Been meaning to ask this question ever since I bought Civ4
When ever I am playing the screen saver doesn't come on and I am
wondering if this is normal
Not that its a big deal if I am leaving it for a while I just click on

Lots of trees, light jungle, lots of hills, no peaks.
Extra grass for the cottagers.  Fifty percent ocean.
Only victory conditions enabled are conquest and cultural.
Elizabeth, Napolean and Roosevelt are the only leaders on

Just wondering as I am not a hard core but rather a casual Civ IV
player.  I always feel like I am rushing through the game, but it is
after all a complicated game.  But, leaving aside the fact that many
of you know the game inside out, about how long should a game at my

does Beyond the Sword contain every new feature that Warlords has or would
it be worthwhile to play each expansion separately?

Until now, I used to build them on plains squares away from rivers, on
the basis that they are crap for food, so might as well be good for
something. Unfortunately, that often results in them not being worked.
Until several days ago, I didn't even realise that unworked cottages

Why do they sometimes dissolve just as you get into view of them?

Did I just make a dumb deal?
Does this mean I've given away the store in
some fashion when an AI leader has this
response to a trade we've made?

Does anyone even play Civ4 with this on?
As long as you can build the Great Wall you're OK, as you can then get
lots of cannon-fodder for promotions - but if you miss out, you're
totally screwed! :)

Playing some Civ3 last night, I made note of some of the AI problems
that especially bug me - not new stuff, I just never bothered to write
them down before.
What I'm wondering is, since some of these are obvious bugs and not

I have been playing BTS for a couple of weeks now.  I find it much more
difficult than Warlords and my usual level (Prince) is now impossible for me
due to the extreme agressiveness of the AI Civs.
To get around this and to try out the corporations I have tried a couple of

I never bought Civ4, as I've been happy enough playing Civ3 Conquests
and I had heard that Civ4 has higher graphics requirements and also
requires XP. I was recently told that Civ4 is vastly improved over
Civ3, but have not yet heard back on my request for further details