[BTS] Gilgimesh Fractal

[jnebbe]

Hi, this is a fractal map I rolled that I had a lot of fun on. I'd say it's on the easier side for immortal; there's a lot of creative ways you could play this and should be pretty easy for most of the players here

The unremarkable start (It gets better I promise)

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Settings

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[soundjata]

I am intrigued…
Is there a non creative way to play Giggles

I might give it a shot as I've failed to SOBH numerous time.

Also immortal. Been a while. Might be fun

Edit: sorry Buffy :/

 

[krikav]

@soundjata
NoMod T0 save, immortal barb techs added (Agri+Hunt+Archery)

What does SOBH mean?

 

[soundjata]

Thanks @krikav for the piece of save
Thanks @jnebbe for a loaf a giggles. Best voice line ever


T40 (contact)

Spoiler :

T0 we face a dilemma because warrior move revealed

I decide to keep that in the BFC and tech AH > Bronze > Fish

Looks like isolation But there is india.

We know fishing but the fish is dead. All of the fish!

 

[krikav]

Spoiler T173 :

Moved up with the warrior to see what I would leave behind.
Second movement (T1) revealed the sheep, but I thought, screw that sheep and went fish->pot instead.

Two workers before the settler, the workers did a double chop to get him out.
Tried to get up more cities quick with this second city as a production anchor. Also settled city#3 in a place with alot of hills (Second sheep+deer).
Asoka founded Hindu+Juda, and built almost every wonder in the game. Super late GLH at around T120...?
GScientists did Academy,. then one bulb each onto Edu -> Lib (did not finish lib) -> Astro -> SciMeth.
Self teched PP and the rest of the techs.

got MC in a trade while still in OrgRel, so did alot of forges, only BadTibra and ClamHelper did not get it before the pacifism swap. Ran engineers constantly so had ~20-25% odds for a GEng in most pops, did get one eventually.

Rushed Taj with him a while later.
The free scientist from Physics did 1700 beakers of chemistry.

Only merchant I got out was from Economics, that was enough to upgrade most elephants though.
Got another GEng and don't know what to do with him yet... Don't want to do another GA so maybe he will rush Kremlin...?

What I'm after, is a very unfair fight. I want to bombard down defences with frigates, then slam cities with airships and them mop them up with cuirs.
But seeing Asoka is so terribly weak (and has a ton of wonders) it would probably have been way better if I had just whipped out a bunch of trebs/maces and taken his stuff.
Suspect this will be rather fun though! 5-10 more turns to get ships/frigates/airships ready.

Edit: Tech situation:

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They have abit of trouble keeping up, don't they?

 

[jnebbe]

Thanks @krikav for the piece of save
Thanks @jnebbe for a loaf a giggles. Best voice line ever


T40 (contact)

Spoiler :

T0 we face a dilemma because warrior move revealed

I decide to keep that in the BFC and tech AH > Bronze > Fish

Looks like isolation But there is india.

We know fishing but the fish is dead. All of the fish!

that's the most depressing picture I've ever seen

 

[Fish Man]

Thanks @krikav for the piece of save
Thanks @jnebbe for a loaf a giggles. Best voice line ever


T40 (contact)

Spoiler :

T0 we face a dilemma because warrior move revealed

I decide to keep that in the BFC and tech AH > Bronze > Fish

Looks like isolation But there is india.

We know fishing but the fish is dead. All of the fish!

Spoiler :

NOOOOO!!! You were the chosen one! It was said you would settle the fish, not kill it! Bring balance to this map, not ruin half the food on your continent!

 

[krikav]

Spoiler Victory! :

Asoka went easy, then Hannibal was very tough with grenadiers+cuirs...
But after that, Wang folded rather easy even though he had rifles.
Sury had longbows and capitulated after only a turn or so. Khan kept up the fight until he had only one city, so he was replaced by Hammy.
Cyrus last...
Had fighters for Khan and Cyrus, they are way better than airships.
Fun to play with air superiority!