Since I decided to be arrogant and start a war as I told you in my last blog, I have been rebuilding and trying to figure out what went wrong with my army ever since. Maybe my civilization was just not developed enough or maybe I didn’t plan my attacks well enough, or maybe the other civilization was just a lot smarter then I was. I won’t find out until I decide to go to war again (which I am planning on doing so I can get my self confidence back). I think that unless your civilization is completely developed and stronger then any others, there is no reason to go to war, it will only hurt you in the long run.
I think that even if I did win my first war, all of the damage, time, and people put into winning the war, would not have been worth it. I would have been better off just sitting back and playing the good guy who shares with everyone and doesn’t upset anyone. These are the types of things I am learning by playing this game. Every decision that a civilization makes can have its positives and negatives in the long run.
I’m sure civilizations in the early times went through the same decisions that I am going through with right now, for example in guns germs and steal it is explained how the Europeans took over the Indians in American. But what if the Indians were the ones with the new diseases or more powerful weapons, it was all chance, and the Europeans came out on top lucky for them.
I hope to find out how my civilization recovers and if I can ever become strong and powerful enough to take my chances with another war. This time I will be able to learn from my mistakes and wait for the perfect time to strike. Failure is not an option. Oh yeah.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Feb 18 post
While playing the game, I tried to think about diamond and how he explained why some civilizations prospered and many others did not. Sure, some of the civilizations have not succeeded or advanced in any ways just because there out of luck and don’t have any resources or animals to work with, but the main reason I feel that a city or entire civilization would not survive is because of there decision to farm or hunt and gather.
I did not put much work into hunting or anything of that sort, and instead I tried to advance in farming and fishing, and certain things that can be done while not moving around. Doing this helped my cities grow in population and in territory. Not having to worry about hunting and gathering, helps with other things, such as the time to research in other fields of science, mathematics, astronomy, or religion.
After making my civilization pretty strong, I thought I should try to go to war and see just how hard it is to win a battle or take over another civilization. Right away I realized that it what not as easy as I thought it was, and I ended up making peace with them before I got destroyed. Now I have to concentrate more on rebuilding like I did in the beginning rather then advancing more in things that were not scarce. I also ended up losing two of my cities that were not well developed or defended well enough.
I did not put much work into hunting or anything of that sort, and instead I tried to advance in farming and fishing, and certain things that can be done while not moving around. Doing this helped my cities grow in population and in territory. Not having to worry about hunting and gathering, helps with other things, such as the time to research in other fields of science, mathematics, astronomy, or religion.
After making my civilization pretty strong, I thought I should try to go to war and see just how hard it is to win a battle or take over another civilization. Right away I realized that it what not as easy as I thought it was, and I ended up making peace with them before I got destroyed. Now I have to concentrate more on rebuilding like I did in the beginning rather then advancing more in things that were not scarce. I also ended up losing two of my cities that were not well developed or defended well enough.
Monday, February 5, 2007
Feb. 5th civilization entry
When comparing the game (civilization 4) and the book “Guns, Germs, and Steel” along with real history of civilizations, there are many things that are similar. When starting your own civilization, you got to make all the decisions that can affect what the outcome of your cities will be. Should you farm or hunt, explore or be stationary, build or research. All of these decisions affect what you can and cannot do later on.
One thing I enjoyed was deciding whether to work with other civilizations or go to war. Obviously at your early stages of construction, going to war is not even an option, and you must do whatever it takes not to go to war or else you’re screwed. I made sure I didn’t get into any wars by sucking up to the other civilizations that were stronger then I was, by making whatever trades or agreements that they wanted.
Once getting the hang of this game, it becomes addicting, and can definitely teach you all about how difficult it was to start up and keep a civilization running. I chose the Greek empire as my starting point, and my location seems to be very good. I have forests and jungles, lakes, rivers, and large amounts of land to work with. I haven’t gotten very far in the game yet because I’m just getting the hang of playing and just learning the little things that can help with the growth of my civilization; like building as many cities as I can and expanding my land. This will hopefully help produce a larger population, and in return increase my economy, religion, sciences, and territory. In later blogs I will be able to post what has helped me and what has not, and compare that with what other civilizations have gone through in the past and what desicions they could have made that would have changed their future.
One thing I enjoyed was deciding whether to work with other civilizations or go to war. Obviously at your early stages of construction, going to war is not even an option, and you must do whatever it takes not to go to war or else you’re screwed. I made sure I didn’t get into any wars by sucking up to the other civilizations that were stronger then I was, by making whatever trades or agreements that they wanted.
Once getting the hang of this game, it becomes addicting, and can definitely teach you all about how difficult it was to start up and keep a civilization running. I chose the Greek empire as my starting point, and my location seems to be very good. I have forests and jungles, lakes, rivers, and large amounts of land to work with. I haven’t gotten very far in the game yet because I’m just getting the hang of playing and just learning the little things that can help with the growth of my civilization; like building as many cities as I can and expanding my land. This will hopefully help produce a larger population, and in return increase my economy, religion, sciences, and territory. In later blogs I will be able to post what has helped me and what has not, and compare that with what other civilizations have gone through in the past and what desicions they could have made that would have changed their future.
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