Ok that is alot of pictures. You can upload them from this site under manage attachments but you need to keep them under 500kb which you can do by things like a program called Infranview which can shrink them. At least that is how I do it. Alot of people post them from another website. You really only need to post 2 to 4 pics of your game but your free to put as many as you like. I like to post a pic with each post that I have or something like turn 100/200/300. This is all your choice.
About your game. I think you did some things good and some things not so good. I usually never build a warrior but it can still work if you like. The norm is to build mostly range units like archers and upgrade them with gold. You might be in trouble letting Shaka settle close to you. If he wants your Capital it is almost impossible to stop him in the early game. Im starting to find that early settlers makes the game easier. This makes sense because you get more land and start earlier on building the things you need/want. The norm is a 4 city Empire but other things like 2 or 3 or 5 and 6 cities work too. It depends on how you want to play it.
I like to settle on luxes and research that tech to keep happy in the early game. Playing nice early can work too so you can get a tech advantage later. Ofcourse early Warmongering works as well but is harder to learn what you can and can't do. As always I suggest you read strategy guides and watch alot of LPs to learn. That is your choice though so you know you have to decide.
I noticed you played the Germany game so you can read the other two posts on here to see what we did in our games to help you out if you did not already do this. Welcome to the site and be sure to check out the Deity Challenge Series as well. They have a pretty fun Mayan map up this week and 11 other games to get into when your ready.
Yeah, I agree on that last part, though it probably is good that I took all the pictures, as build order and tech order were quite easy to remember with that.
EDIT: Oh, also, I understand about attaching them, but since they're all in the steam cloud library and right clicking doesn't give me the save option, I'm a bit lost for what to do with that...
My reasoning for the warrior was that I was having a barbarian problem and archery wasn't researched yet. I'm guessing that tech gets higher priority that I gave it? Not that the warrior did much anyway...
Yeah, Shaka is a worry to me, and while I'd consider razing his city and founding my own, I'm probably not getting a religion even with that, though it would secure and observatory and two new luxuries, while admittedly Hamburg doesn't have any, and I just settled it to have a coastal city. Everyone talks about Composite Bow rushes, I'm assuming that Archers just don't cut it? The terrain isn't exactly appealing for assaults anyway...
Ah, thank you. I have watched quite a few LPs, though admittedly only the first eight episodes on average. I'm not really sure about the warring, though honestly with Shaka so close it's probably inevitable.
Thanks, I will after posting this. I'm admittedly not going to try the Maya game, since I read a bunch of the other posts and part of what I like in civ is discovering the new terrain, so I think I'll wait until next challenge, though some of the earlier ones might be a great idea to practice.
I'm not one to comment, as I got wiped off of this map. I do everything I can to settle next to a Natural Wonder like that, even building a 2 pop settler. It guarantees a religion and this game it was pretty good turf and a perfect distance from Capital. Playing on a small continent with Shaka means you will either be best friends with him or at war sooner rather than later. I know which I'd choose.
As for your earlier question regarding how to load these games, I kinda laughed. 2 months ago I was just a lurker because I could not figure out how to find the games on my Mac. I had been trying for a couple of months, so you're much quicker than I was. I posted in the tech-help thread, and someone held my hand and I finally figured it out. Since then, I've gone back and played almost all of the DCL challenges, and I think it's the best way to improve Deity play…..comparing your experience with that of other players. Welcome to this silly world.
Well, I only played 48 turns, so we have plenty of time for the same to happen to me. I agree, I should have put more priority on that location, possibly even sent my first settler there, as I don't believe Ethiopia is really that expansive so Hamburg's location might have been secure for a bit. I'm guessing friendship?
Oh, hah, that's actually pretty funny, thanks. Sounds like a grand old time, I'm sure this world will be very silly.