NihilZero
WHEOOHRNY
Greetings, Immortals and would-be Immortals (and indeed any other players of any level), and welcome to the Immortal University. I've been scanning through the archive, and it turns out that there are still a few leaders who have yet to make an appearance in this venerable series, so this week we are going to play one of them. And here he is:
He's Industrious, he's Spiritual, he looks good in eyeshadow - that's right, it's Ramesses II. It is generally accepted that Egypt are one of the top civs: starting traits are pretty much top tier, the War Chariot is a much-loved UU, and the UB has some niche uses. Opinion is a little more divided over which of Egypt's leaders is the best. I like them both.
Here's the opening scene:
This is the first start I rolled. I see no terrible glitches, so we'll go with this one. Pigs are pretty stellar, Elephants rule, but I'm not fond of calendar resources in the capital BFC as it will be aeons before they do anything useful. At least sugar can be farmed. Silk is weak. Oh well.
This is a Fractal map, which I find best for giving a truly unpredictable landscape. Huts and Events are, as always, conspicuous by their absence.
Before we start, here's the copy & paste bit where I get to pretend that I'm TMIT:
To play, just extract the WB save file into your worldbuilder saves directory, then play it. Use custom scenario if you want some extra settings to tickle your fancy. This series was designed for people learning immortal, so most people here will be at that level or trying to attain it, although deity players are welcome also. Hell, if you want to play this on NOBLE, go ahead, but I'm not peeling off the AI bonuses. The intention of this and any other game thread I post is to get better. Play whatever level you need in order to improve. Just remember, there are immortal bonuses and that's not going to change unless you WB edit it.
If you are aspiring IMM+, try to remember to add archery back to the barbs in WB. Every time you don't, a deity AI will kill a kitten, although there are a lot of kittens so it's not the end of the world if you prefer easymode barbs .
I do request people to list their difficulty and speed. In terms of updates, well nobody follows that anyway. Post in the manner you feel comfortable. Typical comparison dates are 1 AD, liberalism, and victory/defeat, as well as any major events. If in doubt, go with that.
We also have an initial Immortal/Normal autosave which is much more convenient since you can avoid all the worldbuilder shenanigans. It comes with my personal seal of approval (not least as my worldbuilder edits may contain hideous game-destroying errors that could cause your computer to explode)
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He's Industrious, he's Spiritual, he looks good in eyeshadow - that's right, it's Ramesses II. It is generally accepted that Egypt are one of the top civs: starting traits are pretty much top tier, the War Chariot is a much-loved UU, and the UB has some niche uses. Opinion is a little more divided over which of Egypt's leaders is the best. I like them both.
Here's the opening scene:
This is the first start I rolled. I see no terrible glitches, so we'll go with this one. Pigs are pretty stellar, Elephants rule, but I'm not fond of calendar resources in the capital BFC as it will be aeons before they do anything useful. At least sugar can be farmed. Silk is weak. Oh well.
This is a Fractal map, which I find best for giving a truly unpredictable landscape. Huts and Events are, as always, conspicuous by their absence.
Before we start, here's the copy & paste bit where I get to pretend that I'm TMIT:
To play, just extract the WB save file into your worldbuilder saves directory, then play it. Use custom scenario if you want some extra settings to tickle your fancy. This series was designed for people learning immortal, so most people here will be at that level or trying to attain it, although deity players are welcome also. Hell, if you want to play this on NOBLE, go ahead, but I'm not peeling off the AI bonuses. The intention of this and any other game thread I post is to get better. Play whatever level you need in order to improve. Just remember, there are immortal bonuses and that's not going to change unless you WB edit it.
If you are aspiring IMM+, try to remember to add archery back to the barbs in WB. Every time you don't, a deity AI will kill a kitten, although there are a lot of kittens so it's not the end of the world if you prefer easymode barbs .
I do request people to list their difficulty and speed. In terms of updates, well nobody follows that anyway. Post in the manner you feel comfortable. Typical comparison dates are 1 AD, liberalism, and victory/defeat, as well as any major events. If in doubt, go with that.
We also have an initial Immortal/Normal autosave which is much more convenient since you can avoid all the worldbuilder shenanigans. It comes with my personal seal of approval (not least as my worldbuilder edits may contain hideous game-destroying errors that could cause your computer to explode)
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(just kidding).
(ehm... luckily dictionary.com 
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/turn and I'm researching Civil Service in 10 turns*.
- with the white circles sentence. I mean, to me was clear that we were both joking...
I assumed you were probably joking as you usually post in a light-hearted manner. 
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) Parts for it. I'll probably need Longbows, but that's not a major issue. If I miss Optics, I'll take PP, since next RP is good for trades and opens to Rifle.
