This is meant to be several things, one, to show Experiment 626 what kind of player I actually am (and then see if he still wants my advice, probably not.) two, to see if I can do it, 3 and 4 to show newer players some things and maybe have some better players tell me where I went wrong.

Settings

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/firstsettings.JPG

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/secondsettings.JPG

And my start position
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/thebegining.JPG

I think I made a mistake by settling on the wine, as I lost 2 food later, but I did gain a luxury immediately, which might be more important.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/wines.JPG

I encounter my first opponent, I think its the Aztecs but it isn't.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/firstencounter.JPG
And this deal is done.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/firstdeal.JPG
After ten turns.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/tenturnsdone.JPG
My scout gives me a surprise, but I lose time bringing it back to a good location. He will become New York and claim the spices. I road upto the site skip a tile for the city and road the spices, the settler autoroads the city square so worker turns are not needed where the settler will settle.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/settlerfromhut.JPG
A bit of a bad deal, but I take the gold, it is a cheap tech and I'm sure if I don't give it to him someone else will.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/secondencounter.JPG
This doesn't make me too happy.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/firsthistory.JPG
I do the same for Ceasar as Xerxes.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/thirdencounter.JPG

A little over a thousand years and I don't even rate the history books. Will this become more interesting next time?

Notice, I'm the first to admit I'm borrowing heavily on Stocktracker's style.

I think I'll state my main goal for this game; to have at least one war in each of the four ages, plus have at least one be a world war, although this will probably be industrial or modern. Also because there are at least two major land masses, a good naval invasion/battle needs to be included. I also intend to use every unit available to me at least once, right from archers upto Aegis cruisers. Of course, I will favor the good units but I will try to keep at least one of the less useful units around to denonstrate use. For Ex. the old fighter you get from flight isn't to spiffy and you can usually get jet fighters in about one or two more advances (depending on research path), but I'll try to use both. Another example, I like to skip knights (if I'm not in trouble and desperate for troops) and go right to calvary. I usually don't use catapults, trebuchets, or cannon and go for artillery and infantry before I really get into it. I'm going to get started with an ancient force asap. Also combined arms will be employed strictly and consistently. No huge stacks of swordsmen/knights/calvary/tanks/modern armor doing it all alone. A possible exception to this would be the ancient calvary and crusaders as I am not focused on building wonders and might not bother with them. Also, I don't see any ivory in my grasp, and that is required for the Statue of Zeus.

In closing, I haven't mentioned a specific victory condition because I don't have one in mind, all are enabled. For myself, I've ruled out 20k because I'm not good enough to do that on emperor. 100k is also out, because I'm concentrating my efforts on military pursuits. Conquest is unlikely as I want to war with but not necessarily kill everyone. Domination is possible, so are Spaceship and Diplomatic. Even with all of the wars I plan to fight in Diplomatic is still possible so I might try towards that as I intend to maintain my reputation and not break deals, if possible. However, if a good opportunity presents itself I will take it. I place no special restrictions on myself other than those already listed.

I have to say - getting a diplomatic win sounds like the most interesting, considering you will be fomenting war all game ;)

Am guessing you have already chosen a civ, but spain might be good. The conquistador is the most unique of the unique units. most of the others are just better versions of regular units - there is nothing like the conquistador. Closest are the chasqui and the keshik, but there really is no other combat ground unit that can go 6 squares!!

I hate playing against AI spain - I always mess up and leave a city unguarded....

Hey, AT! Thanks for your interest, I've picked America, for no good reason, but I didn't post above because I thought the pics would do the talking.

Are you still working on your Quartermaster award? I predicted that you'd be the next one! :goodjob:

Hey, AT! Thanks for your interest, I've picked America, for no good reason, but I didn't post above because I thought the pics would do the talking.

America hey... maybe we'll see some use for the F-15 for once.:)

Are you still working on your Quartermaster award? I predicted that you'd be the next one! :goodjob:

He's got to contend with me.:D
But chamnix is pretty close, and he's very active around here. In fact all Cham needs is a histo win and he's a quartermaster.

....maybe we'll see some use for the F-15 for once.

I was just thinking the same thing. It'd be great if Firaxis had beefed it up a bit so people would use it more.

Good luck, I'll be watching this one! Looks interesting, and since you're doing it on the same level I'm trying to break into (this is Emperor, right?) maybe I can learn a thing or two.

Um... Screenies coming?

Welcome to civfanatics Dowhook [party]

Um... Screenies coming?

Screenies Here! [party] Took some weird copying and pasting but its finally going!

maybe we'll see some use for the F-15 for once. Oh, yes we will. I envision squadrons of them. I'm hoping on emperor the AI will have bombers for my Eagles to shoot down and other fun stuff. After all, what good is a fighter if you can't kill something with it. BTW, azzaman333, I wasn't ignoring you, I'm sure you'll make the quartermasters, too.


The story continues:

I find someone else. Naturally, he's a jerk and I don't like him.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/fourthencounter.JPG
Speaking of jerks that I don't like:
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/firstthreat.JPG
I think this clinched who will be my first target. But more importantly I am planning at least one war in each age, my nearest neighbors are Japan and Persia. Persia has a strong ancient UU while Japan has a good midieval UU. Should I attack an empire(Persia) in it's strength while I let a closer enemy survive until it gains an advantage or kill Japan before they come into their own and then Persia after their vaunted Immortals are somewhat obselete?

This is a little better, but I've been saving my gold.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/secondhistory.JPG
I try to get more deals, gold can be handy and Arabia already has this.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/shoppingaround.JPG
Here we have the American nation after 50 turns.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/fiftyturnsdone.JPG
Another good hut result.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Advancedtribe.JPG
Time to put some gold to use.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/ibuyironworking.JPG


Next time, There WILL Be WAR.

Cheers, you got screenshots at last!

*subscribed*

As promised, it's WAR! Japan is the obvious choice. Also I see they don't have iron so this should be pretty one sided.

One last purchase. I discovered writing and found out that Arabia had it already.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/buyinghorseback.JPG

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/waronjapan.JPG
No one else looks happy to see me, I don't know why. :lol:

I start at Edo. It's the closest to my lands and has incense, the closest thing Japan has to something useful.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/battleofedo.JPG
This comes up soon after. The Iroquois are going to be tough. I hope I can hurt them before they launch a spaceship.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/newhistory.JPG
Next target.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/battleoftokyo.JPG
Next.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/battleofosaka.JPG
I then captured Shimonske (whatever) and Kyoto. I originally bypassed Nagoya because it was small.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/battleofnagoya.JPG
My troops waited for the last two cities culture to expand because of the "jumping palace" allowing me to keep the towns to save on settlers.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/waitingfornara.jpg
(A size one town will be autorazed unless it has expanded it's culture border)
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/battleofnara.JPG
This was Japan's last city. I had Tokogawa retired to Chicago as a civil servant.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/deathofjapan.JPG

Some information the pictures don't show.

Japan lost 14 spearmen, 4 warriors, and about 10 archers(I lost count, I'm new to taking notes.) America lost 3 spearmen, 1 horseman, 4 swordsmen and 6 or seven archers. I didn't mention before the other reason I bypassed Nagoya is because my army of 4 archers 2 swords and a spearman pooped out with only the spear and one sword surviving. That's why the spearman defending Nagoya is elite. I kept all of the Japanese cities except Nara which was autorazed. I also got 4 new employees.

Also, in keeping with my combined arms doctrine, I used 2 catapults against Kyoto, Nara, and Nagoya. Only 2 because they are slow, I have more now. I used Swordsmen for the main attack, covered by at least one spearman and archer combo for defense and horsemen in the stack and flanks to draw fire and kill incoming archers. That allowed my swords to stay strong for the assaults. You need them as healthy as possible when attacking a fortified defender in a town. The archers and horsemen also helped when the last defender was an archer, also saving the swordsmen's strength for the next target.

Thus ends Japan in this world. Persia will be next. Biff says I'm average compared to the remaining 3 empires on this continent. We don't know where the others are yet. I'm thinking about asking the Romans for help against Persia to foster ill will between them and help me grab up some of their territory fast. My culture is not existant in this game so I'll probably be razing all Persian cities.

Cheers, you got screenshots at last!

Yes! Thank you, I followed your method, no offense to everyone else that helped but yours was easiest.

Next update will probably not be until the weekend, but I'll try for sooner.

I am working on the quartermaster - I have a large demigod conquest game going as arabia - see how that goes. I figure that horsemen/ansar/cavalry is a good way to go. Will see how it goes...

I was gonna try for a diplo on sid, but got scared - I don't think I'm ready for Sid yet. I may try it on monarch - never played a monarch game - jumped from regent to emperor.

I have 20K, SS and Domination. Need conquest, Diplo, 100K (may go for a tiny map for that, to reduce the tedium) and the histo. Dunno what I'll do that on - maybe emperor, cause that may have war throughout modern times.

Well, you are showing us your skills! :D

Additional info regarding research. America, being expansionist, uses scouts, and I got: Cerimonial Burial, Bronze Working, Warrior Code, and Mysticism, plus a settler and a city, also 3 warriors, 2 maps, and 75 gold.

I researched alphabet, writing, and started republic. Everything else I popped or traded. I need Construction and Currency to advance.

Here is my empire in 90AD.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/mainview.jpg

Here is Persia.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/persianarea.jpg

Here is Arabia.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/arabianarea.jpg

And the Roman Empire.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/romanarea.jpg

My army.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/militaryadvisor.jpg

The victory screen.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/victoryscreenone.jpg

And the wonders of the world. I don't have or haven't started any.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/wonders.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/wonders2.jpg
Note that the AIs on the other continents are already in the middle ages.

Persia is going to be next, who else could it possibly be?

Thunderfall says:

Use the Attached Files option from March 28,3006 until April 3, 2006 to upload your images.

:)

Crap that means no uploaded images from imageshack or anything. I hate how the attached looks. (I use often cause I'm too lasy though:D)

Crap that means no uploaded images from imageshack or anything. I hate how the attached looks. (I use often cause I'm too lasy though:D)

No, that just means you can't use "Easy Upload."

Imageshack has nothing to do with this.

Uhh... Whatever. Must of gotten that wrong then...

Well, my pics are back. But I'm not going to add anymore until everything is back to working order. I've been saving them to cd anyway, so it's not as if I won't post them, I will, just not until everythings working.

The thing that really upset me yesterday was it seem like only my threads' pictures were affected. Probably because I used the easy upload file method.

... and maybe have some better players tell me where I went wrong.

I don´t think I´m a much better player than you are, but my initial moves would have been a bit different from yours.
First of, I would indeed not have settled on the wine. Connecting it with the industrious worker takes only 2 turns after all. Working 2 irrigated wines gives 4 net food surplus instead of 3, reducing the time to grow from 7 turns to 5.
The second point I disagree with you on is the early Granary. I would have foregone that in favor of earlier settlers. Imho, Granaries are most valuable in towns with 5 food surplus. A settler factory could have been set up in the area with the cow and wheat (where Boston and Philadelphia are). I would have made that a priority.

That´s just my 2 cents, though. It looks like your game is going really well. You´re making good progress with the japanese war for sure! :goodjob:

Originally posted by Marsden:

This is meant to be several things, one, to show Experiment 626 what kind of player I actually am (and then see if he still wants my advice, probably not.)

Of course, I'll still want your help, Great Sensei. :D


My thoughts on what I see:

First off, I agree with everyone who said that they wouldn't have settled on the Wine.

Secondly, I definitely would have cropped the 4000 BC pic to save filesize and bandwidth.

Thirdly, I definitely would have resized all of your pics to 75% of normal. It just makes it easier for the reader to follow the thread.

Fourthly, you must be using some sort of mod in your game. I never use a mod, and my forests don't look like yours, not to mention the History of the World chick. Where did you find her? :drool:


Congrats on winning your war and destroying the Japanese, Marsden.

Good luck in your game, and I'll chime in with my 2 cents whenever I have a question or a suggestion.

*subscribed*

First of, I would indeed not have settled on the wine. Connecting it with the industrious worker takes only 2 turns after all. Working 2 irrigated wines gives 4 net food surplus instead of 3, reducing the time to grow from 7 turns to 5.
The second point I disagree with you on is the early Granary. I would have foregone that in favor of earlier settlers. Imho, Granaries are most valuable in towns with 5 food surplus. A settler factory could have been set up in the area with the cow and wheat (where Boston and Philadelphia are). I would have made that a priority.

Thank you for your comments, I like constructive criticism, and appreciate the tips.

Good point, I usually feel I "must" set up the settler factory so much that I always seem to be building the granary right away. Also, I worry using a different city than the capital because of lost production due to corruption. But what you said is very logical and I think I should expand my thinking to accomodate situations as this.

Also, I think settling on the wines was just lazyness, but I don't like to move the starting settler unless it absolutely necessary. And I honestly forgot right when I did it that the wine gives extra food on grassland when irrigated, it doesn't give extra food on plains when irrigated because of the despotism penalty. Ex gr=2food wine=+1 would be 3 but -1 for dpt. = 2 irr=+1 for 4 total but 3 actual. Plain=1 food +wine +1 =2 no penalty, but irr+1 then -1 for penaly still = 2.

I definitely would have cropped the 4000 BC pic to save filesize and bandwidth.

I definitely would have resized all of your pics to 75% of normal. It just makes it easier for the reader to follow the thread.

you must be using some sort of mod in your game. I never use a mod, and my forests don't look like yours, not to mention the History of the World chick. Where did you find her?

I might resize the pictures, they are not carved in stone and am considering it. But, as anyone who stopped by at the begining saw it took me quite a few tries just to get what I had, I'm not to good at these things:blush:

I used a bunch of mods, but they are all Graphics only. They have no impact on gameplay other than I like the way they look more. There's Snoopy's graphics, which I highly recommend, and frenchman made the girl (culture advisor) you like plus the trade advisor. I am using modded roads and railroads, which even though I like them, can get very busy and I am anticipating the complaints as we speak, but as I said I like them so :undecide: :p
BTW Elvis is my Domestic advisor, Civ without Elvis is just wrong.

They are all available in the mod threads.

Now, if I can find one to change the foreign minister to Chuck Norris, I'd be in business.

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

I'm researching republic, mostly to trade, although I do want to become a republic, but not until I've beaten Persia.

I threaten Xerxes just to make him mad. I really didn't expect him to give in.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/threatenxerxes.jpg

Then it's War! :hammer:
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/secondwar.jpg

I strike at Herat. It's small, but controls their only source of horses.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/battleofherat.jpg

I discovered republic. The Romans offer me this.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/allianceforged.jpg

Arabia offered me this. Can you say "no way *ss"
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/arabianfool.jpg

Diplomatic screen now.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/situationsofar.jpg

That's how fast they reclaimed the horses. Fortunately, they aren't connected.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/resettledhorse.jpg

I complete this, which should help.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/forbidden.jpg

My assault on Ghulman pooped out. But I continue in the west.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/battleorturengtepe.jpg
Isn't it funny that Washington looks like Ram-man from Masters of the Universe?

Good news for me!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/firstleader.jpg

I know I want an army, I'm just not sure what to put in it, swordsmen? They're all I have, but I don't want to sit on it for 30 turns waiting for MI, or even longer for knights.

My advise: Sword army as soon as possible. You'll get more leaders and more armies soon enough. It would be a waste to not use him.

My advise: Sword army as soon as possible. You'll get more leaders and more armies soon enough. It would be a waste to not use him. Thanks. :goodjob:


I played a little more, update coming, and used the swordsmen. I've got about 15 immortals and others attacking now and that army has already killed 2 per turn when I can reach them.

Pwn all Persians! Just hope Immortals dont come.

Very good. Can't wait for more.

Right after I restarted in between turns I get a message from my opponent.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/xerxesbegs.jpg

Right after, Xerxes sends a counter attacking force of about 30 units.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/persiancounter.jpg

I manage to turn the target of the attack, first seems to be Las Vegas, then Denver, then back east to Dallas or Cleveland. At each turn I attack the stack head on, forcing the Immortals to defend against my swordsmen and horsemen, not what I prefer to be doing, but I am keeping them at bay.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/stackturns.jpg

I am trying to get to Ghulman once again, this time with an army and 3 catapults.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/nexttarget.jpg

At Oakland, my second leader appears.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/secondleader.jpg
Note: I made a mistake by not changing the walls to spearman because I decided I had too much in Oakland that I didn't want to lose but couldn't hold it. I was going to give it to the Romans. This beams my troops safely to Washington, and also might increase the Romans sense of loss by losing a city to the Persians. Also, Arabia enters the war against Rome, but not against me.

Here come the Persians
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/thisisgoingtobedifficult.jpg

After giving away Oakland, my troops and workers and leader appear in Washington.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/teleporter.jpg

460 is a big year for me, I decide to call for a revolution. I wanted out of Despotism but held off because of the lack of production during anarchy. I felt like I had enough to risk it now.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/anarchyinusa.jpg

Seven turns isn't as bad as I thought.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/anarchyturns.jpg
Yes, that's midieval Elvis. Looks more like Kurt Russel, but it'll do.

Through the use of scientists, I discover Engineering during anarchy. I was hoping, though not expecting, to get Feudalism from Rome, but no. These are my trades, Abu is friendlier now.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/notsureabout.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/tradingeng.jpg

A small attack force makes it to Las Vegas and surprise!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/numberthree.jpg
I think I made another mistake, because I used him to create the Heroic Epic.

The birth of the American Republic! Well it stinks really, almost all of my cities revolt and I actually miss anarchy. I ask for a peace treaty to shut them up.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/peacetreaty.jpg

I plan to use these 20 turns to build up the army and research some techs. The Persians now have Pikemen which make my swordsmen less useful.

My army standing on the ruins of Ghulman. I spread out to try to keep the Persians from resettling the area I just cleared.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/afterpeace.jpg

Not the decisive victory I had hoped for, but I think I can claim victory. The next war will be coming that is assured. But I will respect the peace treaty and receive my 26 gpt. I am patient, but I also am worried. Not about the Persians but the ones on the other continent. The Koreans have built Sun Tzu's and the French built Leo's and I'm still working on Feudalism and the other three here with me don't know any other techs besides the ones I do. (except Feudalism)

Here is the powergraph.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/powergraph.jpg

Not great. I was hoping to conquer this land by the time I hit the industrial age. I still might do that, but I am worried the other continent will be so far ahead in technology that I might not be able to pull it off. Well, we'll see. I'm hoping to crush the Persians during the Knights part of the middle age, then hit the Arabs soon after with calvary. I don't know if I should avoid learning Education so that I might take the Great Library and catch up once I meet the other continent. The Romans have started it, if they finish it, I could save taking it from them until after I met everyone, possibly. But how can I meet them without Astronomy, I think I will start sending out more galleys. Another concern is the dense jungle through Persian territory. I won't be able to use my seige equipment because of them. This is going to hamper my plans.

Next time: The peace treaty will expire, how will Persian war 2 go?

not to mention the History of the World chick. Where did you find her? :drool:



http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/jokepic.jpg






My apologies for the last joke. I was rather silly, and I have it on very good authority that it almost certainly might not happen again.

I think rushing Heroic Epic makes sense - you are gonna be having a *lot* of war and it allows you to build more units with the 300 shields or whatever it is that the epic costs.

helps with culture, too.

edit - just re-read a previous post, where you said you were gonna send out more galleys... so my last comment was answered...

Originally posted by Marsden:

My apologies for the last joke. I was rather silly, and I have it on very good authority that it almost certainly might not happen again.

Don't apologize. I thought it was funny. :lol:


You named a Leader after me? I'm touched. If I get one in my game, I'll return the favor. :thumbsup:

You named a Leader after me? I'm touched. If I get one in my game, I'll return the favor. :thumbsup:

Don't be too touched, I renamed the horseman that created the leader, and not very long after he got chopped by an immortal. :cry:

btw - you are the industrious americans. send your workers to make roads into their roads...

Don't be too touched, I renamed the horseman that created the leader, and not very long after he got chopped by an immortal. :cry:
OoooExperiment 626, that HAS to hurt! :D

J/K :)

OoooExperiment 626, that HAS to hurt! :D

J/K :)


You're tellin' me! I thought an elite full 5 hp horseman could take a 2 (injured) hp immortal.

BTW, thanks for the interest, conquer_dude, just in case I haven't said so already. :rockon:

I spent most of the time during the 20 turn cease fire researching and building infrastructure and libraries. I know I can never catch up culturally, but I want to at least close the gaps in my territory and reduce chances of my cities flipping away to another culture.

My attack force on the west.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/preparingforwar1.jpg

My attack force on the east.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/preparingforwar2.jpg

I noticed the Romans had invention, so I make this trade.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/tradeformono3.jpg

This is what Abu offers.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/abuisstupid4.jpg

Checking to see what Xerxes had in techs my foreign advisor comes up with this little gem.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/foreigndope5.jpg I want to kill him but I don't know how.

Well, right on schedule the peace treaty expires.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/twentyturnsup6.jpg

Abu might be good for something after all.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/whynot7.jpg

I head for Behistom and Sidon.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/attackbegins8.jpg

This pops up now, making a future war with Rome potentially more profitable.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/greatlibrary9.jpg

Behistom falls to my attack.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/battleofbehistun10.jpg

In the west, things don't go as planned. I see this stack and decide to cancel the assault and try to hold off the attackers with a counter stack strategy. I should have prepared better between the wars.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/persiancounter11.jpg

Next time: Can I turn the Persian advance?

I'm not too pleased with my progress, so I ask for Roman help.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/romealliance13.jpg
Not a bad deal for chivalry, I'm sure they would have discovered is soon enough. Note: they already have gunpowder.

Despite having 2 allies, I'm still on the defensive.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/onthedefensive14.jpg
I think that the Persians are treating me as the primary opponent, or maybe they just have a vastly overwhelming force. Ulp!

Shortly after I get this message.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/stalemate.jpg
I, of course, refuse. I haven't been penetrating like I want, but I haven't lost any territory.

Finally, I'm on the move again. I broke a small force of to the east from the buildup at Behistom.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/battleofzohak15.jpg

My knights are now making an impact. Also, now that I've changed the angle of my attack I can now push my trebuchets through the enemy jungle on their roads.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/battleofsardis16.jpg
I don't know why this picture came out weird.

My research showed 4 turns left for gunpowder then suddenly it dropped to 1 turn. I checked and this is my contact screen. I made no trades or contacts with any units. Could this be a bug?
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/weirdencounter17.jpg

Happy to have the contacts, however they showed up, I start trading.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/trademaps18.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/winetrade19.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/chemistrytrade20.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/spicetrade21.jpg
Carthage is on a crappy island, they aren't even out of the ancient age.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/carthagetrade22.jpg

I continue my assault. I notice the southern front is moving north, the Persians folding.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/battleofhamadan23.jpg

Well now I see what the Romans have. Looks scarey.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/romanstack24.jpg

The Arab MI softened them up for me and I took this with only 4 knights. I wanted to beat the others to it, note the Romans also coming.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/battleofpasargadae25.jpg

Continued attacks against Persia.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/bombardment26.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/battleofbactra27.jpg

Once again the Arabs softened them up for me. It's important to note the order everyone takes their turn. Persia goes before Arabia this game so they can't heal after the Arab attacks. Very convenient for me!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/battleofpersepolis29.jpg

The last Persian city.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/captureofsamaria30.jpg

Finally, after centuries of warefare, I win.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/persianwarwon31.jpg

Now, I have to deal with Arabia and Rome. Can I keep up with the technologically advanced other continent? I'm about 7 or 8 techs behind.

very nice, i love all the pictures. ive been following since ive got Civ 3 Complete

Excellent conquests! Who you go for next?

I can't follow this story anymore. Argh, these huge pics take too damn long ot load and as often as not they don't help tell the story!! And I'm working off a t4 line at work to read this. This is a well written story and looks to be an intriguing game. But unless Marsden can crop or reduce his pictures, I'm going to be too frustrated with the DL time to stay on.

I see ntohing wrong with the pics. Sure, all pics take time to load.

Here are some establishing shots of the world.

My territory.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/1centerveiw.jpg

Arabia.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/2arabianveiw.jpg

Roman Empire.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/3romanveiw.jpg

France.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/4france.jpg

Zululand.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/5zululand.jpg

Iroquois.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/6iroquois.jpg

Ottoman Empire.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/7ottomans.jpg

Korea, what's left of it.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/8korea.jpg

Here is the diplomacy screen. Note that France and the Ottomans are now in the industrial age.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/10diplomacy.jpg

I am 7 out of 9 in culture, 3(about) out of 9 for army strength, 1st in land area, and around 7th in tech lead, so I'm not really dominating this one. I am eyeing the Great Library of Cumae in the Roman Empire very greedily.

More later.

Sorry about the pics Bucky. I can't believe you said this was well written. :lol:
And thanks to Makonnen5 and carmen510. I'm going to finish this to the bloody end, I'm still hoping for those waves of F-15s to give me a golden age.

Wow. Lots of territories. Looks like Korea is getting crushed.

I can't believe that one Arabic city hasn't fliped yet !

After a short mull, I decide to attack the Arabs. The city of Arbela has the only furs on the continent that the Romans don't control. I want them. Also, the next city south, Aden, controls the only other saltpeter on this whole continent. I search Roman lands with a clean map and see none, they must be buying it, probably from the Iroquois, who have 3 saltpeter. I intend to sell the extra to the Ottomans, as this will make them very dangerous with their Sipahi.

I ask Abu to leave and...War.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/11arabwar.jpg

I ask for Roman help mostly because I don't want them coming into the war on the other side.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/12alliance.jpg

The annoying pink splotch that Vind2 was talking about before is now gone.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/13battleofmosul.jpg

This was close to my troops.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/14battleofistakhr.jpg
My attack wore out before I took my main objective! Again I split too much of my forces.

I discovered Millitary Tradition. Now all commerce will go to entertainment and taxes.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/15upgrades.jpg
I want to make a joke about "we don't need no education" because the Great Library will yeild me nothing with it.

More cities obviously in my territory that will annoy me no longer.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/16battleofaydab.jpg

Another leader. I need more. One of my swordsmen armies got killed in Persian war 2.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/17leader.jpg

I can't compare to the Arabs in culture, so any main city will be razed.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/18destructionofaden.jpg

This isn't too much of a surprise. Only 8 remain.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/19koreadead.jpg

Finally, the main target of my conquest is obtained.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/20battleofarbela.jpg

I destroy as much as I comfortably can, the Romans are just consuming Arabia and now I regret asking for the alliance.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/21battleoffez.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/22battleofshiraz.jpg

I make a treaty with Abu. The Romans won't stop until he is gone. Actually, he played an end run on me and took Spokane, my one city on an island. You can barely see it in the picture announcing the demise of Korea. My absolute lack of a navy prevents me from retaking it, and now it is all they have left.

I am loading up on cannons and calvary and deploying them south for the upcomming maelstrom with the Romans. This will be difficult. I really don't know if I can win this one. Biff keeps telling me we are WEAK against them, and sure enough here comes Ceasar.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/23threats.jpg

I think my course is now clear. I will be fighting the Romans. Should I declare war like a nice tyrant and attack, or ambush them by moving a stack of doom right outside the city with the Great Library.
Pros of nice war would be I keep my reputation as a polite conquerer. Cons are by the time I win, If I win, the Iroquois will be a founding member of the United Federation of Planets. I don't think my reputation is worth That much.

I complete the Academy and start building an army. Now that I have calvary, they are incredibly useful.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/25academy.jpg

Well, here it is. I realised I messed up on the shot as I should have right clicked to show the whole stack. I will probably update this soon with a new shot.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/26thestackofdoom.jpg

Next Time: Can I beat Rome, or am I about to kick King Kong Bundy in the jimmy and expect to survive?

Make. Worker. Factories. All that land... ;)

Good luck taking on Rome!

Originally posted by Marsden:

Next Time: Can I beat Rome . . .

Yes! Yes, you can! If you believe, then you can achieve! :goodjob:


. . . or am I about to kick King Kong Bundy in the jimmy and expect to survive?

You actually CAN kick King Kong Bundy in the jimmy, and expect to survive. Just do it, and then RUN LIKE HELL! He'll never catch you. :D

Pro wrestling rules! (Well, at least it used to. Now it's all about Vince and Hunter's egos . . . :mad: )

My troops in position.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/1thestackofdoom.jpg

Before my troops fired, I contacted Ceasar and declared war, then when to the diplomacy screen and, to my suprise, everyone was willing to go to war against Rome with me for cheap.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/2ottomanhelp.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/3frenchhelp.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/4iroquoishelp.jpg

Wow, that was a lot easier than I thought. However, I don't expect any real help from the allies on the other continent.

The Carthaginians are just barely in the middle age. I am going to give them the Great Library just to see if the AI can catch up.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/5carthage.jpg

The political situation of the war.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/6romanwar.jpg

I captured the Great Library, now can I hold it till we read the books?
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/7greatlibrary.jpg

I also try some attacks. Unfortunately, my tunnel vision on the Great Library kept me from actually preparing any other attacks. This is the only one that succeds.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/8battleofartaxata.jpg

These are all that survive holding Cumae. But I learn 15(!) techs. I get all remaining middle ages techs except for music theory, boo hoo, and I get Medicine, Steam(!), Nationalism, Communism, and Fascism. I call for a revolution. No more Repbulic for me.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/9survivors.jpg

I give the city away, and my troops climb into the teleporter.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/10teleporter.jpg

Back to Washington.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/11backhomeagain.jpg

Still the next turn after the attack I notice the Romans now have riflemen. Either they could have built them but saw no threat or they just discovered the tech and one more turn delay might have made a difference.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/12riflemen.jpg

In between turns the Ottomans sign a Mutual Protection Pact with Carthage, who then declares war on Rome, who then just walks in and takes Cumae back. D'oh!

And the current situation. Everybody but the Zulus against Rome.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/13politicalsit.jpg

So far I have lost Salt Lake City and Tucson. SLC controlled my 2nd saltpeter, and now I have none. I'm not too upset, though because I have no defenders and now I'm going to concentrate on building riflemen with an eye toward upgrading to Infantry asap. Only 2 techs away from artillery, my favorite weapon. I just hope I can turn the tide of Roman cavalry before I loose to much. Well, at least I got rid of that weird hat.

WoOt wOOt!!!!

Looking good. The world is a mess, though. :lol:

WoOt wOOt!!!!

Looking good.


Glad you think so!

Actually, I played a few more turns today. I can't prove it but the Romans' only source of saltpeter was the Iroquois. They look like they're out of calvary and attacking with whatever crap they have(spears, pikes, legions, muskets, knights, and MI). My anarchy is over and I have a mobilized facsism, 2 techs away from infantry and artillery. They'll be sorry.

On the down side I lost Samara and to of my size one towns got razed. If I look at it this way, as if I traded Samara and 2 towns for 15 techs, the AI would never have gone for it and I was going to attack Rome anyway, I really don't think it was as bad as I first thought. The Iroquois are going to be a problem later, though. I think I will probably blasting their capital to destroy a spaceship.

Well, looking forward to the update! :)

Hey Hey! (in Krusty voice). Happy Easter, everybody.

Well, I just want to tell conquer dude 2 things. I named a knight unit after you, which I can't find anywhere now, and here's your update!

This is the Romans "big" stab at my core. 2 Cavs. And I was worried?
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/1threatencore.jpg

Share the wealth I always say, especially when it comes my way.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/2renegotiated.jpg

No more anarchy in the USA. My apologies to Megadeth.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/3anarchynomore.jpg

The French really haven't helped out against the Romans, but I'll repay them in kind by not helping against the Zulu. http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/4frenchalliance.jpg
Is it just me or does Joan have a strange look to her in this picture, like maybe she just smoked a doob or something?

I get my saltpeter back.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/5reclaim.jpg

I want Samaria back, too.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/6newoffensive.jpg

Bingo!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/7recaptureofsamaria.jpg

Time to start taking in this war.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/8battleofnicopolis.jpg I kept this one because it was only size one and had no culture.

Next attack.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/9attackonmansura.jpg

I am keeping all formerly Arab cities because the culture flip chance is very small, I am now ahead of them in culture.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/10battleofmansura.jpg

Not long after the alliance with the Iroquois against Rome, the jerks quit on me and started trading again. I asked for and embargo. No go. Although they would agree to a new alliance, I didn't bother, I didn't want to give them any more cash. This works even better. The jerks won't even touch my army.
A civ can't trade with anyone else if the capital isn't conected.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/11pillagingrome.jpg

I really want replaceable parts, I love the artillery! Also, the Roman cavalry will be almost useless once I have Infantry. W00t.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/12buyelectricity.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/13buyreplaceparts.jpg

Just trying to get some money back.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/14getbacksomemoney.jpg

Here we go!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/15infantrytime.jpg

Crawling down the coast against Roman held Arabia. Note the Romans are using riflemen to attack now that they have no resources, again.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/16battleofbukhara.jpg

This is why.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/17romantradebroken.jpg

I was going to keep it but Oh, well.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/18battleofhipporegius.jpg

I've had a bit of leaders, even though most of them were wasted on bad luck. I'm back to Washington again. http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/19washingtonagain.jpg
And this time he looks like Washington, not Ram-man.

I named the cavalry Commando Bob's Hellriders and organized an army with Washington, renamed thus. I've been reading Conich's WWI in 2051 lately and started to want to name my armies.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/20hellriders.jpg
I renamed the knight army pillaging the Roman core the "23rd Armored"

Captured Merw, the Arab is happy I "liberated" him!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/21battleofmerw.jpg

After Washington, I switched army production in the Capital to Pentegon.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/22pentagon.jpg
I've wanted this for a long time!

I'm really gaining momentum now, the Romans are loosing all of their captured territories.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/23battleofmedina.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/24battleofkhurasan.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/25battleofantioch.jpg

Around this time I was a little upset by the Ottomans. Not because they are the only ones that have actually helped in the alliances, but because they have bombers and I still don't have Corporation. D'oh. I hope I didn't come all this way to loose a space race.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/26battleofzongudak.jpg

I never did get around to popping this zit. He had a MPP with France but it's now expired.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/27timetokillabu.jpg

Still beating on Rome. Now taking old Persian cities, too.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/28battleoffustat.jpg.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/29battleofdariushkabir.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/31battleofmuscat.jpg

The Arabs only city. Took three turns because he had a pike, longbow, and 6 spearmen.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/31battleofspokane.jpg

This is good for two reasons, I stepped on a bug and this also allows me to demobilize temporarily (counts as the end of a war). Tee Hee. (Al Bundy voice)
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/33arabsdead.jpg

I've been waiting for this for a long time, too. I was very impressed by Stocktracker's recent "Japan on Emperor" and how he stole most of his techs, I hope I can do it.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/32intelligenceagency.jpg

The Romans have just about lost all conquered territory. They're down to riflemen and longbowmen.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/34battleofergili.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/35battleofbasra.jpg

I'll have to get a new picture of Rome soon, its down to 7 now that I pillaged all of the irrigation.

That's all for now, I'll be back soon with more.

woohoo!!

are you planning on a conquest win? my guess is that you should be able to get it - I assume that the Ottoman's are ahead in tech's because of their GA.

Wow, that's a steep price to pay for replaceable parts. I'm surprised you didn't steal it instead...

Wow, that's a steep price to pay for replaceable parts. I'm surprised you didn't steal it instead...

I was waiting for the Intelligence center to be built before I start my "stealing campaign" and I Really wanted the Infantry and Artillery. They are the most powerful combo (along with cavalry) in the game. My war against Rome turned from a 'holding and attrition" war to a conquest once I bought the techs.

I'm... so... honored...... *Takes hat off and lip trembles* I have never had a unit named after me............. :)

Anyways great updates! If you find him let me know, and (make sure he doesn't die if he's still alive;))

I'm... so... honored...... *Takes hat off and lip trembles* I have never had a unit named after me............. :)

Anyways great updates! If you find him let me know, and (make sure he doesn't die if he's still alive;))

Yeah, well don't break your arm patting yourself on the back, Axel.
Thing is, he's now listed officially as MIA.

I think I upgraded him to cavalry, would that have changed his name?

I was just renaming the units after people that posted to the thread mostly because I lack imagination. I also was trying to let the posters know I acknowlege their interest.

Just don't tell Experiment 626 what happened. I felt bad about his horseman getting killed so I renamed an infantry "Experiment 626 II". It was killed shortly thereafter. D'oh!!

Originally posted by Marsden:

Just don't tell Experiment 626 what happened. I felt bad about his horseman getting killed so I renamed an infantry "Experiment 626 II". It was killed shortly thereafter. D'oh!!

(Waking up abruptly) WHAT WAS THAT?!! :eek:

I'm so :( that I could :cry:

no, upgrading doesn't change the name. It caused a problem for me - I once named a warrior "warrior 1" - when I upgraded him to a swordsman, I sometimes couldn't remember what he was!

I'm going to call this the Roman war from now as the others have given up on it long ago.

Here is what Rome(the city) has been reduced to with just pillaging.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/1rome.jpg

Continuing to grab old Persian and Arab cities.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/2battleofdakyanus.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/3battleofdamascus.jpg

I have spys almost everywhere. Everywhere that counts at least.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/4spys.jpg

I used my last leader on this. I don't really know why, but I thought it might be good to have later. Plus I can build my own armies with my academy so I'm not totally dependent on leaders.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/5ironworks.jpg

The first Roman city to fall.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/6battleofsyracuse.jpg

Not the last.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/7battleofpalmyra.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/8battleofyamama.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/9battleofceasaraugusta.jpg

This one really surprised me.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/10ottomanwar.jpg
And the turn before, he was asking for an MPP, too.

I grabbed this one temporarily because some of my units were exposed.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/11battleofravena.jpg

More fun.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/12battleofantium.jpg

I think this was the last Arab city.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/13battleofanjar.jpg

I declared war on the Iroquois to support the Ottomans. I thought the Iroquois would be dominating them. Well, I dropped the ball on this one all the way around. This ruined my trading rep and the Turks came out ahead anyway. I thought this was a funny response.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/14funnyresponce.jpg

Now I'm grinding the Romans under my jackboot.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/15battleofpompeii.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/16battleofneapolis.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/17battleofviroconium.jpg

I think this is a Roman "counter-attack." I'm not sure.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/18isthisacounterattack.jpg

Here is a picture of the Ottoman front.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/19iroottomanwar.jpg

More Romans falling to my war machine.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/20battleofveii.jpg

More destruction.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/5aca1475.jpg

I stole a tech from the French, as my last two attempts with the Iroquois have FAILED MISERABLY.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/32928755.jpg
And all they have is Sci Method, Yay. That's helpful.

I found Conquer Dude and shipped him into the 23rd Armored.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/d532aba7.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/570e9a9e.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/25battleofhispalis.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/26battleofbrundisium.jpg

I was here once before, briefly. I don't think I'll stick around this time either.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/27secondbattleofcumae.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/28battleofpisae.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/29battleofbyzantium.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/30battleoflutetia.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/31battleofcaesarea.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/32battleofjerusalem.jpg
I kept Tarentum because I wanted to sell the furs. Some stragglers pillaged the furs near Lutetia.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/33battleoftarentum.jpg

Don't ask me what these fools are doing. There's about 40 Roman units wandering around through here. I shell them to keep them injured, but it's not worth the risk attacking them.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/35romanunits.jpg

And here's why. They all disappear from the face of the planet when this happens.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/34battleofrome.jpg

I keep the "eternal" city. It's not as if it can flip.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/36romedead.jpg

The situation so far. My reputation is ruined, so probably no UN victory. The Zulus are down to one city. I'm behind by about 10 techs. I'm showing average against the Iroquois and Ottomans.
Some other things have already happened since the fall of Rome. I made a major decision and took an entirely new management approach to my nation. More details to follow.

:goodjob: if you are in danger of loosing to Space Race or U.N jus nuke the civ :cool:

great war, i would like to know how you got all those little city attachments. i saw your civ and wondered how you got the seperate city parts.

Where did you get those roads and rrs?

*gasp*

You captured yo`mama! AKA Yamama. I hate that city name. :lol:

@ Makonnen5, I'd be happy to nuke any and everyone, just one problem, I still don't know how to build an airplane, yet.

@ Makonnen5 and madviking, I got the roads and railroads from the Mods forum. I can't remember who made them, but I like them. As I posted toward the begining I thought that people would complain about them because it can make it harder to see what is on the square, but I think they look good.

@ conquer_dude, It's an arab city name, whatever. :rolleyes:

This will bring us upto current with the game so far.

Here is formerly Roman territory right after the war.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/0romanterritory.jpg

After realizing that despite my "veteran spies" stealing is not cost effective for me. Out of 4 attempts I not only missed 2 times, both times the spy got whacked. I rather have a live spy reporting on the military screen and potential spaceship parts than a dead one telling me nothing and costing 4000 gold getting himself killed. I switched from tax to science, and made as many scientists in the corrupt sections of the empire as I could. I got refining down from 17 to 4 turns. I am going to continue to research most techs and steal occasionally.

Now, here is former Roman territory.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/1occupiedRome.jpg

Victory Screen and Power graph.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/4victoryscreen.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/6powergraph.jpg

Some of my scientists.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/8scientists.jpg

I don't think I'll ever understand the criteria for the "top 5 cities"
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/5demographics.jpg

Here is something else to think about. The Turks have Uranium and Aluminum. How do I know, not having discovered oil myself? These pics show:
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/3ottomanwonders.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/7armystrength.jpg
You need uranium for the Manhattan Project and you need Aluminum to build a MiG. Also the Turks own the UN and that would put them on the ballot along with me and Hiawatha. A three way race with only 6 civs makes for a lot of inconclusive elections, if any. No, the Spaceship will be my greatest threat. I am researching as hard as I can to get a navy and air force so I can invade the other continent and make sure no one is leaving this world alive.

Here is one more thing. I saw this Turkish worker in my area.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/2thisguy.jpg

Rubber is required for the spaceship casing, but I'm sure they have other rubber. Maybe the AI is just trying to secure other resources. One thing that is interesting is even though I know they have the resources I don't know where they are. The Turks have two small towns on my land, wouldn't it be interesting if one of their important resources are claimed by one of them?
We shall see.

Warning! This is an attempt by Marsden at a story. Please skip if not willing to suffer.

Caesar sat upon his throne in turmoil. He knew the end of his rule was upon him, would he lose his life as well? Although the city of Rome proper had gone unattacked, all surrounding territory had been burned and no farms survived to feed the great city. Much of the populous had fled or was drafted into the army. No, it will be ending soon. The hated Americans were destroying the great republic piece by piece.

Caesar was suddenly roused from his musings by the sound of large explosions outside the palace. “This must be it,” Caesar thought “the end of all.” The remaining Roman riflemen, fortified in the city were taking a terrible pounding by American artillery several miles outside the city. Soon the Warmaster’s terrible horde would reap the survivors like a scythe and claim their final victory. Caesar swore,”I will face them, as an emperor and as a man!” Drawing his sword and rushing to the door of the throne room to face the invaders, he received a disheartening surprise upon opening the ancient wooden doors; the Americans have already taken the city! Lost in his thoughts, he delayed too long. An American infantryman (named Automated Teller) clubbed Caesar with the butt of his rifle, knocking him unconscious in one strong strike.
“You’re not going anywhere,” he sneered as Caesar collapsed.

“Wait! We have orders to capture him alive.” Said a cavalry officer. “The Warmaster has plans for him.”

“Don’t worry 626, he’s fine.”

Caesar awakes much later in different surroundings. The land is much different here, and everywhere that he looks he sees armed troops and people laboring to supply them. Huge portraits of the hated Marsden decorate many buildings and a large statue depicting him stands in the square. “This must be Washington,” said Caesar to himself, “then it is too late, and I am to die a death without honor.”

“Nonsense!” came the reply.

Startled Caesar turned and beheld the hated face of the Warmaster himself. “Why, what do you mean?”

“Well, Caesar. I have a position in mind for you in greater America,” Marsden replied. “Everyone has a place; to kill you would serve no purpose.” “You are an excellent administrator and I can use your skills.” I offer you the choice to serve me now, or have those men shoot you down like an animal.” As he said this, Marsden motioned toward the soldiers in the corners of the room.

“Very well. I will do as you command."

“Excellent!” You know Tokugawa is still around, he is in charge of the sanitation department in Chicago. And Xerxes is the deputy mayor of Hunt Valley. And here is the head of Abu. I use it as a paper weight and occasionally throw it at the cat. You see everyone has a place” Marsden breaks into laughter and Caesar sinks even lower into despair. Perhaps death would be better.

Wow. Now I know my place is secure... I have made a story....

I liked the mini-story very much.

(It's nice to know that there is currently a 626 running around. ;) )

I liked the mini-story very much.

(It's nice to know that there is currently a 626 running around. ;) )

Really?

Well, I hope I'm going to get some action in this weekend. I was wondering if you took notice of my intelligence gathering techniques, Noob.

Also, remember a civ can't trade with another unless their capitals are connected.

On another note, Wow! people voted for my thread. I didn't expect that one.

Originally posted by Marsden:

Well, I hope I'm going to get some action in this weekend.

Good luck with that. Remember to bring flowers and . . . what's that? Oh, you meant the game! :blush: :lol:

I was wondering if you took notice of my intelligence gathering techniques, Noob.

I saw where you failed miserably twice trying to swipe something from The Iroqouis. :rolleyes: :lol:

Perhaps, Great Sensei, you could take it step-by-step for me?

Also, remember a civ can't trade with another unless their capitals are connected.

I do believe that your ever-so-humble Grasshopper has grasped that concept, Great Sensei! :rolleyes: :lol:

On another note, Wow! people voted for my thread. I didn't expect that one.

I know the feeling. I didn't expect anyobdy to vote on my thread either, but it's a real pick-me-up, isn't it? I gave your thread 5 Stars, btw. :goodjob:

Hey I never thought of this, using leaders of conquered civilizations as sanitation supervisors. Maybe it would be possible to make a mod that turns the leader of a civ into a mgl for you when you take their last city.

I like that idea! :goodjob:

Sorry I haven't updated sooner. I didn't get as much done since last time as I wanted, but I can give you a little advance on the next update: World War II.

I saw where you failed miserably twice trying to swipe something from The Iroqouis.

No. I mean I could tell that the Ottomans had Aluminum and Uranium by the means I demonstrated above. If your enemy makes something that you know requires a resource, then you know they either have the resource or are trading for it, even if you can't see it yet.

Time to start another world war. Actually, this seemed a lot easier than I thought, I just made to MPP (Iroquois and France) and declared war on the Ottomans and Carthage. http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/1worldwar2.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/2worldwar2.jpg
BTW. France finished of the Zulu a little while ago.

I then attacked the three Ottoman towns on my continent.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/3battleofsivas.jpg
Note the carrier, too bad I couldn't have kept that.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/4battleofkirklareli.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/5battleofkarabuk.jpg

Shortly after the start of the war the Carthaginians attacked me! I was suprised, but not worried, of course.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/6ohnointrouble.jpg

I was happy to take away the Ottoman's only source of rubber stopping them from a spaceship victory.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/7battleofbrest.jpg

Donnie Osman asks for peace but I'm not buying.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/8osmanasksforpeace.jpg

I grabbed another city on the rubber island. I lost the last one to the Iroqouis.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/9battleofriza.jpg

During the war I stole Atomic Theory.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/10stealingatomictheory.jpg

I got another leader attacking Carthaginian troops. They showed up 3 times.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/11nextleader.jpg

Here is the Ottoman/Iroqouis front. Unlike last time the Ottomans are being beaten badly.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/12iroquoisottomanfront.jpg

This is my last aquisition in this war, I took I mostly as a halfway point between my land and the other.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/13battleofurfa.jpg

Osman still wouldn't give me anything for a peace treaty but I took it anyway.

3 turns later the Iroqouis nabbed my spy. I didn't try anything, they just exposed him. I tried to plant another and they declared war.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/14iroquoiswar.jpg

I took the small town from the Iroquois with my newly made marines.
I was thinking about declaring on France and calling it the "French and Indian War", but I don't want to attack the French, yet.

This annoyed me, but I decided to let it go for now.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/15lossofeastsaipan.jpg

I now have an attack force headed for the Iroquois with another wave on deck, but I messed up and forgot to send some workers and settlers, they will have to come in the next wave.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/16attackforce.jpg

After stealing AT I reseached Amphibious Warefare and Electronics and I am now a Modern Power! I am going for Rocketry to get my F-15s and maybe get my golden age! I notice the Ottomans and Iroqouis both have all of the first modern techs, and France is still industrial. Carthage just made it to industrial but doesn't have the first techs yet. I think I'll go for Ecology next then synthetics, I want the MBTs. Then probably stealth or advanced flight. I also want to get Rocket artillery, but that's a long way off.

Continuing from last time, I attack the Iroqouis on the island and the mainland.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/1battleofstrasbourg.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/2battleofpyongyang.jpg

I tried founding a city on the mainland to deploy further attacks and claim the ivory, but the Iroqouis tanks overwhelmed my troops and I lost the city.

I grabbed these two towns to take cultural pressure of my silk colony.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/3battleofisipezi.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/4battleofhlobane.jpg

Again chipping away at the enemy.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/5battleofbardeaux.jpg

This is the best I can get for a peace treaty. I need to rebuild after the ivory battle disaster.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/6temporaryceasefire.jpg

Time passes and I work on my research and rebuilding my forces, especially my navy and airforces. Then this message.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/9ottomansdead.jpg

I am preparing to restart hostilities with the Iroquois soon, I am only 2 turns from finishing ecology when I happened to check on the spaceship. Ulp!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/10iroqouisship.jpg

Well, this certainly looks bad. Can I pull this one back from the brink?

I decided to make New Niagra Falls my main base for attacking the Iroquois. I am diverting all forces to there to start the assault. I picked it not only because I already own it but it is in proximity of the Iroquois 2 Aluminum. I don't know for sure what the last part is they don't have, but I think it's the stasis chamber, for which robotics, aluminum and uranium are required. I haven't seen any rocket artillery yet, I don't think they have robotics yet. I get my ships in to harbor and unload my tanks. I brought my bombers and my F-15s and try to set up a defensible perimeter by bombing or shelling all roads leading up to my base requiring the enemy units to expend movement coming to attack, forcing them to stop by the city and be shelled by my artillery and hopefully finished off by my tanks. I learn synthetics, upgrade all tanks and declare war all in one turn. Then my plan falls apart again as the French, with whom I have a MPP, also declare war and lose the city guarding the approach to my base. I couldn't shell the roads in French territory so the Iroquois Modern Armor(MBTs) zoomed right up and assaulted me. It was a close call but my newly upgraded MBTs held, although every one was at least damaged, many destroyed. After I cleaned up the Iroquois survivors I destroyed the formerly French city and destroyed the roads. I then started my Golden Age by bombing an Iroquois destroyer with one of my F-15s.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/11goldenage.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/12battleofyozgat.jpg

Now that my base is secure, I'm going after the Aluminum. One isn't even roaded near Izmit.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/13battleofizmit.jpg
I bombed the other near Istanbul. I bombed the silk, too. They were in a democracy, the loss of that silk is going to hurt.

I use my Marines to take Ofkafka and take the pennisula.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/14battleofkafa.jpg

I take the last Iroquois city on the south part of the continent.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/15battleofnewzim.jpg

Can you believe this? No enemy city anywhere near this and it flips taking about 4 units and a couple ships with it.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/16bullshit.jpg
When I get back there I am going to raze that place.

I make a drive on Istanbul to deny Aluminum to the enemy!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/17battleofistanbul.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/18battleofkonya.jpg

I get a scare here, but I dodged the bullet as even though the Iroquois have the bomb tech and uranium, they don't have alumium for their missles. HA HA!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/19trouble.jpg

Here is an Iroqouis MGL that just appeared. I thought for sure they would have ran him back home, but the fool stayed. So, I killed him.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/20techumseh.jpg

Still pressing my attacks.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/21battleofonnontare.jpg

I do as I intended, and destroy Boredeaux.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/22battleofbordeaux.jpg

Still cutting through the former Ottoman Empire.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/23battleofaydin.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/24battleofedrine.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/25battleofbursaandleader.jpg
Notice the "clean" areas to the left of center of this shot? I sent first one then another MBT army south to the capital. I am going to make sure no one trades anything to the Iroquois by pillaging their capital. Armies are great pillagers. You can see one near the bottom of the shot. I will keep him from launching that ship!
More attacks.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/26battleofiznik.jpg

I made a marine army. I thought they might be handy against coastal targets.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/27fightinghellfish.jpg

This was a big one! In this city was the Hoover Dam. There goes his free hydroplants.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/28battleofnampo.jpg

I'm going after Seoul soon, it has the Pyramids, Sun Tzu's and Statue of Zeus.
I don't care about the statue, but losing his free graneries and barracks will help, plus it's on my path of destruction.


I'll update again next week. And remember, you saw it here, American golden age from the F-15!

Great add-on. And dat thing of that island flippin is annoyin. Probably had propoganda.

Sorry my update is late, I should be doing it tomorrow. I decided since my screenies are mostly raze this raze that. I have the Iroqouis deprived of Aluminum and Oil plus their uranium disappeared:lol: :lol: Talk about insult to injury.
France has space flight and all resources, but I'm not too worried, they haven't started any parts yet and don't have all of the required techs. Plus, I built a tactical nuke and have it sailing to France on a submarine :lol:
I am considering building a load of nukes and bombing France until it :nuke: glows in the dark:nuke:

What do you think? My conventional forces are slaughtering countless Iroquois. I couldn't even begin to count how many civilians my troops have killed or caused to be refugees. Should I throw nuclear devastation in on top? I'll let you decide. Either way, I have a "job" all picked out for Joan after the war.

Nuke like mad on all who oppose you. Nuke their capitals and major production cities. Nuclear fallout. Nuclear winter on their side. Nice palm beaches and summer on your side. Joan dies. Hiawatha dies. Dead military units. Conventional weapons killin Iroquois until last few cities.

ahh - propaganda. I wondered how that city flipped.

:nuke: :nuke: :nuke: Nuke em til they glow and then :ar15: :aargh: in the dark. :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

Well alright! 2 votes for nukes, none against. The nukes have it! I'm going to try to light'em up this weekend. BWHAHAHAHA!

Also I'd like to mention that I am cutting down on some of the screenshots. Showing each Iroquois city destroyed is getting tedious. I'll let you know if something happens.

The Iroquois took this island from the French. It's close to my homeland and I didn't want them close enough to bomb anything.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/1battleoftoulouse.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/3battleofbayonne.jpg

More dead Iroquois.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/2battleoftunceli.jpg

This was good, I destroyed the Pyramids and Sun Tzu's. I wonder what priority is given to the Military Advisor telling we now own blank. He usually mentions an obselete or stupid one instead of something useful.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/5battleofseoul.jpg

Haiawatha begs for peace.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/6rediculousoffer.jpg

More killin'.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/8battleofinchon.jpg

I captured the UN a while back and held a vote for the hell of it.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/9unvote.jpg
I can't believe I didn't win.

Crushing the enemy.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/10battleofpusan.jpg

I took out this to get those gems, but it didn't work out. On the plus side I have a colony on the northern most gem deposit, so I have 7 lux. now.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/13battleofgoigouen.jpg

The sub bug has bit me twice. This current war started out with Carthage and France allied with me against the Iroqouis. A Carthaginian galleon ran into my sub and they declared war. Boo Hoo. Meanwhile the Iroquios decide to wipe them out because they are weak. They conquer the whole Carthaginian homland. One settler escapes to near France.

Here is the last of Carthage.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/15deathofcarthage.jpg

Here is their homeland (cleared of Iroquois).
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/16carthageisland.jpg

More Iroquois cities fall.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/14battleofgandasetaigon.jpg

Now the French hit my sub and I get bushwacked. The French are still at war with the Iroquois so they really can't mount an offensive, but it ruined my plan to mail the declaration of war on the nose of a missle.

This is a small city the French recently founded. I wasn't about to let them off the hook.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/17battleoftoulouse.jpg

I captured the Iroquois capital, finally, and as you can see, there was no core anymore.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/18smiths.jpg
Even though I don't have any banks I decided to try to hold onto Smith's. If it flips I will probably raze it.

Also
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/19spaceship.jpg

Here is most of what's left of the Iroquois. Refrence back to post #83 shot 2.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/20iroquois.jpg

"Kill, it's such a friendly word"

Next time: I hope to wrap this puppy up. I don't anticipate too much trouble from France, I'll just keep going as I mop up the last of the Iroquois.

Nice killin, but where r the nukes?

This weekend, carmen510, I'm going to light them. I am going to wait 20 turns or so to build about 20 or 30 and :nuke: bam :nuke: all at once! I am going to take some before during and after shots, too. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sooo . . .? Have you spread the Holy Word of Plutonium across your landscape yet?

OR:

(Brain voice): "Just wait until tomorrow night, Pinky!"

(Pinky voice): "Why, Brain? What are we doing tomorrow night?"

(Brain voice): "The same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world!"

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Well, as my new foreign policy needs satellites, I stole it from the almost extinct Iroquois.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/1stealingsatellites.jpg

Also I found a use for my helicopter! It allowed me to destroy the last Iroquois city without waiting for my transports.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/2thehelecopter.jpg

And, the end of Hiawatha and his people. Yet another victim to my merciless thirst for blood.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/3iroquoisdead.jpg

This is the last army I made.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/4newarmy.jpg

This is what is left of the Iroquois and Ottoman lands.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/5scorchedearth.jpg I like to be thorogh.

Here is France, a happy little country.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/6francebefore.jpg

And here is their army.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/65frencharmybefore.jpg

Add this:
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/nucleararsonal.jpg

And you get this:
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/8franceafter.jpg

And their army:
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/9frencharnyafter.jpg

Tremble you weaklings, cower in fear
I am your ruler,land, sea and air
Immense in my girth, erect I stand tall
I am a nuclear murderer I am Polaris
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/7polaris.jpg

Shortly after, I end their misery.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/10frenchdead.jpg

I have to say, the army I made with four Marines in it has been one of the handiest I had! The ability to strike from the coast is great! I am never going to put down Marines again.

Well, no one else is left.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/11win.jpg

I'm happy.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/12victory.jpg

All that work and I scored more on a small regent with the Incas that ended in early conquest.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j61/dac18643/13score.jpg

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Marsden_of_the_Americans_victory,_2014_AD.SAV

woohoo!! go marsden!! kicked that AI's butt...

I dunno - I think you should go for a demigod game next. I think you can kick deity's butt around if you really try.

Well done, Marsden, very well done indeed!

I am a bit disappointed that there were no screenshots of a Mushroom Cloud engulfing a French city, but hey, we can't have everything! :evil:

I :salute: you!

I am a bit disappointed that there were no screenshots of a Mushroom Cloud engulfing a French city, but hey, we can't have everything! :evil:

I can't be done, not with my method (pc and print screen) at least. Belive me I tried. I even tried to show the Polaris sub launched missiles launching, nope. But I think you have to admit the results were shown.

I dunno - I think you should go for a demigod game next. I think you can kick deity's butt around if you really try.

Thanks for saying so, (as opposed to 'just got lucky') but I think I'm at my upper limit. Two specific reasons for this, the Romans were one turn away from riflemen when I attacked and the Iroquois were only short one part when I attacked them and seized their aluminum. But maybe a smaller map, possibly.

Anyone else have an opinion?

I don't generally play as a warmonger anymore but I did enjoy following your game. I liked the combination of screenshots with captions that capture your thoughts. Thanks for the effort put into posting this!

Wow, I got bumped. :) Cool I thought everybody wanted this to disappear asap;)

Thanks, I don't usually go for warmongering myself, but it's a necessary part of the game and sometimes it's good to just go with it. Plus, I do like the different units that come out late in the game, usually the game ends before you can get them.