A settler for Caelian

[Fier Canadien]

To my fellow governors, my province needs a settler to fill the gap between Giza and Alexandria. However, my province won't be able to produce it, due to the fact that it would be an Egyptian-ethnic settler. I request your help to find one city to produce it.

 

[Peri]

Since Egypt is no more an Egyptian settler will have no adverse effects as far as I understand.

 

[zorven]

I believe Peri is correct..but we may still want to produce the settler elsewhere for speed and to not hinder Old Egypt's rebuilding efforts.

 

[Rik Meleet]

If needed I can build a settler in Go Home Xerxes, after it's marketplace finishes (1 turn). It'll take 8 turns.

Personally I think the Capitoline city of Nur Gisnod is better suited; it has just finished building and a settler would only take 2 turns. But if you can't find an appropriate city I'll build the settler in Go Home Xerxes.

Rik Meleet
Governor of Esquiline.

 

[Peri]

As an alternative Thebes could change from library to settler and take a loss of shields. In this way the new city will be built in 3 turns.

 

[Rik Meleet]

I don't like wasting shields, and Thebes needs cultural buildings to expand it's borders fast.

 

[Peri]

There is no great urgency for Thebes to expand its cultural borders but there is a marked urgency to found that city.

 

[Sir John]

I agree with peri. I think we should change to a settler in thebes..

 

[Bootstoots]

I agree, let's build the settler in Thebes.

 

[Fier Canadien]

Well, it might be so, but be aware that the people of Thebes lacks culture, and that the Aztecs could settle the desert placed between it and Hieraconpolis (desert=might be oil in there).

 

[Peri]

Then I will put cavalry there so they can't.

 

[Sir John]

and how often do they settle in desertanyways??

 

[deshelbr]

We have enough calvary in the area to put a wall up don't we?

 

[Rik Meleet]

This all strikes me as "we can (hopefully), so we do"; not "what is the best way to accomplish the goal?".

Yes, Thebes can produce a settler, but it would hurt it's production, culture etc. in such a way that would not damage Nur Gisnod. Thebes needs other things in it's buildqueue; Nur Gisnod has a perfect opportunity and is able to squeeze in a settler.

 

[Donovan Zoi]

I too would like to see the continued cultural expansion of Thebes. We have rails now, so we can send a Settler from wherever we want. And Nur Gisnod sounds ideal. Perhaps someone should consult General Falcon?

And actually, Sir John, that open land is not all desert. There are two Flood Plain tiles located there as well.

 

[Fier Canadien]

Forget that. Memphis and River Crossing will do the work, as soon as it will be polled. However. we should also use this thread as placement discussion.

The "c1" alpha and bêta placement are those for the city that I asked a settler for.

The "c2" alpha, bêta and gamma placement are for a culture fill-in city, to claim as much desert as possible, just in case that there is petroleum in there.

 

[Falcon02]

I'm temped to add one to the build queue anyway, to try to claim that land between our Egyptian holdings and the American Egyptian holdings.

 

[Bacon King]

On that map, I'd prefer C1a, and C2b.

 

[conehead234]

yea C1a and C2b look good

 

[zorven]

Originally posted by Falcon02
I'm temped to add one to the build queue anyway, to try to claim that land between our Egyptian holdings and the American Egyptian holdings.

I brought that idea up for discussion and it seemed to generate 0 interest.