Assessing some Starting Locations - Civ6 Tutorials

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[@specil-k]

Wow I'm really bad at this game

[@slwrabbits]

me too, join the club

[@allyourbrass]

No matter how much more I play the Civ VI, I always appreciate the how-to's and tutorials

[@andresantos7120]

Same

[@JakeSezz]

My exact thought. Yes, Tater is entertaining, but gd it’s the knowledge and small to-do’s that keep me coming back

[@aleclenhard3529]

I agree, there’s almost always something new to learn about this game and that’s what gives it so much longevity

[@kahil101]

I'm with you!

[@SamuliK96]

Couldn't agree more.

[@BambiDVM]

"I just wanted to do a quick, throwaway video..." This was actually one of the most concise and helpful civ videos! Please make more like this!

[@shuikkanen]

If you don't already have the mod "Hillier Hills" I'd recommend using it. All it does is highlight the hills a bit by making them steeper so you can more easily tell them apart from the landscape.

[@snomcultist189]

Is there a resources resources?

[@ClarkPotter]

​@Snom Cultist 189 You mean resourcier resources? lol Yeah that'd be nice. Wet, legendary abundance isn't enough huh?

[@ClarkPotter]

​@Snom Cultist 189 Half the rolls you think, I could def go for some resourcier resources here.

[@jFrenetic]

@@ClarkPotter I would like some Oilier Oil, please. 90% of the games I play, even when I own half a map, Oil usually spawns somewhere way outside of my territory

[@AsG_4_]

@@jFrenetic I'm always looking for aluminum niter or gun powder lol

[@MoneyZu]

I would very much enjoy a series in which you study start locations for each CIV. (And welcome back. You looked like you had a great time during your visit with 2K.)

[@rubag223]

I would as well!

[@anthonybizzaco2603]

That would be dope. So many civs have isms that make it weird figuring out where to start

[@twiceborn42]

Such a great idea

[@9beccalee9]

This!

[@addict4games]

1000%

[@whiskeychicken]

Analyzing start locations for every civ sounds amazing. I'd love to watch those.

[@technopath4119]

Yes I’m begging you it would be so helpful for noobs like me

[@ripplesinspacetime]

Hell yes. Technical teaching tater is my favorite tater.

[@tvdvd8661]

Best tater for sure

[@roberttipple8937]

Taking a walk in Potato's mind... Legendary. Frantic and difficult to keep up, but legendary. 😂

[@conked.]

Honestly, I would promote my Scout Unit with the Alpine promotion purely because standing on hills provide more sight over areas of land, but again promoting based on situational factors is also good to consider as well. Thou shalt be praised, Potato! P.S. All my life, I never knew you could settle on bonus resources without removing them.

[@robertarmstrong3889]

I've been playing casually with my daughter (who loves the game, and this channel) and as an older player I'm really benefitting from your tutorials - and this one is especially *on target* in its approach

[@Jusdro]

Start location tutorial for each Civ is quite an undertaking! These types of videos are so cool to see no matter how many hours and victories you have under your belt. Love it!

[@obliviousbonobo2770]

1500 hours into this game I still always find something inspiring from Mr. Potatos gameplay, the undisputed GOAT of Civ VI.

[@gemc4634]

So glad you're doing more tutorials, your civ 6 over explained was a great but short lived series

[@TheLeoSanchez2]

I’ve played this game for years but there’s something so warm and homey from these videos of Potato explaining the game to us. So looking forward to these tutorials for Civ VII :D

[@upperbeaches]

I really appreciate these types of tutorial videos Potato. I have over 2000 hours into Civ5 and Civ6 but still struggle on Immortal and Deity, but these still help me understand how to get to the next level. Congratulations on your recent trip to Firaxis, and enjoy your time off!

[@AJFluff]

I, for one, would love a whole series on start locations for each civ. That sounds amazing!

[@tomasmugicamoreno8499]

Potato's tutorials are the best! Always learn something new.

[@kylebarnes3029]

Love this, in depth analysis with length. Makes us all better players. Thanks Potat youre great

[@micahedelblue]

One of my biggest challenges trying to play on deity is that I end up overrun by barbarians. I'd love to see a video on how to handle barbs in the early game.

[@michaelahurt]

FYI SaxyGamer and VanBradley both have videos on this. Just search Civ 6 + barbarians But the keys are: 1) Keep your warrior and scouts kind of close (like 10 tiles; you only need to scout far enough to find your next city locations) 2) Do *NOT* let the barbarian scout get back to the barb camp. This is critical. Once he returns it opens the floodgates and the AI will keep spamming barbs until you destroy the encampment Also keeping vision around your capital will help since barb camps will spawn in the fog of war.

[@chih-hsintsai959]

1)Build some Slingers/Archers quickly. Use ranged attacks to avoid losing HP. 2)Build Warriors later. Use them to capture cities. 3)Do not build scouts. 4)Do not chase any barbarian scout. Focus on cities or barbarian camps.

[@mysticfellow9843]

Like Chih-Hsin mentioned, the most important thing is just to straight-up build 2-4 slingers right away depending on how brutal the barbs are. Don't worry about builders or any other units. Then you gotta take out each outpost one by one, by using all your slingers in a pack so that none of them die. A big thing I've learned from mistakes is to not spread out your slingers if you're dealing with a lot of barbs early on. Slingers die easily and need a backup for max efficiency.

[@chih-hsintsai959]

@@mysticfellow9843 Slingers are weak. I always upgrade slingers to archers as soon as possible. After I build 4~6 archers and 1 warrior，I will declare war on a nearby city. Artillery conquest=>infantry occupy.

[@mysticfellow9843]

@@chih-hsintsai959 Yeah I meant get slingers first then upgrade to archers when you can but I use them immediately on outposts.

[@martmantzt]

I've seen most of your older tutorials. I'm always amazed at how much more amazing info you put in your new ones. Also, I like to give the scouts the hill promotion, because hills allow them to see further.

[@jessearsenault4735]

I like the more general discussion because it teaches the concepts better and the visual aids work so nicely with it all I hope you made more of this style of video!

[@ulexite]

played civ very casually for a long time but never delved into really knowing it well but after finding your videos im really enjoying learning from you, its already made my plays more enjoyable thanks for sharing the advice Potato.

[@cmichaud04]

Good stuff, I've played civ 6 for years and years and I still love basics analysis. I was really hoping you'd talk about the Start Position setting when you were talking about new wet worlds. Again I've played hundreds of hours and I still only marginally understand... Like I get essentially what legendary and whatever means sort of, would love to hear you expound on it a bit. Thanks, love ya tato

[@AlphaTurtle13]

A series on starting with each civ and their general strategies would be incredible!

[@Odofakyodo]

Hey Potato, around 16:50 you mentioned researching Animal Husbandry and having Horses blocking your district spots. I got sick of great district locations or well planned wonder spots getting blocked by strategic resources, so that's why I made a mod (Odo's Extended Harvest) that allows you to chop strategic and luxury resources like you would terrain features and bonus resources. This does technically change the gameplay, but it's for the better IMO, so check it out!

[@EddieMCfan196]

Oh my, it is you!

[@J75Pootle]

It is actually possible to harvest luxury resources in the base game without mods. With the great Heroes game mode you can summon Anansi to your civ, who can destroy any bonus or luxury resource for science and culture. Strategic resources are still a pain, but I've got massive use out of Anansi before (as well as Hercules and Maui, all three of them are far more useful for helping with infrastructure than actually being a warrior imo)

[@Aeivious]

@@J75Pootle hercules plus babylon is an insane start

[@DammitDani]

Yesssss!!! Thank you for this! A whole series! This is great!

[@projadcthespud9105]

new and wet, that is the best way to play civ -Sir PotatoMcWhiskey, spring, 2023 hilarious wisdom

[@shimasclan]

I've been wanting to get more into Civ and was always confused when people glanced at a map and went 'Terrible starts, let's restart' before doing anything. This helps explain it, thanks!

[@bradski356]

This is literally the best video I have seen up until now that has explained the game simply for people getting back into the game... omg. thank you

[@wrex509]

I know you did a video similar to this before on start location. I am glad you kind of came back and reexamined it.

[@Dlihclive]

Thanks for the vid, Potato! I always seem to struggle deciding where to settle and what to build in the early game so this helps me a lot.

[@deathwraith2318]

This is so incredibly informative. A job well done, Civ friend.

[@dolevniv]

New and wet is way better then old and dry 😉

[@BellBivDeveau]

Amen

[@imspudus]

🤨

[@whightfang]

Great video as always keep it up and have fun on your vaca. Now this idea might be more a pain then not, but with CivVII on the horizon I thought a series where you play all of the mainline Civ games might be interesting. That way we can have a good perception of where Civ has been and thoughts on where it can go in the future. Anyways have a good one and can't wait for your return.

[@Silverowl193]

Love these videos. Appreciate the assistance!!!

[@DrunkyMonkey8008ies]

Your tutorials gave me new found enjoyment 🎉 keep it up 💯

[@mrdevonscook]

I really appreciate videos like this. It’s easy to watch Potato and forget that he’s often doing stuff in the early game to set up for a PARTICULAR mid or late game instead of playing optimally. It really easy for a Civ casual like me to get lost in the weeds and ignore good early game fundamentals.

[@Manas-co8wl]

Oh I remember! This is the video that leveled up my play style beyond the most basic! Thanks for this Potato, you have no idea how much this helped

[@MasqueAndDagger]

I'm new to civ and I have to say, this is probs one of the most useful guide vids I've seen

[@Workmusic1988]

Love this. Please do more but at different stages throughout a game. For example: - How to know what vic to scenario to choose if your main option doesn't work - Best ways to obtain vic for certain scenarios etc

[@jacobjordan3092]

Congratulations on being invited to showcase the new update! Awesome for you!

[@AlanRedrew]

This game fully represent the concept of easy to learn hard to master: after 400+ hours I still feel there is something more that I can learn and improve. Thank you for the video

[@joewozniak711]

wow thank you SOOO MUCH! I was having so much trouble until you helped !

[@joelbecker5389]

This video is super helpful! I've only just started playing Civ 6 and am only in my first game. I'm considering starting over after watching this so I can implement these tips from the start.

[@robinwells5343]

This was a great video 👏

[@lindsayparker2965]

Nice one Spuddy, always appreciate these tutorials.

[@Chattosaurus]

Loving the deep dive into the nuts and bolts of Civ 6! Maybe I've still got much to learn, but I would have loved that first start. The geothermal fissures would give extra science and a killer location for a campus :)

[@TheCsquared08]

This was really great, and your videos like this in general are really good. Hearing stuff like tile economy explained helps conceptualize things I've naturally done for years. Any chance we could see a similar video about districts? They radically alter many basic elements of previous Civ games, and a tutorial on them would be sweet.

[@arcangel2637]

Holy mother-of-god this was one of the most insightful videos I've ever watched!

[@ssicari]

As a newer player this is so much information and so helpful

[@liammccolgan5706]

Been playing CIV 6 for over a year now, starting to do well on Emperor difficulty. But I only just realised 2 food is consumed per citizen! Thanks for the video and keep up the good content! Also, Happy St. Patricks day! ☘

[@aarondornbush4153]

This was a really great video I’d honestly love more of theirs once your past this point. Specifically how to use my starting cities to then springboard into my chosen victory type

[@joshuaraudenbush9557]

Have 800+ hours, but it's still good to see updated guides for the people who need them. It definitely would be fun to see a series on best builds/starts for all the leaders.

[@peterkulhavy6620]

I really like the idea oh you helping us with the beginning and what should which civ focus on. Thanks!

[@Zondagskind.Gaming]

Probably the most important skills in Civ: setting yourself up and reading the map. Thanks for the content! In terms of content I'd love a quickfire guide what civs want different settings. For example, Hot/Cold Temperature, what civs care more or less about New World Age, which civs want specific maps? For the Mapuche spawn you had, I think that the Truffle tile and potential for Temple of Artemis would push me away from Scout-Scout-Settler-Settler towards Scout-Slinger-Settler-Builder.

[@dracono99]

Very helpful would love more of these

[@themastamanhd4861]

As someone who came from civ 5, all this stuff makes sense; the area where in super lost is planning your cities based on possible campuses. Some good advice or guide on how you see these things and base your settling choices

[@britmachine722]

Seeing the whole map revealed from turn 1 also taught me that the AI on Emperor+ don't actually start with 2/3 settlers but instead get their extra settler when they settle their capital (and 2nd city), not very important but interesting to find out!

[@SeemsLegitKid]

personally i would love a video on assessing starting locations w/ every civ in the game! i just started playing with friends and they're already improving so much, now i'm watching videos like this to catch up to the competition lol

[@Zacahorse]

Quality content, would love more like this

[@sintack5]

In less than 20 minutes, Potato gave some of the best tips on the early early game! Perfect video. Also I really want this save file

[@GadBoDag]

That map settings tip is great!

[@dakooie5682]

Watching this video and somehow the one thing that struck me the most wasn’t all the tips and tricks. It’s the fact that somehow deer tiles produce only 1 food despite deer quite literally being a source of food 😂

[@thelight9047]

Deer being a tile resource is strange to me. They are ubiquitous in every forest as far as I am aware.

[@brutalledgend]

Thanks Potato!!! This is one I personally needed, I Dont know if you have ever explained the standard map settings without mods and what not, because in previous tutorials or series even when you didn't have mods, it seemed like no matter what I did, I could never get this good of a map, or enough resources, and I felt unsure of the settings to change to maybe enhance that, and now I know. Here's to hopefully getting my first domination victory on diety soon now.

[@maximelussier25]

Thank you so much for these advices!

[@vera--fied]

Would love to see tutorials for each civ. Would be similar to looking up a zigzagzigal guide for playing a new civ

[@luckykitty1740]

I just recently started playing and I am glad that this game still has a community and engagement on the internet.

[@Jeff-xb4oo]

Thanks for the tip concerning new and wet.

[@Biditchoun]

Ibnstead of the second scout I really like building a slinger as you said, opens the path to an early eureka secure which is valuable

[@Rational_Driver]

OMG. Double scouts? You can almost hear Civlifer screaming thru the screen 🤣😆😁

[@Eagle3302PL]

I like start position Legendary a lot, it always surprises me with something fun

[@digitalk1llraymon448]

In respects to the Civ starter series, I highly recomend it, because not only is it gonna be a whole bunch of content for you, its gonna be VERY helpfull for everyone, new and old players alike. With so many civs, each one having different starting needs, a video series like that would be godlike and would help everyone get better at this game and defeat those pesky god civs!

[@aaronveloria694]

Thanks for the insightful tutorial

[@malcolmanderson6735]

I would very m like the series you propose. Seeing things through your eyes makes a huge difference.

[@kiobakunawa1149]

Really love videos like this that goes indepth!

[@Ancient_Hoplite]

Love how he explains placing cities in a line to block and barricade the AI. It's like a star trek raise shields moment.

[@Jacob-qr8pl]

Glad I could find this video again!

[@trevorjrooney]

Phew, played a bit of a game with friends today as Theodora. She's nutty, got that good desert near me start and got those desert folklore plus work ethic yields. Absolute fun.

[@_masssk_]

It was super helpful, thank you a lot!

[@aggieking87]

Would definitely love to get little starter videos for each civ for different things to look for when playing them!

[@polishKGB]

I would love a series explaining start locations for each civ.

[@jamesdinius7769]

The fact that your very first start is between tundra and desert is just perfect. 95% of my starts.

[@johngillan4475]

Some very good points. Thank you

[@forcelightningcable9639]

Nice job again, tater. Def learned something

[@drunkhealer3613]

How did you turn on/reveal the entire map? Also, thank you for these videos; they're very helpful.

[@calebfoster2520]

This game is awesome. I just discovered it. Haven’t won a game yet. It’s been trial and error. The best way to learn how to play, is try to play on your own, then look at tutorials to understand what you just experienced.

[@sworzt9765]

THE MOST useful how-to-start guide found in KZbin so far.

[@IzzRei]

Love starting location vids

[@spazz3696]

I would love to see multiple videos explaining early mid and late game. Like turn 1-60 turn 60-150 and so on etc. I always find myself struggling to set mid game goals and how to play mid game.

[@experienceld9159]

I would definitely enjoy something like a small tutorial for every civ. Like on what techs to focus, what are good wonders, which victory types are the best, which buildings/districts are important, which believes/pantheons, good starting locations, ... and that for every civ. it would definitely take a while though :O *as well as some starting settings. mali probably doesn't want wet rainfall and portugal a pangea map

[@belaunjude]

Love the content. Keep it up

[@BradIdeas]

Is scout scout, settler settler good for early ear strat? I build an slinger first because it allows me to get the archery boost faster

[@AlexFeldstein]

Good video. Learned a few new things.

[@minnamimaho5567]

Scouts into settler would not think about this for the first moves, defently trying it out 😊

[@imblackmagic1209]

thanks for sharing, the tile economy is hard to see at a glance i usually play archipielago with high sea level, so double scout opener is a big nono for me, a slinger is 👌

[@MarekG438]

Hi thanks for sharing. But can you tell something about Start Position setting? Is ot worth to set it to legendary?

[@gerardmonsen1267]

I like using a map setting of: Start location: Legendary It gives you extra resources around your start location that makes it far more likely to let you have a decent start.

[@digitalworms]

This maybe a stupid question but do you have to fortify a unit in the city to defend it or does a city have a unit that isn't shown? I see scouting with your first warrior I always get worried about my capital getting sacked so I fortify my first warrior then build a scout. I'm use to civ 2 and if I remember you have to fortify to defend the city. Also is it only gold that upkeeps a unit or does the unit consume food from your surplus from city created in?

[@DrownedInExile]

Damn I never thought to try new+wet world. Great now you're tempting me to get back into Civ 6 LOL!

[@windsound2010]

this is so inspiring, thanks!