Maximum game, anyone?

[Marlos]

Just curious, has anyone out there ever played a game where they finished with 255 cities capitalized with populations maximized and researched 255 future techs? In other words, is anyone out there as anal retentive as I am?

 

[Smash]

The hall of fame is full of nuts like you

 

[Zwelgje]

Seems to be quite boring in the end.

 

[ferenginar]

Sounds like you have too much spare time.

Ferenginar

 

[Marlos]

Well, thank you for the compliments, all!

Seriously, aside from being 'nuts' and 'having too much spare time', I am playing a game right now just to see how much I score I can acheive, plain and simple. Contrary to your thought, ferenginar I have forgone the GOTM to complete my maximum game.

Yes, it takes time, yes, it can be boring not having AI to interact with, but I think it is fun to see how maximized I can get.

 

[Smash]

I think everyone has a a go at a high score game once.The question of sanity only comes in with those that play that way all the time, ala shadowdale,starlifter etc

 

[Marlos]

Originally posted by Smash
The question of sanity only comes in with those that play that way all the time, a la shadowdale, starlifter etc

Guess you have to lump me in with those guys!

 

[Zwelgje]

I once did a maximum game and it went very easy and in the end I occupied every square of the globe. I ended the game and then saw that I had scored something like 10%, I played chieftain......never again!

 

[ferenginar]

Based upon experience I think you will have to forgo GOTM17 too

Have fun

ferenginar

 

[starlifter]

by Smash:

I think everyone has a a go at a high score game once.The question of sanity only comes in with those that play that way all the time, ala shadowdale,starlifter etc

Tsk tsk. I've played only one game for a max score, about 3 years ago. It was one of my very first Civ 2 games and it taught me an enormous amount, esp. because I has no contact with other Civ II players at the time (and was not a forum user until last summer).

BTW, a couple days ago (in contrast to long drawn out games), I "volunteered" you in another thread to make a monthly OCC map! Its a good alternative to the long games...

 

[Chofritz]

Marlos do you by any chance play utopia? It looks like it according to you sig, I'm EnjoyTheDuffStar(41:34)

 

[Marlos]

Sorry, Chofritz, I don't play utopia. My signature is a verse from the Bible.

 

[Chofritz]

LOL, I didn't understad that,

 

[Marlos]

Originally posted by ferenginar
Based upon experience I think you will have to forgo GOTM17 too

Just FYI, feringinar, I am still playing this maximum game. While it does take a long time to complete, I have also been distracted with some home projects and summer events as well. Of course, having a 14-month old daughter can be distracting, too!

 

[la fayette]

Marlos
If you are interested in max score games, you can have a look at Apolyton. shade and Julius Brenzaida are both playing now (IIRC the thread is named 'yes, i am nuts'; I guess that's why smash used the word ).

 

[starlifter]

Hey, anyone that is going for a Max game (at any level of difficulty), feel free to make a special "Progress" thread and keep up updated!!! I think it would be great to hear about, and I know it takes a long long time, esp. in the last few game years. If you want, we'll even give a few tips for squeezing some final points out of it, if you want .

 

[Chofritz]

Marlos, how many points have you got right now?

 

[ferenginar]

Marlos, your right about the distractions, I have a VB project for battle simulations, the World Cup, 2 daughters - 4 years and 18 months, my wife, the need to , and worst of all - the job.

I failed to complete gotm 16, have not started 17 and am not playing any other games at the moment either.

 

[Marlos]

Right now, I am at AD1930. I have about 8900 points (give or take). I have a fully completed spaceship , 224 cities at last count, and I am researching future tech 75 :grad: . My only real "problems" are finding any arable land to settle and finding suitable trading partners.

My taxes are set to zero and science to two, and I am discovering almost every turn (although that has gone in cycles). BTW, anyone, what happens when the screen that shows when you hit Shift-T says that your discovering in -1 turns? I've been turning the science down a notch when I see that. Am I doing the right thing?

My engineers are busy transforming glaciers and tundra into arable land, but I am wondering if I will get to 255 cities or not. BTW, I am playing on a randomly-generated medium-sized map. There were (emphasis on the past tense - were :skull: ) seven civs at the start of the game. Again, I only started this game on Chieftain level just so I could see all of the WOTW movies. I have seen them all (Manhattan Project was the last - I hate nukes ), but have decided to maximize the game.

So here I am.

Any last-minute tips would be appreciated.

 

[duke o' york]

I assume that you are terraforming both poles for all those extra cities. You can still fit another 30 onto the map so go for it!
Also, prepare everything for celebrations as often as possible.
Willem will be interested to hear that you are going after his Chieftain HoF crown!