Talk:Civ/The Basics

"Shields are added to the shield box (except in Capitalization). Shields are never removed from this box."

Can't spies Sabotage Production, causing that second sentence to be false? I know this isn't in all games, but which ones is it in? I think you should turn it into something like, "The shields cannot be exported to another city or civilization; they must be used, or wasted, in this city." - SamE 12:40, 30 May 2004 (UTC)


 * I forgot about that. (I'd also forgotten about losing shields due to support.) --Furrykef 00:22, 2 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Civ:Civilization "I"
Is there a reason why there is no specific page for the original game? Someone looking at the list of versions sees Civ:Civilization, Civ:Civilization II, then Civ:Civilization III, and naturally goes to the first one for the game with that name but finds it's a redirect from "Basics". Maybe some contributor has never seen the original game?? Robin Patterson 01:17, 1 Jun 2004 (UTC)


 * It's not a redirect, and it never has been. I assume you're talking about Civ:Civilization, right? - SamE 03:32, 1 Jun 2004 (UTC)


 * Civilization and Civ:Civilization are different, yes. I'll create Civ:Civilization I to redirect to the latter in case somebody types it in. Also note that you can type in shortcuts if typing in the full wikibooks URL, e.g., http://wikibooks.org/wiki/Civ:SMAC is one I use all the time. Use "what links here" to find the shortcut names and feel free to make some more. --Furrykef 00:22, 2 Jun 2004 (UTC)

25 Tiles?
The article says:

"Civ cities contain 25 tiles"

I thought civ cities contained the city tile itself and 20 more (ie. a 5x5 grid without the corners) giving 21 not 25.

Civilization rating
I'm a big Civ II fan, and have played it through many times, and I just can't seem to get a lock on getting a 100% Civilization rating. The highest i have ever gotten was 90%, and they named me "Caesar the Lionheart", or something like that, but i know there are better ratings (and better titles out there). In my best game, I was playing with Raging hordes of barbarians, Diety difficulty level, I had millions of citizens, A spaceship, Future technology 10.... In short, i played the best game of my life, and only got to 90%. so what is the secret to getting 100%? is it even possible? --Whiteknight T C E 14:57, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

Out of date with the release of Civ4
This page is out of date and says many things which no longer apply with the release of Civ4. I know that rewriting this to be consistent with Civ4 is no small task, so maybe there should be a (hopefully temporary) notice to the effect that this page is out of date regarding civ4. 202.7.166.168 01:33, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, will do. I'll put a big message at the top, and start making changes. A&#39;trix 16:16, 22 January 2007 (UTC)