,whichwelldescribeinamoment.Whenyouarehappywithallyourchoices,clicktheO icontobeginthegame.ToreturntotheWorldSetupscreen,selecttheXicon.

YourCivilization YourPortrait YourOpponents

YourName

Difficulty GameRules

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YourCivilizationSelectthetribeyouwanttorulefromtheoptionsavailable.Everytribehasdifferentstrengths,weaknesses,andonespecialunit,aslistedinthefollowingchart.

Civilization

Qualities*

StartingAdvances

Special

Unit

Replaces

Rome Industrious,Militaristic Masonry,WarriorCode Legionary SwordsmanGreece Scientific,Commercial BronzeWorking,Alphabet Hoplite SpearmanGermany Militaristic,Scientific WarriorCode,BronzeWorking Panzer TankChina Industrious,Scientific Masonry,BronzeWorking Rider KnightJapan Militaristic,Religious WarriorCode,CeremonialBurial Samurai KnightIndia Religious,Commercial CeremonialBurial,Alphabet WarElephant KnightAztecs Militaristic,Religious WarriorCode,CeremonialBurial JaguarWarrior WarriorIroquois Expansionist,Religious Pottery,CeremonialBurial MountedWarrior HorsemanEgypt Industrious,Religious Masonry,CeremonialBurial WarChariot ChariotBabylon Religious,Scientific CeremonialBurial,BronzeWorkingBowman ArcherRussia Expansionist,Scientific Pottery,BronzeWorking Cossack CavalryAmerica Industrious,Expansionist Masonry,Pottery F-15 JetFighterFrance Industrious,Commercial Masonry,Alphabet Musketeer MusketManPersia Militaristic,Commercial WarriorCode,Alphabet Immortals SwordsmanZulus Militaristic,Expansionist Pottery,WarriorCode Impi WarriorBritain Expansionist,Commercial Pottery,Alphabet Man-o-War Frigate*Thecivilizationqualitiesdescribeboththegeneralcharacterofthetribeanditsadvantages.

Commercial:Citieswithlargepopulationsproduceextracommerce.Levelsofcor-ruptionarelower.Expansionist:BeginthegamewithaScout.Barbarianvillagesaremorelucrative.Industrious:Workerscompletejobsfaster.Citieswithlargepopulationsproduceextrashields.Militaristic:Militarycityimprovements(likeBarracksandCoastalFortresses)arecheaper.Unitpromotions(toregular,veteran,andelite)occurmorefrequently.

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Religious:Religiouscity improvements (likeTemplesandCathedrals)arecheaper.AnarchylastsoneturnforReligiouscivilizations.Scientific:Scientificcityimprovements(likeLibrariesandUniversities)arecheaper.Gainabonuscivilizationadvanceatthestartofeachnewera.If

youd

like

to

rename

yourself,

just

select

the

default

leader

name

for

your

chosen

civ-

ilizationandtypeinyournewname.

YourOpponentsAlongtherightofthisscreenareslotsfortheothercivilizationsthatwillbeinthegame.Usingthese,youcancontrolhowmanycompetitorsyoufaceandwithinlimitswhotheyare.Youcanseteachslottooneofthreestates: Nonemeansthatnocivilization isinthatslot.Ifyouwanttoplayagainstfewer

thanthemaximumnumberofcompetitors,closeafewslots. AFilledslotcontainsthenameofaspecificcivilizationthatyouveselected.This

guaranteesthatthetribeyouchosewillbeinthegamewhenitstarts. Randomistheoptiontousewhenyoudontwanttoclosetheslot,butyoudont

wanttochooseaspecificcivilizationeither.Thegamewillchooseanopponentforyou.

DifficultyLevelsChoosethe levelofdifficultyatwhichyouwishtoplay.Thereareanumberofnewfeaturesandadjustmentsthatwillnotbefamiliartoplayersofpreviousversions.IfyouareusedtoplayingtheCivilizationgameataparticularlevel,werecommendthatyoustartyourfirstCivilizationII Igameoneor two levelsofdifficultyeasier.(Newplayersdontneedtoworry,astheyhavenobadhabitstobreak.)Anumberof factorsareadjustedateachdifficulty level,including thegeneral levelofdiscontentamongyourcitizensandtheaveragecraftinessandintelligenceoftheAI leaders.Chieftain:Thiseasiestlevelisrecommendedforfirst-timeplayers.Warlord:Warlordlevelbestsuitstheoccasionalplayerwhodoesntwanttoodifficultatest.

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Prince:Atthisdifficultylevel,everythingcomesmuch lesseasilyandyourrivalsaresignificantlybetteratmanagingtheirempires.Youneedsomeexperienceandskilltowin.Monarch:Experiencedandskilledplayersoftenplayatthislevel,wherethecraftyenemyleadersandtheunstableattitudeofyourcitizenscombinetopresentasignifi-cantchallenge.Emperor:This level is forthosewhofeeltheneedtobehumbled.Youropponentswillnolongerpulltheirpunches;ifyouwanttowin,youllhavetoearnit.Deity:ThisistheultimateCivilizationchallenge,forthosewhothinktheyvelearnedtobeatthegame.Youllhavetogiveavirtuosoperformancetosurviveatthislevel(andyes,itispossibletheoreticallytowinonDeitylevel).Goodluck!

GameRulesTweakingtheparametersofthegamecanchangethewholeflavorofthechallenge.Thecustomrulesofferseveraldifferentpossibilities.(Ifyoumessup,youcanresettothedefaultstandardsbyclickingStandardRules.)AllowVictorybyDomination:Ifthisboxischecked,playerscanwinbyconquer-ingandcontrollingtwo-thirdsoftheworldsterritory.Theothercivilizations,orwhatsleftofthem,capitulatetoyourrule.AllowDiplomaticVictory:Unlessthisoptionisunchecked,leaderscanwinbypurelydiplomaticmeans.Tobesuccessful,arulermustbeelectedSecretary-GeneralthroughavoteoftheUnitedNations.AllowCulturalVictory:Makesurethisoptionischecked,andanycivilizationcanwinthegamethroughoverwhelmingculturaldominance.Forsuccess,anationmusthaveachievedacertainlevelofculturaladvancement.AllowSpaceVictory:Whenthisboxischecked,playerscanbuildspaceshippartsandwinthegamebybeingthefirsttolaunchaspaceshipboundforAlphaCentauri.AllowMilitaryVictory:Ifthisboxischecked,playerscanwinbyeliminatingallrivalnations.

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AllowCiv-SpecificAbilities:Thisoptioncontrolsthediversityfactor.Whenitschecked,eachcivilizationhasitownuniquestrengthsandweaknesses(aslistedearlierinthissection).Turningthisoffishandyforlevelingtheplayingfield.

Ready,Set,GoWhenyouaresatisfiedwithyoursettings,clicktheOicontostartyourgame.Aboxpopsupwelcomingyoutoyourpositionasleaderanddetailingtheaccomplishmentsofyourculturethusfar.Whenyoufinishreadingthescreen,press[Enter]orclicktheOicontobeginruling.

Saving,Quitting,andLoadingGamesLikeitornot,therecomesatimewhenyouhavetotakeabreakfromthegame.Youdontwantto loseallofyourprogress,however,soyoullneedtosaveyourgame.Tosaveyourcurrentsituation,press [Ctrl]-[S]orclick theMenu icon,open theGamemenu,andselectSaveGame.Youregiventheopportunitytonameyoursavedgame.Whenyouredone,yourereturnedtothegame.Toleavethegame,press[Esc]orclicktheMenuiconandselectQuitfromtheGamemenu.Remember,unlessyousaveitfirst,yourcurrentgamewillbelostwhenyouquit.If

you

want

to

resign

as

well

as

quit,

press

[Ctrl]-[Q]

or

select

the

Resign

option

instead.

Thisway,yourfinalscoreiscalculatedand,ifitshighenough,enteredintotherecordbooks.IfyouwanttoquityourcurrentgamebutnotleaveCivilizationII I,startanewgamebypressing[Ctrl]-[Shift]-[Q]orselectingNewGamefromtheGamemenu.Unlessyousaveitfirst,yourcurrentgamewillbelostwhenyouquit.Toloadapreviouslysavedgame,press[Ctrl]-[L]orclicktheMenuiconandselectLoadGamefromtheGamemenu.Unlessyousaveitfirst,yourcurrentgamewillbelostwhenyouloadanothergame.

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FORBEGINNERS ONLY

Oneclearexampleisworthmorethanawarehousefullofinscribedclaytablets.

Firstofall,wed liketowelcomeyoutotheCivilizationfamily.Thegame iseasytolearn,butwevefoundthatithelpstointroducenewplayerstothebasicelements.Thatswhatthischapterisfor.Tomakeitmoreinteresting,welluseanimaginarysamplegametoillustratethemainpoints.Keepinmindthatthisisasimpleintroductiontothegame,anditonlytouchesbrieflyongameconcepts.Ifyouwantmoreinformationonany-thing,detaileddescriptionscanbefoundintheothersectionsofthismanual.

BuildingYourFirstCityTobegin,letsassumewevestartedagameatChieftainlevel,theeasiestdifficultyoptionavailable.Thegamestartsonthefirstturn,in4000BC.Yourcivilizationconsistsofabandofwanderinghomesteaders,aSettler,andtheirindustriouscompanions,aWorker.(YoucouldalsohaveaScout,butnotinthisimaginarygame.)YourfirsttaskistomovetheSettlertoasitethatissuitablefortheconstructionofyourfirstcity.Findingsuitablelocationsforcities,especiallyyourfirst,isoneofthemostimportantdecisionsyoumakeinthegame.Inordertosurviveandgrow,eachcitymusthaveaccesstoallthreeresourcetypes:food(representedbybread),production(representedbyshields),andincomefromcommerce(representedbycoins).Themapisdividedintoindividualsquares,eachofwhichcontainsaspecifictypeofterrain.Eachterraintypeyieldsthethreeresources indifferingamounts.Agoodcitysiteprovidesavarietyof


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resources.Normally,thelinesdividingthemapsquaresareinvisible.Toseehowtheter-rain isdivided,turnonthemapgridbypressing[Ctrl]-[G].Press[Ctrl]-[G]againtoremovethegridlines.BeforeyoumoveyourSettler,takethetimetoexaminethesurroundingterrain.Right-clickonanyunoccupied,visiblesquare,andapop-upopens.It liststheterraintype,anyfeaturesinthesquare,andtheoutputyoucanexpectfromtheterrain.Notethatonlyninemapsquaresarevisible.Thisrepresentstheextenttowhichyourcivilizationhasexploredtheworld.Thesurroundingdarkareasrepresentunexploredterrain.Youcanbuildacityonany terrain squareexcept forwater (Coast,Sea,andOcean)orMountains.Asmentionedearlier,eachterraintypeyieldsdifferingpropor-tionsofresources,sothetypeofterrainyouchooseforacitysitedeterminesthelevelofthecityssuccess.Our imaginarySettlerhappenstobeonaGrasslandsquare.Normally,Grasslandpro-duces two foodwhenworkedbyoneofyourcitizens.SomeGrasslandshaveasmallsymbol in thecenterof the square (a rocky tuft).Thatmeans that theseextra-fertileGrasslandsquaresalsoyieldoneshieldwhenworked(inadditiontothenormaloutput).Forestsquares,whichproduceonlyonefoodbuttwoshields,alsoappearnearby.TheForesttothenorthwestofourimaginarystartingpointcontainsthevillageofaminortribe;thiscanhavemanydifferentramificationsforyourcivilization,whichwewillgointodetailalittlelateron.

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AcoupleofCoastsquaresarealsonearby.TheCoastterraintypeproducesonefoodandtwo income fromcommercewhenworkedbyoneofyourcitizens.Twoof theCoastsquarescontainFish (oneofmanyspecial resourcesavailable),whichprovidesthreefoodandtwocommerce.ThemultipleFishmakethisanexcellentsiteforacity.Youhavetheoptionofmovingaroundtofindasuitablecitysite.Ifthenearbyterrainislessthanoptimal,itisworthdoingso,consideringtheimportanceofpropercityplace-ment.Youshouldntwastetoomuch time looking,however.Settlersmoveonlyonesquareperturn,andmanyyearspasseveryturnthisearlyinthegame.Luckily,ourimag-inedstartingpositionisexcellent;thelocalterrainprovidesadiverseresourcemix,wereadjacenttoanoceancoast,andGrasslandsquaresmakegoodcitylocations.WebuildourfirstcitybyclickingtheBuildCityOrdersbuttonorpressing[B].Thesuggestednameisfine,soweendupwithWashington.

ExaminingtheCityDisplayAnewlybuiltcityhasapopulationsizeof1,soitsjustatown.(Itbecomesacitywhenitgrowstosize7.)Assoonasthetownisbuilt,anewwindowcalledtheCityDisplay

CityNameStrategicResourcesBoxPopulationRoster

LuxuriesBox

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ProductionBoxFoodBox

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appears.Itgivesdetailedinformationonthetownscurrentstatus,includingtheamountofeachthingproduced,theitemcurrentlybeingbuilt,andthesizeandattitudeofthepopulation.SeeChapter15:Reference:ScreenbyScreenforallthedetails.Ourfirstpriorityistocheckthestatusofthetownsresources.ThePopulationRostershowsthatthetownofWashingtonhasonecitizen,andheiscontent.Undermostcir-cumstances,eachcitizeninacityisworkinginoneofthesurroundingterrainsquares,generatingresourcesforthecitysuse.Asnewcitizensareadded,theyreputtoworkinthemostproductiveterrainsquareavailable.Inthiscase,thecityssingleresidentislabor-inginaCoastsquarethatcontainsaFish.Youhavetheoptionofmovingcitizenstodifferentterrainsquaresifyouwanttopro-ducedifferentcombinationsofresources.Inoursituation,wecanseebytheiconsonthemapoftheCityRadiusthattheFishsquareisgeneratingthreefoodandtwocoins.IfweweretoclickthatFishsquare,thecitizenworkingtherewouldbetakenoffduty.Wecouldthenclickonanothersquaretoassignthisidlecitizentoit.Theamountofeachresourceproduced isbasedonterraintype.Undernormalcir-cumstances,eachcitycanassigncitizens togenerate resources inanyof the20 sur-roundingterrainsquares.Sincethiscity isnew,however,theworkableradius istem-porarilylimitedtothenearesteight.Thepatternof21squareswiththecityatthecen-teriscalledtheCityRadius.InadditiontotheterrainsquaresintheCityRadius,thecitysquareitselfalwaysgeneratesresources.Likethesquaresworkedbyyourcitizens,thenumberandtypeofresourcesproducedinthecitysquareisdependentontheter-rain type.(Somecircumstancescandenyyouaccess to the resources insomeof thesquaresintheCityRadius.WediscussthoseinChapter6:TheBasicsofTownsandCities.)Ourlittletowniscurrentlygeneratingfiveunitsoffood.Eachcitizenrequirestwounitsoffoodeachturninordertosurvive,sowehaveanetexcessofthree.Excessfoodaccu-mulatesintheFoodStorageBox.Themoresurplusfoodthecitygenerates,thefasteritgrows.Washingtonisalsogeneratingtwoshields.Shieldsrepresenttherawmaterialsandlaborusedforbuildingnewunitsandcityimprovements.TheshieldsgeneratedeachturngodirectlyintotheProductionBox.Finally,thecityisproducingfourcoins,whichrepresentincomefromtaxesoncommerce.Thesearedividedtothreepurposes:sup-porting

scientific

research,

creating

entertainment

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enriching

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Atthemoment,ourcivilizationhasonlyminimalknowledge.WehavethethreebasicskillsthatarealwaysavailableatthestartIrrigation,Mining,andRoadsplusoneortwothatweregranted(ashappensinsomegames)fornocost.The

Choosewisely.

bulkofyourknowl-edgethroughoutthegameisgainedthroughresearch.Manydifferentstrategiesarepos-sible,eachdictatingtheorder inwhichyoushouldresearchadvances.Forthisgame,welladoptaconservative,defensivestrategy.Youcanexperimentwithresearchstrate-giesofyourownasyoubecomemorefamiliarwiththegame.WeignoretheScienceAdvisorssuggestionandclickthearrownexttoit.Fromthepull-downlist,wechooseBronzeWorking.Why?ThediscoveryofBronzeWorkingwillallowustobuild theSpearmanunit.SpearmenaretwiceaseffectiveatdefendingcitiesasWarriors.Theamountoftimerequiredtoresearchadiscoveryisbasedontheamountofscienceourcivilization(inthiscase,theonecity)isgenerating.Remember,sciencefundingis

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takenfromtaxincome.WeclickontheAdvisorsicon,whichopenstheDomesticAdvi-sorsreport.WecanseeherethatitwilltakefiveturnstodiscoverBronzeWorking.Ifthatstoofastor(morelikely)notfastenough,wecanmovethesliderleftorrighttodecreaseorincreasethepercentageofourincomeallocatedtoscience.(Youcantallotmorethan100%nodeficitspending!) Ifwebudgettoomuchtoresearch,though,ourtreasurysuffers.Lookingatthedate,weseethatseveralyearsofgametimehavepassed.Earlyturnseachspananumberofyears.Asthegameprogresses,theturnsgetshorter,droppingeven-tuallytooneyearapiece.

Meanwhile,BackintheCityNow,letstakealookatwhathappenedinourtownbetweenturns.Wedouble-clickonWashington(onthemap)toopentheCityDisplay.Afewthingshavechangedsincewefirstlooked.Forone,theFoodStorageBoxisnolongerempty.Thisisthesurplusfoodthatwasgeneratedonthefirstturn.Itsstoredhereforlateruse.Anoteneartheboxtellsusthat itwillbenineturnsbeforeenoughfoodaccumulatesforthecitytogrow.TheProductionBox isalsono longerempty.TheshieldsgeneratedonthefirstturnwereusedtohelpbuildtheWarrior.Itsnowonlyfourturnsfromcompletion.Wepress[Enter]toleavetheCityDisplay.

FirstMilitaryUnitWhenthefifthturnrollsaround,Washingtonhasjustbuiltourfirstmilitaryunit.TheWarriorisstandinginthecitysquare,withamarkerflashingonandoffarounditsfeet.Thismeanstheunitisactivereadytoreceiveorders.Youcandotwothingswithatownsfirstmilitaryunit.Youcouldusetheunittodefendthecity.Inmostcases,itisunwisetoleaveacityundefended.Thisisespeciallytrueifyouknowthatanenemyunitisnearby.Earlyinthegame,however,theworldissparselypopulated,soyoucantakeachanceandsendtheunitouttoexplore.Ifyoureatallcurious,youprobablywanttoseewhatthatminortribetothenorth-westhas instoreforus.WecouldfindanotherWarriororsomethingbetter.How-ever,sincetheresultsofencounteringaminortribeareunpredictable,theconsequencesmightnotbebeneficial.WelltakethechanceandmovetheWarriortothenorthwest

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bypressing[7]onthenumerickeypad(notthe[7]onthetoprowofthekeyboard).Notethatwhenaunitmovesnexttoadarkarea,anyblacksquaresarounditarerevealed.Mostunitscanseeonesquarearoundthem,unlesstheyreonahillormountain.Thisishowyouexplore(andclaim!)theneighboringterrain.Atthispoint,ourWarriorhasnotenteredanyunknownterritory,sowecanonlyseethesame21squaresthatwecouldatthebeginning.Theturnendsautomaticallywhenourlastunitfinishesitsmovement.SinceWarriorscanmoveonlyonesquareperturn,ourturnisnowover.

FirstCivilizationAdvanceWellgobacktoexploringtheworldinamoment.Fornow,somethinginterestinghashappened.Atthestartofthisturn,theScienceAdvisorannouncesthatourresearchershavediscoveredthesecretofBronzeWork-ing.Excellent!Wevediscoveredourfirstciv-ilizationadvance.Whenthemessageofdiscoveryappears,youcanclickonthenameoftheadvancetoseetheCivilopediaentryforyournewtechnol-ogy.TheCivilopediaisanin-gameencyclo-pediaofgameinformation.Theentryforeachadvanceshows(amongotherthings)allthenewunits,improvements,andWondersyoucanbuildasaresultofthediscovery.Itsonceagaintimetochoosearesearchproject.TheScienceAdvisorgivesushissug-gestionandthelistofchoices.Thistime,wellselecttheBigPictureoption.OurScienceAdvisorpresentsuswithadetailedmapofalltheadvancesinthegame.UsingthisTechTree,wecanexplorepossiblefutureresearchpathsanddevelopalong-termplan.BronzeWorkingallowsustobuildSpearmen,and itallowsresearch intoIronWork-ing.

Since

Bronze

Working

has

provided

the

ability

to

build

agood

defensive

unit,

we

canmoveontoaresearchpaththatenhancesourgrowthcapability.WeclickonPot-tery,anditsmarkedas#1,meaningthatitsthefirstprojectinourResearchQueue.(For thedetailsonsettingupaResearchQueue,refer to Chapter9:Civilization

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AdvancesorthesectionontheScienceAdvisorsReportinChapter15:Refer-ence:ScreenbyScreen.)WeclickDonetoreturntothemap.

ChangingProductionBefore

we

do

anything

else,

its

time

to

check

up

on

Washington

again.We

open

the

CityDisplayandlookattheProductionBox.ThecityhasautomaticallybeguntobuildanotherWarrior.Unlessyougiveitspecificinstructions,acitysgovernorswillchoosewhattoproducenextbyguessingatwhatyouwant.Theseguessesarebasedontheproductionordersyouvegiventhroughoutthegamebutthisearlyinthegame,theresnohistoryofdecisionsforthemtoconsult.Thus,theyjustgoonblithelyconstructingwhatevertheythinkisbest.Sincethecity isstilldefenseless,weneedtobuildaunittoprotectWashingtonfrompossible invaders.ASpearman isabetterdefense thanaWarrior,soweclickon theProductionBoxtoopenthelistofproductionoptions.ClickingonSpearmanassignsthatunitasthecurrentconstructionproject.TheSpearman iconnowappearsinsidetheProductionBoxtoindicatethatthecityisbuildingone.WeclosetheCityDisplay.

FindingaMinorTribeRememberourWarrior?Thecursorisflashingunderitagain,indicatingthatitsonceagainreadyforaction.Ourinitialexploration(orstartingpoint)revealedavillageofhutstothenorthwest.Thisvillage,whichtheWarriorisnownextto,ishometoaminortribe.Minortribesarenotrivalcivilizations(thoughsomearehometobarbarianraiders).Theyaresmallvillagespopulatedwithpeoplewhomightbeinclinedtohelpyou.Wereabouttomakecontactwiththisminortribe.Theresultsofsuchcontactareunpre-dictable.Itcouldresultinagiftofknowledgeorgold,thetribemightsendtheirbestwarriorstoformamilitaryunittohelpus,orthetribemightdecidetojoinourcivi-lization,eitherbycedingustheirtownorpullinguprootsandformingaSettler.Ofcourse,negativeeventsarealsopossible;thevillagecouldbeemptyorpopulatedbyhos-tilebarbarians.We

move

the

Warrior

one

square

to

the

west,

onto

the

hut,

by

pressing

[4]

on

the

numerickeypad.Theresultisgood,butnotgreatwereceiveagiftofgoldfromtheminortribe.(Amilitaryunitwouldhavespeededourexplorationconsiderably.)

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SupportNoteThisearlyinthegame,yourestillpayingnothingtosupportyourunits.Thefirstsev-eral unitsare free of maintenance costs.How many?Thatdepends ona few factors,includingyourformofgovernmentandnumberofcities.However,onceyouvebuiltenoughunits,youllbeginpayingsupportfromyourtreasuryoneachoneoverthelimit.Ifyoureoverthelimitandyoureceiveaunitfromaminortribe,youhavetosupportit,just asyou support allyour units.One coin fromyour commerce income goes totheupkeepofthenewuniteachturn.Ifthismakesyourunits(asawhole)tooexpen-sive,youmightconsiderdisbandingtheleastusefulofthem.(Theconceptofdisbandingisexplained later.)Ontheotherhand,ifyoucaptureaunit,itcomesfreeofcharge.

PopulationIncreaseWemovetheWarrioraroundforafewturns,exploringtheareaaroundWashington.Prettysoon,twothingshappen.First,thepopulationofthetownincreasestotwo.Sec-ond,WashingtoncompletestheSpearmanitwasbuilding.WhenweopenWashingtonsCityDisplay,weseethattheFoodStorageBox isnowempty.Nextturn,itwillstartfillingupagain,accumulatingfoodforthenextpopulationincrease.ThePopulationRosternowcontainstwocitizens.OnthemapoftheCityRadius(theResourceMap),wecanseethatthenewcitizenisalreadyatwork;specifically,thecit-izenisproducingtwofoodandoneshieldintheGrassland-Shieldsquarenortheastofthecity.Thatsfinefornow.So,althoughwecanchangeassignmentsifwechoose,wellleavethecitizenthere.Asforproduction,itstimetochangeagain.Thisearlyinthegame,onedefensiveunitisadequateforcityprotection.Weclickthe iconofwhateverthecityhasdecidedtobuildandselectSettlerfromtheProductionmenu.Itstimetostartthinkingaboutthenextpriority:growth.Inordertoexpandacivilization,youneedtobuildothercities,andforthat,youneedSettlers.Heresapotentialproblem:whenacitybuildsaSet-tler,itgivesuptwoofitspopulationtotheemigration.WehavetocheckthenumberofturnsitlltaketocompletetheSettleragainstthenumberofturnsbeforethetownwillgrowtosize3.Luckily,thetownwillgrowbeforetheSettlerisdone,sotherewillbeenoughpeopletogoaround.Relieved,weclosetheCityDisplay.

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GarrisoningNow theSpearmanunit is flashing.Inorder toprotect thecity,theSpearmanmustremaininsideWashington.Unitsprovidethebestprotectionwhentheyaregarrisoned.WegarrisontheunitbyclickingtheGarrisonOrderbuttonorbypressing[F].Gar-risonedunitsremainintheircityuntilyoumanuallyreactivatethem.Fornow,theSpear-manshouldbeleftalonetoguardWashington.

TheWaitingGameSoon,ourwisemendiscoverPottery.Inadditiontoopeningupafurtherresearchpos-sibility (Mapmaking),PotteryallowsustobuildGranaries,whichstorehalfthefoodwhenanewcitizenisproducedinacity.Thiscityimprovementgreatlyspeedsthegrowthoftownsandcities.Ourgoalnow istodevelopMonarchy.Inordertodoso,wemustfirstresearchWar-riorCode,CeremonialBurial,Mysticism,andPolytheism.Monarchyisamoreadvancedformofgovernmentthathelpstoincreaseourproductivity.ItalsomakespossibletheHangingGardensWonderoftheWorld,whichhelpsimprovetheattitudeofourentirepopulation.Nowthatwehavealong-termresearchgoal,wecanusetheTechTreesQueuingfeature.WeusetheBigPictureoption toopentheScienceAdvisorsreport.RatherthanchoosingCeremonialBurialasthenextadvancetoresearch,weclickonMonar-chy.Theinterveningadvancesaremarkedas#1(CeremonialBurial),#2(WarriorCode),#3(Mysticism),and#4(Polytheism).Monarchyis#5.AclickontheDonebut-ton,andwereinbusiness.Weneedtomoveforwardafewturnsnow,sowelljustmoveourWarrioraroundtoexploreabit.Soonenough,werenotifiedthatWashingtonhascompletedtheSettlerithasbeenbuilding.WechoosetheZoomtoWashingtonoptioninthenotificationboxtoopentheCityDisplay.Oncethere,wechangeproductionsothatWashingtonisbuild-ingaGranary.Washingtonspopulationhasdroppedtoone.Thatsbecause,aswementionedearlier,Settlersrepresentcitizenswholeavethecityinordertoestablishanewcity.Thepop-ulationwillsoonincreaseagain,sothetownsreductioninsizeisonlytemporary.WeclosetheCityDisplay.

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ExpandingtheEmpireNowitstimetoexpandtheempire.WemovetheSettlernorthwestonesquare,westonesquare,thensouthwestthreesquares.ItnowoccupiesaGrasslandsquarenearalotofForest.Pressing[B],weordertheSettlertobuildanewtown.Again,wecouldnamethe

city

anything

we

want,

but

well

just

leave

the

default

name

of

NewYork.

ImportantCaveat

SendingourSettleroutonitsownlikethisisdangerous.Settlersareunarmedandcan-notdefendthemselvesifattacked.AnyenemyunitorevenabarbarianunitthatcomesalongcansimplycaptureourSettler.Ifthisisdonebyanally,itisofcourseanactofwarbutthisearlyinthegame,wehavenodiplomaticagreementswithanyothercivilizationsthatmightbenearby.When

you

send

out

valuable

non-military

units,

especially

Settlers

and

Workers,

you

takeacalculatedrisk ifyouchoosenottoprotectthemwithmilitaryunits.

WhenNewYorksCityDisplayopens,wenoticeafewdifferencesfromWashingtonswhenitwasfirstbuilt.AlthoughNewYorkisproducingjustasmuchfoodasWashing-tondid,commerce,andthereforetaxincome,issignificantlylower.ThatsbecausetheonlyspecialresourcetotakeadvantageofwithinNewYorksCityRadius isWheat,whichproducesfoodandshields,butnocommerceincome.Heressomethingtonote:eventhoughthere isstillsomeunexploredterrainnearby,onceyouhaveestablishedthetown,allthesquaresintheCityRadiusareilluminated.Althoughthisisahandywaytofindoutwhatsinthosedarksquares,itcanbeanastysurprisetofindanenemyunitonthedoorstepofavulnerablenewcity.TheNewYorkersguessedthatwewantedthemtoproduceaSpearman.Sincethiscityneedstobeprotectedtoo,aSpearmanisjustwhatwewant,soweclosetheCityDis-playwithoutmakinganychanges.WhenwerenotifiedthatwevediscoveredCeremonialBurial,wesimplyapprovethenextproject.(Welldothesamethenextfewtimesresearchchoicesrollaround.)Inafewmoreturns,NewYorkcompletesitsSpearman.Next,wewantthecitytopro-duceaWorker.TheproductionofWorkers,likeSettlers,costspopulationonlyone,though,ratherthantwo.Aftermakingsurethatthetownwillhaveatleastapopulation

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of2bythetimetheunit iscompleted,wechangetheproduction inNewYorktoaWorker.WhilewerewaitingfortheWorker,wecanexploreNewYorkshiddenterraintothewest.WemovetheSpearmanwest,thenmarchsouthandnorth,lightingallthatdarkterrain.Finally,webringitbackintoNewYorkandgarrisonit.Afewturnslater,WashingtoncompletesitsGranary.WechangetheproductiontoanotherWorker(afteranotherpopulationcheck).WecanusetheseWorkerstoimprovetheterrainaroundWashingtonandNewYork.Somewherealongthe line,wealsodiscoveranadvanceandstartonMysticism.ThiswillmaketheOracleWonderpossible,andmaybelaterwelltrytobuildit.

ImprovingtheTerrainSoon,NewYorkfinishesbuildingitsWorker.WechangeproductiontheretoaGranary.WhentheWorkerbecomesactive,wemoveitonesquaretothenorthwest(using[7]onthenumerickeypad),ontotheGrasslandsquare.Next,weopenNewYorksCityDisplay.WhenwelookatNewYorksResourceMap,weseethattheGrasslandsquarenorth-westofthecityiscurrentlygeneratingoneshieldandtwofood.Thatsnotbad,butwecanuseourWorkertoimprovetheproductioninthatterrainsquare.WeclosetheCityDisplayand,whentheWorkerbecomesactive,clicktheBuildRoadOrderbuttonorpress[R].Forthenextcoupleofturns,theWorkerworksonbuildingaroad.WhentheWorkerbecomesactiveagain,theresaroadleadingoutofNewYorktothenorthwest.WeopenNewYorksCityDisplayagainandlookattheResourceMap.Aftertheconstructionoftheroad,thesameGrasslandsquareisnowgeneratingonecommerceinadditiontoitsformerresources.Notonlydowegetthisbenefit,butroadsalsoincreasemovementspeed;friendlyunitsmovethreetimesfasteralongaroad,nomatterwhattypeofter-raintheroadpassesthrough.Evenbetter,theterraincanbeimprovedfurther.WhentheWorkerbecomesactiveagain,wellclicktheBuildIrrigationOrderbuttonorpress[I].Buildingirrigationtakesabitlongerthanbuildingroads.ItslikelythatwhilewerewaitingfortheWorkertocom-pletethistask,WashingtonwillproduceitsWorker.WechangeproductiontoWealthinWashington.Thiswillgeneratesomeextracash.ThenwesendtheWorkernortheasttobuildaroadandirrigationinthatGrasslandsquare.

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WealsodiscoverMysticismandstartworkonanothercivilizationadvance,Polythe-ism.Monarchyisnextonthelist.Severalturnslater,theNewYorkWorkercompletesthe irrigationproject;theterrainsquare isnowmarkedtoshowthatitis irrigated.WeopentheCityDisplayforNewYorkandnotethattheresourceproductionhasnotchangedasaresultof irrigation.Normally,irrigation increasesthefoodoutputofGrasslandsbyone.However,underDespotism,ourcurrentsystemofgovernment,anyterrainsquareproducingthreeormoreofanyresourcetypehasitsproductionreducedbyone.So,insteadofthreefood,thesquarestillproducesonlytwo.ThisillustratesoneofthedrawbacksofDespotismandexplainswhyourresearchisnowproceedingtowardMonarchy,underwhichsuchpenaltiesdonotexist.WhilewerewaitingtodiscoverPolytheismandthenMonarchy,wesendtheNewYorkWorkersouthwest intotheForestsquareandbuildaroad.Then,wemovesouthandbuildbotharoadandirrigation.WhentheWashingtonWorkerfinishesbuildingboth,wemoveitonesquarewestandrepeattheimprovementprocess.Then,webuildaroadconnectingWashingtontoNewYork.Neitherofourcitieshasanyluxuries inside itsCityRadius,but ifeitheronedid,theroadconnectingthetwowouldbemuchmorethanjustaboontotravel.Whenanycityisconnectedtoaluxuryaspecialterrainresource(likeIncense)thatisntlinkedtofood,production,orcommercethatsinsideyournationsborders,onecontentcit-izenofthecity ismadehappy foreachofthese luxuries.Ifoneofyourcitieshasnoluxuriesofitsownbutisconnectedviaroad,harbor,orairporttoacitythatdoes,thefullbenefitoftheluxuriesappliestobothcities.Infact,byconnectinganumberofcitiesandluxurieswithanetworkofroads,youcansharetheluxuries(andthehappinessben-efits)throughoutyourempire.Whenwe finallydiscoverMonarchy,MapMakingbecomesournextadvancegoal.Now,itstimetochangegovernments.Duringthisturn,wereofferedtheopportunitytostartarevolutionandchangegovernments.Wechoosetodoso.Therewillbeafewturnsofanarchybeforeourpopulationsettlesdown,sowelldigressjustalittle.HavingMonarchyallowsustobuildtheHangingGardensWonder,andwhenwegetMapMaking,wecanconstructtheLighthouse,eachofwhichgrantshugebenefitstoourgrowingcivilization.Whilewewilltrytocompletethesesoon,Wondersarebigprojectsandwehavesmallerconcernsatpresent.So,aftertheanarchysettlesdownandourMonarchyisfirmlyincontrol,NewYorkeventuallycompletesitsGranary,andwe

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changeproductiontoamilitaryunit.WellreassignWashingtontostartworkingontheHangingGardens.

ChangingGovernmentsBynow,wehaveestablishedasmallbutthrivingcivilization.Weredoingwell,butcoulddobetter.Hereshowwellimproveourcivilizationbyswitchingtoamoreadvancedformofgovernment.Withinafewturns(itsnotalwaysthesamenum-ber),amenuappears listing thesystemsofgov-ernmentcurrentlyavailabletous.WechooseMonarchy,andourcivilizationisnowruledasone.Letstakealookattheeffectsofthegovernmentchange.WellopenWashingtonsCityDisplayandlookattheproductionchanges.Thecitysfoodproductionhasincreasedbythree.NotethattheGrasslandsquarewe irrigatedearlier isnowgeneratingthreefood insteadoftwo.TherestoftheextrafoodiscomingfromthecitysquareitselfandoneoftheFishsquares.Commerceincomehasalsoincreasedasaresultofthechangeingovernment,whichhastheeffectofincreasingtheamountofscience.Shieldgenerationhasremainedthesame,becausenoneoftheterraincurrentlyinusearoundWashingtoniscapableofproducingmorethantwoshields.IfyoulookattheCityDisplayforNewYork,youllnoticesimilarincreasesinthatcityaswell.

MeetingAnotherCivilizationWedecidetoexploretothesouthwestwithNewYorksnewunit(notwiththevul-nerableWorker).Eventually,wemeetournearestneighbors,theGermans.Theircapi-talcity,Berlin,islocatedsomedistanceaway.AssoonasweenterGermanterritoryandrunintoaGermanunit,theirleaderrequestsanaudiencewithus.Establishingeffectivecommunicationwithyourneighborsisvitaltosuccess.Earlyinthegame,youshouldtakeanyreasonableactionstoensurethatnearbycivilizationsenjoyyourcompany.Notonlydoesthiskeepyourcivilizationreasonablysafefromattack,itcanalsoleadtoprofitableexchanges.Youcanseeyouropponentsattitudetowardyouwhenyoumakecontactwithoneanother.Theattitudesofrivalleadersarebasedon

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yourpastbehaviorwhendealingwithothercivilizations.Sincethisisourfirstcontactwithanycivilization,weexpecttheGermanleadertohaveaneutralandsomewhatcau-tiousattitude(thoughyouneverreallyknowwhatattitudeanewlymetleaderwillhave).Unlesswedeclarewarourselves,wellcomeoutofthisencounterwithanautomaticpeacetreatywiththeGermans,andpossiblyanexchangeofknowledge(advances).Wewanttomakefriendsatthisstageinthegame,soeventhoughgivinguptechnologyisdangerous,itsalsoasignoftrustandofhopeforastrongalliance.Afterthisencounter,wehave(mostlikely)gainedafriend(fornow)andpossiblyprof-itedbyoneortwocivilizationadvancesasaresultoftechnologyexchangewiththeGermans.Nowthatwevemadecontact,wecanchatwiththematanytimebyclick-ingtheDiplomacybuttonontheInfoBoxandsendinganemissarytotheGermans,orbyright-clickinganyGermanunit.TheGermanscanalsocontactusatanytime.

ConclusionSoendsthebeginnerslesson.Youshouldnowbefamiliarwithmanyofthebasiccon-cepts.Remember,weveonlyscratchedthesurfacewhenitcomestolearningthegame.UsetherestofthismanualandtheCivilopediatohelpyouwithnewconceptsasyouencounterthem.Havefun,andgoodluck!Mayyourreignbelongandfruitful!

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I FYOUVEPLAYEDBEFORE

I knowthesituation.Justtellmewhatschanged.

Ifyouveplayedbefore,muchofwhatsinthegamewillbefamiliar,butthereismuchthatsdifferent,inwaysbothobviousand subtle.Thischaptersummarizes themajorchanges,anditsmeantforexperiencedplayers.Ifyourenewtothegame,someofitmightnotmakesenserightaway.

GeneralHereareafewbroadchangesthataffectthegameoverall.Civilization-specificadvantages:Eachcivilizationalwayshad itsownpersonalityandwayofdoingthings,butnowtheyalsohavespecificgameadvantages.Everytribealsohasoneunit thatonly itscivilizationcanbuild.SeeChapter3:SettingUpaGameforalist.Ordersbuttons:Mostofthemenusaregone.Manyoftheirfunctionsarenowcon-tainedintheAdvisorsscreens,butalloftheordersyoumightwanttogivetoaunitarerightthereontheWorldMapthoseroundbuttonsnearthebottom.Thelowerrowarethestandardorders(Disband,Wait,andsoon).Ordersappropriatetotheactiveunit


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initscurrentsituationareintheupperrow.Justclickthebutton(orusetheshortcutkey)togivetheunititsorders.Culture:EverycityandeverycivilizationnowearnsculturepointsforhavingWondersandculturalimprovements,likeTemplesandLibraries.Acitysculturalvaluetranslatesintothesizeofitssphereofinfluence.Yourcitiescombinedspheresofculturalinfluencedetermineyournationalborders.Forexplanationsofthecreationandbenefitsofcul-ture,seetherelevantsections inChapter11:ManagingYourCitiesandChapter12:ManagingYourEmpire.Mousecursorscroll:MoveyourmousecursortoanyedgeoftheWorldMap,andyourviewwillshift inthatdirectionuntilyoumovethemouseawayfromtheedgeagainorreachoneofthepoles.Thisisahandywaytoseeterrainthatsjustoutofsightortoscanlargeareas.Thearrowkeys(notthenumerickeypadarrows)alsomovethemap,inincrements.Barbarianshavebeenrevamped:ThedetailsareinChapter8:Units,butherearethehighpoints: Barbariansdontjustspringupoutofnowhere.Now,theyoriginatefromencamp-

mentsandhavenames.Villagesonthecoastcanspawnseagoingvessels. Therearenobarbarianleaders.Togettheirgold,seekoutandinvadethebarbar-

ianencampments. Barbariansdonotcaptureundefendedcities.Now,theyjustpillagetheplaceand

moveon.Theydontgiveyouthatpolitewarning,either.

UnitsArmedforcesandotherunitsare,whileperhapsnottheheartofacivilization,certainlythepartsyouspendthemosttimedealingwith.Therevebeenalotofchangeshere.Nomoreshields:ThefamiliarshieldsthateveryunitintheCivilizationIIgamecar-riedhavebeenreplaced.Averticalhealthbarnowaccompanieseveryunitinthegame.Thelengthofthiscoloredbarindicatestheoverallhealthoftheunit.Thebarisseparated

into

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each

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which

represents

one

hit

point.

Green

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indicates

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healthyunit,yellowstillmeanstheunithasbeensomewhatdamaged,andredstillmarksacriticallyinjuredunit. Inthisgame,thecoloringontheunitsuniformdenotesnationality.(Youcanchangethewayunitsaredisplayedusingthepreferences in theGamemenu.)

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Nohomecity:Supportformilitaryunitsnowcomesdirectlyfromyourcivilizationstreasury.Unhappinessduetomilitaryunitsinthefieldisalsomanagedinanewway,calledwarweariness.(Forthedetails,seeChapter12:ManagingYourEmpire.)Thesetwochanges,takentogether,makethe ideathateachunithasahomecitynolongerrelevant.Whenunitsinanallysterritoryarereturnedafteranaccidentalincur-sion,theysimplyreturntothenearestsquarethatsneutralorinyourterritory.Payingforsupport:Allunitsbeyondthosesupportedforfree(asdeterminedbygov-ernmenttypeandnumberandsizeofcities)requirefundsfromyourtreasuryforsup-portevenSettlers.Nounitrequiresshieldsorfoodforsupport.Upgrading:Whensomeunitsbecomeobsolete,youcanupgradethem.MovetheunitintoanycitywithaBarracksandpress[U].Ifitspossibletoupgradetheunitandthecityiscapableofbuildingthenewunit,thejobisdone.DiplomatsandSpies:Diplomatsandspiesarenolongerunitsthatmovearoundthemap.Instead,diplomaticandespionagemissionsareinitiatedandcarriedoutthroughembassies.ReadChapter13:DiplomacyandTradeformoreinformation.CaravansorFreight:Caravansandfreightarealsonolongerunitstobemovedaroundthemap.Instead,tradeoccursalongtradenetworkscomprisedofroads,harbors,andairports.SeeChapter13:DiplomacyandTradeforthedetails.SettlersandWorkers:Settlersarenowgoodforonlytwothings:foundingcitiesandaddingtothepopulationofexistingones.Theynolongerimproveterrain.ThatsnowthejoboftheWorker.AWorkercanalsoaddtothepopulationofanexistingcity,butcantestablishanewone.ASettlercoststwopopulationtobuild;aWorkercostsonlyone.Eachcontributesthesamenumberwhenaddingtoacityastheyoriginallycost.NeitherSettlersnorWorkersneedfoodforsupport,asSettlersdidinpreviousversions.Likeallotherunits,theyresupportedwithfundsfromyourtreasury.Capture:Enemyforcescannowcapturedefenselessunits,likeSettlers,Workers,andartillery.Iftheresnodefendernearby,anymilitaryunit(onewithanattackfactor)cantakecontrolofaunitthatsincapableofdefendingitself.AcapturedSettlerorWorkerretainsitsnationality,butservesitsnewcivilizationasunquestioninglyasitdiditspre-viousruler.AcapturedSettlerbecomestwoWorkers,becausefoundingacitywithonly

foreign

nationals

is

abad

idea.

Firepowergone:Combathasbeenimprovedsothattheconceptoffirepowerisnolongernecessary.Fordetails,checkoutChapter8:Units.

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Bombardability:Warships,bombers,fighters,andartilleryunitshavetheability tobombardatargetthatswithintheirrange.Bombardmentcountsasaunitsattack,andmightdamagedefensivefortifications,harmunits,orotherwisedamageacityinthetar-getsquare.Formoredetails,seeChapter8:Units.Leaders:Noonecanbuildleaders;theyarisefrombattles.Gettheleaderbacktooneofyourcities,andyouhavetwooptions(bothofwhichconsumetheleader;itdisap-pears): CreateanArmy.A leader inacitycanbecomeanArmy.Essentially,anArmy isa

groundunitthatcaninclude(transport)othergroundunits.WhengroupedintoanArmy,theseunitshaveadvantages incombat.Forthedetails,seeChapter8:Units.

Finishagreatwork.WhenitarrivesatacitythatsinthemidstofbuildingaWon-derorcityimprovement,aleadercanwhipthepopulationintoaproductivityfrenzy,sothattheyfinishtheprojectinoneturn.

NewWorkerorders:Anumberofnewordersmakecommonterrainimprovementjobs, likebuildingaroadfromonepointtoanother,easierandmoreconvenient.ThedetailsareinChapter8:Units,andtheresalistattheendofChapter15:Ref-erence:ScreenbyScreen.

TerrainandMovementWeallknowhowimportantterrainistosuccessfulcivilizationbuilding.Herearethemajorchangeslargeandsmall.Naturalresources:NaturalresourcesworkinacompletelydifferentmannerthaninpreviousCivilizationgames.Theyredividedintothreecategories:bonusresources,luxuries,andstrategicresources.Thatsright;luxuriesarenowcountedamongtheter-rainspecials.Strategicresourcesarenecessarytobuildsomeunits,andbothcanbetraded.Forthedetails,readChapter7:TerrainandMovementandChapter13:DiplomacyandTrade.Freshwaterlimitonirrigation:UntilyourcivilizationdiscoversElectricity,yourWorkerscanonlyirrigatesquareswithaccesstofreshwater:ariver,alake,oranotherirrigatedsquare.

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Shieldsfromclearingforests:WhenaWorkerfinishesclearingaForestsquare,thisdeliversanumberofproductionshieldstothenearestcity.Theforeststillchangesintoaterraintypemoresuitedtoirrigation,too.Colonies:Tocollectastrategicresourceorluxuryfromaterrainsquareoutsideacityssphereofinfluence(seeCultureinChapter11:ManagingYourCitiestofindoutwhatthatis),youcanhaveaWorkerestablishacolonyonthatsquare.Forthedetails,seeOrdersinChapter15:Reference:ScreenbyScreen.Effectsofrivers:Theeffectsofriversonmovementandcombathavebeenchangedabit,asfollows: Nofastmovement:CivilizationIIallowedgroundunitsmovingalongriverstotravel

fasterasifmovingonaroad.Thisgameoffersnomovementbonusforrivertravel.Riversnowrunalongtheedgesofsquares,notthroughthem.

Combatbonus:Ifcombattakesplaceacrossarivertheunitsareondifferentsideswhenthecombatbeginsthedefendergetsabonus.

Movementcost:Untilyoudis

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