I am fan of Civilization series, played a lot even Civilization I (which, in my opinion is slightly better than this). Note: There are several versions available, such as "Civ II Gold edition" with multiplayer abilities and two official add-on packs or "Civ II - Test of Time" with improved graphics and gameplay, also multiplayer, but no editor and a lack of compatibility to original Civ II scenarios.
There are countless user maps/mods available, and there are still coming new ones - often with a historically educational or compelling fantasy plots. "Civ II" will bring hours, days, weeks, months and - believe me - years of fine entertainment to you. Even today this game is addictive! If you don't have it and don't have the money for its successor "Civ III" buy it. The sooner you build your second city, the easier for you to progress faster.Even today this game is addictive! If you don't have it and don't have the money for its successor "Civ III" buy it. Plan your science development because getting all the techs in order is not the best idea.Įxpand quickly if you want to make sure that you get a great spot and no other civilization take it. The goal is to be the first to discover Atlantis for the tech boost. Try to be the first to get access to the Galleon (or the Lighthouse of Alexandria) so that you can explore the ocean. A solid defense and offense stacked around your border so that the cities can be kept very light on troops. When your civilization become very large it's far better to only defend the borders than individual cities.
Placeing a warrior on a hight point, hills or mountains nearby, will get you scout and you'll “see” better what troops are incoming and you can prepare to greet them. Make sure you have walls and archers early on to defendi your cities, and few offensive units to destroy the enemy if need be.ĭo not trust your neighbouring civilization. No matter if you play an aggressive or a defensive game you need a solid defense because you’ll be declared war upon a lot.
Russia's Catherine is well suited to this task because of her 50% bonus to spy production.Īmerica and China are two of the most powerful in the game. Although you will have less production from that city, you will have the benefit of having your opponents unable to catch up with your faster development. Use them to constantly interfere with your opponent's production speed. The cities in the middle of your civilization can be kept very light on troops.įocus one city to produce one spy for each capital city of your enemies early. At this point, only defend the borders well. When your civilization reaches a large size, it will be difficult to defend all cities without losing tech advances and city improvements. This will let you damage enemies from your city at a distance and survive sieges. Combine a ranged unit, for example an Archer, with the wall structure provided by Masonry technology.
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Rely on siege weapons such as catapults to weaken enemy defenses before engaging your full army. Use Galleons or the Lighthouse of Alexandria to reach them.ĭevelop the Scouting skill to learn the strength of enemy cities. Focus on naval technology so this can be done, as well as get a benefit over enemies that are more land-oriented many other wonders are located on islands. It can only be found with an open-water sea vessel (for example, a Galleon).
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Finding it will provide finished technology free of charge. Every map also has Atlantis hidden somewhere in the ocean. Every map has ancient and natural wonders that will boost your faction.