pixiejmcc
Prince
OK, can anyone explain this for me...
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Immortal University 73 - De Gaulle
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Um the Muse
King
Trade routes are funny stuff. Don't worry, though. Here's what's going on.
Even though Sailing says it allows for trade along rivers and coast, you actually have those connections before that as long as the rivers and/or coast is already in your cultural boundaries.
Orleans only has one trade route because you don't have any roads connecting it to other cities nor have you discovered cities along that northern coast. Actually, I'm not 100% sure on this because of the river; try sending a guy to find the nearest AI city (the borders of which are next to yours; I'm trying to not reveal spoilers here). I don't think your connection is good enough, but I could be wrong.
Anyway, in the absense of other cities, the only trade route possible is with the capital.
Even though Sailing says it allows for trade along rivers and coast, you actually have those connections before that as long as the rivers and/or coast is already in your cultural boundaries.
Orleans only has one trade route because you don't have any roads connecting it to other cities nor have you discovered cities along that northern coast. Actually, I'm not 100% sure on this because of the river; try sending a guy to find the nearest AI city (the borders of which are next to yours; I'm trying to not reveal spoilers here). I don't think your connection is good enough, but I could be wrong.
Anyway, in the absense of other cities, the only trade route possible is with the capital.
pixiejmcc
Prince
I haven't discovered any cities... Yet Paris has trade routes with Hannibal's cities.
Um the Muse
King
Oh yeah. Scratch what I said. 
That river must connect you to foreign cities. Alright, if the river plus any roads connect you to exactly three foreign cities, that would explain what you're seeing here. Foreign trade routes are limited to one per city. They also always go to the city for which they would generate the most commerce. In most cases, that means the capital has highest priority.
That river must connect you to foreign cities. Alright, if the river plus any roads connect you to exactly three foreign cities, that would explain what you're seeing here. Foreign trade routes are limited to one per city. They also always go to the city for which they would generate the most commerce. In most cases, that means the capital has highest priority.
pixiejmcc
Prince
Ah! This is something I hadn't realised. That said there's still quite a lot I don't understand
WelshGandalf
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I don't think I'm going to get round to finishing this - I'm in a good position though. I declared on Hannibal around 1400AD I think, he had cuirs since 1100AD and I only had cannons & muskets, but man massed cannons are good. My random city the other side of his borders (see my last post) proved to be very useful as he marched his stack to there, leaving most of his territory less-well defended to my stack. He couldn't even take that random city as all the siege he had was 1 or 2 catapults.. they took ages to bring my cultural defence down by which time I had 6 or 7 CG1 muskets, some of them died of course but I held him off. He capitulated when he had 6 cities left - 2 as a buffer between me & the England and 4 on an island.
By the end of the war I had reached rifling, next step would seem to be attack the Dutch, who have good tech but awful power rating.
By the end of the war I had reached rifling, next step would seem to be attack the Dutch, who have good tech but awful power rating.
Am I the only one who ended up getting one of my gems jungled???
I feel unlucky with this attempt...I went worker first and jungle spread before he was finished.
I lost the GL by 4 turns in 1440 BC where I see others built it later than that.
Still playing but not very motivated at the moment.
I feel unlucky with this attempt...I went worker first and jungle spread before he was finished.
I lost the GL by 4 turns in 1440 BC where I see others built it later than that.
Still playing but not very motivated at the moment.
vranasm
Deity
no you're not...got the lower gems jungled too...
. Saw early that Hannibal was running awy with this in the score even though I was 2nd he was far ahead. So I expanded and built 3 cities along his border, both to take copper, ivory and to block him. But he expanded nonetheless in all directions so he had like 17 cities compared to my 10. I just knew I had to deal with it one way or another. I never got the chance to join his religion cause he switched a few times so there was friction all the time. For 500 years he had all his amries gathered by his 2 border towns with 30 units so I had no choice but to pack my border towns with Longbows and walls. This delayed me a bit. But I did build Mansolleum, GreatL, Colossus, Taj Mahal. Won lib over Orange by 2 turns and took Nationalism. I had to deal with Hannibal or he was going to deal with me with all those units. So I spammed macemen and went straight for Rifling and started drafting Tried to get a great merchant but even with 90% odds I got a artist. This set me back quite a bit as I had to uprade a few macemen each turn. Finally I declared and he sent he whole army at me. I stood waiting and pick all of them of with few losses. After that my 50 rifles just went beserk in his territory. He bribed vitoria, but she was a more nuisance. My tech rate was really taking a blow and I had to cap Hannibal. For some reason he was afraid of Victoria so I had to make peace with he 1st. Then he capped. Now I was way ahead as the number one and started teching assembly line. I took my 40 upgraded units and went after victoria. She still had rifles and grenadiers so it was a tough battle, but the game was won when Hannibal fell. He had like 2500 pts and I had 1800. After he capped I had 2700 and Orange was closest with 1750. And after Victoria capped I had over 3000 pts and Orange had 1900. I think the game is won and do not intend to hunt down every single remaning civ.
I didn't plan the game to be a showcase. But I'm allways eager to have feedback!
Empire at
I have also attached the save.
If anyone can shine light on why the game developed in such a great way for me, I would like to know!
Was it the failgold that did the trick perhaps?
Empire at
Spoiler :
I have also attached the save.
If anyone can shine light on why the game developed in such a great way for me, I would like to know!
Was it the failgold that did the trick perhaps?
