games-pc sid s meiers-civilization iii User Manual
Advances
or the section on the “Science Advisor’s Report” in Chapter 15: Refer-
ence: Screen by Screen
.) We click Done to return to the map.
Changing Production
Before we do anything else, it’s time to check up on Washington again.We open the
City Display and look at the Production Box.The city has automatically begun to build
another Warrior. Unless you give it specific instructions, a city’s governors will choose
what to produce next by guessing at what you want. These guesses are based on the
production orders you’ve given throughout the game—but this early in the game, there’s
no history of decisions for them to consult. Thus, they just go on blithely constructing
whatever they think is best.
City Display and look at the Production Box.The city has automatically begun to build
another Warrior. Unless you give it specific instructions, a city’s governors will choose
what to produce next by guessing at what you want. These guesses are based on the
production orders you’ve given throughout the game—but this early in the game, there’s
no history of decisions for them to consult. Thus, they just go on blithely constructing
whatever they think is best.
Since the city is still defenseless, we need to build a unit to protect Washington from
possible invaders. A Spearman is a better defense than a Warrior, so we click on the
Production Box to open the list of production options. Clicking on Spearman assigns
that unit as the current construction project. The Spearman icon now appears inside
the Production Box to indicate that the city is building one.We close the City Display.
possible invaders. A Spearman is a better defense than a Warrior, so we click on the
Production Box to open the list of production options. Clicking on Spearman assigns
that unit as the current construction project. The Spearman icon now appears inside
the Production Box to indicate that the city is building one.We close the City Display.
Finding a Minor Tribe
Remember our Warrior? The cursor is flashing under it again, indicating that it’s once
again ready for action. Our initial exploration (or starting point) revealed a village of huts
to the northwest.This village, which the Warrior is now next to, is home to a minor tribe.
Minor tribes are not rival civilizations (though some are home to barbarian raiders).They
are small villages populated with people who might be inclined to help you.
again ready for action. Our initial exploration (or starting point) revealed a village of huts
to the northwest.This village, which the Warrior is now next to, is home to a minor tribe.
Minor tribes are not rival civilizations (though some are home to barbarian raiders).They
are small villages populated with people who might be inclined to help you.
We’re about to make contact with this minor tribe.The results of such contact are unpre-
dictable. It could result in a gift of knowledge or gold, the tribe might send their best
warriors to form a military unit to help us, or the tribe might decide to join our civi-
lization, either by ceding us their town or pulling up roots and forming a Settler. Of
course, negative events are also possible; the village could be empty or populated by hos-
tile barbarians.
dictable. It could result in a gift of knowledge or gold, the tribe might send their best
warriors to form a military unit to help us, or the tribe might decide to join our civi-
lization, either by ceding us their town or pulling up roots and forming a Settler. Of
course, negative events are also possible; the village could be empty or populated by hos-
tile barbarians.
We move the Warrior one square to the west, onto the hut, by pressing [4] on the
numeric keypad. The result is good, but not great—we receive a gift of gold from the
minor tribe. (A military unit would have speeded our exploration considerably.)
numeric keypad. The result is good, but not great—we receive a gift of gold from the
minor tribe. (A military unit would have speeded our exploration considerably.)
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