r_rolo1
King of myself
Welcome to the 10th edition of the Lonely Hearts Club for BTS. In the Lonely Hearts Club we explore strategies to cope with one of the most dreaded situations in Civ IV ( possibly the main reason for reloads after the military collapse one 
): starting in isolation....
For the 10th game ( yeah, the xmas edition was a treat ) in BTS the choosed leader was Wang Kon of the Koreans:
Aka, space turtler....
Wang is Fin/Pro. As we already played both traits, I'll not talk much about them, but a Fin civ with out of the bat CG I defenders ( CG II with barracks ) is a tough nut to crack ( as most of you already discovered when in a game against him ) and makes a perfect space turtler. Not that a pretty rifle invasion to other lands would not be softened by a drill II promo or by a defender CG II rifle.... His UB helps with the space race as well, but it may help you to get a infantry vs rifle war. So you can choose between peace and war with Wang...
His UU.
The Hwatcha is a catapult that has a bonus vs melee units...One of the most loved units in pre-BtS ( hwatcha+swords +axes would break any city of that era ), the nerfing of siege in BtS dropped his utility to really low levels ( in fact they are the only military UU that can't kill in ofense
). Added to the fact that in isolation you probably won't have much of oportunity to use them ( as well as most of the pre gunpowder UU ), I think that the Koreans will play as they didn't had UU
His UB.
Now this is the building that all the Fin civs would love to have.... the Seowon
is a university that gives a extra 10% in research ( 35% vs 25% of a regular university ). Like in this game tech is power ( at least it helps
) a boosted 
multiplier is always welcomed. Good for peace and good for war...
So, here are the settings( from noble save ). Game is Fractal :
And the start:
Strange start.... good grassland area with seafood, but desert not far away. I wonder if this will not be one of those capitol powered games
About saves: As usual, pick the level you prefer in the end of the post. Deity save is in the next post.
Again a small request ( not mandatory ) :
We ask the participants to do, if possible, a write-up with the victory save and a description of your game ( strategies, techs researched, wars,...). All the info should be in spoiler tags ( to not disturb other people's games ). If you want ( we would like to ) post reports at this moments of the game:
Checkpoint 1 - when we have explored the island and are aware of what resources it has. Its not so important when this is, but this is a time to discuss city sites etc. Don't look into a checkpoint 1 spoiler until you have reached this point yourself.
Checkpoint 2 - first contact - when we have met all the other AIs. At this point we can discuss our strategy to get to this point and our plans for dealing with them.
Checkpoint 3 - when we are committed to a victory condition (or at least think we are).
Checkpoint 4 - Victory (or defeat).
The last words are to wish good luck to all
. And let the games begin!
P.S We don't have any kind of problem with defeats and reruns. Just play and enjoy
): starting in isolation....For the 10th game ( yeah, the xmas edition was a treat
) in BTS the choosed leader was Wang Kon of the Koreans:Spoiler :
Aka, space turtler....
Wang is Fin/Pro. As we already played both traits, I'll not talk much about them, but a Fin civ with out of the bat CG I defenders ( CG II with barracks ) is a tough nut to crack ( as most of you already discovered when in a game against him ) and makes a perfect space turtler. Not that a pretty rifle invasion to other lands would not be softened by a drill II promo or by a defender CG II rifle.... His UB helps with the space race as well, but it may help you to get a infantry vs rifle war. So you can choose between peace and war with Wang...
His UU.
Spoiler :
The Hwatcha is a catapult that has a bonus vs melee units...One of the most loved units in pre-BtS ( hwatcha+swords +axes would break any city of that era ), the nerfing of siege in BtS dropped his utility to really low levels ( in fact they are the only military UU that can't kill in ofense
). Added to the fact that in isolation you probably won't have much of oportunity to use them ( as well as most of the pre gunpowder UU ), I think that the Koreans will play as they didn't had UUHis UB.
Spoiler :
Now this is the building that all the Fin civs would love to have.... the Seowon
is a university that gives a extra 10% in research ( 35% vs 25% of a regular university ). Like in this game tech is power ( at least it helps
) a boosted multiplier is always welcomed. Good for peace and good for war...So, here are the settings( from noble save ). Game is Fractal :
Spoiler :
And the start:
Spoiler :
Strange start.... good grassland area with seafood, but desert not far away. I wonder if this will not be one of those capitol powered games
About saves: As usual, pick the level you prefer in the end of the post. Deity save is in the next post.
Again a small request ( not mandatory
) :We ask the participants to do, if possible, a write-up with the victory save and a description of your game ( strategies, techs researched, wars,...). All the info should be in spoiler tags ( to not disturb other people's games ). If you want ( we would like to
) post reports at this moments of the game:Checkpoint 1 - when we have explored the island and are aware of what resources it has. Its not so important when this is, but this is a time to discuss city sites etc. Don't look into a checkpoint 1 spoiler until you have reached this point yourself.
Checkpoint 2 - first contact - when we have met all the other AIs. At this point we can discuss our strategy to get to this point and our plans for dealing with them.
Checkpoint 3 - when we are committed to a victory condition (or at least think we are).
Checkpoint 4 - Victory (or defeat).
The last words are to wish good luck to all
. And let the games begin!P.S We don't have any kind of problem with defeats and reruns. Just play and enjoy
Nappy most surely is preparing to dow me sooner or later ( gave him tribute once, but i doubt that it will be enough )
