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2004/10/16-18 [Computer/Theory] UID:34169 Activity:moderate
10/16   Does anyone here play freeciv?  I keep getting my butt kicked by
        the AI players.  I'm playing 1.14.1.  I've read the online
        tutorials, but they all seem to be for previous versions or
        something.  The AI ALWAYS advances in technology much faster than
        me.  Any ideas?
        \_ I can't speak for FreeCiv, but on non-free-Civ the AI gets innate
           advantages at the higher difficulty levels.  Even if that's not the
           case in FreeCiv, in non-free-Civ, the AI also likes to trade tech
           amongst itself a lot.
        \_ In commercial civ, the AI doesn't have to buy advances.  They are
           randomly assigned for free and just magically pop up in their
           cities.  I've never played freeciv but I'm guessing it does the
           same since I believe they were trying to duplicate commercial civ.
           Read the source if you really care.
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