GoM4 Done OCC Log

[Smash]

I wandered abit and found a decent site.The city square was forest so I had to cut it down which delayed founding the city until 3550bc.I had problems with tech choices and changing research rates but managed a respectable landing date.A mined silk gave the city silk,wine,whale and wheat.

Barbs made numerous landings but,of course,1 city is immune to barb attacks and,with a diplomat,was able to prevent unwelcome pillaging of land improvements.

I built marco's,which is somewhat unsual but not unheard of for OCC and it paid for itself many times in contact,techs and gifts from alliances.

Trade was fairly lucrative with some cargo yeilding 1000+ bonus each.

I ended the game with a population of 4,350,000(size 29)which,according to demographics,had me #1 in population with 1 city.Not a very strong testament for the AI.....

here is a log


4000-a wandering we go
3900-hut-horseman(NON)-I see a river and wheat
3850-I see 2 wheat and wine...hmmm...too many hills and tundra for OCC..lets see whats on the other side of the pattern
3700-hut-horseman(NON)..there is a whale and a possible special but the city square is forest...hmmm..I’m gonna cut it down while I look around some.
3550-found Rome
3400-hut-archer(supported)
3350-warrior-I’m on a smallish island.Map clicking shows several landmasses within trireme distance and polar access.
3300-Bronze Working-switch to Collosus-1 sheild penalty
2850-Cermonial Burial
2800-hut-archer(NON)..
2700-hut 50 gold-contact England-gift Bronze-peace-trade for Alphabet
2600-archer KIA by barbs
2500-hut-Code of Laws
2300-automate settler to irrigate wheat which is not adjacent to water..works like a charm

2050-hut-50 gold
2000-barbs land(archer and leader)
1950-Monarchy-gift Laws to England-alliance
1900-size 3-revolt
1850-govt-Monarchy
1650-hut-Currency
1600-more barbs(archer and leader)
1550-Collosus-England gifts 25
1400-hut-horseman(NON)
1350-England gifts 25
1250-Writing-temple
1200-size 4
975-library
900-Trade
800-copper caravan-tax 20-70-10
775-size 5
725-Literacy-hut barb horse>terminated
700-coal caravan
625-dye caravan-England gifts 50
525-The Republic-instant revolution-barb leader 100
500-market
350-Map Making-gift to England-share maps
275-grass>silk
250-English gift Masonry
175-Mysticism
75-copper to London(demanded)203 bonus
50-Philosophy>Medicine-Marco Polo’s Embassy-start “we love days” size 6-trade Vikings for Construction,Mathematics and Seafaring-alliance-share maps-receive 200
Peace with Egypt-trade for Horseback Riding-share maps
Peace with Sioux-trade for Pottery-share maps
coal arrives in Hastings 192 bonus
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1AD-colliseum-disband archer-dye to Hastings 220 bonus
20-Astronomy-aquaduct
peace with Russians-gift techs-share maps-trade for Iron Working and Warrior Code
80-end “we love” size 12-sell colliseum
England 25
120-Vikings 75
England 25
180-Cope’s Observatory-The Wheel
200-Vikings 100
England 25
220-trireme
260-silk caravan
280-England gifts 100
Vikings 200
300-Banking
320-hut-University
380-hut-Navigation
400-Vikings gift 100
440-Engineering-silk to Canterbury(demanded)486-sell temple-tax 20-80-0
460-Shake’s Theatre
500-Economics-build university
520-trade Sioux for Bridge Building-share maps with all
540-harbor-English gift 100-Vikings 100
600-Sanitation-start “we love” size 12
620-sewer system
660-build bank
700-Vikings gift 150
720-Physics-copper caravan
780-end “we love” size 21
800-hut 50 gold
820-Invention-Vikings gift 150
840-stock exchange
880-spice caravan
900-Democracy-copper arrives in London(demanded)472 bonus
920-wool caravan-revolt-Vikings gift 150
940-govt.-Democracy-disband trireme “in the feild”
960-”we Love” size 21-hut-50 gold
980-Magnetism
1000-galleon
1020-end “we love” size 24
1040-hut-legion(NON)
1060-diplomat-more barbs have landed
1080-Theory of Gravity-bribe barb legion 82
1120-Vikings gift 200-English Polytheism-hut barb horse terminated
1140-Sir Isaac’s College
1160-Gunpowder-spice arrives in Hladir(demanded)726 wool(demanded)428
1180-Chemistry-coal caravan-trade Russians for Atomic Theory
1200-England gifts Feudalism
1220-Explosives-cloth caravan
1260-Metallurgy
1300-England gifts 250
1320-Steam Engine
1340-Vikings gift 75
1400-Electricity-trade Sioux for Conscription-coal arrives in Thebes(demanded)670
1420-coal caravan
1440-Refrigeration-cloth to Thebes 258
English gift 150
1460-engineer
1480-Railroad-barb leader 100
bribe english gold caravan 225
1500-dye caravan-bribe English dye caravan 227
1520-engineer
1530-Chivalry
1540-supermarket
1570-Industrialization
1580-Darwin’s>The Corporation>Refining-2 dye caravans to Trondheim(demanded)@363
gift all
English gift 75
alliance with Russia-receive 250
Vikings 200
1590-cloth freight
1600-Steel
1610-start “we love” size 22-Vikings gift 200
1620-gold to Hladir 154 coal(demanded)384
1630-Combustion-spice freight
1650-dye freight
1660-Automobile
1670-superhighways
1680-end “we love” size 29-sell sewer-England gifts 100
1690-mass transit-sell aquaduct
1700-Nuclear Fission
1720-Leadership-dye to Trondheim(demanded)1014 bonus
1730-Tactics
1750-Machine Tools-England 150-Vikings 50-Russians 200
1754-Electronics-Vikings gift 100-England 150-Russians 200
1758-Miniaturization-factory-spice to Jorvik(demanded)1176 bonus
1760-Computers-cloth to Jorvik(demanded)1080 bonus
1762-Mobile Warfare-research lab city at 100% science tax rate
1766-Robotics-power plant
1768-trade Egypt for Flight..no more Collosus
1770-Nuclear power-offshore platform
1772-dye freight
1774-Radio
1776-manufacturing plant
1778-Advanced Flight
1782-The Laser-dye to Trondheim(demanded)536 bonus
1786-Rocketry
1790-English gift 150
Vikings 50
Russia 200
1792-Space Flight
1794-Apollo
1798-Plastics-no Superconductor offered so I chooose Mono and trade Egypt Tactics for it
engineers busy with pollution every turn..gotta be careful..the O key is very close to P
1804-Superconductor
1812-Fusion Power-sell research lab
1814-sell university
1816-sell library
1824-15 structurals ready
1836-6 components ready
1842-3 modules ready-LAUNCH
43-barracks
44-walls
45-SAM
46-coastal fort
47-alpine troop-disband legion
48-armor
49-howitzer
50-airport
51-fighter
52-fighter-declare war on Sioux(English insist)
53-alpine troop-declare war on Egypt(english insist..they have cities close and want to break the alliance)
54-alpine troop
55-submarine
56-SDI
1857-ARRIVAL A/C

score:287
37%
Mao the Cruel

 

[Thunderfall]

Good job Smash!

 

[Kev]

That was a helluva job there, Smash!

Perhaps one of these days we could have some comparison OCC games to play against one another. OCC Game of the Month if you will.

It could be easier to score and compare as we'd just be concerned with finishing dates. Also, it would be a type of game that nearly everyone could complete (win or lose) in the given month.

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Diplomacy - the art of
saying "Good Doggie"
until you can find a rock

 

[Johan511]

GJ Smash, A very good way to end a deity game.
I'm currently at 1760, and I can finish the game by conquest in a few turns , but I hesitate because I'm still not sure that civ will top out by just merely "taking over" the map, maybe I should spend some time researching and land a ship like you.

 

[shadowdale]

Aaarrgghhh!!!!!

I just got a god scare in the current GotM. I have just build Marco's Embassy in 700BC and talked to all the other Civs. And the Russians have 22 cities!!!! And they aren't all that far away from me - aarrghhh panic!!!!!!!!

I had better get some control over the happiness of my civ so I can max the tax rate to get enough money to buy the out.......

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Veni Vidi Vici.

Coolbook:
Håkan Eriksson, Stormerne, vladmir_illych_lenin, Cunobelin Of Hippo, Bluemonday.

 

[Knigget]

22 cities by 700bc? Thats incredible for the AI. I dont think anyone of them had more than 12 cities ever in my game.


Anyway I finished this one by 1140ad, the same year I finised Gotm3

I used almost the same strategy this time. Which is to build 8-10 cities, celebrate them to size 8 and trade like mad until I have leadership, navigation and democracy. Then switch to fundy and take over the world with vet dragoons transported in fast moving caravels.

Some highlights:

650bc - Hanging gardens
325bc - Oracle, switch to repuplic
175bc - stop celebrating, cities: 8 size 8 and 2 size 7
125bc - Marco polos embassy
40ad - Mike's (now I dont need lux, mike's, oracle and HG does the job)

Trade a lot and build Magellan's, Suntzu and Statue of liberty

600ad - switch to fundy, had around 1800 gold and started to buy lots of dragoons, and caravels

1020 - one AI city left, switch to demo, start celebrating

1140 - Buy the last city

 

[stormerne]

22 cities. Naaah. Shadowdale's just had one too many and he's seeing double!

So it's probably really 11 cities or maybe just 2!

I'm due to start my game this weekend. You guys are doing so well it's going to be a tough task against you.

Smash and Knigget... what do your scores/turn#s translate to in terms of GOTM score (the new exponential formula)?

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[shadowdale]

Well I have been drinking, but only a little and only because the weather is soo good!!!

But actually they really had 22 cities!!!

Russia : 22 cities
Vikings : 6 cities
Egyptians : 12 cities
Sioux : 6 cities
English : 0 cities

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Veni Vidi Vici.

Coolbook:
Håkan Eriksson, Stormerne, vladmir_illych_lenin, Cunobelin Of Hippo, Bluemonday.

 

[Knigget]

Stormerne

I'm not sure, but I think this is the right formula...

GOTM score=A*B^((D-C)/D)=1102*50^((420-158)/420)=12649

 

[stormerne]

You only missed out the final divide by 200.
If your normal Civ score was 1102 and you finished on turn 158, then your final score is 63.2. Which is very good!

 

[Smash]

well..um..I was told there would be no math

Not very high I don't think as 1 city isn't going to score well even though I WAS #1 in population in my game.That is very pathetic for the ai.I'd have to land much earlier but even then most of the game you aren't doing the main things that are needed to raise scores.All efforts go into trade and research mixed with "pre Space Flight" construction of your spaceship(caravans/freights)

 

[SirLemming]

Just some things I've noted as I've read the first official ending from GOTM4

Smash: Way to go! Excellent negotiation skills, which are one of the best assets in Deity.

Kev: OCC GOTM... aside from being a frikkin long acronym, it's also a very intriguing idea... Matrix, comments?

shadowdale: creepy, I've never seen the AI get that many cities in any difficulty level. They must've lucked out with starting location.

Finally, to all: While I wholeheartedly agree with the idea of posting logs so that others can see the method behind our madness, perhaps it would be best to wait until the end of the month, when GOTM submissions are no longer being accepted? I can't wait to try the map with my own strategy, but there are some who will bend your own strategy and abuse your hard work to rack up their own score. Dirty rotten scoundrels...

Anyways, that's all. I'm starting the game tonite.

"Marching onward towards the cliff of destiny... and beyoooooooond <splat>"

 

[BigWheel]

Originally posted by Smash:
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3350-warrior-I’m on a smallish island.Map clicking shows several landmasses within trireme distance ...

Map clicking??? Now you've let the cat out of the bag.

I had never noticed that the black area on the map will actually reveal its true self. But a simple test shows that tiles with a "1" suffix are water. I never have to lose a trireme to the open ocean again. Thanks, Smash.