mb2-a space oddity

[a space oddity]

I looked at the save: our empire is looking good guys!
Then I looked at the 'Scandinavian' island. Somebody is up to something there, or is that just alternative 'hard landscaping'?

 

[Hooray]

Don't look at me. Whoever went before me did that. Must have been afraid those Vikings would break the treaty.

 

[TedJackson]

I think Vbraun is UP next.

Vbraun where are you?


Ted

 

[TedJackson]

Settting the record straight, after the forum problems


Ted

 

[mad-bax]

Vbraun: Sorry but I am skipping you.

Space: You are UP.

 

[a space oddity]

I see it, will 'get it' tonight.

edit: 'got it' will play in a couple of hours

 

[a space oddity]

Goals for this set of turns:
Be madam nice girl.
Keep track of the 'progress' and help those retards along.
Maximize gold and score.

Pre-turn:
Optimize for happiness and growth. (Nice little dairy farm )
Press enter.

IT:
Iroques and Greece MPP.
Medina Cruise Missile -> Palace (pre-build for either Apollo or UN)
Damascus Cruise Missile -> Bomber
Edrine Airport -> SAM
Najran Cruise Missile -> Wealth
Chittagong Court -> Airport
Adana SAM -> Battleship
New Delhi Airport -> Bomber
New Kufah Court -> Comm Dock
New Mecca Airport -> Bomber

1802AD - turn 1:
No new techs, sell Persia Wines for WM and 280g.
Buy a Harbor in Pithom.

IT:
Iroquois and Viks sign peace.
Mecca Cruise Missile -> Wealth
Babylon Barracks -> SAM
Fustat Cruise Missile -> Battleship
Kolhapur Police -> Colosseum
Fez Colosseum -> Wealth
Bengal Colosseum -> Wealth
Pithom Harbor -> Comm Dock
Hama Airport -> Wealth
Tabuk Hospital -> Police

1804AD - turn 2:
No news at the diplo front.
Buy a bank in Ganges.
Buy a Hospital in Lahore.

IT:
The Greeks want to renew the RoP, alright.
Damascus Bomber -> Wealth
Ashur Cathedral -> Stock
Lahore Hospital -> Cathedral
Uskudar Airport -> Wealth
Antalya Army -> Army (hopefully as pre-build)
Ganges Bank -> Comm Dock
Nimrud Mech Inf -> Stock

1806AD - turn 3:
Still no new techs.

IT:
Edrine SAM -> Wealth
Shiraz Cathedral -> Hospital
Izibia Cathedral -> Comm Dock
New Delhi Bomber -> Carrier

1808AD - turn 4:
No techzzz...
Buy Hospital in Taif.
Ship 4 Workers to Chittagong.

IT:
Korea and Greece sign peace.
Aztecs and Korea sign peace.
Resign RoP with Persia.
Hyderabad Police -> Comm Dock
Lagash Cathedral -> Harbor
Shihr Police -> Tank
Taif Hospital -> Colosseum
New Damascus Police -> Tank
New Mecca Bomber -> Bomber

1810AD - turn 5:
No techzzz
Hurry 'duct in Eridu
The world is getting more peaceful. I have noticed before that the players actions influence the moods of the AI.

 

[a space oddity]

IT:
The Iroquois declare the Vikings, sigh, so much for that theory.
The Aztecs want TM and 2g for theirs I'm in a good mood, lets deal.
Babylon SAM -> Mech Inf
Jaipur Police -> Comm Dock
Eridu 'duct -> Cathedral
Samarra Police -> Comm Dock
Adana Battleship -> Carrier
New Kufah Comm Dock -> Wealth

1812AD - turn 6:


IT:
Egypt and Greece sign an MPP.
Greece declares war on the Koreans.
Antalya Army -> Tank

1814AD - turn 7:
Buy Hospital in Suhar.

IT:
Mongols and Egypt MA against Korea.
Madras Cathedral -> Hospital
Fustat Battleship -> Wealth
Kolhapur Colosseum -> Tank
Antalya Tank -> Tank
Suhar Hospital -> Stock
Tabuk Police -> Tank

1816AD - turn 8:
Hurry Harbor in Lagash.
Greece is doing absolutely nothing with our money, they have saved 10k . They are in Communism.

Persia is a democracy so I'll gift them something: 100gpt for their WM.

IT:
Iroquois and Egypt sign MPP.
Antalya Tank -> Tank
Lagash Harbor -> Commercial Dock
Shihr Tank -> Mech Inf
New Damacus Tank -> Mech Inf
New Mecca Bomber -> Bomber

1818AD - turn 9:
some more.

IT:
Antalya Tank -> Tank
Dacca Bank -> Commercial Dock
Adana Carrier -> Carrier
New Delhi Carrier -> Battleship

1820AD - turn 10:
Egypt and Greece both have Space Flight!
Buy it from Greece (they are cheaper) for WM + 5723g + Wines + 400gpt.
Switch Medina to Apollo Program, ready next turn.
Switch Damascus to Palace.
Sell it to Persia for WM and 100gpt and 277g.
Sell it to Korea for WM and 250gpt and 213g.

Sorry to have made those deals in my last turn rather than leave it for the next player. But I'm sure you understand I could not resist.

Spaceship parts to be build here....

 

[TedJackson]

Well farmed

The tech pace isn't getting any better. It took 12 turns to get From Rocketry to Space Flight

It's just as well there isn't far to go


Ted

 

[a space oddity]

Thanks. I kept an eye on the graph and it showed a statisfying curve.

Those AI are getting very rich instead of using the funds in a sensible way. And they keep warring, although none is getting anywhere. As good as no cities are changing hands, all the wars are overseas.

 

[TedJackson]

Ill refrain from the obvious reply... this time

I'm off now see ya tomorrow.


Ted

 

[a space oddity]

Too bad, it was directed your way, had to try to get back at you... Oh well, there'll be other chances...

 

[mad-bax]

Aaargghh.... I didn't realise I was up in this game
I'm playing, I'm playing....

 

[mad-bax]

I wonder if this qualifies as the most boring turnlog ever.

1820AD: Pre-turn. All OK.

IBT:
Mongols want to trade WM. OK
Vikings and Persia Sign peace
Apollo completes

1822AD:
Start 3 SS parts.
For some reason the AI don't feel able to start theirs yet
Start irrigating stuff around wealth producing cities.

IBT:
Cleo wants embargo vs Vikings. No.
Greece wants the same. Same answer.
Hman also wants the same. No, no thrice no.
Vikings sign MA against Mongols

1824AD:
No change

1826AD:
No change

IBT:
Babylon and Korea sign peace

1828AD:
No change

IBT:
AZtechs want ROP. OK

1830AD:
No Change

1832AD:
No change.
Gift coal to Xman

IBT:
Iroqs and Egypt sign MA against Korea
Greece and vikings sign peace
Aztecs and Greece sign MA against Korea.

1834AD:
Gift Persia and Greece 500gpt each.

1836AD:
No change
Sell all missing luxes and resources to Greece for 2500g (except aluminium).

1838AD:
Sell Xman all missing luxes for 500g. I bet he learns a tech this turn.

IBT:
Egypt try again for an embargo.

1840AD:
No Change

I don't know what to do to get them researching. I gave Persia 500gpt and a shed load of luxes and they are not spending it. Greece are spending some.

Don't know what else to try. 1000gpt?

Here is the <<save>>.

 

[a space oddity]

You have the patience of a saint MB.

Yeah, they seem to be stuck on a 14-turns-per-tech rate. Maybe we should take desperate measures and start to kill some of the hangers on to feed the ones that are still researching. IMHO those are Egypt, Greece, Korea and Persia. Would make the reports more interesting too.

 

[Hooray]

I hate to say it, but space is probably right that we need to knock out some of the straggler AIs. Isn't there some rule that the cost of techs goes down whenever a civ is killed?

Is Babylon still around? I think they have an island city somewhere. If anyone, we should finish those guys off. Then maybe the Vikings since they should be rather weak.

 

[mad-bax]

I agree. Lets switch to producing military and start working towards the domination limit. Scandinavia first. I also saw the babylonian galleon with their settler towards our Southeastern Mainland. If we can find it then that would be good. Scandinavia - yes they should go as they seem to be the focus of a lot of the wars. That should keep the next couple of players happy.
Then we can see where we go from there.

 

[Hooray]

After looking at the game, I have some ideas:

1. Babylon has one city far to the Southeast. Send one Transport full of Tanks/MIs and they're done for.

2. We should cut off all ties with Korea and stop wasting our money on them. They are losing BADLY, especially against Egypt it would seem.

3. Scandinavia probably would make a good target. We all ready have lots of troops sitting right next to them. They contribute nothing and only agitate other nations into war. I say we conquer them and gift all of their cities to some other civ.

Whose turn is it anyway?

 

[mad-bax]

Ted is UP.

I agree with all your points Hooray. I did not deal with Kprea or the Mongols on my turn. I would go Babylon, Vikings, Korea (and gift to Egypt) then Mongolia and gift to Persia. In that order. If Ted finds himself at a loose end after doing that then he'll just have to wing it from there.

 

[TedJackson]

Got it

Originally posted by TedJackson
10 - 1790AD:

Notes
The only AI contributing to research are Egypt, Greece & Persia as far as I can tell.

If I were playing solo I would sign MAs with Egypt vs Aztec, Persia vs Iroquois and Greece vs Scandinavia. Then shift down a gear to Monarchy, wipe out the non-contributors and gift any cities captured to the respective MA partner involved.

I'd end up with the three most useful AI bigger and stronger, past their OCN and better able to research peacefully. The other dead wood AI, Mongolia & Babylon could probably do with being removed as well leaving Korea with perhaps a split empire (Mongolian territory).

Well there's the basis of my plan


Ted