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Showing posts with label Civilization 4: Colonization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Civilization 4: Colonization. Show all posts
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Monday, 17 December 2018
Today we Play: Colonization 4
A few days ago, I was browsing my blog for a glimpse in the times gone far. Then I stumbled upon one of my old screenshots of Sid Meier's Civilization 4: Colonization. Suddenly an overwhelming desire engulfed me to play the game again. All those epic times of the wilderness and then the excessive war with the king. This strange feeling of a magical wave passing from the chest to the mind... It was better than love! :)
This time I didn't edited the map and played in the unknown, but without other nations. This way I do not need to rush the independence, creating liberty bells to get the Founding Fathers. Hopefully there were some mountains around to mine silver. After making the first scout and visiting the natives settlement money begun to flow and the cities to grow. This time I made it loosing only one city, many many times. With the artilleries positioned behind the city I can get it back at the next turn. Defense in the cities always suck, so a good amount of cavalries catch the kin's army on the open field. Next time I'll specifically make one city to lure the king's men there.
All screenshots for Civilization 4: Colonization.
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Independence War | Civilization 4 Colonization Screenshot
Civ 4 col game is won when all of the king units are destroyed after declearing the Independence. In this game, I got myself involved against 2 000 soldiers, 1 000 dragoons, 1 200 artilleries amd 1 200 ships on higher difficulty and with no world builder help. I faced the king's army with 300 soldiers, 200 dragoons, 70 cannons, 11 ships and 21 cities - all making food, horses and weapons for new soldiers. In the first two turns all my ships fell, as I wolud soon leave the coastal cities and there is nothing to do against so many Man-O-Wars. The game plan was to attack with full health dragoons and retreat for healing. Coastal cities are bad idea for defense, but I managed to hold 4-5 turns while the first one fell. A few reataliation attack with only cannons and while still having roads were a big mistake from my side, but yet some more enemy units gone. When all 5 sea cities fell I thought i could hold them on the second line. Now the only concern were the enemy artilleries as if they get near the city, they will reduce the defense to 0, and the city is as good as gone. 5-7 turns and my dragoons were extremely exhausted. the king was stacking units of 50 and more, so I could hardly reach the artilleries. Had to leave 2 cites from the second line. By turn 25-30 of the independence I had just one veteran dragoon left with the double healing upgrade. The second line was gone and all colonists, farmers and workers, were now soldiers fighting even on yellow bar. The king still had around 300 artilleries, which were my nightmare. the difficult terrain should slow down the enemy advance and keeping units in occupied cities gave a moment to breath and heal. But not for too long. More stacked in 20 and 30 armies were knocking at the third line. When it fell i had 8 cities 3 of which did not produce tools. Yet I didn't gave up. The 50 dragoons left were at maximum levels of experience and when attaching at full health no one could stop them. A lot of foot soldiers from the colonies were good at defending behind the city walls and enemy soldiers and dragoons just perished there. Finally the king was with 300 soldiers and 30 artilleries. He had to defend the occupied cities so no more advance waves. To return those cities was more than easy with the 8 colonies producing cannons. It was a two days battle, as one turn at the beginning could take half and hour and even more :) But I can not really explain the pleasure of winning.
Here is the replay for this epic game on you tube.
(Recorded adventure archive March 12 2017)
Here is the replay for this epic game on you tube.
(Recorded adventure archive March 12 2017)
More Civilization 4 Colonization screenshots.
Monday, 10 August 2015
Civilization 4 Colonization - First Colony Screenshot
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The first thing to build is the Dock. It will give more food on seas. Next we will need the warehouse and then the church to attract more colonists from Europe. Then, our task is to explore the region with one colonist and make city improvements with the Pioneer. Then with the first 20-30 raw materials we go back to Europe to search for a scout or any colonist to spare for exploration.
Game Data:
Name: Civilization 4: Colonization
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Renaissance (America)
Year of Release: 2008
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info
19 Similar Games. Games like Civilization 4: Colonization:
- Free Colonization. (2002 - 2015)
- Colonization. (1994)
- Conquest of the New World. (1995)
- Imperialism 2: Age of Exploration (1999)
- Trade Empires. (2001)
- Free Civilization. (2013)
- Unknown Horizons. (2008)
- Sid Meier's Pirates. (1987)
- Civilization 2: Test of Time. (1999)
- Civilization 2 Gold (1996)
- Call to Power 2 Civilization (2000)
- Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
- Civilization 4: Planetfall Mod (2006)
- Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999)
- Pandora: First Contact. (2014)
- Warlock: Master of the Arcane. (2012)
- Elemental: Fallen Enchantress. (2014)
- Master of Magic. (2014)
Civilization 4 Colonization - Early Scout and Treasures Screenshot
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But the natural scout is best. We must visit as many tribal villages with him and speak to their chiefs. They will give a lot of precious gold coins and even full carts with goldies and shinies. When the treasure cart arrive in one of our cities, the King will directly offer 50% split in profit. This may be acceptable in the beginning, but later we may buy a Galleon ship that have 8 cargo hold, transport the treasure cart to Europe, and sell it with the current tax rate.
Game Data:
Name: Civilization 4: Colonization
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Renaissance (America)
Year of Release: 2008
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info
19 Similar Games. Games like Civilization 4: Colonization:
- Free Colonization. (2002 - 2015)
- Colonization. (1994)
- Conquest of the New World. (1995)
- Imperialism 2: Age of Exploration (1999)
- Trade Empires. (2001)
- Free Civilization. (2013)
- Unknown Horizons. (2008)
- Sid Meier's Pirates. (1987)
- Civilization 2: Test of Time. (1999)
- Civilization 2 Gold (1996)
- Call to Power 2 Civilization (2000)
- Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
- Civilization 4: Planetfall Mod (2006)
- Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999)
- Pandora: First Contact. (2014)
- Warlock: Master of the Arcane. (2012)
- Elemental: Fallen Enchantress. (2014)
- Master of Magic. (2014)
Civilization 4 Colonization - Founding Fathers Screenshot
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To be adequate, we may build a colony made for that. It will have a food worker, wood cutter and carpenter. At first not needed to be specialists. And this colony will make only Political Points. The other types we can gate in the course of the game.
Game Data:
Name: Civilization 4: Colonization
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Renaissance (America)
Year of Release: 2008
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info
19 Similar Games. Games like Civilization 4: Colonization:
- Free Colonization. (2002 - 2015)
- Colonization. (1994)
- Conquest of the New World. (1995)
- Imperialism 2: Age of Exploration (1999)
- Trade Empires. (2001)
- Free Civilization. (2013)
- Unknown Horizons. (2008)
- Sid Meier's Pirates. (1987)
- Civilization 2: Test of Time. (1999)
- Civilization 2 Gold (1996)
- Call to Power 2 Civilization (2000)
- Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
- Civilization 4: Planetfall Mod (2006)
- Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999)
- Pandora: First Contact. (2014)
- Warlock: Master of the Arcane. (2012)
- Elemental: Fallen Enchantress. (2014)
- Master of Magic. (2014)
Civilization 4 Colonization - Trading with Natives Screenshot
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To trade with the natives we need a ship or a wagon train with the resource we wan to trade. This wagon train on the screenshot id full with clothes. They are made by cotton in our colonies. Then we need to go with the wagon train to the village that want clothes. Then clicking the Trade button will open the diplomacy window with the tribe, where we make the exchange.
Game Data:
Name: Civilization 4: Colonization
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Renaissance (America)
Year of Release: 2008
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info
19 Similar Games. Games like Civilization 4: Colonization:
- Free Colonization. (2002 - 2015)
- Colonization. (1994)
- Conquest of the New World. (1995)
- Imperialism 2: Age of Exploration (1999)
- Trade Empires. (2001)
- Free Civilization. (2013)
- Unknown Horizons. (2008)
- Sid Meier's Pirates. (1987)
- Civilization 2: Test of Time. (1999)
- Civilization 2 Gold (1996)
- Call to Power 2 Civilization (2000)
- Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
- Civilization 4: Planetfall Mod (2006)
- Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999)
- Pandora: First Contact. (2014)
- Warlock: Master of the Arcane. (2012)
- Elemental: Fallen Enchantress. (2014)
- Master of Magic. (2014)
Civilization 4 Colonization - Professions and Specializations Screenshot
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- 1. Expert Fisherman - produce more fish on water tiles.
- 2. Expert Lumberjack - produce more wood on forest tiles =>
- 3. Master Carpenter - produce production points from the wood the Lumberjack brings.
- 4. Expert Farmer - produce more food on plains and grasslands.
- 5. Expert Ore Miner - produce more ore on hills and mountains =>
- 6. Master Blacksmith - produce Tools from the ore, the Ore Miner brings =>
- 7. Master Gunsmith - produce Guns, from the tools the Blacksmith create.
- 8. Missionary - can be installed in native cities to convert new population in M. Native.
- 9. Master Rancher - produce Horses, from the food the farmers bring.
- A. Expert Silver Miner - produce more Silver on mountain tiles.
- B. Veteran Soldier - need guns.
- C. Expert Tobacco Planter - produce more tobacco on grassland tiles =>
- H. Master Tobacconist - produce Cigars from tobacco.
- D. Expert Cotton Planter - produce more cotton on plains tiles =>
- I. Master Tobacconist - produce Clothes from cotton.
- E. Expert Sugar Planter - produce more sugar on swamp tiles =>
- J. Master Distiller- produce Rum from sugar.
- E. Expert Sugar Planter - produce more sugar on swamp tiles =>
- J. Master Distiller- produce Rum from sugar.
- F. Expert Trapper - produce more furs on tundra and forest tiles =>
- K. Master Fur Trader - produce Coats from fur.
- G. Hardy Pioneer - construct roads, lodges, mines and farms.
- L. Firebrand Preacher - produce crosses to attract more immigrants.
- N. Elder Statesman - produce liberty bells needed for the revolution.
Name: Civilization 4: Colonization
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Renaissance (America)
Year of Release: 2008
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info
19 Similar Games. Games like Civilization 4: Colonization:
- Free Colonization. (2002 - 2015)
- Colonization. (1994)
- Conquest of the New World. (1995)
- Imperialism 2: Age of Exploration (1999)
- Trade Empires. (2001)
- Free Civilization. (2013)
- Unknown Horizons. (2008)
- Sid Meier's Pirates. (1987)
- Civilization 2: Test of Time. (1999)
- Civilization 2 Gold (1996)
- Call to Power 2 Civilization (2000)
- Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
- Civilization 4: Planetfall Mod (2006)
- Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999)
- Pandora: First Contact. (2014)
- Warlock: Master of the Arcane. (2012)
- Elemental: Fallen Enchantress. (2014)
- Master of Magic. (2014)
Civilization 4 Colonization - Native Tribes Screenshot
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First we can trade with them and avoid the insane taxes from the King. Second we may place missionaries to convert the natives, giving bonus free colonists. And third, we can train the gathering professions only from them. There is no Tobacco Planter specialist in Europe during these times. Here on the screenshot, the Cuzco village can train our free colonists into Expert Cotton Planters. The most useful are the farmer trainers.
Game Data:
Name: Civilization 4: Colonization
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Renaissance (America)
Year of Release: 2008
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info
19 Similar Games. Games like Civilization 4: Colonization:
- Free Colonization. (2002 - 2015)
- Colonization. (1994)
- Conquest of the New World. (1995)
- Imperialism 2: Age of Exploration (1999)
- Trade Empires. (2001)
- Free Civilization. (2013)
- Unknown Horizons. (2008)
- Sid Meier's Pirates. (1987)
- Civilization 2: Test of Time. (1999)
- Civilization 2 Gold (1996)
- Call to Power 2 Civilization (2000)
- Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
- Civilization 4: Planetfall Mod (2006)
- Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999)
- Pandora: First Contact. (2014)
- Warlock: Master of the Arcane. (2012)
- Elemental: Fallen Enchantress. (2014)
- Master of Magic. (2014)
Sunday, 9 August 2015
Civilization 4 Colonization - Bonus Resources Screenshot
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Food Resources. Food is needed to feed the colonists in the colony and to grow new free colonists.
1. Fish is a a water resource, it will bring +4 food on the tile.
2. Crab is a water resource that will bring +3 food on the tile.
3. Corn is will bring +3 food on the tile.
4. Deer will bring +2 food on the tile.
Industry Resources. Industry is needed to create goods, and sell them for profit.
5. Sugar resource will bring +2 sugar on the tile. It appear only on marsh tiles. From sugar we make rum and sell it on the Europe market.
6. Fur resource will bring +2 furs on the tile. It appear only on tundra tiles with trees. From fur we make coats and sell them on the Europe market.
7. Tobacco resource will bring +2 tobacco on the tile. It appear only on grassland tiles. From tobacco we make cigars and sell them on the Europe market.
8. Cotton resource will bring +2 cotton on the tile. It appear only on plains tiles. From cotton we make clothes and sell them on the Europe market.
Mining Resources. Mining is needed to create tools and muskets, to equip the colonists. And for profit.
9. Silver resource will bring +2 silver on the tile. It appear only on hill tiles. Silver is directly saleable and very profitable.
10. Ore resource will bring +2 ore on the tile. It appear only on hill tiles. Ore is needed to make tools and tools are needed to make muskets. Also some buildings require tools and the Pioneers need tools to make improvements like roads, mines and farms.
Game Data:
Name: Civilization 4: Colonization
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Renaissance (America)
Year of Release: 2008
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info
19 Similar Games. Games like Civilization 4: Colonization:
- Free Colonization. (2002 - 2015)
- Colonization. (1994)
- Conquest of the New World. (1995)
- Imperialism 2: Age of Exploration (1999)
- Trade Empires. (2001)
- Free Civilization. (2013)
- Unknown Horizons. (2008)
- Sid Meier's Pirates. (1987)
- Civilization 2: Test of Time. (1999)
- Civilization 2 Gold (1996)
- Call to Power 2 Civilization (2000)
- Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
- Civilization 4: Planetfall Mod (2006)
- Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999)
- Pandora: First Contact. (2014)
- Warlock: Master of the Arcane. (2012)
- Elemental: Fallen Enchantress. (2014)
- Master of Magic. (2014)
Civilization 4 Colonization - Coats Colony Screenshot
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Game Data:
Name: Civilization 4: Colonization
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Renaissance (America)
Year of Release: 2008
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info
19 Similar Games. Games like Civilization 4: Colonization:
- Free Colonization. (2002 - 2015)
- Colonization. (1994)
- Conquest of the New World. (1995)
- Imperialism 2: Age of Exploration (1999)
- Trade Empires. (2001)
- Free Civilization. (2013)
- Unknown Horizons. (2008)
- Sid Meier's Pirates. (1987)
- Civilization 2: Test of Time. (1999)
- Civilization 2 Gold (1996)
- Call to Power 2 Civilization (2000)
- Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
- Civilization 4: Planetfall Mod (2006)
- Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999)
- Pandora: First Contact. (2014)
- Warlock: Master of the Arcane. (2012)
- Elemental: Fallen Enchantress. (2014)
- Master of Magic. (2014)
Civilization 4 Colonization - Rum Colony Screenshot
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Game Data:
Name: Civilization 4: Colonization
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Renaissance (America)
Year of Release: 2008
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info
19 Similar Games. Games like Civilization 4: Colonization:
- Free Colonization. (2002 - 2015)
- Colonization. (1994)
- Conquest of the New World. (1995)
- Imperialism 2: Age of Exploration (1999)
- Trade Empires. (2001)
- Free Civilization. (2013)
- Unknown Horizons. (2008)
- Sid Meier's Pirates. (1987)
- Civilization 2: Test of Time. (1999)
- Civilization 2 Gold (1996)
- Call to Power 2 Civilization (2000)
- Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
- Civilization 4: Planetfall Mod (2006)
- Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999)
- Pandora: First Contact. (2014)
- Warlock: Master of the Arcane. (2012)
- Elemental: Fallen Enchantress. (2014)
- Master of Magic. (2014)
Civilization 4 Colonization - Clothes Colony Screenshot
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Game Data:
Name: Civilization 4: Colonization
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Renaissance (America)
Year of Release: 2008
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info
19 Similar Games. Games like Civilization 4: Colonization:
- Free Colonization. (2002 - 2015)
- Colonization. (1994)
- Conquest of the New World. (1995)
- Imperialism 2: Age of Exploration (1999)
- Trade Empires. (2001)
- Free Civilization. (2013)
- Unknown Horizons. (2008)
- Sid Meier's Pirates. (1987)
- Civilization 2: Test of Time. (1999)
- Civilization 2 Gold (1996)
- Call to Power 2 Civilization (2000)
- Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
- Civilization 4: Planetfall Mod (2006)
- Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999)
- Pandora: First Contact. (2014)
- Warlock: Master of the Arcane. (2012)
- Elemental: Fallen Enchantress. (2014)
- Master of Magic. (2014)
Civilization 4 Colonization - Cigar Colony Screenshot
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Game Data:
Name: Civilization 4: Colonization
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Renaissance (America)
Year of Release: 2008
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info
19 Similar Games. Games like Civilization 4: Colonization:
- Free Colonization. (2002 - 2015)
- Colonization. (1994)
- Conquest of the New World. (1995)
- Imperialism 2: Age of Exploration (1999)
- Trade Empires. (2001)
- Free Civilization. (2013)
- Unknown Horizons. (2008)
- Sid Meier's Pirates. (1987)
- Civilization 2: Test of Time. (1999)
- Civilization 2 Gold (1996)
- Call to Power 2 Civilization (2000)
- Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
- Civilization 4: Planetfall Mod (2006)
- Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999)
- Pandora: First Contact. (2014)
- Warlock: Master of the Arcane. (2012)
- Elemental: Fallen Enchantress. (2014)
- Master of Magic. (2014)
Civilization 4 Colonization - Colony Development Screenshot
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Game Data:
Name: Civilization 4: Colonization
Type: Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
Genre: Renaissance (America)
Year of Release: 2008
Platform: PC/Windows - More Info
19 Similar Games. Games like Civilization 4: Colonization:
- Free Colonization. (2002 - 2015)
- Colonization. (1994)
- Conquest of the New World. (1995)
- Imperialism 2: Age of Exploration (1999)
- Trade Empires. (2001)
- Free Civilization. (2013)
- Unknown Horizons. (2008)
- Sid Meier's Pirates. (1987)
- Civilization 2: Test of Time. (1999)
- Civilization 2 Gold (1996)
- Call to Power 2 Civilization (2000)
- Civilization 4: Dune Wars. (2009)
- Civilization 4: Planetfall Mod (2006)
- Civilization: Beyond Earth. (2014)
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. (1999)
- Pandora: First Contact. (2014)
- Warlock: Master of the Arcane. (2012)
- Elemental: Fallen Enchantress. (2014)
- Master of Magic. (2014)
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