Games PC SID MEIER S-CIVILIZATION III-GOLD EDITION User Manual
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CHAPTER 1
GAME REQUIREMENTS AND INSTALLATION 1
The ReadMe File ..................................................................1
System Requirements ..........................................................1
Setup and Installation ..........................................................2
Saving, Quitting, and Loading Games ...............................3
CHAPTER 2
IN TRODUCTION 5
Five Impulses of Civilization ..............................................5
Exploration ......................................................................5
Economics ......................................................................5
Knowledge ......................................................................6
Conquest ........................................................................6
Culture ............................................................................6
The Big Picture ....................................................................7
Winning .................................................................................7
The Documentation .............................................................7
Interface Conventions ......................................................8
Info Box ...............................................................................10
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CONTENTS
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Climate ..........................................................................24
Age ................................................................................24
Temperature ..................................................................25
Barbarian ......................................................................25
Player Setup .........................................................................26
Your Civilization ..........................................................26
Your Opponents ............................................................27
Difficulty Levels ............................................................30
Game Rules ..................................................................30
Ready, Set, Go .....................................................................33
Civilization III Editor .........................................................33
CHAPTER 4
FOR
BEGINNERS
ONLY 35
Building Your First City .....................................................35
Examining the City Display ..........................................37
Early Prior ities ..............................................................39
Researching Civilization Advances ...................................40
Meanwhile, Back in the City… .........................................42
First Military Unit ........................................................42
First Civilization Advance ..............................................43
Changing Production ....................................................44
Finding a Minor Tribe ........................................................44
Population Increase ............................................................46
Garr isoning ....................................................................46
The W aiting Game ..............................................................47
Expanding the Empire .......................................................47
Improving the Ter rain ........................................................49
Changing Governments .....................................................51
Meeting Another Civilization ............................................52
Conclusion ...........................................................................53
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Orders ..................................................................................13
Airlift ([T]) ....................................................................14
Automate W orker ([A]) ..................................................14
Bombard ([B]) ..............................................................14
Build Army ([B]) ............................................................14
Build Colony ([B]) ........................................................14
Build Fortress ([Ctrl]-[F]) ..............................................14
Build Irr igation ([I]) ......................................................15
Build Mine ([M]) ..........................................................15
Build Railroad ([Shift]+[R]) ..........................................15
Build Road ([R]) ..........................................................15
Build/Join City ([B]) ....................................................15
Clean Up Pollution ([Shift]-[C]) ....................................16
Clear or Replant Forest ([N] or [Shift]-[C]) ..................16
Clear Jungle ([Shift]-[C]) ..............................................16
Disband ([D]) ................................................................16
Fortify/Garr ison ([F]) ....................................................16
GoTo ([G]) ....................................................................17
Airdrop ([A]) ..................................................................17
Pillage ([P]) ....................................................................17
Hold (Spacebar) ............................................................17
Load/Unload ([L]) ........................................................18
Wait ([W] or [Tab]) ......................................................18
Air Missions ..................................................................18
CHAPTER 3
SETTING UPAGAME 21
Your First Decision ............................................................21
Choose Y our W orld .............................................................22
World Size ....................................................................23
Land Mass and Water Coverage ......................................23
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CHAPTER 7
T
ERRAIN AND MOVEMENT 81
Types of Ter rain ..................................................................82
About Rivers ................................................................83
Standard T errain Types ....................................................83
Natural Resources ........................................................84
Impassable T errain ..........................................................86
Ter rain Improvement ....................................................87
Disease ..........................................................................87
Planetary Caretaking ..........................................................87
Pollution ........................................................................88
Special Contamination ..................................................88
Pollution’s Effects ..........................................................89
Monitoring Pollution ....................................................89
Minor Tribes and Barbarians ............................................90
Movement ............................................................................92
Special Orders .....................................................................94
Hold ..............................................................................94
GoTo Orders ................................................................94
Wait Orders ..................................................................94
Airdrop Orders ..............................................................95
Airlift Orders ................................................................95
Fortified Units ..............................................................95
Navigating the Map Window ............................................96
Movement Restrictions ......................................................96
Ground Units ................................................................97
Naval Units ....................................................................97
Air Units ......................................................................98
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CHAPTER 5
I
F YOU’VE PLAYED BEFORE…55
General .................................................................................55
Units .....................................................................................56
Ter rain and Movement ......................................................59
Cities ....................................................................................61
Advances ..............................................................................62
Diplomacy ...........................................................................63
What’s Gone ........................................................................64
CHAPTER 6
THE BASICS OF TOWNS AND C ITIES 67
The City Display ................................................................68
Founding New Towns ........................................................70
Choosing Y our Location ................................................70
Natural Resources ........................................................71
Proximity of Cities ........................................................72
Strategic V alue ................................................................72
Capturing Cities .................................................................73
Converting Minor Tribes ...................................................74
Renaming Y our City ...........................................................74
The Parts of a City ............................................................75
The City Square ............................................................75
The City Radius ............................................................75
Cultural Influence ..........................................................76
City Governors ..............................................................77
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CHAPTER 10
WONDERS
129
Building W onders ..............................................................130
Destroying Wonders ....................................................131
The Benefits of Wonders ..................................................131
CHAPTER 11
MANAGING
YOUR
CITIES 135
Population Growth ...........................................................137
Resource Development ....................................................138
Tax Revenue ..............................................................138
Scientific Research ......................................................139
Entertainment ..............................................................140
Industrial Production ..................................................140
City Protection .................................................................141
Military Units ..............................................................141
City Size and Walls ......................................................142
City Improvements ...........................................................142
Losing Improvements ..................................................143
Selling Improvements ..................................................144
Rush Jobs ....................................................................144
Culture ................................................................................145
Happiness and Civil Disorder .........................................146
Resistance ....................................................................149
Civil Disorder ..............................................................149
We Love the King Day ................................................151
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CHAPTER 8
UNITS
99
Military Units ....................................................................101
Ground Units ..............................................................102
Naval Units ..................................................................102
Air Units ....................................................................102
Leaders and Armies ......................................................104
Combat ..............................................................................105
Retreat ........................................................................105
Hit Points and Damage ................................................106
Healing ........................................................................107
Ter rain Modifiers ........................................................107
Calculating the Winner ................................................107
Adding in Adjustments ................................................108
Special Combat Cases ..................................................108
Settlers and Workers .........................................................110
Founding and Adding to Cities ....................................111
Making Improvements ................................................111
Explorers ............................................................................118
Barbarians ..........................................................................119
CHAPTER 9
CIVILIZATION ADVANCES 121
Climbing the T echnology T ree ........................................123
Optional Advances ......................................................125
Future T echnolo gy ......................................................126
Special Advance Effects ................................................126
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Cultural Victory ................................................................175
Histographic Victory ........................................................176
Eliminate by Regicide ......................................................176
Eliminate by Killing all Kings .........................................177
Eliminate by City Loss .....................................................177
Victory Points by Location .............................................177
Capture the Princess ........................................................177
CHAPTER 14
Multiplayer 179
Getting Connected ......................................................179
Starting a Multiplayer Game (Multiplayer Lobby)..........179
Hosting a Multiplayer Game............................................182
Staging Window (Internet Games)..................................185
Joining a Multiplayer Game..............................................186
Quitting a Multiplayer Game........................................187
Multiplayer Game Types....................................................188
Turn-Based ..................................................................188
Simultaneous Movement ..............................................188
Turnless ........................................................................189
Hot Seat ......................................................................189
Play by E-Mail..............................................................190
The Effects of Game Speed..............................................192
The Multiplayer Interface.................................................192
Multiplayer Information Display....................................192
Player List ....................................................................193
Turn Clock ..................................................................193
Total Play Time ............................................................193
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CHAPTER
12
DIPLOMACY AND
TRADE
153
Conducting Diplomacy ...................................................154
Mood and Personality ..................................................155
Reputation ..................................................................156
Embassies ...........................................................................156
Establishing an Embassy ..............................................157
Diplomatic Actions ......................................................157
The Diplomatic States .....................................................158
Peace ..........................................................................158
War ..............................................................................160
T rade Agreements .............................................................161
Negotiations ......................................................................161
Making a Proposal ......................................................162
What’s on the Table ......................................................166
Espionage ...........................................................................167
Cov ert Actions ............................................................168
Counterespionage ........................................................169
International Incidents ................................................169
The Espionage Screen ..................................................169
CHAPTER 13
WINNING THE
GAME 173
Spaceship to Alpha Centuri .............................................173
Constructing a Spaceship ............................................174
Dominating the World .....................................................175
Conquering Y our Rivals ...................................................175
Diplomatic T riumph ........................................................175
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Multiplayer Diplomacy......................................................194
Turn-Based, Simultaneous Movement and Turnless ......194
Hot Seat and Play by E-Mail ........................................196
Chatting...............................................................................197
APPENDICES
A
PPENDIX
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Keyboard Shortcuts ......................................................199
Ter rain Char ts ..............................................................204
Strategic Resources ......................................................206
Luxury Resources ......................................................206
Consumable Goods ......................................................206
TECHNICAL SUPPORT (U.S. AND CANADA) 207
A
TARI WEB SITES 211
E
ND-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT 213
C
REDITS 219
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NDEX 221
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In the beginning…the Earth was without form and void.It
will stay that wa y until y ou install the game and start playing.
Here’s how.
The ReadMe File
The Civilization®III Gold CD-ROM game has a ReadMe
file where you can view both the License Agreement and
updated information about the game.W e str ongly encourage
you to read this file in order to benefit from changes made
after this manual went to print.
To view this file,double-click on it in the Civilization III Gold
directory found on your hard drive (usually C:\Program
Files\Atari\CivIIIGold).You can also view the ReadMe file
by first clicking on the Start button on your Windows
®
taskbar,then on Programs,then on Atari,then on Civ III Gold
Edition,and then on the ReadMe file.
System Requirements
Operating System: Windows®98/Me/2000/XP
Processor: Pentium®II 400 MHz
Memory: 64 MB RAM (128 MB recom-
mended)
Hard Disk Space: 1.2 GB Free
CD-ROM Drive: 4X Speed or higher
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“Even the tallest
tower begins with
the first stone.”
GAME
REQUIREMENTS
AND
INSTALLATION
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higher installed on your computer ,click “Yes”when asked if
you w ould like to install it.
Saving, Quitting, and Loading
Games
Like it or not,there comes a time when you have to take a
break from the game. You don’t want to lose all of your
progress,however,so you’ll need to save your game.To save
your current situation, press [Ctrl]-[S] or click the Menu
icon, open the Game menu, and select Save Game.You’re
given the opportunity to name your sa ved game.When you
are done,you’ r e returned to the game.
To leave the game, press [Esc] or click the Menu icon and
select Quit from the Game menu.Remember,unless you save
it first,your current game will be lost when you quit.If you
want to resign as well as quit,press [Ctrl]-[Q] or select the
Resign option instead.This way,your final score is calculated
and,if it’ s high enough,entered into the record books.
If you want to quit your current game but not leave
CivilizationIII,start a new game by pressing [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[Q]
or selecting New Game from the Game menu.Unless you
sav e it first,your current game will be lost when you quit.
To load a previously sav ed game ,press [Ctrl]-[L] or click the
Menu icon and select Load Game from the Game menu.
Unless you sa ve it first,your current game will be lost when
you load another game .
Video: Windows®98/Me/2000/XP-
compatible video card*
Sound: Windows®98/Me/2000/XP-
compatible sound card*
DirectX®: DirectX®version 8.1 (included) or
higher
LAN or Internet connection required for some multiplayer
modes.
Microphone requir ed for voice chat.
*Indicates a device that is compatible with DirectX®version 8.1
or higher.
Setup and Installation
1.Start Windows®98/Me/2000/XP.
2. Insert Civilization III Gold Disc 1 into your CD-ROM
drive.
3.If AutoPla y is enabled,a title screen should appear.If AutoPlay is not enabled,or the installation does not start automatically, click on the Start button on your Windows
®
taskbar, then on Run. Type D:\Setup and click on OK.
Note: If your CD-ROM drive is assigned to a letter other
than D, substitute that letter.
4.Follow the remainder of the on-screen instructions to finish installing the Civilization III Gold CD-ROM game .
5.Once installation is complete,click on the Start button on
the Windows®taskbar and choose Programs/Atari/CivIII
GoldEdition/CivIIIGoldEdition to start the game.
Note: You must have Civilization III Gold Disc 1 in your
CD-ROM drive to play.
Installation of DirectX
®
The Civilization III Gold CD-ROM requires DirectX®8.1
or higher in order to run.If you do not hav e Dir ectX
®
8.1 or
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“There are so
many worlds,and
I have not yet
conquered even
one.”
INTRODUCTION
Five Impulses of Civilization
There is no single driving force behind the urge tow ard ci vilization, no one goal toward which every culture strives.
There is,instead,a web of forces and objectives that impel and
beckon,shaping cultures as they gro w.In the Civilization III
game,five basic impulses ar e of the greatest importance to the
health and flexibility of your fledgling society.
Exploration
An early focus in the game is exploration.You begin the game
knowing almost nothing about your surroundings. Most of
the map is dark.Your units move into this darkness of unexplored territory and discover ne w terrain;mountains,rivers,
grasslands,and forests are just some of the features the y might
find. The areas they explore might be occupied by minor
tribes or another culture’ s units.In either case,a chance meeting might pro voke a v ariety of encounters.
Economics
As your civilization expands,you’ll need to manage the growing complexity of its production and resour ce requirements.
Adjusting the tax rates and choosing the most productive
terrain for your purposes,you can control the speeds at which
your population gro ws larger and y our cities produce goods.
By setting taxes higher and science lower,you can tilt your
economy into a cash cow.You can also adjust the happiness
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The Big Picture
A winning strategy is one that combines all of these aspects
into a flexible whole. Your first mission is to survive;your second is to thrive.It is not true that the largest civilization is
necessarily the winner,nor that the wealthiest alw a ys has the
upper hand. In fact, a balance of knowledge, cash, militar y
might,cultural achievement,and diplomatic ties allows you
to respond to any crisis that occurs,whether it is a barbarian
inv asion,an aggressiv e rival,or an upsurge of internal unrest.
Winning
There are no w more w a ys of winning the game. You can still
win the Space Race with fast research and a factory base
devoted to producing spacecraft components. You can still
conquer the world by focusing on a strong military strategy.
If you dominate the great majority of the globe,your rival
may w ell give in to your a wesome might.
In addition, there’s a purely diplomatic means of success; if
you’ r e universally reno wned as a trustworthy peacemak er,you
can become head of the United Nations. Then there’s the
challenge of overwhelming the world with your cultural
achievements—not an easy task.
Finally, of course, is perhaps the most satisfying victor y of
all—beating your own highest Histographic Civilization
Score or those of your friends.See Chapter 13:Winning
the Game for an in-depth analysis of the scoring system.
The Documentation
The folks who make computer games kno w that most pla yers never read the man ual.Until a problem rears its head,the
average person just bulls through by trial and error; it’s part
of the fun.When a problem does come up ,this type of play er
wants to spend as little time in the book as possible ,then get
back to the game.
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of your population.Perhaps you’ll assign more of your population to entertainment,or you might clamp down on unrest
with a larger military presence.You can establish trade with
other powers to bring in luxuries and strateg ic resources to
satisfy the demands of your empire.
Knowledge
On the flip side of your economics management is your
commitment to scholarship.By setting taxes lower and science higher,you can increase the fr equency with which your
population discovers new technologies. With each new
advance,further paths of learning open up and new units and
city impro vements become available for manufacture.Some
technological discoveries let your cities build unique Wonders of the World.
Conquest
Perhaps your taste runs to military persuasion.The Civilization III game allows you to pursue a range of postures,from
pure defense through imperialistic aggression to cooperative
alliance.One way to win the game is to be the last civilization standing when the dust clears.Of course,first you must
overcome both fierce barbarian attacks and swift sorties by
your opponents.
Culture
When a civilization becomes stable and prosperous enough,
it can afford to explore the Ar ts. Though cultural achievements often hav e little practical value ,they are frequently the
measure by which history—and other cultures—judge a people.A strong culture also helps to build a cohesi ve society that
can resist assimilation by an occup ying force.The effort you
spend on building an enduring cultural identity might seem
like a luxury ,but without it,you forfeit any chance at a greatness other civilizations will respect.
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• “Select” means to click on something.
• “Press (a button)” means to click on one of the
onscreen buttons.
• “Scroll” is (1) to drag the button along a slider bar
to see more information than an onscreen box can
hold, or (2) to place the mouse pointer at the edge
of the screen so that the map “scrolls” to show a different area.
The Map:The game uses an isometric g rid.This means
each terrain square (also called a tile) is roughly diamond
shaped,as if you are viewing it from an angle.Movement
proceeds along the eight points of the compass (up ,down,
left,right,and the diagonals).Some play ers ha ve difficulty
getting used to this view,finding it hard,for example,to tell
where a city’ s radius begins and ends.If you hav e this problem,try using the Show Map Grid option ([Ctrl]-[G]).This
outlines each map square with a thin border .
Shortcut keys:Almost all of the orders and options have
a shortcut ([R] for Roads,for example).Pressing this key
or combination of keys has the same effect as clicking the
order or option.
Cursors: The mouse pointer,or cursor,has a few different shapes in the game,depending on your current game
task.
Your normal cursor is usually visible. You use this
just like you normally do—to click on options,
buttons,and so on
A flashing highlight around a unit indicates that
this is the active unit.Use the number keypad on
your keyboard to order this unit to move—or
you can click an order to give the unit other
orders.
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We’ve tried to organize the chapters in the order that you’ll
need them if you’ v e ne v er pla y ed a Civilizationgame before.
If you’re new to the game,the sidebar s on concepts should
help you understand the fundamentals of the game.
The ReadMefile on the CD-R OM has the rundown on the
very latest changes,things that didn’t make it into this manual.(Due to printing and binding time,the manual has to be
completed before final tweaks ar e made.)
Last but not least,the Civilization III game continues the tradition of including a vast compendium of onscreen help.
Click on the Civilopedia icon (the book near your advisors)
or on any hyperlinked text in the game to open the Civilopedia.This handy reference includes entries describing all the
units,improv ements,governments,terrain,general game concepts,and more—everything you could w ant to know about
the Civilizationworld.The entries are hyperlink ed so you can
jump from one to another with ease.
Interface Conventions
You play the Civilization III game using a combination of
both mouse and keyboar d.Many people find that the shortcut keys significantly speed up their pla y.
Using a Mouse
Throughout the text, we assume that you understand
basic mouse functions and terms,like “click and drag. ”
Since not ev erybody knows these things,here are brief
definitions of how w e use the most common terms:
• “Click” means to place the mouse pointer over an
area of the screen and click the left mouse button.
• “Right-click”is to click with the right mouse button.
• “Click and hold” means to hold down the mouse
button.
• “Drag” is to hold a button down while moving
the mouse.
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When you give a unit the order to Bombard,
your cursor changes to cross-hairs.Use the crosshairs to select the target of the bombardment.(If
the cursor becomes anything other than crosshairs,you’ve moved it outside the effective range
of the bombardment.) Only certain units have
this ability;check the Civilopedia entry for a unit
if you suspect it might be capable of bombardment.
A number and a trail leading back to the active
unit indicates that when you release the mouse
button,the active unit will begin moving towar d
the indicated square. See “GoTo Orders” in
Chapter 7: T errain and Movement for complete details.
When you giv e a unit the order to Paradr op ,your
cursor changes to a parachute.Use this to select
the target square for the drop;a crossed-out chute
indicates that the square your cursor is o v er is not
a valid target.See “Airdrop Or ders”in Chapter 7:
Terrain and Mov ement for complete details.
Some text in the game contains hyperlinks to the
Civilopedia.Click with the hand icon to jump to
that entry.
Dialog box b uttons:When a dialog box is onscreen,click
the circle icon for OK or the X icon for Cancel.
Info Box
The Info Box is dedicated to information on the current
active unit and on the status of your civilization and your
game.There are tw o b uttons on the edge of this box:
Initiate Diplomacy requests a dialogue with
a selected rival leader.You can only use this to
contact those leaders with whom you already
hav e comm unications.
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Click on Initiate Espionage when you
have espionage options available to establish
embassies and plant spies.
The following information is included in the Info Box,not
necessarily in this order:
• Unit icon:The active unit is represented by its icon.This
icon includes the nationality color and the bar noting
damage status.
• Mov e indicator:This tracks how much of its mov ement
allowance the unit has left in this turn. Green means a
full allowance remains;yellow means the unit has moved,
but it still has some allow ance left;red means that the unit
has used up its entire allowance.
• Nationality: The unit’s nationality (if it’s different from
that of its owner) is listed just before the unit’s type.
• Type:This is the name of the type of unit—Catapult, for
example.
• Rank: If the unit is a military unit,the Info Box tells you
its experience level—conscript,regular,veteran,or elite.
• A/D/M rating:The unit’s attack,defense,and movement
ratings are listed,along with the number of mov ement points
remaining to the unit.Also remember that units beginning
on a square containing a railroad and moving along
the railroad spend no mo vement points until they lea v e the
railroad.
• Terrain:This lists the terrain type of the square in which
the unit is located.
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Mov e Units in Stack: Click on this button to
give a GoTo order to all of the units that occupy
the same square as the currently selected unit.
Units on transports must be unloaded before
you can giv e them a stack GoTo order.
Note: Stacked units move at the movement
rate of the slow est unit in the stack.
Move Units of Same Type in Stack: Click
on this button to give a GoTo order to all units
of the same type as the currently selected unit
in that unit’ s square .For example,if the selected
unit is an Ar cher,all Ar chers in the same square
follow the GoTo order but non-Archer units do
not.
Note: Stacked air units given a GoTo order
automatically rebase to the destination location
if possible.
Cycle Units: Click on the left and right arrows
to cycle through y our activ e units.As you cycle
through y our units,the map automatically centers on the selected unit. Units that are automated, fortified, or otherwise not awaiting
orders are skipped.
Click on the icon between the arro ws to switch
between cycling through all active units and
only units of the currently selected type. (For
example,if you have a Spearman selected and
you set this control to Toggle Units By Type,
clicking on the arrows cycles only through
Spearman units.)
Orders
Which options are in the ro ws of Orders icons at the bottom
of the Map screen depends on the abilities of the activ e unit
and its situation. Orders that are inappropriate or not
currently available for the acti ve unit simply don’t appear.
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• Government: Below the unit icon, the Info Box lists
your civilization’s name and current form of gov ernment.
• Date:The date is reported in years BC or AD.A normal
game begins in 4000 BC.Each turn represents the passing
of a period of years.Depending on the current date,turns
might be 20,25,40, or 50 years long.
• Treasury:This figure reports the amount of gold currently
in your treasury and the rate of change per turn. If it’s
increasing, you’ve got a surplus; if it’s decreasing, you’re
operating at a deficit.
• Scientific research: The research indicator notes your
current research goal and how many turns are remaining
before its discovery is completed.
Above the Info Box are four controls that allow you to easily access your cities and units,and to move units to gether as
a group.
Cycle Cities: Click on the left and right
arrows to cycle through y our cities.As you cycle
through cities, the map automatically centers
on the selected city.Click on the icon between
the arrows to toggle betw een cycling through all
cities and cycling through only the cities that are
currently experiencing Civil Disorder.
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The Info
Box
Icon Unit Info
A/D/M
General Info
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Airlift ([T])
Use this order to move a unit that has not yet
mov ed this turn from an y of your cities served
by an Airport to any of your other cities with
an Airport.This travel uses all of the unit’s movement points
for that turn.Only one unit can be airlifted from or into each
city per turn.
Automate Worker ([A])
If you would rather not give a Worker specific
commands every time it finishes a job ,you can
automate it.Automated Workers will not add
themselves to cities,but will work to impr ov e terrain around
existing ones.In some situations,control of the W orker r everts
to you.
Bombard ([B])
Use this to order a unit capable of bombardment to use that ability to damage any suitable
target within range.
Build Army ([B])
Use this to order a leader to create an Army.For
more information about Armies, please read
Chapter 8: Units.
Build Colony ([B])
Use this to order a W ork er to build a colon y in
the square it occupies.Colonies collect strategic resources and luxuries from squares outside
your borders and transfer them via road to the city. Enemy
units can’t take over an undefended colony, but can easily
destro y it.
Build Fortress ([Ctrl]-[F])
This orders a W ork er to build defensiv e fortifications in the square it occupies. Once it is
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built, your units can occupy the Fortress to enhance their
defensive capabilities. This order is not av ailable until y ou hav e
discov ered Construction.
Build Irrigation ([I])
Use this order to have a Worker irrigate the
square in which it stands.
Build Mine ([M])
Use this order to make a Worker mine the
square in which it stands.
Build Railroad ([R])
If you have discovered Steam Power,you can
order your Workers to upgrade existing roads
by laying track for railroads.
Build Road ([R])
This order tells a Worker to build roads across
the square in which it stands.
Build/Join City ([B])
This tells a Settler to create a new to wn wher e
it stands. Note that you cannot build cities in
terrain squares directly adjacent to an existing
city.You also cannot build on Mountains.
If a Settler or W ork er stands in an existing city,
pressing [B] orders that unit to add itself to the
city. Workers add one and Settlers add two
population points.
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Clean Up Pollution ([Shift]-[C])
Use this order to tell a Worker to detoxify a
polluted square.
Clear or Replant Forest
([N] or [Shift]-[C])
Click this order to have a Worker
clear the Forest square in which it
stands or reforest a square that’s devoid of trees. This results
in a change in the square’s ter rain type, generally for the
better.Clear ing a Forest also provides a few shields for the
nearest friendly city.If your unit stands in a square that can’t
be cleared or reforested,the order doesn’t appear.
Clear Jungle ([Shift]-[C])
Click this order to hav e a W orker clear the J ungle square in which it stands. This results in a
change in the square’ s terrain type,generally for
the better.If your unit stands in a square that
can’ t be cleared,the order doesn’ t appear.
Disband ([D])
This order allows you to dismiss a unit from
active duty.The unit disappears completely and
irrevocably, so be careful when invoking this
option.If you disband a unit in a city square,a
fraction of the unit’ s construction cost is immediately added to the Production Box in that city. This
represents the redistribution of support and materials and
retraining of soldiers.
Fortify/Garrison ([F])
Select this order to have a military unit dig in
and fortify itself in the square in which it stands
or garr ison itself in a city.This enhances the
defensive capabilities of the unit for as long as
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it remains fortified—which is until you activ ate it.The exception is a damaged unit, which will reactivate itself when it
reaches full strength. You can “fortify”defenseless units (such
as Settlers and Workers) to have them stay in one place,but
they gain no defensiv e benefit.
GoTo ([G])
This order allows y ou to send a unit dir ectly to
a selected square. After you click the order,
move your mouse cursor to the destination.
The number of turns it will take to reach the highlighted
square is shown.Click on a square,and the unit will go there
without further orders.
Airdrop ([A])
This movement order is available only to
airdrop-capable units (i.e., Paratroopers and
Helicopters) that are currently located in a city
with an Airport. Choose any unoccupied
square within range of the unit’s cur rent location.The unit
will move immediately to that square.This order uses all of
the unit’s movement points for that turn.
Pillage ([P])
This order tells a military unit to wreak havoc
on the square it occupies, destroying terrain
improvements. That can mean collapsing a
mine, destroying irrigation, ripping up roads,
or other destruction.
Hold (Spacebar)
Use this order to pass ov er a unit for a turn and
hav e it hold its current position.The unit takes
no action, but will repair itself somewhat if it
has been damaged.
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Load/Unload ([L])
Give this or der to a ship to activate all
its passenger units,allowing them to
move ashore or onto another ship.
The ship must be adjacent to a land square,a city square,or
another friendly ship.You can also click on the ship to bring
up a box sho wing all the shipboard units.
Wait ([W] or [Tab])
Use this to order the current active unit to w ait
for orders until you have given every other
active unit something to do. Note that if you
give another unit the Wait order, that unit will get in line
behind the first unit you ordered to wait,and so forth.
Air Missions
All of the possible missions that air units can carry out have
their own orders buttons.
Bombing mission ([B]): Drop bombs on
the selected terrain square or enemy city. Air
bombardment affects city improvements and
city populations.
Recon mission ([R]): Inv estigate the selected
square and its surrounding squares.
Re-base mission ([Shift]-[R]): Relocate the
unit’s base of operations to another city or an
aircraft carrier.
Air superiority mission ([S]): Scout the
unit’s defensive range (half of its operational
range). This is similar to the Fortify order in
that it remains the unit’s assignment until you
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reactivate the unit in order to give it other
orders. Only fighter s (including the F-15) are
capable of flying air superiority missions.
Airdrop mission:Carry a single ground unit
to a specified location, land, and drop the
unit off,leaving it there.Only Helicopters can
airdrop ground units, and then only within
their operational range.This “vertical insertion”
cannot place a unit into a square that contains
an enemy unit.
Precision bombing: Drop bombs that target
improvements.This mission is only available if
your civilization has researched the Smart
Weapons advance for Stealth Bombers and
Stealth Fighters.
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3
“If I had the
power to remake
the world…ahh,
but that is folly.”
SETTING UP
A
GAME
When you launch the game ,the opening animation begins.
You can watch it through,or you can click the left mouse
button or press any key to cut it short.
Beginning a game means choosing the circumstances in which
you w ant to play.Your options include specifying the number
of opponents and customizing the world y ou’ll explore.
Your First Decision
Setting up a game means making easy decisions on a series
of options screens.The first menu is where it all begins.
New Game: Begin an entirely new game.Choosing this
option means going through the pre-game options scr eens,
which we explain belo w.
Quick Start: Start a new game using the same game settings as the last New Game played.
Tutorial: Start a new game,with a random civilization,on
the easiest difficulty setting. Dur ing the game, you’ll get
helpful advice designed to ease new play ers into the game.
Load Game: Load and continue a previously sa ved game .
A dialog box lists all of the saved games available.Choose
the game you wish to load.
Load Scenario: Load a scenar io. You can create your
own game scenarios or play scenarios your friends have
constructed to challenge you. To load successfully, game
scenarios must have been created with the Civilization III
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World Size
By choosing the size of the map,you determine how much
territory there is and, to a large degree,how long the game
takes to play.
Tiny: This size map leads to shor t, intensely contested
games.Tribes find each other quickly.
Small:These games are slightly less intense than those on
tiny maps.You’ll still run into your opponents quickly.
Standard:This is the standard size map.
Large: This sprawling map takes longer to explore and
exploit.Consequently,games go on longer.
Huge: Games played on this size map allow plenty of
development time before tribes meet one another. Wars
tend to be prolonged and tough.You’ll have to w ork har d
to dominate this size world before you run out of game
time.
Land Mass and Water Coverage
This option sets the percentage of terrain squares that are
water versus land,as well as the form of that land.There are
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CD-ROM game.Older scenarios from other Civilization
games are not compatible.
Multiplayer: Play your choice of multiplayer games
against human opponents.See Chapter 14: Multiplayer
for more details.
Hall of Fame:See the standings attained by the most successful rulers in previous games.
Preferences: Set game preferences.
Set volume levels for audio options.
Credits:Find out who’s responsib le for creating the game.
Exit: Quit the game.
Choose Your World
If you choose New Game ,the next two screens allo w y ou to
set up the game to your preferences.The first of these gives
you control over all the important aspects of the planet that
you’ll be exploring.There are a number of options,which
we’ll describe in a moment.
When you are happy with all your choices, click on the
O button to continue to that screen.To return to the Main
menu,click on the X button.
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Your first
decision
World
Size
Climate Temperature Age
Barbarian
Activity
Land Mass and Water Coverage
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4 Billion Years:This option yields a middle-aged world,
one in which plate tectonics hav e been acting to di versify
terrain.
5 Billion Years:This option produces an old world,one
in which the tectonics hav e settled down somewhat,allowing erosion and other natural forces to soften the terrain
features.
Random:This option selects an Age setting at random.
Te m p e r a t u r e
This parameter determines the relative frequency with which
particular terrain types occur.
Cool:This option produces larger numbers of cold and cool
terrain squares,like T undra.
Temperate: Choosing this option gives your w orld an av erage number of each terrain type.
War m: This option yields a larger amount of tropical terrain,like Deserts and Jungles.
Random: This option selects a Temperature setting at
random.
Barbarian
You can also set the level of barbarian activity in the game.
No Barbarians: Players who really hate barbarians can
choose to play in this ideal barbarian-free world.
Sedentary: Barbar ians are restricted to their encampments.The surrounding terrain is free of their mischief.
Roaming: Barbarian settlements occasionally appear,but
less frequently and in smaller numbers than at higher levels.This is the standard lev el of barbarian activity.
Restless: Barbarians appear in moderate up to significant
numbers,at shorter intervals than at lower lev els.
Raging:You asked for it!The world is full of barbarians,and
they appear in large numbers.
Random:This option randomly selects a Barbarian setting.
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three W ater Co verage settings,each with three potential Land
Mass settings.
80% Ocean: Choosing this option g ives your world a
small number of land squares and a larger number of ocean
squares.
70% Ocean: This option yields land and ocean squares
roughly equiv alent to that of our own Earth.
60% Ocean:This option produces a larger number of land
squares and a small number of ocean squares.
Archipelago:This option produces large numbers of relatively small continents.
Continents:This option yields a few large land masses and
a few smaller ones.
Pangaea: Choosing this g ives you one large supercontinent.
Random:This option randomly selects settings for Water
Cov erage and Land Mass.
Climate
This parameter sets the relative frequency with which particular terrain types—especially Desert and Jungle—occur.
Arid: Choosing this option g ives your world a larger
number of dry terrain squares,such as Plains and Desert.
Normal: This option yields about equal numbers of wet
and dry terrain squares.
Wet:This option produces a larger number of wet terrain
squares,such as Jungle and Flood Plain.
Random: Use this option if you w ant the Climate setting
chosen for you.
Age
This parameter determines how long erosion, continental
drift,and tectonic activity have had to sculpt your world.
3 Billion Years:This option yields a young,rough world,
in which terrain types occur in clusters.
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Commercial:Cities with large populations produce extra
commerce.Levels of corruption are lower.
Expansionist: Begin the game with a Scout. Barbarian
villages are more lucrative.
Industrious: Workers complete jobs faster. Cities with
large populations produce extra shields.
Militaristic: Militar y city improvements (like Barracks
and Coastal Fortresses) are cheaper. Unit promotions (to
regular,veteran,and elite) occur more frequently.
Religious: Religious city improvements (like Temples
and Cathedrals) are cheaper. Anarchy lasts one turn for
Religious civilizations.
Scientific: Scientific city improvements (like Libraries
and Universities) are cheaper. Gain a bonus civilization
advance at the start of each new era.
If you’d like to rename yourself,just select the default leader
name for your civilization and type in your new name .
Your Rivals
Along the right of this screen are slots for the other civilizations that will be in the game.Using these,you can control
how many competitors you face and—within limits—who
they are .You can set each slot to one of three states:
• None means that no civilization is in that slot.If you want
to play against few er than the maxim um n umber of competitors,close a few slots.
•A Filled slot contains the name of a specific civilization
that you’ve selected. This guarantees that the tribe you
chose will be in the game when it starts.
• Random is the option to use when you don’t want to
close the slot,but you don’t want to choose a specific civilization either.The game will choose an opponent for y ou.
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Player Setup
The second screen of options is where y ou decide who you’ll
be and how tough a challenge y ou’re ready for.You can also
customize gameplay. In the center is your Leader Portrait,a
preview of how you’ll appear to other civilizations in the
game.All around it are the various options, which we’ll
describe in a moment.
When you are happ y with all your choices,click the O icon
to begin the game.T o r eturn to the World Setup screen,select
the X icon.
Your Civilization
Select the tribe you want to rule from the options available.
Every tribe has different strengths, weaknesses, and one
special unit,as listed in the chart on pages 28 and 29.
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Difficulty
Your Civilization Your Portrait Y our Name Y our Opponents
Game
Rules
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Civilization Qualities* Starting Advances Special Unit Replaces
Rome Militaristic,Commercial Alphabet,Warrior Code Legionary Swordsman
Greece Scientific,Commercial Bronze W orking,Alphabet Hoplite Spearman
Germany Militaristic,Scientific Warrior Code,Bronze Working Panzer Tank
China Militaristic, Industrious Warrior Code,Masonry Rider Knight
Japan Militaristic,Religious The Wheel,Ceremonial Burial Samurai Knight
India Religious,Commercial Ceremonial Burial,Alphabet War Elephant Knight
Aztecs Militaristic,Religious W arrior Code,Ceremonial Burial Jaguar W arrior Warrior
Iroquois Expansionist,Religious Pottery,Ceremonial Burial Mounted Warrior Horseman
Egypt Industrious,Religious Masonry ,Ceremonial Burial War Chariot Chariot
Babylon Religious,Scientific Ceremonial Burial,Bronze Working Bowman Archer
Russia Expansionist,Scientific Pottery , Bronze W orking Cossack Cavalry
America Industrious,Expansionist Masonry,Pottery F-15 Jet Fighter
France Industrious,Commercial Masonry,Alphabet Musketeer Musket Man
Civilization Qualities Starting Advances Special Unit Replaces
Persia Scientific,Industrious Masonry,Bronze Working Immortals Swordsman
Zulus Militaristic,Expansionist Pottery,Warrior Code Impi Spearmen
England Expansionist,Commercial Pottery,Alphabet Man-o-W ar Frigate
Arabs Expansionist,Religious Pottery,Ceremonial Burial Ansar Warrior Knights
Carthaginians Commercial,Industrious Alphabet,Masonry Numidian Mercenary Spearman
Celts Militaristic,Religious Warrior Code,Ceremonial Burial Gallic Swordsman Swordsman
Koreans Commercial,Scientific Alphabet,Bronze W orking Hwach’a Cannon
Mongols Expansionist,Militaristic Warrior Code,Pottery Keshik Knights
Ottomans Industrious,Scientific Masonry ,Bronze W orking Sipahi Cavalry
Spanish Commercial,Religious Alphabet,Ceremonial Burial Conquistador Explorer
Scandanavia/ Military,Expansionist Pottery ,Warrior Code Berzerk Longbo wmen
Vikings
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Allow Domination Victory : If this box is checked,players can win by conquering and controlling two-thirds of
the world’s territory.The other civilizations,or what’s left
of them,capitulate to your rule.
Allow Diplomatic Victory: Unless this option is
unchecked,leader s can win by purely diplomatic means.
To be successful,a ruler must be elected Secretary-General
through a v ote of the United Nations.
Allow Cultural Victory: Make sure this option is
checked,and any civilization can win the game through
overwhelming cultural dominance. For success, a nation
must hav e achiev ed a certain level of cultural adv ancement.
Allow Space Race Victory: When this box is check ed,
players can build spaceship parts and win the game by
being the first to launch a spaceship bound for Alpha Centauri.
Allow Conquest Victory: If this box is checked,players
can win by eliminating all rival nations.If you’re the last
one standing,you rule the world.
Allow Civ-Specific Abilities: This option controls the
diversity factor.When it’s checked,each civilization has its
own unique strengths and weaknesses (as listed earlier in
this section).T urning this off is handy for leveling the pla ying field.
Culturally Linked Start Locations:When this option
is checked,all civilizations start the game grouped on the
map according to their culture groups — American,Asian,
European,Mediter ranean, and Mid East. In other words,
all American civilizations start the game close to one
another,all of the Asian civilizations start the game close
to one another,and so on.
Respawn AI Players:When this option is checked,computer-controlled civilizations that are eliminated early in
the game are “rebor n” as new civilizations. If you don’t
want AI civilizations to r eappear after you defeat them,uncheck this option.
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Difficulty Levels
Choose the level of difficulty at which y ou wish to play.There
are a number of new features and adjustments that will not
be familiar to players of previous versions.If you are used to
playing the Civilizationgame at a particular level,we recommend that you start your first CivilizationIII game one or two
levels of difficulty easier.(New players don’t need to worry,
as they have no bad habits to break.)
A number of factors are adjusted at each difficulty level,
including the general level of discontent among y our citizens
and the av erage craftiness and intelligence of the AI leaders.
Chieftain: This easiest level is recommended for firsttime play ers.
Warlord: Warlord level best suits the occasional player
who doesn’ t want too difficult a test.
Prince:At this difficulty level,everything comes much less
easily and your rivals are significantly better at managing
their empires.You need some experience and skill to win.
Monarch: Experienced and skilled players often play at
this level,where the crafty enemy leaders and the unstable
attitude of your citizens combine to present a significant
challenge.
Emperor:This level is for those who feel the need to be
humbled. Your opponents will no longer pull their
punches;if you want to win,you’ll have to earn it.
Deity:This is the ultimate Civilization challenge,for those
who think they’ ve learned to beat the game.Y ou’ll ha ve to
give a virtuoso performance to survive at this level (and y es,
it is possible—theoretically—to win on Deity lev el).Good
luck!
Game Rules
Tweaking the parameters of the game can change the whole
flav or of the challenge.The custom rules offer several different possibilities.(If you mess up ,you can reset to the default
standards by clicking Standard Rules.)
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Allow for Cultural Conversions: When enabled, culturally weak cities adjacent to culturally str ong ones might
defect and join their culturally superior neighbor.Default
is ON.
Ready, Set, Go
When you are satisfied with your settings,click the O icon
to start your game. A box pops up welcoming you to your
position as leader
and detailing the
accomplishments of
your culture thus
far.When y ou finish
reading the screen,
press [Enter] or click the O icon to begin ruling.
Civilization III Editor
Civilization III Goldincludes a full-featured editor that allows
you to create new maps and edit existing maps. The editor
also allows y ou to control and edit ev ery aspect of the game
necessary to design and create customized scenarios.
The editor is automatically installed when you install the
game,and is located in the “Civ3PTW”folder.To run the editor, navigate to the Civ3PTW folder and double-click
Civ3XEdit.
For a list of features and complete instruction on how to use
the editor,see the Editor Help file. To run the Editor Help
file,navigate to the Civ3PTW folder and double-click the
CIV3XEDIT help file.You can also access all of the help
topics from the Help menu while running the editor.
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Preserve Random Seed:When this option is checked,
the state of the current game’s random number generator
is locked when you save a game,so that saving and loading hav e no effect on random e vents in the game.
Here’s an example.Right after you sav e y our game ,one of
your units is attack ed and destro y ed by an enem y unit. You
can reload your last save and allow the combat to occur
again.If the Preserve Random Seed option is not checked,
a new random number is generated when the game is
reloaded,and the results of the combat might be different.
If the Preserve Random Seed option is checked,the result
of the combat is alwa ys the same because the original random number that governed the combat is preserved in
each sav e.
Accelerated Production:When this option is checked,
the number of food,shields, and commerce generated by
cities each turn is doubled.Accelerated production speeds
up the game by increasing the rate of population growth
and scientific research and decreasing production time.
Regicide: If this box is checked,players can win by killing
the enemy “king” unit. See Chapter 13: Winning the
Game for more information.
Mass Regicide: If this box is checked,players can win by
killing all enemy “king”units.See Chapter 13:Winning
the Game for more information.
Elimination: If this box is checked, players are elimi-
nated when they lose a city.See Chapter 13:Winning the
Game for more information.
Victory Point Locations:When this option is selected,
the starting squares for each civilization are tagged with
victory location icons. See Chapter 13: Winning the
Game for more information.
Capture the Princess: When this box is checked,play-
ers can score victory points by capturing another player’s
“princess”unit.See Chapter 13:Winning the Game for
more information.
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4
“One clear example is worth more
than a warehouse
full of inscribed
clay tablets.”
FOR BEGINNERS
ONLY
First of all,we’d like to welcome y ou to the Civilizationfam-
ily. The game is easy to learn, but we’ve found that it helps
to introduce new players to the basic elements.That’s what
this chapter is for.To make it more interesting,we’ll use an
imaginary sample game to illustrate the main points.Keep in
mind that this is a simple introduction to the game,and it only
touches briefly on game concepts. If you want more information on anything,detailed descriptions can be found in the
other sections of this manual.
Building Your First City
To begin,let’ s assume we’ v e started a game at Chieftain level,
the easiest difficulty option availab le .The game starts on the
first turn, in 4000 BC.Your civilization consists of a band of
wandering homesteaders,a Settler,and their industrious companions,a Worker.(You could also have a Scout,but not in
this imaginary game.) Your first task is to move the Settler to
a site that is suitable for the construction of your first city.
Finding suitable locations for cities,especially your first,is one
of the most important decisions you make in the game. In
order to survive and grow, each city must have access to all
three resource types:food (represented by bread),production
(represented by shields),and income from commerce (represented by coins).The map is divided into individual “squares,”
each of which contains a specific type of terrain. Each terrain type yields the three resources in differing amounts.
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starting point contains the village of a minor tr ibe; this can
hav e many different ramifications for y our civilization,which
we will go into detail a little later on.
A couple of Coast squares are also nearby.The Coast terrain
type produces one food and two income from commerce
when worked by one of your citizens. Two of the Coast
squares contain Fish (one of many special resour ces av ailable),
which pro vides three food and tw o commerce.The multiple
Fish make this an excellent site for a city.
You have the option of mo ving ar ound to find a suitable city
site. If the nearby terrain is less than optimal, it is worth
doing so,consider ing the importance of proper city placement.You shouldn’t waste too much time looking,how ev er .
Settlers move only one squar e per turn,and many years pass
every turn this early in the game.Luckily ,our imagined starting position is excellent;the local terrain provides a diverse
resource mix,we’ r e adjacent to an ocean coast,and Grassland
squares make good city locations.
W e b uild our first city by clicking the Build City Orders button or pressing [B].The suggested name is fine,so we end up
with W ashington.
Examining the City Display
A newly built city has a population size of 1,so it’ s just a town.
(It becomes a city when it grows to size 7.) As soon as the
town is built,a new window called the City Displa y appears.
It gives detailed information on the town’s cur rent status,
including the amount of each thing produced,the item currently being built,and the size and attitude of the population.
Our first priority is to check the status of the town’ s resour ces.
The Population Roster shows that the town of Washington
has one citizen,and he is content. Usually,each citizen in a
city is working in one of the surrounding terrain squares,generating resources for the city’s use.As new citizens are added,
they’re put to work in the most productive terrain square
availab le.In this case,the city’s single r esident is laboring in a
Coast square that contains a Fish.
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A good city site pro vides a variety of resources.Normally,the
lines dividing the map squares are invisible.To see how the
terrain is divided, press [Ctrl]-[G] to turn on the map grid.
Press [Ctrl]-[G] again to remo ve the grid lines.
Before you move your Settler,take the time to examine the
surrounding terrain.Right-click on any unoccupied,visible
square,and a pop-up opens.It lists the terrain type,any features in the square,and the output you can expect from the
terrain.
Note that only nine map squares are visible.This represents
the extent to which your civilization has explor ed the world.
The surrounding dark areas represent unexplor ed terrain.You
can build a city on any terrain square except for water (Coast,
Sea, and Ocean) or Mountains. As mentioned earlier, each
terrain type yields differing proportions of resources,so the
type of terrain you choose for a city site determines the level
of the city’s success.
Our imaginary Settler happens to be on a Grassland square.
Normally ,Grassland produces two food when w orked by one
of your citizens.Some Grasslands have a small symbol in the
center of the square (a rocky tuft).That means that these extrafertile Grassland squares also yield one shield when worked (in
addition to the normal output).
Forest squares,which produce only one food but two shields,
also appear nearby. The Forest to the northwest of our
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Looking
for a place
to settle
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circumstances can deny you access to the resources in
some of the squares in the City Radius.We discuss those in
Chapter 6:The Basics of Towns and Cities.)
Our little town is currently generating fiv e units of food.Each
citizen requires two units of food each turn in order to survive,so we have a net excess of three.Excess food accumulates in the Food Storage Box. The more surplus food the city
generates, the faster it grows. Washington is also generating
two shields.Shields represent the ra w materials and labor used
for building new units and city improvements. The shields
generated each turn go directly into the Production Box.
Finally, the city is producing four coins, which represent
income from tax es on commer ce.This income is divided to
three purposes:supporting scientific research,creating entertainment for your citizens,and enriching your treasury.You
control ho w much goes to each using the Science and Entertainment Sliders,which we cov er else where.
Before we leave the City Display, we have to mention the
Improvements Roster. This lists all the city improvements
and W onders in the city.At the start of the game,our first city
has only a Palace.The Palace denotes that Washington is our
civilization’s capital.
Early Priorities
There’s a lot of infor mation to assimilate at the star t of the
game,and it can be hard to know what you should do first.
To thrive, keep these five priorities in mind early in the
game:defense,research,growth,exploration,and culture.
Defense:T op priority is defending our capital from potential enemies.Who knows who might be lurking in all that
unexplored territory? We must build a military unit.When
the town is founded,it almost always automatically begins
to construct a defensive unit.The Production Box shows
that Washington is building a Warrior.
Research: A portion of our per-tur n income is used to
research new ci vilization adv ances.Advances are new discov eries and technologies that allow us to build new er and
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You have the option of moving citizens to different terrain
squares if you want to produce different combinations of
resources.In our situation,we can see by the icons on the map
of the City Radius that the Fish square is generating three
food and two coins.If we were to click that Fish square,the
citizen working there w ould be taken off duty.We could then
click on another square to assign this idle citizen to it.
The amount of each resource produced is based on terrain
type. Normally, each city can assign citizens to generate
resources in any of the 20 surrounding terrain squares.Since
this city is new,howev er, the workable radius is temporarily
limited to the nearest eight.The pattern of 21 squares with
the city at the center is called the City Radius.In addition to
the terrain squares in the City Radius, the city square itself
always generates resources.Like the squares worked by your
citizens,the number and type of resources produced in the
city square is dependent on the terrain type. (Some game
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City Name
Strategic Resources Box Population Roster
Map
Production
Box
Food
Box
Garrison
Luxuries
Box
Improv ements Roster
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plus one or two that w ere granted (as happens in some games)
for no cost. The bulk of your knowledge throughout the
game is gained through resear ch.Many different strategies are
possible, each dictating the order in which you should
research adv ances.For this game,we’ll adopt a conservative,
defensive strategy.You can experiment with research strategies of your own as you become more familiar with the
game.
We ignore the Science Advisor’s suggestion and click the
arrow next to it.From the pull-down list,we choose Bronze
Working.Why? The discovery of Bronze Working will allow
us to build the Spearman unit.Spearmen are twice as effective at defending cities as Warriors.
The amount of time required to resear ch a discov ery is based
on the amount of science our civilization (in this case,the one
city) is generating.Remember,science funding is taken from
tax income.We click on the Advisors icon,which opens the
Domestic Advisor’s report.We can see here that it will take
five turns to discover Bronze Working. If that’s too fast or
(more likely) not fast enough,we can move the slider left or
right to decrease or increase the percentage of our income
allocated to science. (You can’t allot more than 100%—no
deficit spending!) If we budget too m uch to research,though,
our treasury suffers.
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better military units, city improvements,and Wonders of
the W orld.
Growth:The sur plus food generated by the town eventually leads to population growth.When the Food Storage
Box is completely filled,a new citizen is added to the population (and the box is emptied).Steady city growth leads
to increased producti vity and the ability to expand our civilization by building Settlers and Workers to colonize and
tame the wilderness.
Exploration: If you don’t explore the dark areas of the
map,you hav e no w a y of kno wing what benefits and dangers are lurking there.By using spare units to explore the
world,you can disco ver the villages of minor tribes (which
might pro vide all sorts of benefits),good potential sites for
new cities,and neighboring civilizations.
Culture: Eventually, you’ll want to expand your city’s
sphere of influence. This is your national border, and
resources within it are yours to exploit. When you can
afford to, you should build city improvements that contribute to culture.A Palace is one of these,so you have a
head start.
Researching Civilization
Advances
When we finish with Washington (for now) and close the
City Display,the first turn ends.At the start of the next turn,
we’re prompted to choose the first civilization advance we
want to resear ch.
At the moment, our
civilization has only
minimal knowledge.
We have the three
basic skills that are
alwa ys available at the
start—Irr igation,
Mining,and Roads—
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Choose
wisely.
Our
national
research
budget
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Note that when a unit moves next to a dark area,any black
squares around it ar e rev ealed.Most units can “see”one square
around them,unless they’ re on a hill or mountain.This is how
you explore (and claim!) the neighboring terrain. At this
point,our Warrior has not entered any unknown territory ,so
we can only see the same 21 squares that we could at the
beginning.
The turn ends automatically when our last unit finishes its
movement. Since War riors can move only one square per
turn,our turn is now over.
First Civilization Advance
We’ll go back to exploring the world in a moment.For now,
something interesting has happened.At the start of this turn,
the Science Advisor announces
that our researchers have discovered the secret of Bronze
W orking.Excellent! W e’ve discovered our first civilization
advance.
When the message of discov ery
appears, you can click on the
name of the advance to see the
Civilopedia entry for your new
technology. The Civilopedia is
an in-game encyclopedia of
game information. The entry
for each advance sho ws (among
other things) all the new units,improvements,and Wonders
you can build as a r esult of the discovery.
It’ s once again time to choose a resear ch project.The Science
Advisor gives us his suggestion and the list of choices.This
time,we’ll select the Big Picture option.Our Science Advisor presents us with a detailed map of all the advances in the
game.Using this “Tech Tree,”we can explore possible future
research paths and develop a long-term plan.
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Looking at the date,we see that several years of game time
hav e passed.Early turns each span a number of years.As the
game progresses,the turns get shorter,dropping ev entually to
one year apiece .
Meanwhile, Back in the City…
Now,let’s tak e a look at what happened in our town betw een
turns.W e double-click on Washington (on the map) to open
the City Display.A few things have changed since we first
looked.For one,the Food Storage Box is no longer empty.
This is the surplus food that was generated on the first turn.
It’s stored here for later use.A note near the box tells us that
it will be nine turns before enough food accumulates for the
city to grow.
The Production Bo x is also no longer empty .The shields generated on the first turn were used to help build the Warrior.
It’s now only four turns from completion.
We press [Enter] to leave the City Displa y.
First Military Unit
When the fifth turn rolls around, Washington has just built
our first military unit. The War rior is standing in the city
square,with a marker flashing on and off around its feet.This
means the unit is active—ready to recei ve orders.
You can do two things with a town’s first military unit.You
could use the unit to defend the city. In most cases, it is
unwise to leave a city undefended.This is especially tr ue if
you know that an enemy unit is nearby. Early in the game,
however,the world is sparsely populated, so you can take a
chance and send the unit out to explore.
If you’re at all cur ious, you probably want to see what that
minor tribe to the northwest has in store for us. W e could find
another Warr ior—or something better. Since the results of
encountering a minor tr ibe are unpredictable, the consequences might not be beneficial. We’ll take the chance and
move the Warr ior to the northwest by pressing [7] on the
numeric keypad (not [7] on the top row of the keyboard).
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