scoutsout
Minstrel Boy
Gimme a couple of minutes here...
scoutsout said:This means that Mistfit will be ushering in the Industrial Age. I can't recall if you can manipulate the free tech in Vanilla or not... I know there was a time that Nationalism was always the free tech... it might be possible for us to get Steam Power if we set the queue to Nationalism after we learn Magnetism.
Tallanas said:As far as I know, 1.29f made the free tech able to any of the 3 starters. In a recent game, two scientific nations got different starting techs when the Age changed over, so I assume it's not set in stone. Anyone know a sure fire way of getting the right one?
If we have a monopoly on a tech, it's okay to hold it for a few turns, but once we trade it to one, it doesn't make sense to withhold it from the others. One or two AI should be able to pay a decent price. From there, trade it cheap or give it away, so that their research can be put to use on techs we don't have...Mistfit said:Unless we want to become a totally philanthropic nation, and gift everyone evrey time we get a tech I think that we will be better served getting the most cash we can out of every deal to help finance our own research. We have 15 techs to get before we go to the Modern times.
It is much to early to build wealth. Let those cities build barracks, harbors, and units. Build a few Galleons and map out the oceans. Build some Rifles, maybe a one or two more knights. We are weak compared to France, and we do not want to get attacked.The towns in our Empire that have a Lib, Uni, and Bank, and Courthouse if needed turn to Wealth.
Which is why we do not want to "build Wealth".The only things I can see that would foul things up would be a war with someone.
Not going to happen. It takes a LOT of culture to win that way, and with this tech pace, it will not accumulate in time.The only other worry I have is France winning by culture.
The variant specifically states we cannot build the UN.Is there something in the rules that says that we can't build the UN gift it to someone weak like russia and then take it back from them?
Northern Pike said:Mistfit, good going so far. you might want to switch most of our first-core cities apart from Konigsberg to cathedrals/colosseums as factory pre-builds. I think this will help us more right now than producing an assortment of military units from those cities.
mistfit said:I notice "Mistfits Weedy Moment #2" I built a fortification NE of Frankfort