#Freeciv tutorial how to#
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Slave city build units, master city build improvements to increase farming speed. On island game make slave / master cities. If you have barracks in city use such city to build military units, in other cities build settlers, workers, diplomats. Against AI it doesn't matter much, it looks to do random moves mostly. Usually hill gives a decent amount - + 100% in classic ruleset. Use such early boosts to get very early horsemen, use scientists in other cities to get horseback riding in 3-4 turns.ĭepending on ruleset - terrain gives a lot of defense bonus. capital on pheasant with mined oil nearby would give +0 food, +10 production and +1 trade ( or you could build on oil instead getting +1 food, but on forest you would get +50% defense bonus ). Very good would be +3 food surplus, or +3 shields. Show no mercy.Īverage spot for city in despotism is with +2 food surplus, +2 shields, +1 trade. AI can move 5 units out of city and put is straight bereft your catapult. Some heavily defended AI cities you can erase with cannons later. Just be patient, dont attack cities with walls or on mountains. Just produce horde of knights like 20-40 and enjoy destruction. After monarchy you can research chivalry and build sun tzu academy ( if you have more than 15 cities, then its worth to build it ).

On small continental game you should be able to erase 5-10 AI with horsemen only.

#Freeciv tutorial how to#

AI has no idea how to play on islands, you can just keep 2-3 catapults, 2 - 3 chariots and kill all landing AI units, keep all coastal cities empty so it wont kill your units with steam engines / destroyers. You can use some extra scientists in cities, especially in those with weak production/high corruption. On continental map you should get monarchy quite fast. If AI finishes city walls don't attack such city, just stay with warrior around waiting until it leaves it empty, or wait 10 catapults, also you might consider investigating city with diplomat to check how much defenders is there.

AI always is rushing city walls, so its easy target. When you get 5 veteran horses/archers you can go and destroy some AI.

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Also rehome units in other cities to get free upkeep of units. Usually first barracks in capital should be enough before reaching 6-8 cities. In most times those captured cities are built in bad spots, then just sell improvements and set citizens to scientists, leave such city with 1 warrior inside.Īlways build military units in city with barracks. It leaves cities empty often, just put warrior near his cities and wait until he empties them. AI is very stupid, don't waste time on diplomacy. When you play against AI just pressure it. Usually a player starts with 50 gold, so you should buy it in the second turn after settling your capital (unless you are playing on islands or a big map). For example, close to perfect would be to settle on a wheat tile with oil and coal nearby so that at size 2 the city will have 15 production, allowing production of 3 horses in 4 turns. This can be easily achieved with a city on grassland with 2 forests nearby, but this is not a good spot. In this case, your capital at size 2 should have a minimum of 5 shields (which will be 8 after the bonus). The capital gives a +75% bonus in the classic ruleset, so settle your capital wisely. On an island game, a player can freely build settlers at first and research map making to get early triremes to scout. If this is a standard game with four players on map size one with landmass 70, or similarly size 2 with landmass 30, the player needs to devote his capital to building units while other cities produce settlers. Strategy depends on map size, map generator, land size, and starting units. A player needs to build offensive/defensive units quickly, try to control his borders, research new governments, and destroy the weakest nations. Strategy depends on the map you're playing on. You can also learn by playing with others or against the AI.Ģ) Press 'B' key or goto your menus>work>build city. It is recommended that you try playing solitaire a few times, so that you can get a feel for how things work, but this is not necessary. Now that you have Freeciv running, you'll want to play your first few games. If you're looking for ideas on playing Freeciv, then keep reading!! If you have never played the Civilization games, it's easiest to start by reading the Freeciv Manual, available at Manual. If you're looking for how to get Freeciv running, look in doc/README.

#Freeciv tutorial install#

If you're looking for how to install Freeciv, look in Install. The Freeciv playing HOWTO Originally by Michael Hohensee (aka Zarchon)

What kinds of military units are the most useful? Should I make the game easier by increasing the starting gold? In multiplayer games, what timeout should I set?

1.2 Q: Can you give me a basic strategy?.