Internet Slingshot

[obsolete]

In Warlords and Vanilla I had the perfect slingshot to grab the Internet project. But now with the changes in BTS, I'm not so sure anymore. I also noticed the AI has been altered to beeline for this now, (or so it seems).

Maybe I can work out another path, not sure. I usually grab Mass Media because it's one step above radio. And while I know it's a dead ender, I do this because I like to grab a wonder from it, then I can back-sell it for other techs to fill in. I may have to adjust this now, not sure.

Has anyone found some creative jumps into getting the internet?

 

[DaveMcW]

Radio and Mass Media can be beelined by ignoring other techs.

But Computers is at the end of the expensive Assembly Line -> Industrialism -> Plastics branch, which has most of the tech tree as a prerequisite.

You could find a good trading partner, and risk losing some wonders to them. Or build a strong research base and tech lead, which defeats the point of beelining the Internet.

 

[VoiceOfUnreason]

The tech dependencies don't offer many alternative routes....

Spoiler :

Fishing
The Wheel
Mysticism
Mining
Sailing
Pottery
Masonry
Bronze Working
Writing
Metal Casting
Iron Working
Mathematics
Alphabet
Monarchy (Priesthood, Monotheism)
Compass
Calendar
Construction
Currency
Machinery
Engineering
Code of Laws
Feudalism
Optics
Civil Service
Paper
Guilds
Nationalism (Philosophy, Divine Right)
Printing Press
Education
Banking
Constitution
Replaceable Parts
Economics
Gunpowder
Astronomy
Corporation
Chemistry
Steam Power
Scientific Method
Steel
Assembly Line
Physics
Railroad
Electricity
Combustion
Industrialism
Radio
Plastics
Computers

So it looks to me as though the riddle is still one of sequencing.

 

[dannyusmc78]

Voice...maybe you can help....finally been able to "run with the pack" on prince level...latest game, ive wiped out genghis and tokugawa, but now am at a point where either monty or alex declares war, no matter what the bribing....im playing as mao.

in our opinion, what wonders are critical to build, and whats the secret to keep cities growing (so they dont get to a certain point, then start starving)

 

[obsolete]

Fission seems ignored until the last in BtS. I may grab that too and backsell it. Then ban copper to civ's to slow down building of the internet. I can also resort to a nuclear war in extreme cases. A few good nukes before SDI comes online for them (due to me getting fission) should definitely shut down any speedy construction of that.

Of course, this will only work when you're lucky to get fission or have someone trade it to you.

 

[King of Town]

I've never built the internet, that's just silly.

 

[PopHut]

If Obsolete has reasons to build the internet in his tuff games, then I am sure it can't be just silly.