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Some notes about Civilisation IV Because I keep forgetting. Leader Traits Trait | Benefit----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Aggressive | - Free promotion (Combat I) for Melee and Gunpowder units.
- Double production speed of Barracks and Drydock.
| Charismatic | - +1 Happiness per City.
- -25% XP needed for Unit Promotions.
- +1 Happiness from Monument and Broadcast Tower.
| Creative | - +2 Culture per city
- Double production speed of Library, Theater, and Colosseum
| Expansive | - +2 Health per City.
- 25% Faster production of Worker.
- Double production speed of Granary and Harbor.
| Financial | - +1 Gold on Plots with 2 Gold.
| Imperialistic | - +100% Great General emergence.
- +50% faster production of Settler.
| Industrious | - +50% Wonder Production.
- Double production speed of Forge.
| Organized | - -50% Civic Upkeep.
- Double production speed of Lighthouse, Factory, and Courthouse.
| Philosophical | - +100% Great Person Birth Rate.
- Double production speed of University.
| Protective | - Free Promotion (City Garrison I and Drill I) for Archery and Gunpowder Units.
- Double production speed of Walls and Castle.
| Spiritual | - No Anarchy.
- Double production speed of Temple
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Leaders and Empires
Empire | Leader | Agg | Cha | Cre | Exp | Fin | Imp | Ind | Org | Phi | Pro | Spi | Unique Unit | Unique Building | Agr | Fis | Hun | Min | Mys | Whe | Start Unit | American | Lincoln | | X | | | | | | | X | | | Navy SEAL (Marine) | Mall (Supermarket) | X | X | | | | | Warrior | American | Roosevelt | | | | | | | X | X | | | | Navy SEAL (Marine) | Mall (Supermarket) | X | X | | | | | Warrior | American | Washington | | X | | X | | | | | | | | Navy SEAL (Marine) | Mall (Supermarket) | X | X | | | | | Warrior | Arabian | Saladin | | | | | | | | | | X | X | Camel Archer (Knight) | Madrassa (Library) | | | | | X | X | Warrior | Aztec | Montezuma | X | | | | | | | | | | X | Jaguar (Swordsman) | Sacrificial Altar (Courthouse) | | | X | | X | | Scout | Babylonian | Hammurabi | X | | | | | | | X | | | | Bowman (Archer) | Garden (Colosseum) | X | | | | | X | Warrior | Byzantine | Justinian I | | | | | | X | | | | | X | Cataphract (Knight) | Hippodrome (Theater) | | | | | X | X | Warrior | Carthaginian | Hannibal | | X | | | X | | | | | | | Numidan Cavalry (Horse Archer) | Cothon (Harbor) | | X | | X | | | Warrior | Celtic | Boudica | X | X | | | | | | | | | | Gallic Warrior (Swordsman) | Dun (Walls) | | | X | | X | | Scout | Celtic | Brennus | | X | | | | | | | | | X | Gallic Warrior (Swordsman) | Dun (Walls) | | | X | | X | | Scout | Chinese | Mao Zedong | | | | X | | | | | | X | | Chu-Ko-Nu (Crossbowman) | Pavilion (Theater) | X | | | X | | | Warrior | Chinese | Qin Shi Huang | | | | | | | X | | | X | | Chu-Ko-Nu (Crossbowman) | Pavilion (Theater) | X | | | X | | | Warrior | Dutch | Willem van Oranje | | | X | | X | | | | | | | East Indiaman (Galleon) | Dike (Levee) | X | X | | | | | Warrior | Egyptian | Hatshepsut | | | X | | | | | | | | X | War Chariot (Chariot) | Obelisk (Monument) | X | | | | | X | Warrior | Egyptian | Ramesses II | | | | | | | X | | | | X | War Chariot (Chariot) | Obelisk (Monument) | X | | | | | X | Warrior | English | Churchill | | X | | | | | | | | X | | Redcoat (Rifleman) | Stock Exchange (Bank) | | X | | X | | | Warrior | English | Elizabeth | | | | | X | | | | X | | | Redcoat (Rifleman) | Stock Exchange (Bank) | | X | | X | | | Warrior | English | Victoria | | | | | X | X | | | | | | Redcoat (Rifleman) | Stock Exchange (Bank) | | X | | X | | | Warrior | Ethiopian | Zara Yaqob | | | X | | | | | X | | | | Oromo Warrior (Musketman) | Stele (Monument) | | | X | X | | | Scout | French | De Gaulle | | X | | | | | X | | | | | Musketeer (Musketman) | Salon (Observatory) | X | | | | | X | Warrior | French | Louis XIV | | | X | | | | X | | | | | Musketeer (Musketman) | Salon (Observatory) | X | | | | | X | Warrior | French | Napoleon | | X | | | | | | X | | | | Musketeer (Musketman) | Salon (Observatory) | X | | | | | X | Warrior | German | Bismarck | | | | X | | | X | | | | | Panzer (Tank) | Assembly Plant (Factory) | | | X | X | | | Scout | German | Frederick | | | | | | | | X | X | | | Panzer (Tank) | Assembly Plant (Factory) | | | X | X | | | Scout | Greek | Alexander | X | | | | | | | | X | | | Phalanx (Axeman) | Odeon (Colosseum) | | X | X | | | | Scout | Greek | Pericles | | | X | | | | | | X | | | Phalanx (Axeman) | Odeon (Colosseum) | | X | X | | | | Scout | Holy Roman | Charlemagne | | | | | | X | | | | X | | Landsknecht (Pikeman) | Rathaus (Courthouse) | | | X | | X | | Scout | Incan | Huayna Capac | | | | | X | | X | | | | | Quechua (Warrior) | Terrace (Granary) | X | | | | X | | Warrior | Indian | Asoka | | | | | | | | X | | | X | Fast Worker (Worker) | Mausoleum (Jail) | | | | X | X | | Warrior | Indian | Gandhi | | | | | | | | | X | | X | Fast Worker (Worker) | Mausoleum (Jail) | | | | X | X | | Warrior | Japanese | Tokugawa | X | | | | | | | | | X | | Samurai (Maceman) | Shale Plant (Coal Plant) | | X | | | | X | Warrior | Khmer | Suryavarman II | | | X | X | | | | | | | | Ballista Elephant (War Elephant) | Baray (Aqueduct) | | | X | X | | | Scout | Korean | Wang Kon | | | | | X | | | | | X | | Hwacha (Catapult) | Seowon (University) | | | | X | X | | Warrior | Malinese | Mansa Musa | | | | | X | | | | | | X | Skirmisher (Archer) | Mint (Forge) | | | | X | | X | Warrior | Maya | Pacal II | | | | X | X | | | | | | | Holkan (Spearman) | Ball Court (Colosseum) | | | | X | X | | Warrior | Mongolian | Genghis Khan | X | | | | | X | | | | | | Keshik (Horse Archer) | Ger (Stable) | | | X | | | X | Scout | Mongolian | Kublai Kahn | X | | X | | | | | | | | | Keshik (Horse Archer) | Ger (Stable) | | | X | | | X | Scout | Native American | Sitting Bull | | | | | | | | | X | X | | Dog Soldier (Axeman) | Totem Pole (Monument) | X | X | | | | | Warrior | Ottoman | Mehmed II | | | | X | | | | X | | | | Janissary (Musketman) | Hammam (Aqueduct) | X | | | | | X | Warrior | Ottoman | Suleiman | | | | | | X | | | X | | | Janissary (Musketman) | Hammam (Aqueduct) | X | | | | | X | Warrior | Persian | Cyrus | | X | | | | X | | | | | | Immortal (Chariot) | Apothecary (Grocer) | X | | X | | | | Scout | Persian | Darius I | | | | | X | | | X | | | | Immortal (Chariot) | Apothecary (Grocer) | X | | X | | | | Scout | Portuguese | Joao II | | | | X | | X | | | | | | Carrack (Caravel) | Feitoria (Customs House) | | X | | X | | | Warrior | Roman | Augustus Caesar | | | | | | X | X | | | | | Praetorian (Swordsman) | Forum (Market) | | X | | X | | | Warrior | Roman | Julius Caesar | | | | | | X | | X | | | | Praetorian (Swordsman) | Forum (Market) | | X | | X | | | Warrior | Russian | Catherine | | | X | | | X | | | | | | Cossack (Cavalry) | Research Institute (Laboratory) | | | X | X | | | Scout | Russian | Peter | | | | X | | | | | X | | | Cossack (Cavalry) | Research Institute (Laboratory) | | | X | X | | | Scout | Russian | Stalin | X | | | | | | X | | | | | Cossack (Cavalry) | Research Institute (Laboratory) | | | X | X | | | Scout | Spanish | Isabella | | | | X | | | | | | | X | Conquistador (Cuirassier) | Citadel (Castle) | | X | | | X | | Warrior | Sumerian | Gilgamesh | | | X | | | | | | | X | | Vulture (Axeman) | Ziggurat (Courthouse) | X | | | | | X | Warrior | Viking | Ragnar | X | | | | X | | | | | | | Berserker (Maceman) | Trading Post (Lighthouse) | | X | X | | | | Scout | Zulu | Shaka | X | | | X | | | | | | | | Impi (Spearman) | Ikhanda (Barracks) | X | | X | | | | Scout |
Notable Civilizations - Portuguese: Able to transport units across deep ocean much sooner than all other civs due to their unique unit.
- Sumerian: Able to build courthouses with priesthood, a prerequisite of code of laws.
- English: Under Elizabeth, can easily benefit from cottages and specialists (philosophical, financial).
Civ Acronyms
AA-Ancient age / anti-aircract
Agg - Aggressive
AH - Animal Husbandry
AI - Artificial Intelligence, computer player
AL - Assembly Line
Alex - Alexander
AP - Apostolic Palace
AW- Angkor Wat / Always War
Axe(s) - axeman
Barbs - Barbarians
Beeline - Researching towards a particular technology
BFC - Big Fat Cross, the 20 workable squares of a city
BPT - Beakers Per Turn
BTS - Beyond the Sword (the second Civ4 expansion)
BW - Bronze Working
C3C - Civ3: Conquests expansion pack (the second Civ3 expansion, also includes all of PTW)
CIV - Civilization IV
C4Col - Colonization (2008 version)
C4W - Civ4 Warlords expansion
Cat - Catapult
Cavs - Cavalry
CB - crossbow (see ‘xbow’)
CE - Cottage Economy
CG - City Garrison
Chokos - Cho-Ko-Nus
chop rush - cutting down trees to rush production
CIC - Civ2 Conflicts in Civilization expansion
Civ - Civilization
CivRev - Civilization Revolution
CE - Cottage Economy
Col - Colonization (the 1994 or 2008 version)
CoL - Code of Laws
CPT - Culture per Turn
CR - City Raider
Cre - Creative
CS - Civil Service
CS Slingshot: Building the Oracle to select Civil Service as a free tech
CTP - Activision's Call to Power
Culture Bomb: using a Great Artist to create a Great Work in a city near another civ’s border
Demo - Democracy Game
DoF - Declaration of Friendship
DoI - Declaration of Independence
DoW - Declaration of War
DP - Defensive Pact
DR - Divine Right
EE - Espionage Economy
Exp - Expansive
FM - Free Market
FE - Food Economy
FF - Founding Father
FFA - Free For All
FFH: Fall From Heaven (popular CivIV mod)
Fin - Financial
Flip - Cultural conversion
FP - Forbidden Palace OR Flood plain
FR - Free Religion
Fred / Freddy - Frederick the Great (Germany)
FS - Free Speech
FW - Civ2 Fantastic Worlds expansion
GA - Golden Age / Great Artist
GE - Great Engineer
GL - Great Leader OR Great Library
GLH - Great Lighthouse
GG - Great General
GM - Great Merchant
GOTM - Game of the Month
GOTW - Game of the Week
Gov - Government
GPT - Gold per Turn
GP - Great People / Great Prophet
GP Farm - Specialized city intended to generate Great People as quickly as possible.
GPP - Great People Points
GPP/t - Great People Point per Turn
GPro Great Prophet
Gren(s) - Grenadier
GS - Great Scientist / Great Spy
GW - Great Wall / Great Work
Hatty - Hatshepsut (Egypt)
HBR - Horse Back Riding (technology)
HE - Heroic Epic
HOF - Hall of Fame
HP - Hit Point
HR - Hereditary Rule
HRE - Holy Roman Empire
Hydra - possessing multiple religious Shrines in the same city (one head per shrine).
IA - Industrial Age
ICS - Infinite City Sprawl
IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
Ind - Industrious
IW - Iron Working
IW - Iron Works
Izzy - Isabella
JAG - Jaguar Warrior
LB - Longbow / Liberty Bell
Lbow - Longbow
Lit - Literature
Lizzy - Elizabeth
LSM - Longswordsman
Lux - Luxury resource
MA - Middle Age / Modern Age / Modern Armor
Mace - maceman
MC - Metal Casting
MDI - Medieval Infantry
Merc - mercantilism
MG - machine gun
MGE - Civ2 Multiplayer Gold Edition
MGL - Military Great Leader
MI - Mechanized Infantry
Milking - The tedious art of score maximization
MM - Mass Media
Monty - Montezuma (Aztec)
MOO - Masters of Orion
MOW - Mounted Oscillating War/Man-o-War
MP - Multiplayer/Military Police/Mass Production
MPP - Mutual Protection Pact
MT - Military Tradition
MTDG - Multi-Team Democracy Game
Nappy - Napoleon
Nat’l - Nationalism
NES - Never Ending Story
NOW - Non-oscillating war
NOT - No Optional Techs
OB - Open Borders
OCC - One City Challenge
*CC - * City challenge, where * is a number
OCP - Optimal City Placement
OR - Organize Religion
Org - Organized
OT - Off topic
PA - Permanent Alliance
Pac - Pacifism
Phants - War Elephants
Phi - Philosophical
Philo - Philosophy
Poly - Polytheism
pop - Population
pop rush - rushing a project by reducing city population
PP - Printing Press
Praets - Praetorians
Prats - Praetorians
PTW - Civ3: Play the World expansion pack (the first Civ3 expansion)
Rax - Barracks
rep hit - Reputation hit
RCP - Ring City Placement
REF - Royal Expeditionary Force
rel - religion
Rep - Representation
REX - Rapid Early eXpansion / Rapid EXpansion
RFC - Rhye's and Fall of Civilization
RL - Real life (as opposed to Civ life)
RNG - Random Number Generator
RoN - Rise of Nations
ROP - Right of Passage
ROP Rape - Using a Right of Passage agreement to sneak attack your enemy.
rush = very early attack
SciMeth - Scientific Method
SE - Specialist Economy
SG - Succession Game
SGL - Scientific Great Leader
SHOF - Scenario Hall of Fame
SMAC - Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
SMAX - Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire
SOD / SoD- Stack of Doom
SOL / SoL - Statue of Liberty or Ship of the Line
SOP - Standard operating procedure
SoZ - Statue of Zeus
SP - State Property
Spi - Spiritual
SPT - Shields per turn
SS - Space Ship
SW - Small Wonder
Swords - swordsman
TE - Trade Economy
Tech Whore - an AI Leader with a technology obsession (ie.C4’s Mansa Musa)
Theo - Theology/Theocracy
ToA - Temple of Artemis
ToE - Theory of Evolution
ToG - Theory of Gravity
Toku - Tokugawa (Japan)
TOT - Civ2 Test of Time
Trebs - Trebuchet
UB - Unique Building, Civ-specific building
UCC - Ultimate Classic Collection, European version of Civ2 MGE
US - Universal Suffrage
UU - Unique Units, Civ-Specific Units
Vanilla - Refers to the plain version of the game, w/o expansion packs.
VC - victory condition
Vicky - Victoria (England)
VP - Victory Point
VPL - Victory Point Location
WE - Wonder Economy
WFYABTA - We Fear You Are Becoming Too Advanced!
WHEOOHRN - We have enough on our hands right now
Whip/Whipping - rush build using city population (under Despotism and Communism governments in Civ3, under Slavery civic in Civ4)
WLTKD - We love the king day
WoW - Wonder of the World
WP - West Point
WW - War Weariness
Xbow - Crossbow
XP - Experience Points (for military units)
ZOC / ZoC - Zone of Control
Game Title Abbreviations
Col - Colonization (either the 1994 or 2008 version)
CivRev - Civilization Revolution
BTS - Beyond the Sword (the second Civ4 expansion)
PTW - Civ3: Play the World expansion pack (the first Civ3 expansion)
C3C - Civ3: Conquests expansion pack (the second Civ3 expansion, also includes all of PTW)
CIC - Civ2 Conflicts in Civilziation expansion
CIV - Civilization IV
C4W - Civ4 Warlords expansion
FW - Civ2 Fantastic Worlds expansion
MGE - Civ2 Multiplayer Gold Edition
UCC - Ultimate Classic Collection, European version of Civ2 MGE
CTP - Activision's Call to Power
MOO - Master of Orion
RON - Rise of Nations
TOT - Civ2 Test of Time
SMAC - Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
SMAX - Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire
ISDG Jargon
CFC - Civilization Fanatics Center
CDZ - Civilization Dual Zone
CGN - Civilization Gaming Network
C3B - Civ3Brasil
PAL - People's Army of the Lader
GWT - German Webring Team
APO/'poly= Apolyton
CDG - Creative Design Group
GCA - Gamecatcher Alliance
CoIA - Counsel of Internal Affairs
CoMA - Counsel of Military Affairs
CoFA - Counsel of Foreign Affairs
JotC - Justice of the Court
MSDG - Multi-Site Democracy Game (Generally used to describe the PTW one)
ISDG - Intersite Democracy Game (Generally used to describe the C3C one)
ISDG II= C3C ISDG
General Internet Acronyms
AFAIC - As far as I'm concerned
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AFK - Away From Keyboard
AKA - Also Known As
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
BBL - Be Back Later
BRB - Be Right Back
BTW - By The Way
E3 - Electronic Entertainment Expo
FAQ - Frequently Asked Question
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IRC - Internet Relay Chat
IMHO, IMO - In My (Humble) Opinion
J/K - Just Kidding
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
NG - Newsgroup
OTOH - On The Other Hand
PBEM - Play By E-Mail (form of multiplayer gaming)
POV - Point Of View
RTFM - Read The [Flamin'] Manual!
ROTFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing
LMAO - Laughing My Arse Off
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
TTFN - Ta ta For Now
TTYL - Talk To You Later
WYSIWYG - What You See IS What You Get |
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