How to Play Freeciv: The First 50 Turns

I made this video in order to explain the absolute basics of Freeciv on the civ2civ3 ruleset, and how to start off on the right path. Contents: 0:00 Welcome and Why I play Freeciv 1:38 Game Setup 3:34 The First Turn, how to Assess your Start 5:24 Despotism vs Tribalism? When should I play aggressive? 8:47 Playing the First Few Turns 10:26 Exploring the Map, how to Find City Spots 11:13 Use your gold to buy stuff! 12:38 More City Spot Assessments, and how placing Cities Works 15:03 Meeting our first Rival Civilization (Malis) 16:05 Zones of Control, and why you should place Units Aggressively 18:30 Should I build city improvements? When to build them? 19:08 The "Despotism" Penalty and whyyou should leave earlier governments 22:05 First Interaction with Malis, and how AI diplomacy works 23:17 Take Advantage of Easy Victories when you can 25:57 Basic Tactics: Using Zone of Control to Force Favourable Engagements 31:30 Tips for Conquering Cities 33:30 What to do After Conquering a City 36:02 Transitioning from Wartime to Peacetime 38:37 End of 50 Turns