What To Research Next? T1P1

Stuck_as_a_Mac

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Welcome to the first "What next" poll of Term Four. This poll is to help us determine what to research next. It is for techs AFTER the proposed China Tech Trade, which Science supports.

Well, whats next? Free Artistry (Shakespeare's Theater)? Physics? Metallurgy (Cannons)?

Its your call, Fanatica

 

Stuck_as_a_Mac

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I voted Free Artistry. I feel it would be a security blanket incase we miss Smith. Also, if we do miss Smith, I would seriously consider an offense over it (provinding that China or Persia build it, but thats another thread)

Shakespeare's Theater is a cultural masterpiece. Plus, I'm the Shakespearean Penguin, so of course I'd avdocate it.

 

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Tough call. I'm voting free artistry. I know it's an optional tech but I'm thinking we could use Shakespeare as a pre-build for an industrial age wonder...

 

Stuck_as_a_Mac

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Uh.. donsig... you voted Metallurgy...

 

zorven

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I voted for Physics so we can move to Theory of Gravity and pick up Newton's. Of course, we need a pre-build....

 

Stuck_as_a_Mac

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Yes, but what if we loose Smith? If we were to loose this wonder, the Gorina prebuild would be an unfortunate waste. Getting Free Artistry would allow us to switch to Shakespeare's in case of that unfortunate turn of events.

 

zorven

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If we did lose Smith's and we do go for Newton's, could Gorina use a palace as a holdover? How long will it take us to get to ToG?

 

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I think a rough estimate for a beeline to Newtons might be in order to either calm fears of a wasted prebuild or prove the legitimacy of such fears.

 

donsig

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Originally posted by Stuck_As_a_Mac
Uh.. donsig... you voted Metallurgy...

Click to expand...

No I didn't...

 

DaveShack

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Originally posted by Falcon02
I think a rough estimate for a beeline to Newtons might be in order to either calm fears of a wasted prebuild or prove the legitimacy of such fears.

Click to expand...

Assuming we receive everything from China as advertized in the "trade democracy" poll, we will be able to run Science at 90% at -10gpt after adding 41gpt from China, and if calculations are correct both Physics and ToG would finish in 4-5 turns. Gorina's prebuild still has 48 turns left, so there is plenty of time to switch if we need to.

Now whether someone beats us to it is a different story, and it has been suggested we investigate the cities building wonders to find out exactly who is going to win the race.

 

GenMarshall

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• Aug 6, 2003

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I chose Metallurgy . We need thoes powerfull cannons . And possibly some Iron Cla... ...oh wait, thats my own mod with Modern Metallurgy :s.

 

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CG: cheap advertising, eh? Join the Landowner Game!!!

Ehem... If I could have voted, it would have been for Matallurgy. If it were Emporer or Deity, Go Physics, and try to get Either magnetism or ToG, whichever the AI doesn't get, and use it for trade.