Got a new stick. Turns up in a couple hours. Again, sorry for the delay.
@pholk, thanks!
@pholk, thanks!
DMI V - Fata Morgana (BtS)
- Thread starter ·Imhotep·
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I miss them.
Those three little words hardly seem ample to cover the depths of my feelings towards my departed family.
The sternness of my father.
The warmth of my mother.
The playfulness of Dunyazad, my dearest sister.
This has all been taken from me.
By the hand of your thrice-damned father Suleiman.
A curse I put on him and the forests of your lands.
They did not deserve the fate meted out to them.
Just as I do not deserve my banishment.
In a prison of my own making.
Sometimes it all becomes too much to bear.
I sit down and my eyes fill with tears.
Through the salty veil I see you Suleiman.
I curse at your triumphs.
And laugh at your defeats.
I sometimes see you walking along the paths of your palace.
You stop and look around suddenly, with a worried look on your face.
I put all my might into bhoping that our eyes may meet across the distance that seperates us.
That you may see the despair in my face and rage in my heart.
But you never do.
I had a dream last night.
As I lay sleeping in my bed
A small girl with hair the colour of the sun
Came to stand beside my sleeping body
In her hands was a bouquet of desert roses
(Just as Dunyazad would bring me)
She lay her hand on my head to wake me
As I awoke she threw the roses into the air
As they reached the pinnacle of their flight
They exploded in a fountain of rose petals
It was as if the whole world had turned red
When they finally settled on the ground
The girl was gone
I looked at the petals on the ground
They spelt out a message
HE IS COMING FOR YOU
Inshallah, it is just a dream.
Those three little words hardly seem ample to cover the depths of my feelings towards my departed family.
The sternness of my father.
The warmth of my mother.
The playfulness of Dunyazad, my dearest sister.
This has all been taken from me.
By the hand of your thrice-damned father Suleiman.
A curse I put on him and the forests of your lands.
They did not deserve the fate meted out to them.
Just as I do not deserve my banishment.
In a prison of my own making.
Sometimes it all becomes too much to bear.
I sit down and my eyes fill with tears.
Through the salty veil I see you Suleiman.
I curse at your triumphs.
And laugh at your defeats.
I sometimes see you walking along the paths of your palace.
You stop and look around suddenly, with a worried look on your face.
I put all my might into bhoping that our eyes may meet across the distance that seperates us.
That you may see the despair in my face and rage in my heart.
But you never do.
I had a dream last night.
As I lay sleeping in my bed
A small girl with hair the colour of the sun
Came to stand beside my sleeping body
In her hands was a bouquet of desert roses
(Just as Dunyazad would bring me)
She lay her hand on my head to wake me
As I awoke she threw the roses into the air
As they reached the pinnacle of their flight
They exploded in a fountain of rose petals
It was as if the whole world had turned red
When they finally settled on the ground
The girl was gone
I looked at the petals on the ground
They spelt out a message
HE IS COMING FOR YOU
Inshallah, it is just a dream.
pigswill
fly (one day)
Very nice write-up. What's bhoping?
·Imhotep·
Legendary Builder
The Roster:
Imhotep >> will enter the game after the 2nd round of turnsets
GreyFox
berserks01
Ozbenno >> JUST PLAYED
pindicator >> UP NOW for 15 turns
pigswill >> ON DECK for 15 turns
tycoonist
Imhotep
Imhotep >> will enter the game after the 2nd round of turnsets
GreyFox
berserks01
Ozbenno >> JUST PLAYED
pindicator >> UP NOW for 15 turns
pigswill >> ON DECK for 15 turns
tycoonist
Imhotep
An ancient Persian spitting ritual.
·Imhotep·
Legendary Builder
Okay, pindicator is out of town. pigswill, you're UP FOR 15 !
pigswill
fly (one day)
Got it.Had a quick look. Probably mysticism after IW tho we're probably too late for stonehenge (though with permanent war its hard to tell). Be nice to get another worker built, maybe get some cottages established.
Another worker would be good, as would cottges. We'd have a shot at Stonehenge if we wanted it as wonders go very slowly in AW.
pigswill
fly (one day)
I refused
To give tribute
To the muse.
I was cursed
With the worst
Verse
So I've given up. Here's a turgidly prosaic report:
Started in 2000bc. Not much happening. Moving units to fogbust our corner of the world. I fiddled with slider so that IW and myst would complete in the last turn of my set.
In 1840 Istanbul completed granary and started on a worker.
In 1680 we discover IW and start mysticism. We have iron just north of Edirne in the desert, will need a border pop and a road.
In 1540 we settled Ankara between cows and oasis (will grab pigs and deer with border pop).
Boring economics: before Ankara we paid 4 unit cost, 2 unit supply, 2 city maintenance, 1 civics cost. Total of 9gpt. After Ankara we paid 3 unit cost, 1 unit supply, 5 city maintenance and 3 civics cost. Total of 12 gpt. Every extra unit we build is costing us 1 or 2 gold though we should get more free units as cities grow.
Isabella sent a settling party (settler+2 archers) in our direction though changed her mind when they met our archer. I promoted archer to geurilla 2 just in case (coz its too late to promote after its been killed).
Built a few more axes in Istanbul (nothing else to build). Building barracks in Edirne. Ankara starting with a granary.
In 1500 discovered mysticism, started stonehenge in Istanbul (9 turns without chops) and writing. Both can be changed/cancelled without penalty. I think stonehenge is worth going for in Istanbul. It will last until astronomy (if we get it) and allows new cities to get free culture so they can focus on more important builds. Got a floodplain cottage in Edirne.
Very dull report indeed.
To give tribute
To the muse.
I was cursed
With the worst
Verse
So I've given up. Here's a turgidly prosaic report:
Started in 2000bc. Not much happening. Moving units to fogbust our corner of the world. I fiddled with slider so that IW and myst would complete in the last turn of my set.
In 1840 Istanbul completed granary and started on a worker.
In 1680 we discover IW and start mysticism. We have iron just north of Edirne in the desert, will need a border pop and a road.
In 1540 we settled Ankara between cows and oasis (will grab pigs and deer with border pop).
Boring economics: before Ankara we paid 4 unit cost, 2 unit supply, 2 city maintenance, 1 civics cost. Total of 9gpt. After Ankara we paid 3 unit cost, 1 unit supply, 5 city maintenance and 3 civics cost. Total of 12 gpt. Every extra unit we build is costing us 1 or 2 gold though we should get more free units as cities grow.
Isabella sent a settling party (settler+2 archers) in our direction though changed her mind when they met our archer. I promoted archer to geurilla 2 just in case (coz its too late to promote after its been killed).
Built a few more axes in Istanbul (nothing else to build). Building barracks in Edirne. Ankara starting with a granary.
In 1500 discovered mysticism, started stonehenge in Istanbul (9 turns without chops) and writing. Both can be changed/cancelled without penalty. I think stonehenge is worth going for in Istanbul. It will last until astronomy (if we get it) and allows new cities to get free culture so they can focus on more important builds. Got a floodplain cottage in Edirne.
Very dull report indeed.
Spoiler :
GreyFox
Make it so ...
SO, are we going to continue waiting for Tycoonist to tell us a tale or shall we execute the virgin and marry the next one?
·Imhotep·
Legendary Builder
The Roster:
Imhotep >> will enter the game after the 2nd round of turnsets
GreyFox >> UP NOW for 10 turns
berserks01 >> ON DECK
Ozbenno
pindicator
pigswill >> JUST PLAYED
tycoonist >> SKIPPED
Imhotep
Imhotep >> will enter the game after the 2nd round of turnsets
GreyFox >> UP NOW for 10 turns
berserks01 >> ON DECK
Ozbenno
pindicator
pigswill >> JUST PLAYED
tycoonist >> SKIPPED
Imhotep
GreyFox
Make it so ...
* * * *
Once upon a time, in a land far far away, there is a boy named Ali Baba. Ali Baba had a lot of sesame. Too much, such that he would become ill with red faces if he eat some more (read: Istanbul and Erdine are at happy limit)
So, Ali Baba decided bring along his axe and go east. Along the way, he found some thieves sneaking around.
The thieves heard Ali Baba approaching, and fled. Cowards. So Ali Baba gave chase, and was eventually led to the thieves' hiding cave. There Ali Baba found golds and copper. So Ali Baba decided to take some. (read: Izzy had copper and cottages, so we went pillaging. She actually suicide her only axe trying to take out one of ours)
The news of this new-found cave excited the people at Ali Baba's home. Some think opening sesame will bore ill-omens, and some think Ali Baba should just flood the trick the thieves into barrels and drown them in oil. Undecided, they build a circle of stone to ask the God.
God thinks that Ali Baba should bring more axes and try to eliminate the thieves. The cave contains little gold figure called Buddha, which should be excellent for the people of Ali Baba to eat more sesame without growing red-faces.
* * * *
Basically a quiet turnset, I move axes eastward and start pillaging spain. We should try to take Spain and spread Buddha a bit to address happiness issue temporarily. I have also started a settler and worker, both should be whipped at appropriate times.
Oh I played 11 instead of 10 to bring us back to round number.
>>> The Save (1000BC) <<<
Spoiler :
·Imhotep·
Legendary Builder
The Roster:
Imhotep >> will enter the game after the 2nd round of turnsets
GreyFox >> JUST PLAYED
berserks01 >> UP NOW for 10 turns
Ozbenno >> ON DECK for 10 turns
pindicator
pigswill
tycoonist >> SKIPPED
Imhotep
Imhotep >> will enter the game after the 2nd round of turnsets
GreyFox >> JUST PLAYED
berserks01 >> UP NOW for 10 turns
Ozbenno >> ON DECK for 10 turns
pindicator
pigswill
tycoonist >> SKIPPED
Imhotep
berserks01
Obviously Very Confused
Got it for sometimes tomorrow ... maybe even tonite if I'm not lazy 
berserks01
Obviously Very Confused
Also a quiet turnset for me.
Learned a couple of techs
Built some axes, we have 3 already surrounding Bella and 5 more heading that way. Bella got a little impatient and suicided one of her archers against our axes somewhere along the way tho. She still has about 7 archers in that city.
Built the settler, but have no idea where we wanted to put him. So he's sleeping on a hill next to the site I think we want to settle, but wanted to get the team's input and let the next player settle him.
Iron will be online in 2 turns.
Learned a couple of techs
Built some axes, we have 3 already surrounding Bella and 5 more heading that way. Bella got a little impatient and suicided one of her archers against our axes somewhere along the way tho. She still has about 7 archers in that city.
Built the settler, but have no idea where we wanted to put him. So he's sleeping on a hill next to the site I think we want to settle, but wanted to get the team's input and let the next player settle him.
Iron will be online in 2 turns.
pigswill
fly (one day)
Had a look at the save. Military build up is fine. Complication is that our economy is breaking even at 10% research and we probably can't afford another city unless we lose a bunch of units.
Maybe if we pulled back a bit, let Isabella sneak out a settler+escort we may get a temporary advantage.
Maybe if we pulled back a bit, let Isabella sneak out a settler+escort we may get a temporary advantage.
GreyFox
Make it so ...
Madrid is holy city, we have the stonehedge = prophet soon, so IMHO we should capture Madrid and spread bud to our remaining cities to help with happiness and economy.
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berserks01
Obviously Very Confused
I've also started buidling some cottages, if we can increase our happiness cap we should be able to work them to help the economy as well.
GreyFox
Make it so ...
The settler I started is with the intention to settle a coastal city. The 1 tile wide channel is still the way for AI to reach us, so it is best to set up some water defense. But I concede that it wasn't too urgent.
