r_rolo1
King of myself
Welcome to the Fifth edition of the Lonely Hearts Club for Warlords. In the Lonely Hearths 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....
It had passed a long time since last Warlords LHC.... A lot of people already have BTS for quite a while, isn't it? Well, not all people.... And after some requests, I decided to make a new instalement for Warlords ( for the mac people and others that can't play or don't like BTS )
For the fifth game in Warlords the choosed leader was Brennus of the Celts:
Brennus has a real good combination of Traits, even for a isolated start, where early war is not exactly a priority. Charismatic, besides giving the possibility of enabling the Heroic epic only with barb XP + barracks, gives 1
by it self and another with Monuments and broadcast towers, making StoneHenge and Eiffel Tower very atractive wonders, and helping with the city growth. Spiritual allows you not wating time in revolutions ( if you count it, may be enough for 1/2 more techs in the late game, and that can be the diference between a lost and a won game ) and allows more flexibility in diplo.
His UU.
I'm not a great fan of Gallic warrior, but I must reckon that it has some potential in hilly areas and gives then a good anti barb potential if well used
His UB.
IMHO this is the worst of the Warlords UB....
So, here is the start:
And game settings ( Map was drawn with Fractal script ):
I would prefer stone instead of marble, but it is a good place to settle IMHO
About saves: We decided to implement the system that is running in BTS: same start, same map, same civs, same positions, diferent dificulties ( more people can have a fun play this way ) . Pick the level you prefer in the end of post
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
EDIT 2 Changed speed to Normal because of annoying bug that makes my Warlords give 460 turns to every speed. KMad Jedi powers won again
Anyway saves and settings picture were corrected....
): starting in isolation....It had passed a long time since last Warlords LHC.... A lot of people already have BTS for quite a while, isn't it? Well, not all people.... And after some requests, I decided to make a new instalement for Warlords ( for the mac people and others that can't play or don't like BTS )
For the fifth game in Warlords the choosed leader was Brennus of the Celts:
Spoiler :
Brennus has a real good combination of Traits, even for a isolated start, where early war is not exactly a priority. Charismatic, besides giving the possibility of enabling the Heroic epic only with barb XP + barracks, gives 1
by it self and another with Monuments and broadcast towers, making StoneHenge and Eiffel Tower very atractive wonders, and helping with the city growth. Spiritual allows you not wating time in revolutions ( if you count it, may be enough for 1/2 more techs in the late game, and that can be the diference between a lost and a won game ) and allows more flexibility in diplo.His UU.
Spoiler :
I'm not a great fan of Gallic warrior, but I must reckon that it has some potential in hilly areas and gives then a good anti barb potential if well used
His UB.
Spoiler :
IMHO this is the worst of the Warlords UB....
So, here is the start:
Spoiler :
And game settings ( Map was drawn with Fractal script ):
Spoiler :
I would prefer stone instead of marble, but it is a good place to settle IMHO
About saves: We decided to implement the system that is running in BTS: same start, same map, same civs, same positions, diferent dificulties ( more people can have a fun play this way ) . Pick the level you prefer in the end of post
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
EDIT 2 Changed speed to Normal because of annoying bug that makes my Warlords give 460 turns to every speed. KMad Jedi powers won again
Anyway saves and settings picture were corrected....
they are the number one threat to Celtica.
). Someone that already has knowledge of the map please can WB a starting save and create a funcional Epic game? Otherwise I'll change speed to normal and pretend that nothing happened... :runs away of furious mob:
