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What's the use of Culture versus AIs?

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What's the use of Culture versus AIs?

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I'm on my third game ... so ok, the AI is not that great, but soon I'll probably be playing vs. multiple AIs. Anyway,

To me, the best defense is a good offense. Which is to say, I'm usually expanding pretty fast. With this kind of playing, it seems to me like the only use of Media/Broadcast buildings is that they slightly delay me from taking neutralized planets.

If Sins had more of a "dug in" feel to it, like say Civ 4, I can see Culture being more important. But for me, it's just an annoyance ... It's so fluid that one can simply grab a planet much easier than waiting to Culture it.

Now, if only my Media/Broadcast helped ME by increasing Allegiance when no one else was influencing me (which is how it usually is), then it'd be great. But they don't, AFAIK.

Honestly, I haven't played with Media/Broadcast much. Am I missing the point?

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Reply #26 from Sins Forums Top
I'm playing an Advent game and watching allegiance closely ... is it true that my planets have to have culture, in order to also get Allure Of Unity? They seem to be at 25% if out of culture, or 45% if in it, at the edges of a huge random map. But it's hard to tell if that's just a timing thing or whatever. I do not see any out of culture that are at 35% (yet), i.e., only Allure when without culture.
Reply #27 from Sins Forums Top
Allure doesn't raise allegiance. It raises the cap of allegiance for culture effects, IIRC. So the 25/45 seems right. 35 could happen from some culture balancing act against AI culture I suppose, but with Allure + Culture and no other influences, should rise to 45%, I think.
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Reply #28 from Sins Forums Top
Alway has something there. I'm not sure if you've noticed, but when you have a culture center in a planet with only 1 phase lane, it's got twice as much culture spread rate as one with 2, and thrice more then with 3 lanes. At the same time, if that one planet reaches another planet and spreads beyond, the culture that reaches that planet spreads out evenly over the remaining phase lanes. So, while it might look like culture doesn't spread when it's further from a culture center, actually, it just spreads very slowly because that culture expansion is divided amongst other phase lanes and planets.

Btw, I've got a question concerning the Pop Idol achievement (Culture to 75%+), since I haven't seen it asked anywhere else. I played a huge map (still playing, even though I beat it), 5 systems and 113 "planets" and I've got culture spread on all but 5 phase lanes surrounding 3 planets, and those are also getting overtaken. Yet, when I look at the stat summary, I've only got 42% Culture. Almost every single planet I control has a Culture Center, some with as many as 4, yet I still only have 42%, which isn't even close to the 75% I need. Can anyone tell me what's going on?
Reply #29 from Sins Forums Top
pop idol is bugged
Reply #30 from Sins Forums Top
Correct, Pop Idol is currently bugged and will be fixed soon. Or maybe it was fixed in 1.03? Now I gotta go check to get that badge.
Reply #31 from Sins Forums Top
Yeah Pop Idol was fixed in 1.03, see the ReadMe (I finally got PI with 1.03). You still using 1.02 Solaron?
Reply #32 from Sins Forums Top
It sounds like the OP is basically steamrolling all of the AI's he's playing. Once you play hard enough (or numerous enough) AI's, I'd think you'll find more offensive and defensive uses for culture.
Reply #33 from Sins Forums Top
Ahh, excellent. If that is the case, then it should work now. I have loaded up 1.03. I still had 1.02 since I started that match only shortly after the 1.03 patch was released, but I didn't know about it. Since saved games don't run after a new patch is loaded, I figured on just finishing that one before installing the new patch.

Well, plenty of opportunity to get PI now. I've still got the rest of the Tech Achievements to do. I've only played 2 matches so far (I've been trying to be careful and not play too long at once, lol. I only got the game just over a week ago), and only did the TEC Civilian Researcher. So, I have a minimum of 5 matches to get it.

But so far so good. 2 matches, 60% complete. Too bad I can't get any more achievements after completing a game. Had a couple more I could've had. Well, at least now I know and don't have to waste time with the "Keep Playing" option.
Reply #34 from Sins Forums Top
It sounds like the OP is basically steamrolling all of the AI's he's playing. Once you play hard enough (or numerous enough) AI's, I'd think you'll find more offensive and defensive uses for culture.
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You're right dj, I was only playing 1 AI at first. It's definitely more a factor against more AIs!  :p 
Reply #35 from Sins Forums Top
It sounds like the OP is basically steamrolling all of the AI's he's playing. Once you play hard enough (or numerous enough) AI's, I'd think you'll find more offensive and defensive uses for culture.
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You're right dj, I was only playing 1 AI at first. It's definitely more a factor against more AIs! :p