I keep trying all of the mods that come out, and I keep going back to the original vanilla version. Plain is best.
The Planet Mod is faster, much faster than plain. It's plain on steroids. Massive increase in population potential for the plain game is fantastic, the best mod ever...
I must admit, I prefer to play single player against the AI, from tech level 1. Start at the beginning, and go for the win. On small maps, the game doesn't go much above turn 100, with the planet mod, of course. With plain vanilla, it can take a little longer, around turn 150 or so. How anyone can get to 300+ turns against the AI is just dragging it out for points......... boring!!!
Anyone else still enjoy playing vanilla against the AI? And start at the beginning, i.e. tech level 1?
To be fair, I enjoy "All the Ages" mod immensely too, though it's far from vanilla. I can choose any race, and from tech 1, progress equally challenging. I just checked my hall of fame, and i'm hesitant to admit that "All the Ages" might be more balanced than the original vanilla version! Kudos to the mod developers.
Yay planet mod
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