First one to circumvent the globe

[Ronin228]

What's the benefit of this? I never do it, but I always get the message that someone did it and I hear that depressing sound effect like I'm a failure.

 

[Chazumi]

It gives all your water units a permanent +1 movement bonus. I hate not getting this, right after optics I send 2 caravels in opposite directions just so I can get it. very useful especially after you research the tech that gives another +1 (refrigeration i think)

 

[Sisiutil]

Its utility can often depend on the map. On pangaea, it's nearly useless (and probably not even possible to achieve). On continents, and fractal, it's very good to have. On archipeligo, it's invaluable. (I'm not sure if it's even possible to achieve it on special maps like lakes, inland sea, highlands, plains, and so on.)

As with any advantage, you have to make use of it to be worthwhile. You need to build some (or several) ships, and send things like missionaries to spread religions, settlers to claim more land, and/or military units for intercontinental invasions.

And the term is "circumnavigate", BTW.

 

[Zombie69]

Circumvent
To go around; bypass: circumvented the city.
To avoid or get around by artful maneuvering: She planned a way to circumvent all the bureaucratic red tape.

Now the question is : why would you want to bypass the globe? Where else could your civ live?

 

[Zombie69]

Its utility can often depend on the map. On pangaea, it's nearly useless (and probably not even possible to achieve). On continents, and fractal, it's very good to have. On archipeligo, it's invaluable. (I'm not sure if it's even possible to achieve it on special maps like lakes, inland sea, highlands, plains, and so on.)

You can circumnavigate the globe on pangea, as well as on any map that has a wrap around at the X axis (or Y axis in the case of tilted axis).

 

[civn]

Uh, I don't know, maybe your civ live on Alpha Centauri.

Where else could your civ live?

 

[TQCincinnatus]

I've been trying to circumvent the globe for years, but I never can seem to avoid it.

 

[salty]

Circumvent
To go around; bypass: circumvented the city.
To avoid or get around by artful maneuvering: She planned a way to circumvent all the bureaucratic red tape.

Now the question is : why would you want to bypass the globe? Where else could your civ live?

Well duh, because the earth sucks. But most people use the euphemism 'gravity'.

 

[Esox]

Best. Thread. Title. Ever.