TheMeInTeam
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Hello all and welcome to the Immortal University! This series was started a long time ago to move a group of the forum's players to the next level. It seems for the moment I am the partial full-time host . Are you ready for the U?
This is the 50th beatdown on the AI (L if you are running ProPrats
), in case you're keeping track.
We will uphold the university's traditions...smacking down the hapless AI!
Our leader this time around:
Wang Kon. FIN/PRO. Yes, anybody can be pro! Well, with financial we're mildly encouraged to spam the hell out of cottages without thinking with a GP farm somewhere or other. The UU encourages a catapult war, but game mechanics greatly discourage that unless you can get there fasta fasta. UB is solid and I have guess most of us will be building at least 6 of them anyway.
Here's the start:
Random/Fractal. I usually like beaver (mmm...beaver), but not in a capitol fat cross because it carries implications that aren't necessarily ideal. Well, it's an easily accessible
though, so it's not all bad.
Huts and Events are off. If you don't like it, just plop 4 warriors somewhere in world builder and give yourself 60 gold to simulate huts, and just delete your capitol and put 3 archers there to simulate events.
Copy and Paste of the doctrine:
To play, just extract the WB save file into your worldbuilder saves directory, then play it. Use custom scenario if you want some extra settings to tickle your fancy. This series was designed for people learning immortal, so most people here will be at that level or trying to attain it, although deity players are welcome also. Hell, if you want to play this on NOBLE, go ahead, but I'm not peeling off the AI bonuses. The intention of this and any other game thread I post is to get better. Play whatever level you need in order to improve. Just remember, there are immortal bonuses and that's not going to change unless you WB edit it.
If you are aspiring IMM+, try to remember to add archery back to the barbs in WB. Every time you don't, a deity AI will kill a kitten, although there are a lot of kittens so it's not the end of the world if you prefer easymode barbs .
I do request people to list their difficulty and speed. In terms of updates, well nobody follows that anyway. Post in the manner you feel comfortable. Typical comparison dates are 1 AD, liberalism, and victory/defeat, as well as any major events. If in doubt, go with that.
The save!
View attachment IU 50 Wang Kon.zip
View attachment AutoSave_Initial_BC-4000.CivBeyondSwordSave
The initial autosave for those who want to duck having to add barbs or possibly use proper colors. It's IMM/Norm no huts/events.
This is the 50th beatdown on the AI (L if you are running ProPrats
), in case you're keeping track.We will uphold the university's traditions...smacking down the hapless AI!
Our leader this time around:
Wang Kon. FIN/PRO. Yes, anybody can be pro! Well, with financial we're mildly encouraged to spam the hell out of cottages without thinking with a GP farm somewhere or other. The UU encourages a catapult war, but game mechanics greatly discourage that unless you can get there fasta fasta. UB is solid and I have guess most of us will be building at least 6 of them anyway.
Here's the start:
Random/Fractal. I usually like beaver (mmm...beaver), but not in a capitol fat cross because it carries implications that aren't necessarily ideal. Well, it's an easily accessible
though, so it's not all bad.Huts and Events are off. If you don't like it, just plop 4 warriors somewhere in world builder and give yourself 60 gold to simulate huts, and just delete your capitol and put 3 archers there to simulate events.
Copy and Paste of the doctrine:
To play, just extract the WB save file into your worldbuilder saves directory, then play it. Use custom scenario if you want some extra settings to tickle your fancy. This series was designed for people learning immortal, so most people here will be at that level or trying to attain it, although deity players are welcome also. Hell, if you want to play this on NOBLE, go ahead, but I'm not peeling off the AI bonuses. The intention of this and any other game thread I post is to get better. Play whatever level you need in order to improve. Just remember, there are immortal bonuses and that's not going to change unless you WB edit it.
If you are aspiring IMM+, try to remember to add archery back to the barbs in WB. Every time you don't, a deity AI will kill a kitten, although there are a lot of kittens so it's not the end of the world if you prefer easymode barbs .
I do request people to list their difficulty and speed. In terms of updates, well nobody follows that anyway. Post in the manner you feel comfortable. Typical comparison dates are 1 AD, liberalism, and victory/defeat, as well as any major events. If in doubt, go with that.
The save!
View attachment IU 50 Wang Kon.zip
View attachment AutoSave_Initial_BC-4000.CivBeyondSwordSave
The initial autosave for those who want to duck having to add barbs or possibly use proper colors. It's IMM/Norm no huts/events.
Prior to that Shaka went into war-mode while being annoyed with me because of border tensions; then I saw in WorldBuilder that he had reduced Hatty, his other neighbor, to one city.
2) Whip out swords like a mad man, get Monty in to attack Zulu and/or Hatty and then back stab him. Got relative strength towards Monty 0,7 a bunch of swords will most likely tip that balance, however city-defense might start to become a problem. Decisive goals would be Montys capital and Holy city.
So far I've finished Monty off, and taken down Shaka's stack and one of his cities. Lost a barb city I'd just captured on the turn Shaka declared, and lost a city I'd settled next to the gold (which was doing nothing but working the gold). Big war weariness problems and a lot of troops mean the economy is rubbish, despite some decent land and a load of cottages.
