del62
Deity
I was thinking holding off sci method for now, get the middle age wonders out of the way, go steel, refining and keep medicine as a monopoly for as long as possible
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I was thinking holding off sci method for now, get the middle age wonders out of the way, go steel, refining and keep medicine as a monopoly for as long as possible
Well, I mean, we won't be building anything else important than those wonders for quite a while, and Refining/Steel doesn't exactly get us anything we need either. The next important buildings we need are commercial docks for two of our cities, really. (Stock exchanges = nice also but may not be profitable. They would get us Wall Street though, which would be very handy.)
del62
Deity
If we get smiths, then at least having stocks wont cost, I think we could do with some irrigating to speed growth and some forests clearing. I wish I had had more workers, which is why I wanted replacable parts, but I guess after the initial railroad phase we will have less need for workers
del62
Deity
Stocks are available next turn, the best thing would be the first stocks built when smiths is finished
But a few turns early wouldnt be a major headache.
But a few turns early wouldnt be a major headache.
I've played. Not the most thrilling succession game set ever, but overall, I must say, I'm pleased! (Muahaha).
Pre-game checkup:
I'm very, um, curious about our worker railing choices. I'll just leave it at that.
Other than that, everything looks OK for the moment. Corporation in 1, after which we will want some stock markets.
Note: it's time for our forests to go away. Railing them doesn't help; at 1f/2s they are just inherently worse than either a mined bG (2/2 with rails) or an irrigated plains (3/1).
In the far east, I move our warrior back 1W onto the hill. That's a space the AI could potentially have been going to settle; they won't settle on the road space as it's too close to another city.
I move around a bunch of knights/A-Cav towards our south.
IBT: The French take a right turn, toward Moscow.
I have set Steel for research (due in 8 at maximum), but no beakers yet invested should we wish to change. The only other options are Sci Method or RP, but we had decided to hold off on RP and let someone miraculously
get it for us.
Top priority should be given to stock exchanges in Moscow and Rostov after this, so that we can complete Wall Street. No need to rush them, but build them next. Yekaterineburg has Battlefield Medicine as a prebuild, as long as the stocks are all done in time to switch it over without loss of shields we're fine, and that should be a non-issue. We can also, should we choose, rush Wall Street with our MGL; he's in Rostov.
Check MMing at Novogrod, we want food there but I MMed it for shields and didn't swap back before the save.
Some regrouping of our workers is needed, as I managed to rail most of our flatlands but then started to take out a couple forests. I'd like to see a mass deforestation project from whoever's next.
A picture of the mighty empire for the masses:
Pre-game checkup:
I'm very, um, curious about our worker railing choices. I'll just leave it at that.
Other than that, everything looks OK for the moment. Corporation in 1, after which we will want some stock markets.Note: it's time for our forests to go away. Railing them doesn't help; at 1f/2s they are just inherently worse than either a mined bG (2/2 with rails) or an irrigated plains (3/1).
In the far east, I move our warrior back 1W onto the hill. That's a space the AI could potentially have been going to settle; they won't settle on the road space as it's too close to another city.
I move around a bunch of knights/A-Cav towards our south.
IBT: The French take a right turn, toward Moscow.
Spoiler :
I have set Steel for research (due in 8 at maximum), but no beakers yet invested should we wish to change. The only other options are Sci Method or RP, but we had decided to hold off on RP and let someone miraculously
get it for us. Top priority should be given to stock exchanges in Moscow and Rostov after this, so that we can complete Wall Street. No need to rush them, but build them next. Yekaterineburg has Battlefield Medicine as a prebuild, as long as the stocks are all done in time to switch it over without loss of shields we're fine, and that should be a non-issue. We can also, should we choose, rush Wall Street with our MGL; he's in Rostov.
Check MMing at Novogrod, we want food there but I MMed it for shields and didn't swap back before the save.
Some regrouping of our workers is needed, as I managed to rail most of our flatlands but then started to take out a couple forests. I'd like to see a mass deforestation project from whoever's next.
A picture of the mighty empire for the masses:
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sk8boardbob2
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I say we keep the SGL for as long as possible so we can insta-build ToE hopefully in the modern ages.
TheOverseer714
Overseer
Who is up next? Having an SGL is nice, but I wouldn't use it for the ToE, i would want to save it to build the UN, myself. Thats one way we could possiblly lose, and the ToE is easy to nab with a nice pre-build. We could probably get all remaining wonders with basic pre-building and also modernize our army. I guess we could research RP either now or after Steel, maybe better do it sooner, before some fool declares on us. Looks like all is well. I think we could've done this at DG without a problem.
Bucephalus
Shooting from the lip....
TheOverseer714
Overseer
Actually it might be challenging, but would likely result in an earlier launch. Trading very well and meekness would be the hallmarks of a DG 5CC, along with more careful play.
Bucephalus
Shooting from the lip....
lurker's comment:
For a while at least, yes; I played in a 5CC SS game at Deity a few years back (Goz12) where we conquered the world before we launched. Most fun I ever had with my clothes on.
del62
Deity
I would have thought the best use of SGL would be SETI, I think that we can build UN before anyone else anyway and we would get immediate benefits of seti, my preferred choice would be in Moscow, simply because this has less corruption, and with the Colossus defunct, seems the best place
I'm pretty sure I agree with this.
One nice benefit is that we can prebuild a modern wonder (UN or Seti, take you pick) with Hoover's, which we really truly don't need in this game (building hydro plants is just fine).
TheOverseer714
Overseer
I may be able to do this tonight. I have the save. Just need to tear myself from GOTM100, as time is running out on that
del62
Deity
Just a question if anyone knows the answer
When Marseille Expands does that oil stay in our borders or go to the French?
When Marseille Expands does that oil stay in our borders or go to the French?
Bucephalus
Shooting from the lip....
lurker's comment:
I think it would go to Marseille; it looks in the screenshot like Marseilles is nearer to the oil.
I think it would go to Marseille; it looks in the screenshot like Marseilles is nearer to the oil.
del62
Deity
So a third expansion outweighs a forth expansion in cultural zone of influence?
Bucephalus
Shooting from the lip....
lurker's comment:
I can't say with certainty but it's always seemed that way to me.
Edit: Though, thinking about it, sometimes if the cities aren't alligned, you get those irregular borders with a single tile pushing further into rival cultural borders; so, who knows which way it'll go? I would still bet Marseille though.
del62
Deity
Yep, I will await the outcome with interest
Bartleby
Remembers laughter
lurker's comment: I think if it's 3 tiles vs. 4 tiles then 3 tiles will always get it. If the distance is equal then the higher culture will prevail.
