I have started playing with friends online, and both of my spawns were horrible even with start bias turned on (hill tundra and plain desert). How do I know if my spawn spot is so bad it's not even worth bothering ? I'd rather not stay in a four hour game where I have exactly 0 chance of winning.
Civilization – How to know if I spawned so bad it’s not even worth playing
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The money gained from performing a diplomatic mission is 350 + (50 * <era number>) where era number is just a serial number starting with 0 for the ancient era. In addition game pacing also affect this number: quick games modify this value by 0.67, epic by 1.5 and marathon by 3; or in other words:
Gold in Gold in Gold in Gold in Era Quick Standard Epic Marathon -------------------------------------------------- Ancient 234.5 350 525 1050 Classical 268 400 600 1200 Medieval 301.5 450 675 1350 Renaissance 335 500 750 1500 Industrial 368.5 550 825 1650 Modern 402 600 900 1800 Future 435.5 650 975 1950
I know of nothing else which can affect the gold amount.
Now, if I have a strong economy in the late game I typically gain another 100-200 gold per turn when in a golden age. That means that the only way in which a golden age is preferable to a diplomatic mission is when it lasts at least 3 to 6 turns. But usually by the time I get to the late game my golden age duration from great people is really low, and if you take into consideration that the influence gained is worth a few hundreds in itself, you'll see that a golden age looks less and less profitable in comparison. All this is especially true if you play in longer game speeds, which translate to higher gold.
Of course, golden age also nets production, so it's still a dilemma; but I do believe merchants are worth it from the financial aspect.
If you connect to Steam and play the game, it will automatically patch up to the latest version. The only way you could be playing an old version is if you're playing in offline mode. The version number should be listed on the main menu screen that comes up after the opening movie:
The current version at this time is 1.0.1.217. You should be able to see the latest version at any time by going to this thread on the official forums.
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It's kind of difficult to give a hard rule here. However, if I was pressed for a rule of thumb, I would say that if your capital city and the tiles immediately surrounding it are more than half tiles that give no base food (ie, desert, ice, mountain, snow), then you're probably in trouble. In fact, without a balance of food and production, you're probably going to be at a disadvantage, so some forest or hills would be good as well.
In this case, you can move your initial settler to a slightly better tile. If you can do this within, say, a turn, you're probably not too bad off. If it takes longer than that or the surrounding area is just completely barren, you're probably at a significant disadvantage.
If you're in a slightly bad location, it probably just means that you need to found a second city earlier than you normally would. Usually your capital will be a powerhouse, but if you spawn in a poor location it might not be.
You can avoid this situation altogether by playing on more balanced map types - there are some that are completely devoid of desert and ice, for instance. Disabling start bias is also an option if you really want to play as a civ that usually starts near vast swaths of desert or ice.