Indroduction

This First course at the Epsilon University is not an easy one but a valuable one for you will reap many reqards for taking this course. A special offer is being made at which there is NO COST :eek: to take this course!! For added excitement your rivals are our real rivals in the demogame ;) not only that but you will notice something very exciting about who your 'leader' is :lol:

Goal of this Course:
Reasearch the Technology Civil Service ASAP

Requirements:
You need [civ4] to play this
Must be played as a OCC

What you will learn:
By completing this course it will demonstratre your ability to:
1. Have a good opening
2. Reasearch technologies fast
3. The art of Beelining
4. 'The slingshot' (see spoiler for specifics if you need to)
5. AI tech trading
6. The use of Great People in the early game

Degree Applicable to: Bachelor of Applied Domestics

Grading of the course:
"A+" - Learning Civil Service Before 500 B.C.
"A" - Learning Civil Service between 500 B.C and 420 B.C.
"B+" - Learning Civil Service between 400 B.C. and 320 B.C.
"B" - Learning Civil Service between 300 B.C. and 220 B.C.
"C+" - Learning Civil Service between 200 B.C. 120B.C.
"C" - Learning Civil Service between 100 B.C 1AD
"D" - Learning Civil Service between 20AD and 100AD
"F" - Learning Civil Service after 120 AD

Time Investment: 3~5 hours for high grade, 1~2 hours for lower grade.

Required Materials:122558

Turning in your work: Please submit your save game file directly to Memphus via PM for grading.


To do this quickly you will need to make use of the CS slingshot, which involves either
Reaseraching Code of Laws: Finishing the ORacle and choosing Civil SErvice
Not reasearching Masonry and the using a great Prophet to discover Civil Service
Other help:
Get Cottages down on those floodplains ASAP they will be huge for research
Get a library fast and force two scientist and build an academy quickly for faster research.
Beeline for Alphabet and trade with the AI for other earlier techs.
**Note using all of the above does not gaurantee success, but used effectively will result in a good grade.**
Course created by: Memphus

If you have any questions or comments regarding this course, please post them in this thread.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this course, please post them in this thread.

Have fun!!!

This course is relatively easy in that I was able to complete it with Civil Service Discovered in 1240 B.C. :eek:

Just a reminder if you create your own course make sure to send it to
gbno1fan as he actually creates the course!

i assume you mean civ4 right? cause thats all i got

Is the grade just for the ability to say "I got an A+" or does it mean something else?

Is the grade just for the ability to say "I got an A+" or does it mean something else?


Pretty much just to say 'I got and A+'

It is all in good fun, so by simlar university standards to what I took, a C was the bare minimum requried to 'pass' or advance through the course. An A+ in this case is an extremly well played game. Actually for that matter a C in this game would still be in the upper crust of the GOTM competitors

I didn't see the the difficulty level, maybe I missed it. The CS slingshot is very easy at some levels and very difficult at others, of course.

I didn't see the the difficulty level, maybe I missed it. The CS slingshot is very easy at some levels and very difficult at others, of course.

Sorry man :S it was never really posted

The difficulty is Prince, all the rules are the same as what we are actually playing for the demogame if it ever starts :rolleyes:

The CS slingshot isn't praticularily hard at any diffculy level, what is hard is how early you complete it. I tell you what you beat 1240 B.C. and then next one is on me :goodjob: :beer: (it can be done I didn't optimize)

Have fun Memphus

3520BC: Worker
3440BC: Bronze Working
3200BC: Warrior
3200BC: Mysticism
3160BC: Worker
2960BC: Stonehenge
2800BC: Polytheism
2560BC: Priesthood
2160BC: Writing
2160BC: The Oracle
2160BC: Code of Laws
2120BC: Caste System
1960BC: Meditation
1960BC: Great Prophet
1720BC: Civil Service
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/696/beijing6wj.th.jpg (http://img367.imageshack.us/my.php?image=beijing6wj.jpg)

I knew there was a faster way!!!!

Edit: THX and :goodjob:

1200 BC. I attached the file.

Hi,

my first attempt at this was similar to DaveMcW's game, although not so flawlessly executed as it seems, as I needed 3 or so turns longer than he.

However, this being an university and all that, I decided to do some academic study, right out of the ivory tower and not suitable for real play... :mischief:

DaveMcW used a sophisticated gameplay, taking detours to Bronze Working to use chopping for a second worker (probably while growing the city), rushing wonders that produce GPPs for great prophets, using the Oracle to discover CoL and taking another detour to Polytheism so that the great prophet can be used to discover CS...all fancy stuff, and highly sophisticated.

One scientific principle is to keep it simple. So...I played a again, and kept it simple. :p Workers? Pah, building the first only delays growth. Great Prophets? Way too complicated. Chopping? Not possible without workers. Taking the prerequisit tech of CS with the Oracle? Why not CS itself?

So I decided to research CoL myself, and use the Oracle to grab CS. I wanted to let my capital grow as fast as possible - no worker building. And the only detour I took was Fishing, because it would allow me to use the 3 commerce coastal tiles. After Fishing, I researched Mysticism and Meditation (and did not revolt), then Priesthood and started to build the Oracle. Writing was next, then CoL. Beijing used the floodplains to grow to size 5, then used the coastal tiles for the extra commerce to speed up research. Two turns before Writing came in, I worked the 3 hammer hill so that the Oracle and CoL would be finished on the same turn.

Got CS in 1800BC that way. :p

Mind you: This is not suitable for real play, as all the sophisticated tools Dave used will give you much more power long-term. For this short-term goal scenario however, the direct way (with the small Fishing detour) is superior.

http://people.freenet.de/kylearan/cs_1800bc.jpg

-Kylearan

:wow: - I have so much to learn about this game.

Thank you for taking the time to share your CivWisdom!
:hatsoff:

What we need now is for more courses to be created, this weekend is hectic for me , but be on the lookout for 20 questions about domestic descisions, complete with pictures, so you don't need the game to try.