One of the worst parts of the Civ/SMAC saga. I thought I'd give it another try after vanilla 5 was so damn boring that I couldn't believe it. I'm like the biggest fan of Civ, especially 4 BTS.
Unfortunately, the game still sucks completely. The AI cannot deal with 1UPT (hillarious stuff happens when he tries to position his ranged units.. in front of his melee ones), diplomacy is stale and offers nothing. Buildings take ages to construct, you do not need more than 3-4 military units in the early days and you better not build too many buildings or roads because they cost a fortune in maintenance. This all results in a "gameplay" of clicking Next Turn for 20 minutes in a row (exaggerating here a bit). And that is the only thing you do.
God, this is so boring. Until 0 AD I steamrolled 3 opponents in Civ 4 with an axemen/swordsmen rush, followed by a beelined Lib and musketeers. I founded my religion and spread them to my neighbours, securing diplomatic relationshis around the globe. What happens in Civ 5 compared to that? Exactly.. nothing!
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