I'll take more screenshots of SANCTA's demographics on our coming turn. Their Mfg is very high, Cav think they are producing Colossus.
We should also get a reply ready to their proposal as we'll have IW next turn.
Fishing Pottery Priesthood Writing Alphabet Code of Laws
The Wheel Animal Husbandry Bronze Working Iron Working Monarchy
Agriculture Meditation
Hunting Polytheism
Mysticism
Mining
But we have had the highest tech rate for almost the whole game. How are they keeping up? How is their score so much higher? Does anyone have any info on who they might be trading with? Im not panicking... just some things I was mulling over... wondering if any on the team have thoughts.
General_W said:Nemaste Donsig,
The Ninjas salute the wise and mighty Kazakhstani peoples.
We havent heard back from you on our last letter but its just as well, since in the light of recent events, we have come to realize that there might be an even more glorious path for us to walk with each other. We believe youll find this new proposal both generous and helpful in advancing your new, fledgling religion.
Were calling this new deal
The Path of Daytime Home Shopping
We agree to an Open Borders deal and a trade of knowledge. Along with you lopsided benefit from Open Borders, we also offer Sailing, Masonry and Monotheism, (447 ) and well trade these with you for only two easy payments of Writing (less than 100 value now) and Polytheism (149 )!
Wed exchange technology with you as follows:
But you must act fast! All technologies are individually hand crafted and come with a beautiful certificate of authenticity. Unfortunately this is a limited time offer.
- Sailing for Writing
- Masonry for Polytheism
- Monotheism for Free! (as soon as we discover it, coming up soon)
We hope you find this deal greatly beneficial and we eagerly await your reply.
General_W, Daimyo of State, SANCTA
Religion, useful
To the faithful and wise ones
Friendship beckons forth
I agree we should offer to give then writing for sailing. Then back out of the deal later. Or, take sailing if our allies agree. MS are eventually going to give S&S writing anyway.I think we should go along Sailing for Writing, then we suddenly change our mind due to some technicality. As far as I know, no one in our alliance got sailing. This would keep the motivated to think cooperation, and disrupt their military planning. When we come to Masonry later, we simply say we havent researched it, as we heard someone else are doing the wonders anyway.
Well I don't think we should agree to this. But we might want to string them along. Just ignoring them will put us on the top of their target list.
I agree with integrating these two approaches b/c as Cavscout says we need to say something to avoid focusing S&S's military buildup on us. We want to delay making ourselves a target as long as possible... since we have relatively small military, and are very vunerable to Spearmen... which SANCTA can produce.We should first look to so Poly for Masonry as it's a tech we actually have!
We can say sorry for the silence because we were in a rush to finish the tech we were on and couldn't deviate from it, and we got it just in time too!
We can also tell them about the sea food question in the last message.
Finally, we can also say that we were given IW in exchange for techs we already had so we went for another offer.
Namaste, Methos The Ninjas salute the mighty Cavaleiros. We are most pleased to have met your people and to be beginning a new relationship. Based on your expressed desire for Open Borders and to secure safe passage for your brave vessel through our waterways and on to whatever mysteries the west holds we wish to offer you two paths. You may follow either one with the blessing of the SAN.
The Way of Twilight: We agree that you'll declare war and thus pass through the borders of the Inner Sanctum with the eternal Shogun's personal guarantee of safety for your vessel. Then, as soon as your boat is past our borders, we will sign a peace deal and continue negotiations of friendship. The Way of Daylight: We agree to an Open Borders deal AND a trade of knowledge. Along with the lopsided benefit you'll receive from Open Borders (map knowledge, potential new contacts, trade routes when you learn Sailing), we will also offer you Metal Casting (or some other mutually agreeable technology to be determined) at a 100 beaker trade value discount in a trade that will be executed some time after turn 90 - in exchange for the secret of writing given to us at the same time we sign Open Borders.
What say you? We eagerly await your reply. General_W, Daimyo of State, SANCTA. An old silent sea A letter dispatched abroad, Diplomacy starts.
Nemaste Methos, The Ninjas salute the wise and mighty Cavaleiros. We know we sent you another letter just yesterday, but in the light of recent events, we have come to realize that there might be an even more glorious path for us to walk with each other. We believe youll find this new proposal both generous and helpful. Were calling this new deal The Path of Daytime Home Shopping
We agree to an Open Borders deal and a trade of knowledge. Along with your lopsided benefit from Open Borders, we also offer Sailing, Masonry, Monotheism, and Hunting (506 ) and well trade these with you for just one easy payments of Alphabet (448 )! Wed exchange technology with you as follows:
1. Open borders right now.
2. Masonry & Sailing gifted to you immediately upon discovery (sailing is almost done)
3. Monotheism traded for Alphabet once we have writing. (and Monotheism, obviously)
4. Hunting for free whenever you decide youd like it!
But you must act fast! All technologies are individually hand crafted and come with a beautiful certificate of authenticity. Unfortunately this is a limited time offer.
We hope you find this deal greatly beneficial and we eagerly await your reply. General_W, Daimyo of State, SANCTA
We might consider encouraging Cavalieros to make this trade. Writing for Metal Casting? Wow that is pretty lopsided.The Way of Daylight: We agree to an Open Borders deal AND a trade of knowledge. Along with the lopsided benefit you'll receive from Open Borders (map knowledge, potential new contacts, trade routes when you learn Sailing), we will also offer you Metal Casting (or some other mutually agreeable technology to be determined) at a 100 beaker trade value discount in a trade that will be executed some time after turn 90 - in exchange for the secret of writing given to us at the same time we sign Open Borders.