DI3 (Im back O_o) - Wonderless is Wonderful

[gozpel]

Piece of cake and what a great pawn microbe is for my mental powers. I direct him exactly where I want him toi go

Just kidding, this was in my thoughts when I left turns and microbe somehow "read my thoughts" and executed it with excellence.

I took the 4 cities for peace, instead of us razing them and taking "unclaimed territory". microbe showed me (at least) that my predictions was right and Geez what a regat job he did.

I'm impressed and happy.

barbslinger, you warmonger, you got it all but still after my plans so praise microbe. Now!

Very nice turns microbe, ( your name suggest something small, but you're not )

I agree to the Korea assimilation, we want this side of the continent to be ours.

Can someone send a pic of the whole homelands, or do I have to dl the save?

 

[microbe]

OK, this is our kingdom:

I have to say I am impressed too by how much an early war could gain us at a relatively high level. I simply used whatever the previous leaders left to me and followed the path without thinking.

When I first read that barbslinger built so many archers I really didn't understand, but it all turns out that he was right.

Yes, making peace with Korea that early was not really a "mistake". It bought us more time/units to take France, and with 5 cities Korea couldn't do anything but waiting for the second strike.

Great job everybody!

 

[barbslinger]

First off great job to the ancient age warmongers in training. We are well on our way and with some swords coming from upgraded warriors I may not stop for quite a while. I'll have to leave Joan with one city though. Maybe I'll gift her one in our tundra and take the rest so I can visit her while it's cold out. This game is shaping up nicely. the rout is ON!
I got it and will look for ward to it tomorrow. I just finished my Diety Babylon settler game turns and it's almost 1am. I saw this while posting and was very pleased. Way to go boys!

 

[gozpel]

Yeah, sit there barbslinger and brag the rights....

But we did it!

I had a dream, that someone like me could follow..

And he did! no barbslingers was in the deal.

Quack?

 

[barbslinger]

I think that since our latest acquisitions the city of Pyongpang would make a better capital site. If we abandon Nagasaki it really looks nice for low corruption in many cities. Just need a leader.

 

[microbe]

Originally posted by barbslinger
I think that since our latest acquisitions the city of Pyongpang would make a better capital site. If we abandon Nagasaki it really looks nice for low corruption in many cities. Just need a leader.

build courthouses in current low-corruption cities first..

 

[gozpel]

You can set up a new attack on Korea barbslinger, (the peace deal will end your late turns I think) anmd we take everything but one city. They are scientific and we can gift them to another age and maybe gain techs that way.

France is unimportant for us now, better to get rid of them and we have the whole western part for our selves.

Then onto Spain and get that important foothold towards the rest of the continent.

barbslinger is usually quite sane, so my ideas might be wasted anyways.

 

[gozpel]

We need another city S of Pyongyang (under the 6 on the map)

Change Satsuma's galley to something we actually need, like worker? We need heaps of workers now, at least 20-30 more.
This is if we want our lands productive.

 

[DisruptiveIdiot]

Woot guys! I suck, I wish I were apart of this, we will smash them SMASH THEM I SAY well... I didn't expect to there to be such a decisive war. I will be happy when my turn comes around again.

 

[microbe]

I think our goal is now clear.

Beeline to Chivalry, and build lots of samurais. We have the strongest UU in this age. All others are either out-dated or too late to save their lives. Then beeline to military tradition, which maybe we don't need anyway.

We probably want to set science to max now on monotheism?

I don't think anyone will see the light of industrial ages.

 

[Yom]

Hmm...I don't see that pic microbe posted (I see "OK, this is our kingdom:" but nothing after it). Am I having problems with civfanatics or can no one see that pic (maybe it's not a JPEG?)?

Great job on the turns, microbe. Let's hope Barbslinger won't get too war-happy and we become a republic

 

[microbe]

Yom, I think the upload server is screwed..none of the pictures are showing..

 

[barbslinger]

DI –150BC – One of the most tremendous archer rushes I have ever witnessed has come to pass. Looking like it will continue to take another portion of the Korean lands and get republic from Joanie I survey. The logistics for taking her 3 eastern cities will be hard to surmount. The Korean cities look easy enough. Lots of warriors in the vicinity. Unfortunately I have ZERO military in the queue. Taejon, in the NW corner rushes its temple. Despo rushing is over as soon as we get Republic, which should be soon. More temple rushes ensue and governors are removed from our new French acquisitions. Nagoya goes to barracks in 1 to provide a 5th barracks. Vets will be important so I think we need a few more Brax. Military advisor warns of barbs near our most eastern city on the coast, Kagoshima. Wang Kong only needs Poly to jump to MA so we can hold that over him. A lot of other Civs have Feudal and Eng. No deals I like yet. Increasing spending to get Mono I don’t think will be in time so it goes to cash for trading. We absolutely have a need for more workers. One is building but I’m also thinking about some slaves. Tours looks to go down next turn and another city of Joanies current core may convince her to give repub for free. There is a French warrior 2 tiles from In’chon. I’m not to worried about that reg. Cheapest price on the Feud is around 34gpt and 900g. Not right now. Here we go!

IT – A freaking 5/5 warrior takes down a 5/5 archer outside of Tours. Kyoto-Lib>archer. Osaka-archer> archer. Ulsan-temple>Brax. Nagoya-Brax>Archer. Taejon-Temple> Court. Izumo-Temple>Brax

[1] 130BC- Battle for Tours- Our 2 archers BOTH win and leave the exposed 1/5 warrior. 5/5 archers. Move on Rheims and it is size 1. Settler heading there. 3 archers in Osaka head towards Paris to transverse to eastern cities. Nara-Future Capital whips abarracks and changes its name to Nara. I really Pyongpang. All cities are 5-6 away if we eliminate Nagasaki and, I’m not brilliant on corruption, it should provide a capital with a WIDE base. Archers also grouping for Korean attack in 4.

IT- Kagoshima-Market>Temple. Nara-Brax>Archer. Aztecs complete Temple of Artemis. Those people are happy, for now.

[2] 110BC – Move units and attack on Rheims. 4/4 archer loses taking nothing off. 5/5 archer wins. 5/5 warrior takes spear down to 1/3 and 2/4 archer wins destroying. Other archers move to ready for Korean attack. We are so far awy from Joanies cities in the East. I may leave her with those and then we can take them after she improves them.

IT- Tokyo riots. My bad. Thought all cities were cool.

[3] 110BC – 5/5 archer barely slides by 3/5 warrior. We take Tours. Joanie will now give repub for 50g. Sorry woman I don’t pay.

IT- No attacks

[4] 90BC – Healing and moving up on eastern cities. On the far west excursion tour Bubba meets Alexander who is so backward he can’t even cough 3g for lit. Which reminds me, it’s time for embassies. Germany: 3 spears and the Glib in 14. Aztecs: 4 wonders to be destroyed, 9 defensive spears and 16spt. They are the big dogs. Spain: has the colossus and at 4spt building the Glib in 26. 4 spears.

IT – We lose a 4/5 archer to a warrior across a river? I’m not giving up though, this is WAR. In’chon makes a worker goes for another. It will have to dig its way out. Geramny and Aztecs are going after Egypt.

[5] 70BC – Kill the offending warrior and still moving in on both French east cities and Korea. War starts next turn.

IT – Spain claims peace with Aztecs. (Leaves us with more land to get before the Final battle for supremecy.) Kyoto-Archer> Archer. Osaka-Archer>Archer. Don’t worry guys, it’s almost over here for archer building and then they can certainly MP cities, well deserved retirement for the next 1000 years.

[6] 50BC – Bubba starts his LONG trek home and will be crowned the King if he makes it. Still lining the ducks up on France and declare on Korea.

IT – Korea had an archer that got one of ours out of northern Hyansan. A worker> worker in Seaol and a Temple> Lib in far east city.

[7] 30BC – Nampo offers no defense and our 3 archers take down 2 spears and a sword. Iron is on line. At Hyangsan we go elite scratchless against the offending archer. We have 5 archer waiting out Marseilles. She’ll give repub for fee now but we’re getting Marseilles next turn. I’ll wait.

IT – No attacks.

[8] 10BC - Marseilles goes down, but not without a fight losing two archers. We don’t have enogh archers in the jungle to do anything meaningful so I take repub and a nice fish city Grenoble, the only city offered for peace. Hyangsan is down to one archer and we have emergency reinforcements, per just in case of this situation.

IT – The new city gets sacked b barbs for 56g! Kyoto-Worker>Horse. Satsuma-Galley>Lib.

[9] 10AD – Hyangsan had a spear underneath? Another archer moving in. Lots of drive-by Korean killings, well 2. Pusan we kill 2 and another left.

IT – We kill an attacking Korean archer. Those guys are suddenly scary. A Korean sword comes up from south.

[10] 30AD – Pusan does not go down. Nor does Hyangsan.

IT – We build another market and Korean sword jumps on hill.
[11] To even things out. Hyangsan goes down.

Notes: the 5/5 archer left I don’t think will take Pusan. They have a cat there and I lost 2 archer already to them there. Sword looks menacing but there is a group of archers coming down from In’chon that can protect town. That’s 4-1. got a few cities and consolidated our holdings. I’m really perturbed about AZ Wildcats blowing a 14 pt lead tonight and was not into this except for revenge. Sorry.

CONTINENT WILL BEOURS

 

[gozpel]

Good enough barbslinger. Archers aren't exactly the power units we would like them to be.

We got Republic, any reluctance to switch gov now or will mil costs be too high?

We have horses and iron, horses unconnected to our empire if I understand it correctly? And iron connected?

If so, disconnect iron and build a horde of warriors for an upgrade, the archer rush is over...just to take what peace we can get from Korea.

Some time for consilidating and infrastructure would be in place now, together with the warrior build. The we can go towards whatever civ we want and claim what we need

 

[microbe]

I suggest revolting NOW.

We could disband some archers. Even consider the upkeep, it's still worth for the extra growth and production. We'll outproduce Korea and France and we can wipe them out soon.

 

[barbslinger]

I think I have one horse in play already. Barracks near the front lines I think. A palace in Pyongpang with Nagaski abandoned and build for a while until the Aztec conflict. Cats will help if we can secure that 4-5 tile choke to the west. Once Sams come into play Aztecs are toast. Also, as stted before, workers, workers, workers.

 

[Yom]

I don't think a palace move is the best idea for us right now. All of our production is centered around Kyoto, and all of the cities that would benefit from the move are puny and undeveloped. Maybe if we develop those cities more and have an extra leader sitting around, we'll do it, but not right now.

Also, you can avoid a lot of that rioting buy connecting those spices next to Nagoya .

Edit: Plus, P'yongyang has no cities close to it (other than Nagasaki). We don't really have rings built around it, and if we did so, it would cramp some of our already existing powerhouses. I think we should consolidate our gains while slowly building up a force of swordsmen and horses and then take out Korea and France at once, stop and consolidate once more, and move West with our samurais (though if we have enough troops, we might be able to get Spain first, then Tenochtilan must DIE with its 4 wonders!!!!).

 

[Yom]

Oops, just realized I'm up .

Consider this a 'got it' expect the post later tonight or tomorrow.

 

[barbslinger]

It creates 2 7 city rings and Nagasaki looks to be a fly in the ointment. The rings can also have cities added in many spots.

 

[Yom]

I realize it is centrally located, but I think the rings are too BIG. The FIRST ring would be around 4-5 tiles out, making our new core more corrupt than our current one, and having unused tiles around our core. Plus, since it seems we're going to be warring for a while, an conquest army is a far better use of a leader than a palace. If I get more leaders than I can build armies (that is, if I get a 5th leader), then I'll pause and consider a palace move, but I really think Armies are the way to go.

I don't mean to sound so harsh, but I really don't think we need a palace move.

Edit: On the subject of corruption: I think we need to start an FP around now. I'll look to get peace with France after taking some cities and get an FP going while I consolidate our gains and build swordsmen and horses.