Zherak_Khan
Warlord
- Joined
- Apr 18, 2006
- Messages
- 166
I still favour N over W, but not stronly. It seems better before first border pop and opens for expansion. W will become a great production city, but we need a fast and efficient city - we are building a lot of Settlers/Workers, so FP is excellent terrain. Also, 3N = 2 commerce from traderoutes.
That said, I wouldn't mind seeing how 3W works out. I have played a lot of these openings, so I would love to see someone else's take on the early game - free to make it a 'got-it', Betruger.
(We still haven't revealed strategic resources - we might end up settling 3E...)
Thanks for SS tips - I might just have to register, even as much as it pains me.
I think we need to at least reach a consensus on Delhi: The way I see it, we should set it up as:
- Size 8 = 4+Palace+StateRel+Temple+Ivory
- Food: 16 (Corn (6) + Sheep (5) + Farmed grass (3) + Centre (2))
- Production: 20 (3xMined PlainsHills (12) + 2xMined GrassHills (6) + CentrePlainsHills (2))
This will be subject to change if/when we reveal something in its BFC. I don't see any significant benifit to >8 Delhi pre-workshop/watermill.
However, Delhi getting the Oracle, we might have to juggle a bit to help it spit our first prophet. It is worth it to get him early, even if he's only making ~3 gold initially. He also helps spread the Religion to other empires, which might get us a Buddhist/Confucian ally out of nowhere. If somebody like Mansa picks it up, he will be a huge help in spreading it too. Then there's the question of the second Prophet, for our other religion. We will have the production to spread it, so I think it is worth it.
(Delhi for HE?)
That said, I wouldn't mind seeing how 3W works out. I have played a lot of these openings, so I would love to see someone else's take on the early game - free to make it a 'got-it', Betruger.
(We still haven't revealed strategic resources - we might end up settling 3E...)
Thanks for SS tips - I might just have to register, even as much as it pains me.
I think we need to at least reach a consensus on Delhi: The way I see it, we should set it up as:
- Size 8 = 4+Palace+StateRel+Temple+Ivory
- Food: 16 (Corn (6) + Sheep (5) + Farmed grass (3) + Centre (2))
- Production: 20 (3xMined PlainsHills (12) + 2xMined GrassHills (6) + CentrePlainsHills (2))
This will be subject to change if/when we reveal something in its BFC. I don't see any significant benifit to >8 Delhi pre-workshop/watermill.
However, Delhi getting the Oracle, we might have to juggle a bit to help it spit our first prophet. It is worth it to get him early, even if he's only making ~3 gold initially. He also helps spread the Religion to other empires, which might get us a Buddhist/Confucian ally out of nowhere. If somebody like Mansa picks it up, he will be a huge help in spreading it too. Then there's the question of the second Prophet, for our other religion. We will have the production to spread it, so I think it is worth it.
(Delhi for HE?)