Osvaldo Manso
Warlord
Yesterday night I played from 320 BC (not 360 BC as I thought) to 1 AD. I tried to take a snapshot of the map using «Print Screen» and then «Paste» in a Word document, so that you could all take a look at this wonderful world. Unfortunately, this didn't result. Does anyone know a simple way to take snapshots from Civilization? Of course I can always use my digital camera and then upload the files as *.jpg but there must be an easier way.
Meanwhile, a very strange thing happened. My government type is republic. In the last turns of the BC era, it took me 6 turns to discover a new technology at a 0.3.7 tax rate. However, now in 1 AD, according to my trade advisor report, it will take 12 turns! I thought there was no penalty in the scientific research speed after 1 AD when the government is of a representative type (i.e. republic or democracy). Can anyone help? Is this a bug? My version is 474.03.
Between 320 BC and 1 AD, I built my first wonder of the world - Copernicus' Observatory - in my capital city (named Osvaldopolis). I used caravans to quickly build this wonder. In the next turn (20 AD), I will complete my second wonder - Magellan's Expedition - in a smaller city (called Oeiras). I have been using caravans for building this wonder too.
In the technology field, I discovered Invention and Navigation. In the present, my scientists are busy discovering Physics, continuing the way to Railroad. Other civs periodically try to trade technologies, offering Monarchy or Feudalism. I always refuse because I don't need those techs. In the meantime, the mongols finally discovered The Wheel. Unfortunately they spread this knowledge and now the germans can also build chariots.
The world is at peace except for a war going on between mongols and babylonians. But it doesn't seem to be very intense. Let's wait and see if the mongols will start using chariots instead of the slow catapults against the two babylonian cities.
As to my cities, at the present I have two size 6, three size 5 and three size 4. The total population is now over 1 million people.
For those of you who haven't read my posts at another thread («Building a battleship in a lake»), I will briefly describe my game:
- new world;
- 7 civs;
- king level;
- started with no technologies (except for Irrigation, Mining and Roads);
- found out that my civ is located in the south part of a big continent with 5 other civs - egyptians, english, mongols, germans and babylonians;
- managed to colonize the south part of the continent with 8 cities;
- always remained at peace with all civs (however had one time to pay 50 in tribute to egyptians to maintain peace);
- built a defense system consisting of 2 veteran phalanxes and 1 veteran catapult in each city);
- the english were ultimately destroyed by the germans;
- barbarians were never a problem (just one invasion from the sea);
- switched government from despotism to republic around 360 BC;
- established embassys in the 4 neighbouring civs;
- haven't started naval exploration yet;
- scientific research concentrates in achieving Railroad;
- always kept tax rate as low as possible without allowing shortage of treasury;
- have no contact with the chinese although a chinese trireme once navigated my coast and cowardly destroyed one helpless settler unit;
- have no contact with the greeks who replaced the english somewhere;
- the egyptians built 4 wonders - Pyramids, The Oracle, The Colossus and Hanging Gardens;
- the chinese built The Lighthouse;
- as I told you above, I built Copernicus' Observatory and will complete Magellan's Expedition in the next turn.
I will keep posting my next moves if you are still interest. Hopefully, I will be able to show you some images of the game.
Meanwhile, a very strange thing happened. My government type is republic. In the last turns of the BC era, it took me 6 turns to discover a new technology at a 0.3.7 tax rate. However, now in 1 AD, according to my trade advisor report, it will take 12 turns! I thought there was no penalty in the scientific research speed after 1 AD when the government is of a representative type (i.e. republic or democracy). Can anyone help? Is this a bug? My version is 474.03.
Between 320 BC and 1 AD, I built my first wonder of the world - Copernicus' Observatory - in my capital city (named Osvaldopolis). I used caravans to quickly build this wonder. In the next turn (20 AD), I will complete my second wonder - Magellan's Expedition - in a smaller city (called Oeiras). I have been using caravans for building this wonder too.
In the technology field, I discovered Invention and Navigation. In the present, my scientists are busy discovering Physics, continuing the way to Railroad. Other civs periodically try to trade technologies, offering Monarchy or Feudalism. I always refuse because I don't need those techs. In the meantime, the mongols finally discovered The Wheel. Unfortunately they spread this knowledge and now the germans can also build chariots.
The world is at peace except for a war going on between mongols and babylonians. But it doesn't seem to be very intense. Let's wait and see if the mongols will start using chariots instead of the slow catapults against the two babylonian cities.
As to my cities, at the present I have two size 6, three size 5 and three size 4. The total population is now over 1 million people.
For those of you who haven't read my posts at another thread («Building a battleship in a lake»), I will briefly describe my game:
- new world;
- 7 civs;
- king level;
- started with no technologies (except for Irrigation, Mining and Roads);
- found out that my civ is located in the south part of a big continent with 5 other civs - egyptians, english, mongols, germans and babylonians;
- managed to colonize the south part of the continent with 8 cities;
- always remained at peace with all civs (however had one time to pay 50 in tribute to egyptians to maintain peace);
- built a defense system consisting of 2 veteran phalanxes and 1 veteran catapult in each city);
- the english were ultimately destroyed by the germans;
- barbarians were never a problem (just one invasion from the sea);
- switched government from despotism to republic around 360 BC;
- established embassys in the 4 neighbouring civs;
- haven't started naval exploration yet;
- scientific research concentrates in achieving Railroad;
- always kept tax rate as low as possible without allowing shortage of treasury;
- have no contact with the chinese although a chinese trireme once navigated my coast and cowardly destroyed one helpless settler unit;
- have no contact with the greeks who replaced the english somewhere;
- the egyptians built 4 wonders - Pyramids, The Oracle, The Colossus and Hanging Gardens;
- the chinese built The Lighthouse;
- as I told you above, I built Copernicus' Observatory and will complete Magellan's Expedition in the next turn.
I will keep posting my next moves if you are still interest. Hopefully, I will be able to show you some images of the game.