Recent content by Bertie

How bullet-proof are Steam’s servers? Are there going to be capacity problems with thousands of people downloading the game (and patching, if a release-date patch is necessary) and thousands more downloading the demo? Might there be some problems you're not anticipating?

I agree with those that suggest settling the blue circle (but of course move the warrior first to get the lay of the land).

RL has gotten incredibly busy (in a good sort of way) and I have to drop out of the game. I'll try to get by occasionally to vote, but until August or September I won't be able to contribute in any meaningful way. Good luck with the game!

Academy in Arkadia.

OOC: Real life has thrown me an unexpected pair of curveballs, both high and in my wheelhouse so I should be able to hit at least one out of the ballpark, possibly for a grand slam. But I’m going to be really busy until August or September and I’m going to have to drop out of this demo game...

In the background the faint distant freight train rumble of a Johnny Cash bass line. boomchikaboomchikaboomchikaboomchikaboom…. In the foreground wood choppers from Arkadai are busy splitting logs and piling them in a neat stack perhaps six feet in height. Cattle graze nearby. One of...

I'm going to be away until May 17th or so. I assume we'll have an election during that period. I support the Arkadian Populist Regime (APR) and wish to vote absentee for them. I'll PM Dave Shack to that effect.

After the departure of Sindar, Bertie and Seidrik were discussing which way to go when their attention was drawn to the sudden appearance in the sky of urgent smoke signals announcing a special edition of the Noon News. Since the discovery of writing, reading of all sorts – including smoke...

When will we be producing our next settler? This coming turnchat? If so, although Dutchfire's city is terrific, it's too far away IMO for our next city. I'd go with BCLG100's suggestion. Pretty easy city to get up and running, and has the potential for lots of cottages. Plus it has...

How do we know Spain lacks copper and horses? We don't even know the location of her cities! We certainly don't know what troops she has. For all we know her capital is built on copper and she has spears in every city! Horse archers have their uses, but not against spears. If indeed she...

I agree with most of the suggestions. Could we also scout east? There's a great blackness on the map where we might want to settle some cities. It'd be nice to know what's over there.

If we're headed toward war I still like construction. However, looking at the last save I see there's lots of open land left to settle so I'm not sure early war makes so much sense. For a 9 civ map this doesn't seem too crowded. I might expand peacefully for a bit before we go to war. In...

I agree with this. Long sessions at the beginning of a game make sense; right around now is when we should be cutting them back to 10 turns per session (give or take). And we absolutely should be trying to play more than one turnset a week. Long term planning actually makes it easier to play...

I'm almost always against building monuments, but that's just me and the way I play the game. If we've got hammers invested, let's finish it. Otherwise, I'd rethink. The big question re builds is whether we're going to have an early war with Spain. If we are, all cities should build...

Why don't we scout Spain's lands before we plan any war? (Maybe you're already planning to do that.) It'd be nice to know exactly where their cities are located, and the exact number/strength of their troops. It'd also be nice to know if there's land to the west of Spain, and if so whether...