What Sid Meier has taught me - Page 3

Shaka Naldur · April 10, 2003, 18:39

Civ1 taught me how easy is to conquer the world and make you wonder why no one has ever done it before

Sten Sture · April 10, 2003, 18:41

Civ2 - a quick way to get rich is to be a Fundamentalist
Civ2 - it is impossible to move underneth an airplane
Civ2 - a trireme in a small island city will immediately sink
Civ2 - you can fit 8 tank divisions on a freighter
Red Front - the IL-2 was the most powerful weapon in WW2

Shaka Naldur · April 10, 2003, 18:43

Civ2 WWII scenarios taught me that if Hitler didn't conquer the whole europe by 1941 it was because he was a moran

Civ2 taught me that all of the citizens of a city can be scientists and tax collectors, they can also imitate Elvis

General Ludd · April 10, 2003, 18:50

Colonization tought me that the best thing to do with a criminal is put him in the military.

ThePlagueRat · April 10, 2003, 18:51

Civ2 on King level ++ taught me:

- Eat or be eaten, nuke or be nuked.

Bereta_Eder · April 10, 2003, 18:54

Civ2 on diety taught me to stay loooooow, then sneak to Alpha Centauri

Grandpa Troll · April 10, 2003, 19:08

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Originally posted by Demerzel

Sid Meier & Civ 1 taught me that 5 cannons can cross the world, crushing all in their path and make you ruler of the world.

You better not come a calling in Trolldom

For Fodder you shall be!!

Peace

Grandpa Troll

Sava · April 10, 2003, 19:39

Civ3 taught me that you can bombard millions in a city in a short time, raze the city, and no one in the world cares.

GePap · April 10, 2003, 19:51

Civ 2 taught me that when oufitting my throne room, I can;t get any paintings until i have a killer red carpet

civ 3 taught me that all middle eastern palaces are built atop ancient Egyptian structures.

Colonization taught me that silver devaluates much faster than any other good.

Colonization taught me that all European armies wore red in the 1700 hundreds.

Colonization tauhgt me that putting a bunch of Spaniards, frenchmen, Englishmen and Natives in a single room over centuries leads to harmony and independence.

Grandpa Troll · April 10, 2003, 19:58

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Originally posted by GePap

Colonization taught me that all European armies wore red in the 1700 hundreds.

I was told by someone that the reason English wore Red was that when shot, the blood would not show through as bad and thus they could motivate their troops without them knowing they were wounded.

I was also told that the French wore BROWN PANTS ..

I am not sure what that reason was...but thats what a fellow poster here at Apolyton told me. I tried posting a topic to see if anyone knew the Historical accuracy of this fact?

Peace

Grandpa Troll

Method · April 10, 2003, 20:34

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Originally posted by ColdWizard
Civ2 taught me that the Pyramids are used to store immense quantities of grain

no dammit, the pyramids help you change governments!

civ2 taught me that if you build the Great Wall, everyone HAS to make peace with you. no matter what.

Inverse Icarus · April 10, 2003, 20:34

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Originally posted by Sava
Civ3 taught me that you can bombard millions in a city in a short time, raze the city, and no one in the world cares.

Sava we're supposed to be making humerous comments athat aren't true in reality

CyberGnu · April 10, 2003, 20:46

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Sava we're supposed to be making humerous comments athat aren't true in reality

Ah, come one, GePap already ruined that when he pointed out how owning the Statue of Liberty made it possible to have a dictatorship and no onw would care...

orange · April 10, 2003, 20:47

Hueij, Uber - who is that girl?

Tuberski · April 10, 2003, 20:53

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Originally posted by Shaka Naldur
Civ2 WWII scenarios taught me that if Hitler didn't conquer the whole europe by 1941 it was because he was a moran

Civ2 taught me that all of the citizens of a city can be scientists and tax collectors, they can also imitate Elvis

You aren't this guy are you?

ACK!

GePap · April 10, 2003, 20:53

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Originally posted by CyberGnu

Ah, come one, GePap already ruined that when he pointed out how owning the Statue of Liberty made it possible to have a dictatorship and no onw would care...

Hey! That was the funniest comment made up to now! don't you badmouth it!

CyberGnu · April 10, 2003, 20:59

Badmouthing? The best sarcasm is the one that is eerily accurate...

Inverse Icarus · April 10, 2003, 21:01

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Originally posted by orange
Hueij, Uber - who is that girl?

Civ2 High Council Video, IIRC, she was the espigionge (sp?) minister,with a russian accent.

Inverse Icarus · April 10, 2003, 21:12

i'm suprised no one has jumped on my "Amercia cannot get a golden age by bombing people" comment

i put that there for you, trolls of apolyton!

GePap · April 10, 2003, 21:19

Bah, too obvious a shot Uber, too obvious. Plus, how does the US get a GA form bombing someone with an F-15?

civ taught me that all civs in the world begun at the exact same time.

Colonization taught me that there were four different expeditions in 1492

Colonization taught me that the first flags of Surinam, Mexico, and Quebec all looked like the American flag as well

civ has taught me the world will end before I am dead of old age

civ taught me that nukes only kill half the people in a city and cause global warming, not nuclear winters.

civ taught me that no one really has Chemical and biological weapons. Those things only come once man has gone to Alpha centuri

General Ludd · April 10, 2003, 21:46

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Originally posted by GePap

civ taught me that no one really has Chemical and biological weapons.

Except for world war one. (if you recall, there was a "gas cloud" unit in that scenario)

GePap · April 10, 2003, 21:59

That was an added on scenerio..they don't count since Sid did not make them.

civ2 taught me that the all angry people wear red, and all happy people light blue.

civ2 taught me that people really like wearing hats.

civ2 taught me that even ancient diplomats knew the value of top hats, and that all spies must be french, since they all wear berrets.

civ2 taught me that the army never upgraded its forces with automatic rifles until they got humvees, but thet marines did.

civ2 taught me that light blue was the favorite color of crusaders.

civ2 taught me that even the first subs looked just like Dallas class nuclear subs.

Sandman · April 10, 2003, 22:13

Civ3 taught me that a battleship can destroy farmland.

Civ3 taught me that 'stealth', 'smart weapons' and 'integrated defense' are similar in terms of their revolutionary nature as pottery, writing and iron-working.

Civ taught me that only one country can grant women the vote, even if it's a dictatorship, and that granting it involves a huge engineering project.

Civ taught me that hordes of barbarians attack only when disturbed.

Civ taught me that an aqueduct can be halted half-way through construction, and converted to a univerisity.

Civ taught me that a small town can produce stealth bombers, if the inhabitants are paid enough.

Civ3 taught me that the entire land surface can be profitably farmed, and that all land requires irrigation, and not drainage.

Civ3 taught me that fur-bearing animals never go extinct, even if their habitats are destroyed.

Civ3 taught me that mountains actually spring from rivers, and not the other way around.

Civ3 taught me that destroying forests doesn't cause erosion and floods.

orange · April 10, 2003, 22:39

Civ3 taught me that, when programmers don't listen to their customers, the end product is always shitty.

Tuberski · April 10, 2003, 22:44

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Originally posted by orange
Civ3 taught me that, when programmers don't listen to their customers, the end product is always shitty.

Hell, I learned that when I was born......

ACK!

Giant_Squid · April 10, 2003, 22:57

Civ taught me that it's only a matter of a few decades and one or two minor technological upgrades between a moonshot and sending a starship to Alpha Centauri.

Civ2 taught me that if someone else builds the Manhattan Project before you, the uranium, plutonium, and advanced fission technology you have collected can be profitably reassigned to grant Women's Suffrage next turn.

Civ3 taught me that several of Earth's major islands do not in fact exist unless you download decent maps from the Internet.

Urban Ranger · April 10, 2003, 23:07

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Originally posted by Sava
All Civ games taught me that before I discover Currency, I can collect taxes.

You can actually do that. Taxes don't have to be in the form of $. You can take a share of grain, meat, labour services, etc.

Urban Ranger · April 10, 2003, 23:08

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Originally posted by orange
Civ3 taught me that, when programmers don't listen to their customers, the end product is always shitty.

MoO 3 is worse.

Elok · April 10, 2003, 23:28

Ah, Civ 2: you can develop genetic engineering and cure cancer without having the slightest idea what electricity is. Communism is a nearly flawless form of government, and democratic countries will love you anyway. Perhaps most importantly, superhighways are built in individual cities instead of between them. Gotta love it.

Alinestra Covelia · April 10, 2003, 23:56

All the Civs have taught me that things such as The Wheel, Fire, and The Aqueduct do not actually count as Inventions, as that tech comes halfway through the sodding Renaissance.

I guess they were just "Coincidental things that people do a lot".