Assessing some Starting Locations - Civ6 Tutorials

[@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

[@Alec923]

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

[@specil-k]

Wow I'm really bad at this game

[@slwrabbits]

me too, join the club

[@VincentGameaccount]

Same here

[@HMC117]

lolololol

[@desm3225]

This is the kind of game no one is bad at. We all play for different reasons lol

[@Samiharoun]

Same

[@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

[@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!

[@Shortstop803]

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%

[@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

[@ripplesinspacetime]

Hell yes. Technical teaching tater is my favorite tater.

[@tvdvd8661]

Best tater for sure

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@AJFluff]

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

[@roberttipple8937]

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

[@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!

[@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!

[@Diamond_X_Diamond]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@AlphaTurtle13]

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

[@dorkyproductions2990]

Bro... no matter how good I think I am at CIV. I watch one of your videos and my jaw drops in amazement that I didn't know how to do that already. You always teach me something new...

[@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!

[@tomasmugicamoreno8499]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@dolevniv]

New and wet is way better then old and dry 😉

[@BellBivDeveau]

Amen

[@imspudus]

🤨

[@IG88AAA]

How new are we talking…?

[@JeremyEssen]

Definitely not Biden new.

[@kylebarnes3029]

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

[@luckykitty1740]

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

[@gupdoo3]

>looking for a new Civ VI game >ask the game if the map is arid or wet >game doesnt understand >pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is arid and what is wet >game laughs and says "it's a good map sir" >load up the map >it's wet

[@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

[@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.

[@rowsgamingstream1510]

Just started out on Civ 6 - your explanation of production and food resources is great! Thank you!!

[@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

[@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.

[@Legault397]

I like my women like I like my CIV VI maps...

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@oneleghendo5239]

Came back to this video after watching it about 6 months ago. Wanted to say thanks for helping me level up my gameplay.

[@jamesdinius7769]

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

[@sworzt9765]

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

[@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!

[@ssicari]

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

[@GammaFn.]

Just recently decided to learn 6, as 5 has grown a little tired for me. Stumbled upon your channel and happy to learn! I had no idea that chopping was good, I've been scared to spend a builder charge on it. Aside from that, it's good to know that my intuition on build order was pretty good.

[@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 :)

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@projadc]

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

[@jacobjordan3092]

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

[@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.

[@LVSTalksToYou]

I was already doing a few of these things but not all, and seeing some new tips is always nice.

[@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!

[@vera--fied]

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

[@Weeniehutnurse]

I’ve been getting back to Civ again, so I’ve been watching your videos, then play a game. When I win, I go up a difficulty. I’m on King now.

[@WeakestAvenger]

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.

[@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.

[@salinatsai4799]

And here I am, deliberately avoiding placing cities on resources for fear I'll lose them. Good to know 🤣

[@MasqueAndDagger]

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

[@polishKGB]

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

[@Eagle3302PL]

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

[@arcangel2637]

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

[@DammitDani]

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

[@unholyxeras8182]

I usually play civ these days in hotseat games with my two eldest children (17 & 16) and I appreciate guides like this to ensure I always dominate them

[@Rational_Driver]

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

[@cee_ves]

I genuinely can’t play without abundant resources. Resources not only give tiles nice bonuses or whatever, but I like to plan around them. You’re giving me 2 stone next to a 2 river floodplain? Let me just set up a massive industrial complex between 2 or 3 cities there. New age maps are also great with the mountain adjacency for theatre squares and campuses, which is why I adore machu pichu too. Playing with adjacencies is probably the most fun part of civ6

[@aggieking87]

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

[@jayward8237]

I have learned a lot watching your videos & I have been playing daily for years. Thank you for the fantastic vids!

[@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.

[@malcolmanderson6735]

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

[@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! ☘

[@izumu4063]

Massively helpful information, really helped me change how I think at the start! Thanks for putting this together!

[@bbbbBEOTCH]

having the variance in starting locations provides variety and gives a noob a chance vs a beginner

[@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

[@dgray3771]

What defines as a good starting location also depends on your long term objective. As well as your civ. The Cree got very nice options to maneuver your first trader in ways that you can exploit far away resources that otherwise you can't reach until mid game. With the new Ptolemaic Cleo you pretty much want all the floodplains you can get your hands on, giving you great appeal tiles as well as the option to go appeal pantheon. basically turning all those tiles into faith bonus. And stack the crap out of it. Making religious victory that much easier. I agree that having a good or great starting position helps out a lot. But being forced to work for it and achieving things like that is appealing too. It just means planning your cities needs a lot more care. Since you can't afford to have too many low yield cities.

[@emmafountain2059]

This kinda gives me the same vibes as filthRobot’s guides tips and tricks for civ 5 and I totally love it

[@ymer234]

10:00 tile economy when production = food? 18:36 Bruce, the King of Kongo. Potato. Vacation. Now. ❤

[@CBruceNL]

Had me at the thumbnail and then I realized it wasn't a farming video but I'm still here for it

[@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.

[@demonicrebellion6903]

With there being two three food right next to that deer tile, I completely understand the slip up.

[@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.

[@deathwraith2318]

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

[@LAZERAK47V2]

Potato suggesting he settle the Cattle as Australia. My brother in Christ, that is a free culture bomb tile you'd crush.

[@kingponto1295]

I just wanted this video to keep going... Literal treasure trove of information in here for the casual player to use!

[@Triniswe]

Just a note to people that likes to play on longer games (1000-1500 turns game) is the the build order might be different because of the time it takes to build units, buildings and districts. As well on map size.

[@capester]

an interesting experiment would be to take a fixed seed and mess with a single start value and show the results. like only mess with world age new vs old, reveal the map, then count the difference in number of hills between the two.

[@eefaaf]

18:36 Ah, the well know city of the Congo: Dumfries

[@tazyhazy5774]

I feel alittle better about myself because I already always used these settings and thought it was just me wanting an easier game

[@skullivan97]

Love the video potato, i always set rainfall to wet but i find new world age has way too many volcanoes and its really tough getting units around in forested, hilly terrain

[@growingbrainsjunkine]

True; if you select a domination-oriented civ, you might want to select terrain more suitable for overland movement.

[@Aeivious]

I just like world age new as it makes the map more mountanious, and mountains are probably the only terrain in the game that have such a dynamic impact on the game.

[@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

[@Keiken0]

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

[@o0alessandro0o]

"We don't have a lot of hills" (search reveals 2/3 of the city's tiles are hills) Good to see that the UI is as polished today as it was when the game came out. I mean, in fairness, they did introduce the search feature... But you'd think making hills visually distinct wouldn't be that hard of a task. Civ V managed.

[@XenophonSoulis]

That guarding area strategy is a lot like the Amazons board game the professor Elwyn Berlekamp presented on Numberphile a few years ago.

[@courtneythomas3297]

I would love a build order series. That’s the number one thing I struggle with

[@GadBoDag]

That map settings tip is great!

[@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.