External Consulates instructions for the 5/22/2005 turnchat. Specific instructions appear first; the Term 3 Policy appears next, for reference purposes.
Specific Instructions
1. In all instances, the DP has the freedom to adapt instructions to the ever-changing game conditions. Our only stipulation is that the
spirit of the instructions and long-term goals of the External Consulate be adhered to. Changing details to achieve the same (or similar) end is fine.
2. Establish an embassy with Persia and a ROP with China. (We should keep troops stationed on Gem Mountain to block Chinas access to our home continent.)
3.
Military Alliances. Although we need to manage War Weariness, France, Spain, Portugal, and the Byzantines all declared war on us. Thus we actually get War Happiness from our wars with them. However, it is best
not to have any of our troops on foreign soil at the start of a turn; if we do, we may accumulate WW points. With that said, were going to enter into some MAs against the Byzantines:
3a. If cost effective, form a MA with Persia against the Byzantines (until we form our embassy we wont know what deal we can strike).
IF we trade Gunpowder, I suspect we can tack on the MAs to the deal at no cost to ourselves. If so, please form MAs against Byzantine, France, & Spain. HOWEVER, zyxy suggests a better way of doing the trade: "do the alliance with Persia in a separate deal (I.e., we pay for an alliance, and then get our money back by selling gunpowder), so that they will keep paying us if they break the alliance." I suggest doing the trade this way if possible. If we dont do the Gunpowder trade or any other tech trade that might allow us to also form a MA see if the Persians will enter into a MA against the Byzantines in exchange for our entering into a MA against Spain (I believe the Byzantines are at war against Spain). The DP can also elect to pay some gold in order to secure a MA.
3b.
IF we do the Persian Gunpowder deal we will have Education. Use that as bait with Maya to form a MA against the Byzantines. The Mayan will pay us 13 GPT & 41 gold for Invention; I suspect theyd do a similar deal for Education. (Wed prefer to trade Education in order to encourage Maya to research the upper tier of techs.)
3c. Form a MA with the Hittites against the Byzantines. We will give them Monotheism (basically a worthless tech) and they will give us 5 GPT and 40 gold.
3d. Form a MA with Japan against the Byzantines. We will give them Monotheism and they will give us a worker and 10 gold.
4. We are continuing our war against France. Our next targets are the 3 cities they captured from the Chinese (Shanghai, Nanking, & Tsingtao). After we take those we will consider making a peace with them.
5. We are continuing our war against Spain. We will be capturing the city of Murcia (and razing that); and also Valencia. It is up to the CoAFs discretion when to take these cities (the former Chinese cities the French captured are a priority).
6. Portugal has declared war on us. Unless they offer us a wonderful peace deal, we will continue our war with them for this turnchat. Although we covet the Great Pyramids, it will be awhile before our troops will be in position to attack Portugal. In the meantime, we should target any convenient Portuguese target we happen across.
7. In
THIS POLL we are voting whether we should eliminate the Dutch. At the time I post these instructions voting indicates we will eliminate them. If this voting pattern continues, we will attack them when the CoAF has troops ready. This likely wont be until the end of the turnchat (we are low on troops). If at all possible do not start any turn with our troops inside Dutch territory; to do so mean we accumulate WW points (this suggest well use Knights to take the two Dutch cities).
External Consulate Policy for Term 3
Our Guiding Philosophy
Our long term strategy is to annex enough of the pangaea so that our territory is just below the domination limit. We expect we will at least annex most of the land up to and including the point where the Persian city Gordium currently stands.
We will seek to cripple the ability of all other Civilizations to win the game before we achieve our cultural goal of 130,000 points. This also means we cannot allow another Civ to reach 65,000 cultural points.
Long Term Foreign Affairs
1. We are now strong enough that we will not submit to any demands from another country.
2. We will continue to establish embassies with other Civs, and will encourage warfare and disharmony among our rivals. Such disharmony will be achieved through trade and alliances.
3. We will not enter into alliances, trades, or GPT deals with countries we think we will be at war with within 20 turns.
4. Once we establish a choke point at Gem Mountain we will consider entering into ROPs with other civs.
5. Portugal and the Pyramids are a priority target for annexation. Through discussion weve concluded that an overland attack may be the only practical option. Thus we will need to figure out how to get there.
6. China and France will be likely be targeted so we can get to Portugal.
7. Our policy is whenever possible any civ that has attacked us should be left with one city. Currently France, Persia, Byzantine, Spain, Portugal, and Japan fall into this category. However, we well may elect to eliminate some of those civs from the map.
8. Once weve established a chokepoint at Gem Mountain, we will demand that any wandering troops from another civ must leave our territory on our home continent. (Our home continent is all land west of Gem Mountain.) If not, we will declare war.
9. We will attack and destroy any city that is building the Smiths Great Wonder. This wonder is to be ours.
Military Affairs
1. We will soon make war with the Dutch and annex their remaining territory.
2. We will delay war with China. Instead well form a ROP with them so our troops can take the 3 former Chinese cities held by the French.
3. France has declared war on us. We will continue the war and seek MAs against them.
4. The Byzantines have declared war on us. We have formed alliances against them, which expired; and will form additional ones. We expect this to be a phony war.
5. The Spanish have declared war on us. We will take their cities of Murcia and Valencia.
6. Portugal has declared war on us. We seek to take the Great Pyramids; but it will be awhile before our troops will get that far north.
7. The Great Library (held by the Persians) is a military target for us.
