gareththegeek
Chieftain
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- Oct 4, 2010
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I tried out building the National College before settlers for the first time yesterday and some questions arise
I have read that you can get the NC by turn 40-55 but I find it is not possible to get it that quickly; more like turn 65. I have also read that people rush buy the Library.
If I use the following build order:
Warrior > Worker > Library > NC
Pottery > Writing > Calendar (lets say I have cotton near the capital) > Mining
The worker will pop out with a few turns left on calendar so he makes a farm and then gets the cotton. By the time this is done and I have enough cash to buy a library (by selling the luxury), the library is already well underway in the capital. If I built the worker first I would not have the tech ready for him to get the luxury.
Do people build something else after the worker and before the library to buy the worker some time to get the luxury? Would this be preferable to simply sending that extra cash into a maritime CS?
Even so how is it possible to have the NC by turn 40? Something like:
Scout (7 Turns)
?? Magic ?? +420g
Worker (~15 Turns)
Buy Library
NC (~18 Turns) = 40 Turns?
I have read that you can get the NC by turn 40-55 but I find it is not possible to get it that quickly; more like turn 65. I have also read that people rush buy the Library.
If I use the following build order:
Warrior > Worker > Library > NC
Pottery > Writing > Calendar (lets say I have cotton near the capital) > Mining
The worker will pop out with a few turns left on calendar so he makes a farm and then gets the cotton. By the time this is done and I have enough cash to buy a library (by selling the luxury), the library is already well underway in the capital. If I built the worker first I would not have the tech ready for him to get the luxury.
Do people build something else after the worker and before the library to buy the worker some time to get the luxury? Would this be preferable to simply sending that extra cash into a maritime CS?
Even so how is it possible to have the NC by turn 40? Something like:
Scout (7 Turns)
?? Magic ?? +420g
Worker (~15 Turns)
Buy Library
NC (~18 Turns) = 40 Turns?