542435 Points on Warlord Writeup

[Kalleyao]

hmm.this write up is not for winning a low level game.it is for high scores.

Would this strategy work on noble? The huts there don't give you workers or settlers.

 

[Thrar]

Incredible achievement, but what puzzled me most was that you did it in just over 20 hours only. To manage that many cities and units I would have expected a lot more. Congrats!

 

[A_Turkish_Guy]

Would this strategy work on noble? The huts there don't give you workers or settlers.

yes it is working.i tried a few games and only problem is you have to wait for the bronze working and get 3 workers at the beginning.you can get gold and tech from huts.(and i am using this tactic ''using settler for huts'' for deity levels too)

Incredible achievement, but what puzzled me most was that you did it in just over 20 hours only. To manage that many cities and units I would have expected a lot more. Congrats!.

thanks.
that is normal.i used most of the time for workers.and after Biology i used worker as groups.that is why it is that short.and for cities i built nothing ; only granary and chariot.

 

[SkippyT]

Woow!! That was incredible I love your city build pattern also. When I think about it would work 542435 points Your settler-exploring tactics were also interesting and a good idea. Caste system/Mercantilism is also a good combo I hadn't thought of since now, also But my Specialist skills are at beginning stage and I always have to go city from city to put one specialist after changing into Mercantilism Is there a way to change that?

Good job

 

[BadHorsie]

Managing 300 workers every turn

 

[Kuningas]

Managing 300 workers every turn

It's not so much. In Civ3 huge milking games you have 900-1000 before you join them in cities.

 

[A_Turkish_Guy]

Woow!! That was incredible

Good job

thanks.

But my Specialist skills are at beginning stage and I always have to go city from city to put one specialist after changing into Mercantilism Is there a way to change that?

hmm.i think first go for Caste system and than Mercantilism.if you do that every city begins with a scientist and at the beginning of the city screen you can change it to merc if you want.

Managing 300 workers every turn .

300 workers but i use them in groups.means 40 workers maximum.

 

[naterator]

7 huts before your city is founded in 3680? 30 huts total? you're getting a hutt every turn unless you're getting 2... i call shenanigans on you! if i worldbuilder myself 30 huts i bet i could score a million.

 

[superslug]

7 huts before your city is founded in 3680? 30 huts total? you're getting a hutt every turn unless you're getting 2... i call shenanigans on you! if i worldbuilder myself 30 huts i bet i could score a million.

I take it you're not very familiar with how we run the Hall of Fame?

Use of the worldbuilder is strictly prohibited. A Turkish Guy doesn't use any illegal tactics in his play. As far as any 'shenanigans', when we on the staff see submissions of this achievement, believe me when I say we look very hard.

But we're always happy when we come up empty.

 

[ionimplant]

is it really that important to use your settler to scout? since on this level AI's are slow anyway (and as you mentioned we can choose AI that doesn't start with scout), you probably will get as much from huts if you have one scout fewer (since your scout will find quite a few scouts soon). how much will the a few turns saved this way benefit your final score (i still don't know the details about the scoring system for civ4 yet).

 

[Big_Ben]

Popping extra huts with your settler allows you to get extra workers and settlers. That is the key. Being able to start 3 cities a few turns later is better than starting your first city right off. If you don't found your first city you can't get any techs from huts. If you pop a hut with your settler you can't get promotions. So that means that you have a good chance of popping workers, scouts, and settlers from almost all your huts. And that is exponential.

 

[Moonsinger]

If you pop a hut with your settler you can't get promotions.

My settlers and workers do gain experience from the huts all the time.

 

[Big_Ben]

Do they? I thought settlers and workers couldn't gain experience. Oh well, so much for what i know. Been a while since i played below noble without just rushing though.

 

[A_Turkish_Guy]

7 huts before your city is founded in 3680? 30 huts total? you're getting a hutt every turn unless you're getting 2... i call shenanigans on you! if i worldbuilder myself 30 huts i bet i could score a million.

I take it you're not very familiar with how THEY run the Hall of Fame?

Popping extra huts with your settler allows you to get extra workers and settlers. That is the key. Being able to start 3 cities a few turns later is better than starting your first city right off. If you don't found your first city you can't get any techs from huts. If you pop a hut with your settler you can't get promotions. So that means that you have a good chance of popping workers, scouts, and settlers from almost all your huts. And that is exponential..

that is very true.but higher dif levels it is not possible to get a worker or a settler.


and i never get a promotion for a worker or settler.you are not very lucky Moonsinger..

 

[Moonsinger]

Affirmative!!! I have seen my settlers and workers gained experience from the huts many times. Since worker/settler couldn't promote, their experience were just wasted.

 

[ionimplant]

Affirmative!!! I have seen my settlers and workers gained experience from the huts many times. Since worker/settler couldn't promote, their experience were just wasted.

that's too bad. i was thinking Moonsinger probably would choose woodwmanII upgrade so that settlers/workers can have 3 move each turn

 

[A_Turkish_Guy]

that's too bad. i was thinking Moonsinger probably would choose woodwmanII upgrade so that settlers/workers can have 3 move each turn

if you can get promotion it is true but it is only for games below noble.higher levels it is not possible to get a worker and settler.so it is only for warlord.

 

[Killroyan]

Very nice guide but in all my games (about 10 or so) I have yet to find that many settlers and workers in all the huts I have discovered. I must be one unlucky person. Per game I at least find 10-15 huts and I think I have gotten 2 settlers and 3 workers so far.

 

[A_Turkish_Guy]

Very nice guide but in all my games (about 10 or so) I have yet to find that many settlers and workers in all the huts I have discovered. I must be one unlucky person. Per game I at least find 10-15 huts and I think I have gotten 2 settlers and 3 workers so far.

hmm.i think it your map size.my map was huge and low sea level.it is about 3200 land.higher levels than warlord you can get settlers and worker.

 

[naterator]

I take it you're not very familiar with how THEY run the Hall of Fame?

obviously i'm not, but if it's ok to use a huge map with few other civs and no barbs, then i hope you're proud, but it's just {edit} self gratification(sorry), i mean look, if whaling the high score really is fun for you, then good for you. i'm an advocate of everyone getting the most fun for their dollar, whether in civ or otherwise; but all you're doing is seeing how fast you can build cities. once you've got that 400th city down, your research times will be so low and your production so high that any victory is easily within your grasp (and has been for about 200 turns). i'm more impressed with the guy who launched his spaceship in 1750. not on warlord either.