I too only had classic. I bought MGE for GOTM 158 (and possible future scenarios) from Amazon for a reasonable price. But as Major pointed out here, and Prof. Garfield in another thread, there is a patch. Give it a try.
GOTM 157 Spoiler
- Thread starter Inkerman
- Start date
Real life left me little time for Civ2 in recent months.
+0020 Philosophy -> Monotheism -> Medicine. T7L0S3. Copper to Hladir for 224. Advanced tribe founds Izibia on island 4.
+0060 Russians break cease fire and kill 3 units: an elephant, a chariot, and a warrior. Russian chariot killed. Tonb founded on island 18. Beads to Viking Aarhus for 168.
+0080 Medicine -> Republic. Silk to Trondheim for 316.
+0100 Russian chariot razes Zariqum; settler lost. Russian chariot bribed for 108g; it is unsupported. 2 Russian units killed.
+0120 Horse on mountain survives Russian archer and turns vet.
+0140 Russian pikeman killed.
+0160 Russian archer killed. None Legion from Viking hut.
+0180 Republic -> Banking. Domestic delivery for 32g.
+0200 Russian archer killed. Crusader lost in attack on Kiev. Beads to Trondheim for 232.
+0220 Barbarian legion lands near Sippar. Zariqum refounded. 2 Russian units killed.
+0240 Russians kill 2 wounded crusaders.
+0260 Barbarian legion kills Phalanx defending Sippar. Kiev captured with the loss of one vet crusader for 17g and Feudalism.
+0280 Barbarians take Sippar; settler lost. Michelangelo built. Zamua founded. 8 barbarians from hut on island 4.
+0300 Republic, Philosophy -> Viking -> Construction, math. Barbarians kill my diplomat. None crusader from hut. Barbarian legion bribed for 82g and used to kill barbarian horseman.
+0320 Legion survives barbarian horseman. Russian archer killed. Salt to Trondheim for 288.
+0340 Legion survives another barbarian horseman. Sippar bribed back for 26g. Got a legion and a diplomat. Lost a vet crusaders in attack on Moscow but managed to kill an archer. Lost my vet horseman and None archer attacking a Russian pikeman. Russian chariot killed. Khorsabad founded.
+0360 Russians kill a wounded crusader and bring in lots of reinforcements to defend Moscow. Banking -> Bridge Building. Barbarian horseman bribed for 41g. 2 Barbarian horsemen killed. Beads to Hladir for 248. 3 Russian units around Moscow killed. Lost a crusader attacking Moscow. 8 barbarian horsemen from hut will kill my crusader the next turn.
+0380 Russians kill another Crusader. Hindana founded. Last barbarian horseman on island 4 killed.
+0420 Domestic Gems for 54. 2 Russian units outside Moscow killed.
+0440 Russians kill another Crusader outside Moscow.
+0460 Silk to Vikings for 264. 5 barbarian horsemen from Viking hut; explorer escapes.
+0480 Russian legion killed. Losing one vet Crusader the 3 defenders of Moscow are killed and the city taken for 40g. With 12 Crusaders left, 11 of which are vet, 2 of 3 barracks are sold and production emphasis moved to diplomats of which we only have 10.
+0500 Russian chariot killed.
Status at +0500
Population: 1.85M; Cities: 23; Techs: 26; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 234; Cost: 9; Trade routes: 6D7F;
Wonders: Marco, Hanging Gardens, Michelangelo
Units: 12 settlers, 24 defenders, 2 (1 None) Archers, 3 Legions (1 None), 1 Horseman, 1 None Chariot, 12 vet crusaders, 5 Trireme, 10 diplomats, 9 vans, 1 explorer
Goals: Bridge Building (1-2 turns), conquest of Russians, conquest of Vikings
Russian: 3 cities (no capital), 14 techs;
Viking: 10 cities, 17 techs; Pyramids
+0520 St. Petersburg captured for 34g.
+0540 Bridge building -> Chivalry. Smolensk discovered and a crusader lost attacking it. Undefended Sevastopol discovered and razed for 15g. Odessa discovered. Now all Russian cities are known. Gems to Vikings for 576. Barbarian trireme bribed for 82g.
+0560 Domestic Beads for 32. Nomad from hut on island 3. None legion from polar hut.
+0580 Single defender of Smolensk killed and the city taken for 46g. Odessa bribed for 168g. Got 29g and a pikemen. Russian civilization destroyed. Silk to Vikings for 372.
+0600 Chivalry -> Theology. Cloth to Vikings for 340.
+0620 Domestic wool for 28.
+0640 Crusader from hut. Tell Wilaya founded. Domestic Gems for 42.
+0660 Viking settler bribed for 276g to get it out of the way. Viking Kaupang subverted for 2x234g. Got 33g, Masonry, and a Phalanx. Now I have a foothold in Viking land. Crusader from hut.
+0680 Umma founded. Legion from hut.
+0700 Barbarian legion lands between Kiev and Minsk. Adab founded.
+0720 Nomad from hut.
+0740 Latest Nomad founds Telloh. Domestic Hides for 44, 28.
+0760 Barbarian legion kills vet Phalanx defending Minsk and is killed by my crusader. Legion from polar hut.
+0780 Domestic Copper for 20. T6L0S4
+0800 Vikings sneak attack and kill a Knight as my boats are closing in on Trondheim. Theology -> Astronomy. Nina founded. 2 Viking units killed. Hides to Vikings for 328. 3 vet crusaders easily kill 3 defenders of Trondheim. The city is taken for 16g and University. Aarhus bribed for 432g. Single defender of Roskilde killed and the city taken for 33g.
+0820 Astronomy from hut. 3 Viking units killed.
+0840 -> Engineering. Hladir captured. Silk to Uppsala for 528. Lindholm bribed for 256g. T3L0S7
+0860 Great Wall built. Ebla founded. Jorvik bribed for 248g. Jarrow bribed for 30g. Uppsala bribed for 420g. Got Pyramids.
+0880 Engineering -> Navigation. Nomad from hut. Domestic deliveries for 52, 152. Larsa founded. Viborg razed. T7L0S3
+0900 Nimrud founded by Nomad. Domestic wine for 100. 3 barbarian horsemen from hut; crusader kills one and is killed by the others next turn. The Udal bribed for 348g. Vikings are down to one undiscovered city.
+0920 Navigation from hut. Domestic Silk for 48. Cunaxa founded. T1L7S2. Westness bribed for 165g. Viking civilization destroyed.
+0020 Philosophy -> Monotheism -> Medicine. T7L0S3. Copper to Hladir for 224. Advanced tribe founds Izibia on island 4.
+0060 Russians break cease fire and kill 3 units: an elephant, a chariot, and a warrior. Russian chariot killed. Tonb founded on island 18. Beads to Viking Aarhus for 168.
+0080 Medicine -> Republic. Silk to Trondheim for 316.
+0100 Russian chariot razes Zariqum; settler lost. Russian chariot bribed for 108g; it is unsupported. 2 Russian units killed.
+0120 Horse on mountain survives Russian archer and turns vet.
+0140 Russian pikeman killed.
+0160 Russian archer killed. None Legion from Viking hut.
+0180 Republic -> Banking. Domestic delivery for 32g.
+0200 Russian archer killed. Crusader lost in attack on Kiev. Beads to Trondheim for 232.
+0220 Barbarian legion lands near Sippar. Zariqum refounded. 2 Russian units killed.
+0240 Russians kill 2 wounded crusaders.
+0260 Barbarian legion kills Phalanx defending Sippar. Kiev captured with the loss of one vet crusader for 17g and Feudalism.
+0280 Barbarians take Sippar; settler lost. Michelangelo built. Zamua founded. 8 barbarians from hut on island 4.
+0300 Republic, Philosophy -> Viking -> Construction, math. Barbarians kill my diplomat. None crusader from hut. Barbarian legion bribed for 82g and used to kill barbarian horseman.
+0320 Legion survives barbarian horseman. Russian archer killed. Salt to Trondheim for 288.
+0340 Legion survives another barbarian horseman. Sippar bribed back for 26g. Got a legion and a diplomat. Lost a vet crusaders in attack on Moscow but managed to kill an archer. Lost my vet horseman and None archer attacking a Russian pikeman. Russian chariot killed. Khorsabad founded.
+0360 Russians kill a wounded crusader and bring in lots of reinforcements to defend Moscow. Banking -> Bridge Building. Barbarian horseman bribed for 41g. 2 Barbarian horsemen killed. Beads to Hladir for 248. 3 Russian units around Moscow killed. Lost a crusader attacking Moscow. 8 barbarian horsemen from hut will kill my crusader the next turn.
+0380 Russians kill another Crusader. Hindana founded. Last barbarian horseman on island 4 killed.
+0420 Domestic Gems for 54. 2 Russian units outside Moscow killed.
+0440 Russians kill another Crusader outside Moscow.
+0460 Silk to Vikings for 264. 5 barbarian horsemen from Viking hut; explorer escapes.
+0480 Russian legion killed. Losing one vet Crusader the 3 defenders of Moscow are killed and the city taken for 40g. With 12 Crusaders left, 11 of which are vet, 2 of 3 barracks are sold and production emphasis moved to diplomats of which we only have 10.
+0500 Russian chariot killed.
Status at +0500
Population: 1.85M; Cities: 23; Techs: 26; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 234; Cost: 9; Trade routes: 6D7F;
Wonders: Marco, Hanging Gardens, Michelangelo
Units: 12 settlers, 24 defenders, 2 (1 None) Archers, 3 Legions (1 None), 1 Horseman, 1 None Chariot, 12 vet crusaders, 5 Trireme, 10 diplomats, 9 vans, 1 explorer
Goals: Bridge Building (1-2 turns), conquest of Russians, conquest of Vikings
Russian: 3 cities (no capital), 14 techs;
Viking: 10 cities, 17 techs; Pyramids
+0520 St. Petersburg captured for 34g.
+0540 Bridge building -> Chivalry. Smolensk discovered and a crusader lost attacking it. Undefended Sevastopol discovered and razed for 15g. Odessa discovered. Now all Russian cities are known. Gems to Vikings for 576. Barbarian trireme bribed for 82g.
+0560 Domestic Beads for 32. Nomad from hut on island 3. None legion from polar hut.
+0580 Single defender of Smolensk killed and the city taken for 46g. Odessa bribed for 168g. Got 29g and a pikemen. Russian civilization destroyed. Silk to Vikings for 372.
+0600 Chivalry -> Theology. Cloth to Vikings for 340.
+0620 Domestic wool for 28.
+0640 Crusader from hut. Tell Wilaya founded. Domestic Gems for 42.
+0660 Viking settler bribed for 276g to get it out of the way. Viking Kaupang subverted for 2x234g. Got 33g, Masonry, and a Phalanx. Now I have a foothold in Viking land. Crusader from hut.
+0680 Umma founded. Legion from hut.
+0700 Barbarian legion lands between Kiev and Minsk. Adab founded.
+0720 Nomad from hut.
+0740 Latest Nomad founds Telloh. Domestic Hides for 44, 28.
+0760 Barbarian legion kills vet Phalanx defending Minsk and is killed by my crusader. Legion from polar hut.
+0780 Domestic Copper for 20. T6L0S4
+0800 Vikings sneak attack and kill a Knight as my boats are closing in on Trondheim. Theology -> Astronomy. Nina founded. 2 Viking units killed. Hides to Vikings for 328. 3 vet crusaders easily kill 3 defenders of Trondheim. The city is taken for 16g and University. Aarhus bribed for 432g. Single defender of Roskilde killed and the city taken for 33g.
+0820 Astronomy from hut. 3 Viking units killed.
+0840 -> Engineering. Hladir captured. Silk to Uppsala for 528. Lindholm bribed for 256g. T3L0S7
+0860 Great Wall built. Ebla founded. Jorvik bribed for 248g. Jarrow bribed for 30g. Uppsala bribed for 420g. Got Pyramids.
+0880 Engineering -> Navigation. Nomad from hut. Domestic deliveries for 52, 152. Larsa founded. Viborg razed. T7L0S3
+0900 Nimrud founded by Nomad. Domestic wine for 100. 3 barbarian horsemen from hut; crusader kills one and is killed by the others next turn. The Udal bribed for 348g. Vikings are down to one undiscovered city.
+0920 Navigation from hut. Domestic Silk for 48. Cunaxa founded. T1L7S2. Westness bribed for 165g. Viking civilization destroyed.
In retrospect this was rather poorly played. I started out well. Had 7 cities and Marco by -1000. But I failed to get the Russian map and the Viking map I got early on was never updated afterwards. Part of this was due to slow tech advance and having few techs available for gifting. Still progress was slow afterwards and Monotheism came in +20. Hostilities with Russians started right away but it took me till +480 to take Moscow. The rest of Russia was easy but somehow it took me till 800 to take Trondheim. The rest of the Viking empire fell quickly given how much they have grown and how far they have spread by then.
