Guess, what happens next...

[GKey]

Could not resist and make new thread to bring your attention to such a hilarious case.

This is from Always War Immortal Elizabeth game. I think this is very funny and illustrative example.


I've spent lots of time on this game and after some retries managed to put myself in very good position. Own my continent with 42 cities, lots of infra and tech advantage. Time to invade second landmass.

Can you guess, what is going to happen?

I will be very surprised if anyone can make a right guess without checking the save.

The Save

It's BUFFY.

EDIT:
Tadaaaaaaaaa! And lymond gives the right answer! Here is explanation

The question is how could I avoid this?

 

[JSS]

Both of your spies fail to support city revolt, and the lone rifleman manages to defend your attack from the boats?

 

[GKey]

Good try but no

 

[Zx Zero Zx]

Now that is some serious magic!

 

[Htadus]

You take the city?

 

[GKey]

^^ I did.

 

[Revent]

You raze?
(All ships get destroyed)

 

[Manco Capac]

Tell us man. You make me suffer. Even the save doesn't reveal anything to me. Stop playing with us, you monster.

My first hunch before opening the save was will the vassals break free just for one less city?

 

[lymond]

You lose to Russian RL DV (because you now have a Buddhist city)

 

[Manco Capac]

^
Ohhh NICE hunch!

 

[Htadus]

Haaaaha 1=4 in somebody's math.

 

[GKey]

You are the best, lymond!
Have you guess it just like that?

Haaaaha 1=4 in somebody's math.

Sorry if I did not put it clearly. The screenie was taken after I killed 3 other rifles. The point is not how to capture that city, but what will happen after you do that.

By the way, Tachywaxon, what you said, happened in my previous try: I capture Carib and both Joao and Isabella broke out of Catherine on the next turn. Now THAT was really some serious magic I got no clue about - RNG flick?! Have to be some other nice and absolutely not broken AP event I guess.

I was doing well, but decided to make some polish changes and reloaded ~ 30 turns back. Actually I did this quite a lot with this map, spent about month on it trying to reach "perfection".

So this is the situation:
Me and 3 AIs on my landmass, Cathy, Isabella, Joao and Ragnar on other one. Buddhism been found by Isabelle while my stupid neighbors get rest of early religions ensuring Buddhist love fest on 2nd Landmass.

Eventually I capture my landmass and arrange fastest invasion on other continent while I have some tech advantage.

Oh I am kind of proud of myself! Things look good! Dude, you are so cool, btw, can you please check this screen before you attack?

Turns till next vote 0!

Catherine and her vassals own 758 votes while only 721 are required for Diplomatic Victory!

I capture Carib and BAM!

I was not even pissed. This is fricking hilarious! Capturing any city on that landmass means immediate loss on the next turn!

Now to think how could I avoid this: Scout with spies and Raze AP city. Possible, but it holds 5 wonders including MoM and I really would love not to. Another option: wait for the next vote, so you will have 10 turns till next one and capture enough cities, so Cathy does not have enough votes? Is it possible here?

Are there other ways I missed?

 

[Manco Capac]

You know what Obsolete would say: you're a noob to not check AP screens enough often.

Not like you're really a noob (looking at the original thread), but someone who got so enthusiastic he forgot the rogue possible loss. AW tends to bring this PITA thing.

 

[Manco Capac]

Just raze raze raze, make a Genghis of yourself.

 

[vranasm]

scorched earth...once you raze enough you can start capture :-D

 

[GKey]

^^ OK, any ideas what happened on my previous try, when they broke the alliance?

 

[Manco Capac]

^^ OK, any ideas what happened on my previous try, when they broke the alliance?

Well, If it wasn't 2 AM working on another game mechanics (code diving), I'll gladly start working yours...it is an interesting one and has a nice strategic value (break down an AI slyly and easier capitulation).

Well, my hunch it is all about percentage of land or pop (most possible land) of vassals that are no more under 50% of master.

May dig later.

 

[Manco Capac]

Wait a minute, what Justinian? It's Joao II, right?

 

[vranasm]

^^ OK, any ideas what happened on my previous try, when they broke the alliance?

I am bad at this kind of games

they wiped your stack and teched MT owning you with Cossaks?

 

[GKey]

Wait a minute, what Justinian? It's Joao II, right?

Yes, it's Joao, sorry, fixed that.

I am bad at this kind of games

they wiped your stack and teched MT owning you with Cossaks?

No, Vranasm, it was not about military success. Btw Red Coats are pretty good vs Cossacks, so I felt safe from that side. Too bad game ended before I could check this