Recent content by mambo4

I guess the uselessness of archery was lost on me. is it because deity requires a focus on offensive tech? is a road always required for trade? doesn't my river connect us? where can I look to identify what commerce is coming from what routes in my city?

Turn 42 choice: abandoned HBR at turn 41 infvaor of writing because: build library,make scientists, generate great scientist, bulb things choice:switched gold town production to warrior because: growth to get second gold turn 46 Verify Wang Kong has horses, Wang Kong asks for open...

hmm 17 turns for a new tech, not bad. I suppose this helps you pursue multiple techs simultaneously too Do these 2 scientists need to be form the same city? Is there a minimum population or a prerequisite civic for assigning scientists? Won't my city starve? I suppose you have to pick...

Pig City is all Shaka Horses are most likely Wang Kong's So the basic bulling for tech involves what? Just build libraries and waiting for great Scientists? What about science specialists? Is that something to worry about later?

Turn 41 Tech path was Animal Husbandry > The Wheel > Pottery. Next is Horseback Riding, to get closer to elephants. Is this the best choice? BW is so tempting, as is writing. Second city founded at A, building a worker in anticipation of settling ciy 3 at B and startign some cottages...

HA=horse archer? I think I get it now: BW and production is premature because production comes from whipping requires population you don't have yet and chopping means you are delaying food/ commerce tile developments

Is prioritizing commerce over hammers simply because I am a Financial leader, and have limited food, or is commerce always prioritized over hammers on Deity?

@Fippy yes it was your post that inspired this @geogjorge thanks that's golden. haven't had much time to play. @ Turn 5 switched from BW (9 more turns) to AH (12 turns) @ Turn 20 Corn farmed. My worker can only farm or mine ...I guess "food wins" so I'll farm the tile next to the corn I've...

Makes sense. BTW thanks everyone for the helpful responses I am used to bee lining BW, but is Pottery first more common on Deity? Or is it all too dependent on the situation?

"dotmapping" means what?

So the utility of BW depends heavily on the number of good city sites with food... If I were to switch then to AH , does that make mining a waste? should have started AH from the the beginning? Is the cost of pivoting at turn 15 to AH too great?

I haven't given thought to my overall military strategy The only strategey I have ever used (on easier levels) is an axe rush, whch is another reason I chose to seek BW. Strategies like Curiasser breakout / Trebuchets / Elepults (Elephants plus catapults I guess) are news to me. 2 of you...

I have previously gone Worker > Warrior > worker > settler When should I think of building my second worker? having read the 3 workers per 2 cities is desirable If I produce a warrior before my city hits size 3 what is the best thing to put hammers on while I wait for the population to...

My first worker, got Mining and on to Bronze working. Exploration revealed my competition: Peter NE , Shaka W , and Wang Kong SE. I think Napoleon is E and Huayna Capa is SW. I see 4 potential sites for city#2 Site A + 2 gold, corn; blocks Peter /Napoleon - no rivers, a bit far Site B...

I read some posts that suggesting that the surest way to improve your fundamentals is to jump into Deity. I've played a few games and gotten quickly stomped. So I'm taking the plunge and posting a game for critique. Fratcal Map Normal Speed Persia / Darius (Financial, Organized) UU...