GotM request...

[Knowtalent]

I went looking thru the old GotM lists and noticed that there has only been one playing of the Maya . Its been a while since I played them, and I still have to unlock Apocalypse now achievement So yeah if they could make an appearance soon that would be appreciated

 

[Monthar]

I second that.

 

[stormtrooper412]

The achievement is fairly hard to get because who can wait that long

 

[Hammer Rabbi]

We will make the next one Maya for you. It has been too long since playing them. The last two high level games were both Immortal so it will either be Emperor or Deity, and that should decide for you whether to attempt the Achievement or not. The details will be available in a few days with the pre-announce thread.

HR

 

[Knowtalent]

@stormtrooper412 we already have to click on one more turn, whats hitting next turn a few more times...
The hard part will be remembering what turn to drop the bomb...
@Hammerrabbi thanks, I dont have much free time so GotM are the only games i play these days.

 

[stormtrooper412]

We will make the next one Maya for you. It has been too long since playing them. The last two high level games were both Immortal so it will either be Emperor or Deity, and that should decide for you whether to attempt the Achievement or not. The details will be available in a few days with the pre-announce thread.

HR

when making maps for this, are they all random rolls or tweaked in any way?

 

[Hammer Rabbi]

when making maps for this, are they all random rolls or tweaked in any way?

A bit of both. Starting with a random roll map saves time vs. building one from scratch in WorldBuilder. But tweaking is for balance reasons mostly. Sometimes you get a random map that is so good you don't need any tweaking. Sometimes you don't.

HR

 

[tommynt]

I d really enjoy a maya deity game.

maya is one of the best civs, making it kinda easy for every1 to beat deity.

 

[consentient]

Maya, Deity please

 

[Knowtalent]

I find deity to be tedious, I enjoy building wonders and larger civs. Deity doesn't lend it self to that

 

[Hammer Rabbi]

I find deity to be tedious, I enjoy building wonders and larger civs. Deity doesn't lend it self to that

Well, I'm sorry to only give you half what you want from this thread. I'm posting the pre-announcement in a few minutes. It will be a Maya Deity Diplo game. The two prior Maya games were Emperor and Prince difficulty.

But unless I'm mistaken, I think the achievement can still be gotten after a VC has been decided. So if you must win the game prior to 2012 (likely on Deity) you can still fulfill the prophecy afterward, haha. Thanks for game suggestions, Knowtalent, but again I'm sorry you don't get ideal settings on this one.

HR

 

[Knowtalent]

No worries, it should be fun. I have very few non scenario achievements left, and basically only play GotM. This will give me an opportunity to get it done. Dont suppose ill ever get the English one...

 

[stormtrooper412]

On Standard, the year 2012 is well into 400 turns I think. I suppose perhaps Quick, iunno you might have a reasonable shot at it

 

[Knowtalent]

The problem is once you get theology it changes to the long count for the year so i need to figure out what turn to drop it

 

[Monthar]

The answer to the achievement is found in this thread.

Apocalypse Now - As the Maya, nuke a city in the year 2012. The Mayan Civ uses the Mayan long count calendar, so 2012 is 12.19.19.0.6 (January 2, 2012) in a standard paced game. This should be turn 432. (Thanks to Browd)

I added bold to the long count date.

 

[Wild_Woojsha]

Hovering over the long count usually tells you what year it is for the rest of the world too, at least in BNW without infoaddict or anything like that. I always use this feature when playing them, although its quite a nuisance.

 

[Knowtalent]

Well that will help, thanks guys.