Let's Play Civilization IV - Immortal U 1

[mikkman5]

TAKE THE BANANAS

I lol'd

[TheInvisibleNinja2]

hey check his vid out ha i usualy hate spammers and never do it but its a really good 1! and if u could please tell me how to make it better?

[IronwillNeo]

I dont know why but I think thats what I call annoying . . . well, sometimes when I attack one, just that one + another civ declare war on me, sometimes it look like the entire world against me . . . yet, thats what make a tech rush worth, or else u would just crush one by one.

[IronwillNeo]

well . . . first thing I do is a seetler, then I make a warrior then another seetler . . . the same with new cities until I reach some 15 to 20 cities, then I focus more on making 2 combat units before making a seetler . . . when thats no more area to place new cities I check my neighbors armies and see how worth it is to conquer one of them, or else I rush tech to crush them later (where game tend to throw every civs armies on me when I do that, what become a all VS 1 -.- )

[Yous111111]

Mehh, boring builders game, no wars, only one land-neighbour, no barbs, no challange (not you fault, dont get me wrong) This might be interesting for people who want to get a general idea of and tipps for civ managment but not for those that look for immortal and beyond gameplay strats.

[Pastshelfdate]

I love the tool tips! LOL

Wow – did your worker move 2 tiles in 1 turn? My one unit trick in Civ 3 is to edit workers to move 2; I miss the Engineers of Civ 2. Does any version of Civ 4 allow editing of workers (without creating instability in the game)?

Oh, and what is "Regenerate," and how does it generate gold?



[TheDarklord0211]

You should do DEITY mode on Civilization 5 :O

i did on the demo..

AND AFTER 100 TURNS EVERYONE HAD 400 points

while i had 40 -.-

but thats only becuase queen elizibeth STOLE MA FUCKIN CITY :S

althought i put up a good fight and killed some of her units.

and we made a peace treaty..

where i gave her 400 gold -.-

[BarringtonDailey]

Can you explain why the start sucks so much? You have river (commerce, later levy), cows (awesome food and hammers), and 2 wines (even more commerce), you also have flood plain.

It's a lot better than a lot of starts I'm used to, do you use "regenerate" a lot to get gold? Do you recommend this at higher levels?

[viagra1111]

giggidy

[Grind3269]

How important is it to build roads? I always get my workers to build roads for all my improvements. Should I do it or is it just a waste of time?

[torkoal531]

@Grind3269

Not much of a point imo. Just to get aruond quicker and link resources and trade routes. You don't NEED to build roads everywhere.

In Civ3, though, it used to give the space an extra commerce, so idk

[operations1000]

Omg I'm not gonna watch this cuz you didn't get a worker first you noob! j/k lol.

[dannynip]

You commented that you build a Worker first usually. Is that really recommended? I build 2-3 Warriors (grow to size 3 minimum) before I go for a Worker. This also gives me some time to explore and get some techs before I make some major decisions.

[TheMelnTeam]

Worker first dominates most starts.

[RobloxFreak122]

Why shouldn't I automate my workers?

[GameingGod28]

@TheMelnTeam hay im new to civ 4 a do you know how to uncroud a city

[AlexHughesMusic]

starve the city (make it so tthe city doesnt work on high food tiles)

adopt slavery and sacrifice population but it does give you loads of :(

[DarthMeanie]

@dannynip

The effect of adding a worker when you have none is such a massive boost that sacrificing immediate city growth will quickly pay off.

[ant1i0n]

If you started on a coast with fish/crabs/clam would it better to start with a work boat or a worker?

[DarthMeanie]

It depends on the rest of the land. Work Boats are single shot only, so a worker gets more out of your investment, and potentially a better yield, at the price of retarded growth.

Starts with really good land that you have the tech to improve upon, like grassland pig or cows, gold, gems, irrigated rice, etc. can be better starting with a worker even if you have coast and seafood.

[bulakaupe]

Thanks man. Your videos help me understand the game a lot more.

[TheRzarectah]

I've been playing Civ for about 15 years, starting with the original on Super Nintendo. Civ 4 is so ridiculously hard with all the new concepts like religion and maintenance. I always end up broke and last place in terms of score.

[Kulmataklaus]

Civ IV pretty much introduced a new approach for gameplay. Theoretically I don't even want to comment if it's harder or easier than the previous parts - It's different.

What might seem difficult to adopt is multiple approach for each game throughout the game. It's a little more "complicated" but makes all the sense in the world once understood.

Also, about the difficulty levels Immortal is about the first which even hardcore players can't find a way to go around. So this tutorial should help.

[goodolarchie]

Hey TMIT, I assume most people are watching the whole series playlist on autoplay, I don't think you need to keep introducing yourself and the video each part. Just some aesthetic advice, your play is great =)

[arno789]

Can you just have ONE world wonder in this game? Like, i build the Stonehenge, but i want the Pyramids too, then i cant build the Pyramids? :O

[TheMelnTeam]

It is possible to build every world wonder in the game, even in one city (generally not at high levels though).

It is also frequently a bad idea.

[arno789]

Why is it a bad idea? O:

[TheMelnTeam]

You undercut expansion and military potentially.

[thanatho123]

What's your view on tile improvements? Do you like improving every tile if possible. If so, when do you recommend improving every tile?

[TheMelnTeam]

Try not to work unimproved tiles. If that means improving them all, you do it, but of course tiles in other cities might have priority.

[thanatho123]

Well, what if your city is unhappy and unhealthy? How would you deal with that besides the buildings?

[TheMelnTeam]

You can get as much happiness as you need in monarchy just by putting units in cities. Resource trades help for both happiness and health and are an important part of the game. Aside from that, if your city can't grow any more and you've improved all the tiles it is working, that means you can work on other cities for the time being.

[thanatho123]

Sounds good. Thanks for the advice!

[TheMelnTeam]

I use cam studio recorder. I used Zune converter of all things to convert files to MP4.

[ahandac]

did u use fraps to video the game?i used that but it lost aquality after i upload it,ur video seems pretty clear.mind to tell me some parameter settings and the process of making the origial files (usually 20G or so) smaller AND HOLD THE QUALITY ?thanks

[Isikien]

:D

Didn't know you uploaded some new stuff

[Isikien]

:D

Was wondering if you'd done a new one and lo and behold, signature bears all

[sigurhel]

looks perfect for a box in, the rifle rush or something. will be fun to see which way you go. NO MORE UN VICTORIES PLEASE! :)

[sigurhel]

good series TMIT, I might even lurk in your channel. Have high hopes for this one, I also hate micro!!

[HomerJr007]

man I was so excited to get this but my laptops old and is short by 16mb of RAM!!!

[BreathInSpaceFilmz]

also can u give me any tips on miltary?

[BreathInSpaceFilmz]

whats immortal university about?

[Sardonicus83]

So are the marked settlement positions calculated by the Computer not the optimal ones?

[TheMelnTeam]

They might line up with a good spot, but often they don't. I suggest ignoring them outright.

[plmoknist]

oh that reminds of me where once i was spawned next to clams corn stone and deer it was like the best place ever

[AveiMil]

Hello! Good stuff, for your next game (if there is one) can you make it in HD quality?

[TheMelnTeam]

Yes, I am TheMeInTeam on the forums also.

[thedarkallies]

Immortal is a joke. If you're going to play a game worth watching, then go deity.

[DarkReignie]

Hi,

I just bought Civ IV and you're videos are awesome!

Could anyone tell me whether it's worth buying the expansions or not? Also, why do I get owned by anything past warlord?

Cheers.

[TheMelnTeam]

Of the expansions, the only good one is beyond the sword (but it is VERY good and I advise getting it). It has all the gameplay update from previous expansions, and quite a few new leaders of its own (and things like corps, apostolic palace, and slightly better AI).

[flamingokai]

You can buy Civ IV Complete now. It's cheaper that way. :D

[Eyedol5]

this game looks boring... I accidentally bought it like 2 years ago or something, and i thought it was going to be like Empire Earth 2, but i found out it was not and i never played it more than 10 mins. Still in its box , basically new...

[Babrook]

Like Chess, it's not for everyone.

[MyLIfeStudios]

u need to give it another try this game is awesome but its only for SMART people you have to THINK because what you do effects the 1000 turns

[JokinJoe]

@Eyedol5

I prefer this to ANY RTS game out there. TBS has more strategy, in my opinion.

[djcollin]

have been patiently waiting for another one. so excited!

[crazyundead]

nooooooo u missed the sea food NE :( :(

[TheMelnTeam]

There's always the next city...:/.

[tony4545646]

Just a suggestion: upload in HD if you can.

[TheMelnTeam]

My machine can't handle anything higher quality/resolution/etc...the HD button youtube has is as good as my videos will get until I get a hardware upgrade sadly.

[JaconWes]

Welcome back.

[Ervine4]

woot!