do you use nukes?

[ZEEK (Trained Navy Seal)]

do you consider the fallout penaltys from it worth it?

please and thanks

[Billy Idle]

Depends on the situation. I wanted to take the Greek Capital with my bombers and a few Infantry but he had 12 anti-aircraft units stationed around it in a mass. I would have lost many, if not all, of my bombers but a couple of nuclear missles "softened" them up so I could take the Capital without losing one bomber. In my opinion....yes it was worth it.

[Malvastor]

I typically don't need them- but then I typically have a conventional military that far outstrips the AI's. If I were in a situation where I was being invaded and could not fight them off conventionally? I'd throw the things around like popcorn.

[JCM]

You should only ever use nukes for a domination victory, as you'll have the entire world against you for using one on another civ. They're expensive and cost uranium, a resource that's usually scarce. They're great for clearing out cities quick and even better if there's enemy units surrounding the cities as they will be destroyed with the blast.

The biggest downside of using one is the fallout that results in the blast. It will render the areas around the bombed zone useless until you clear it out.

In summary, use it for domination victories. Preferably if it's the last/last few civs you need to defeat. Not recommended to use it if you plan on annexing and using the resources of the city you're attacking.

[BubblestationCPH]

Just clean the mess.. its no biggie.

earlier Civs had nukes tied to Polution, and excessive use caused the poles to melt and the world itself turned arid and barren.

The idea was good, but advanced players used it as a way to destroy the enemies from within.

[ice]

sometimes a civ is just getting too close to victory and nuking them back to the stone age is a nice way to sort things out

[DragomirKingsman]

Originally posted by Malvastor:

I typically don't need them- but then I typically have a conventional military that far outstrips the AI's. If I were in a situation where I was being invaded and could not fight them off conventionally? I'd throw the things around like popcorn.

This guy.
Of course, I never have a military that far outstrips the AIs. I have a military that's slightly behind the AIs, because I'm a newb. I still haven't finished a game, win or lose.
Although I read the manuals for every civ game except 1.

Originally posted by JCM:

You should only ever use nukes for a domination victory, as you'll have the entire world against you for using one on another civ. They're expensive and cost uranium, a resource that's usually scarce. They're great for clearing out cities quick and even better if there's enemy units surrounding the cities as they will be destroyed with the blast.

The biggest downside of using one is the fallout that results in the blast. It will render the areas around the bombed zone useless until you clear it out.

In summary, use it for domination victories. Preferably if it's the last/last few civs you need to defeat. Not recommended to use it if you plan on annexing and using the resources of the city you're attacking.

No.
Also, Uranium is scarce? SCARCE?! SCARCE!?!??
The only other thing to use it on is Giant Death Robots.
So build nukes.
LOTS OF NUKES.

[DragomirKingsman]

Originally posted by Ozelot:

sometimes a civ is just getting too close to victory and nuking them back to the stone age is a nice way to sort things out

Science victory with all the parts in a nice circle?
BOOM
Nope.

[Mocha]

If a civ is expanding at stupid rates, nukes are nice to keep them in check.

[Cyprus Hillbilly]

I just use nukes at the end of the game when I already know I'm going to win... I just love the graphics and sound (I turn the volume way up for the effect on my 7.1 headphones!)

[TCA]

Yes, graphics of explosion is .... awesome . I use nukes when I fight only with one opponent , so I have time to repair everything near epicentrum of explosion

[george freud]

I'd only do it if the city of choice had a lot of units surrounding it and if I'm confident that I'd be able to capture it before they can set up defenses again, using nukes on a weak civ is pretty wasteful.

[just.nuke.em]

All day everyday.

[Malvastor]

Originally posted by //Dragomirnamehere:

Also, Uranium is scarce? SCARCE?! SCARCE!?!??
The only other thing to use it on is Giant Death Robots.
So build nukes.
LOTS OF NUKES.

GDRs and nuclear plants. But in my experience, there usually isn't a whole lot of it. I may have nearly a hundred oil or coal, and less than 20 uranium.

[The Dark Spectacled Admiral]

My army is nothing but nuclear weapons. If hostile units enter my land I will use nuclear arns on them.

[ice]

Originally posted by Malvastor:

Originally posted by //Dragomirnamehere:

Also, Uranium is scarce? SCARCE?! SCARCE!?!??
The only other thing to use it on is Giant Death Robots.
So build nukes.
LOTS OF NUKES.

GDRs and nuclear plants. But in my experience, there usually isn't a whole lot of it. I may have nearly a hundred oil or coal, and less than 20 uranium.

Uranium is rare. I played a really good game with Russia recently who has double uranium sources and the only trade access to the city-states with uranium sources and was the first one to atomic theory and still only managed to make a handful of nukes.