Northern Pike
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No problem, Meldor. I'm probably courting the Wrath of Steve by saying this, but I've been in extreme feast mode and I'm relieved that this one hasn't come back to me yet. 
MLDR004 NOW and Again
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ChrTh
Happy Yule!
The Wrath of Steve has been tame ever since he's had Conquests to start playing with ... 
Arizona_Steve
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Actually the lack of feast mode keeps my G/F happy...
I'm finding it impossible to enjoy any solo games with Conquests, due to the game-breaking bugs. I really think Firaxis/Breakaway should've had a patch out within a week or two of the game's release, particularly with the whining that has been going on in the Conquests bugs forum.
Both problems (corruption/gold-per-turn) are EASY to fix (I'm a programmer, I should know), so there is no excuse.
I'm finding it impossible to enjoy any solo games with Conquests, due to the game-breaking bugs. I really think Firaxis/Breakaway should've had a patch out within a week or two of the game's release, particularly with the whining that has been going on in the Conquests bugs forum.
Both problems (corruption/gold-per-turn) are EASY to fix (I'm a programmer, I should know), so there is no excuse.
Coffee
Cdn Expat
On bugs, I thought Belisar might need to know this
"3. "Sad but true, you have to manually install the Civ3 1.29F patch before installing C3C". (otherwise you get some errors with .wav files). Not every C3C buyer has internet access."
Got it from Bamspeedy's sticky.
"3. "Sad but true, you have to manually install the Civ3 1.29F patch before installing C3C". (otherwise you get some errors with .wav files). Not every C3C buyer has internet access."
Got it from Bamspeedy's sticky.
meldor
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550 BC (0)
Not much to do. We need more units! Ok, well we have been doind a lot of settling. We only really have one spot to settle left before we have to clean out some rome the hard way.
(I) A stack of 2 and a stack of 4 Iroquois warriors come into view. What, no MWs?
530 BC (1)
Move archer off mountain to kill warrior in our lands. Horseman hold fast to heal 1HP. I hate to do it but I give the X-man 131g and 23gpt to join us in removing the Iroquois. Better we pay the Danegeld than we get both of them against us.
(I) Stinking reg warrior offs our vet archer. The Iroquois warriors decide that it is more important to protect from Persain attacks than ours.
510 BC (2)
Mot much. Up Lux as Vienna is now size 6.
(I) Vienna Spear->settler.
490 BC (3)
We spot a border to the north but it looks like an Iroquois border. I don't know if it is worth risking our poor little boat.
(I) The Persians kill off the last warrior.
470 BC (4)
Our horse is now healed.
(I) An Iroquois setter spear pair appears. I see Iroquois swords but they are heading for Persian lands. Wiener Horseman->Horseman.
450 BC (5)
Villach founded on the tobacco. starts a warrior.
(I) The settler pair reverses coarse. Linz Horse->Horse
430 BC (6)
Kill off wandering warrior.
(I) Vienna Settler->Horse, Klagenfurt Warrior->worker
410 BC (7)
Gathering the horses. Move worker to start road to the iron.
(I) An iroquois archer comes out to play and the settler pair steps into range.
390 BC (8)
Kill the archer. Our horse redlines but we get the two slaves. Our poor little boat to the north ends its movement next to an Iroquois galley. We wish it well and hit the return.
(I) The galley sails past us and over to what must be the island we saw earlier. Ugarit Walls->Rax
370 BC (9)
All is strangely quite.
(I) Another Iroquois archer comes out to play. Salzburg Spear->Horse, Villach Warrior->worker.
350 BC (10)
We kill the archer and get an elite horse.
We have three horseman outside of Chondote and 4 more due next turn. That should give us enough to start working on the Iroquios cities in the south. The Persian seem to be bewteen us and the main Iroquois area. There is a settler near the last spot in our near area to found on. We might squeeze in one more. We could use a settler to replace a city with.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads6/MLDR04-350BC.SAV
Not much to do. We need more units! Ok, well we have been doind a lot of settling. We only really have one spot to settle left before we have to clean out some rome the hard way.
(I) A stack of 2 and a stack of 4 Iroquois warriors come into view. What, no MWs?
530 BC (1)
Move archer off mountain to kill warrior in our lands. Horseman hold fast to heal 1HP. I hate to do it but I give the X-man 131g and 23gpt to join us in removing the Iroquois. Better we pay the Danegeld than we get both of them against us.
(I) Stinking reg warrior offs our vet archer. The Iroquois warriors decide that it is more important to protect from Persain attacks than ours.
510 BC (2)
Mot much. Up Lux as Vienna is now size 6.
(I) Vienna Spear->settler.
490 BC (3)
We spot a border to the north but it looks like an Iroquois border. I don't know if it is worth risking our poor little boat.
(I) The Persians kill off the last warrior.
470 BC (4)
Our horse is now healed.
(I) An Iroquois setter spear pair appears. I see Iroquois swords but they are heading for Persian lands. Wiener Horseman->Horseman.
450 BC (5)
Villach founded on the tobacco. starts a warrior.
(I) The settler pair reverses coarse. Linz Horse->Horse
430 BC (6)
Kill off wandering warrior.
(I) Vienna Settler->Horse, Klagenfurt Warrior->worker
410 BC (7)
Gathering the horses. Move worker to start road to the iron.
(I) An iroquois archer comes out to play and the settler pair steps into range.
390 BC (8)
Kill the archer. Our horse redlines but we get the two slaves. Our poor little boat to the north ends its movement next to an Iroquois galley. We wish it well and hit the return.
(I) The galley sails past us and over to what must be the island we saw earlier. Ugarit Walls->Rax
370 BC (9)
All is strangely quite.
(I) Another Iroquois archer comes out to play. Salzburg Spear->Horse, Villach Warrior->worker.
350 BC (10)
We kill the archer and get an elite horse.
We have three horseman outside of Chondote and 4 more due next turn. That should give us enough to start working on the Iroquios cities in the south. The Persian seem to be bewteen us and the main Iroquois area. There is a settler near the last spot in our near area to found on. We might squeeze in one more. We could use a settler to replace a city with.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads6/MLDR04-350BC.SAV
meldor
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We need to get Math soon, but it will be a while before we can afford to either buy or steal math.
Arizona_Steve, The Eager (but for what? :love2:
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Meldor
Northern Pike (Up as soon as he recovers)
Belisar (On deck)
ChrTh (Keeping us in line until :santa: )
Coffee (Still relaxing
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Arizona_Steve, The Eager (but for what? :love2:
)Meldor
Northern Pike (Up as soon as he recovers)
Belisar (On deck)
ChrTh (Keeping us in line until :santa: )
Coffee (Still relaxing
)
Coffee
Cdn Expat
Had a restful Thanksgiving and looking good for Christmas. I'm hoping the patch will be out by then. I don't want to start anything new with conquests untill the majors are fixed. As soon as that happens I'd love to rejoin.
The Iro probably don't have horses, at least they never do when I play them.
I'm hoping the patch will be out by then. I don't want to start anything new with conquests untill the majors are fixed. As soon as that happens I'd love to rejoin.The Iro probably don't have horses, at least they never do when I play them.
meldor
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Just let us know when you are ready to hop back in...anytime.
Northern Pike
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Got it.
If we're lucky enough to have the choice, would we rather have the Statue of Zeus than the Great Library? I suspect this is something of a fun-versus-pragmatism decision.
If we're lucky enough to have the choice, would we rather have the Statue of Zeus than the Great Library? I suspect this is something of a fun-versus-pragmatism decision.
meldor
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We have an embassy with Xerxes, we would know if he started Zeus. If we can snag the GL, I think we can still get Zeus.
ChrTh
Happy Yule!
I'm just concerned we won't get Zeus before metallurgy shows up ...
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350 (0): I switch Vienna and Linz to settler builds, which complete immediately. We'll need a settler to replace Chondote, and at least one more when we push forward from there. Well done giving Linz a granary, Belisar.
WN and Innsbruck complete horsemen.
Oops, Ugarit's only citizen is entertaining herself. I watch for a few hours and then send her to work in the fields.
330 (1): I get horsemen, spearmen, and settlers moving towards Chondote.
We found Eisenstadt on our southwestern peninsula.
IT: Not much.
310 (2): More movement towards Chondote.
IT: We get the Forbidden Palace message {hollow laughter}.
The Persians are building Sun Tzu.
290 (3): Still more movement towards Chondote.
I have to increase the luxury rate to 20% to maintain order in Graz.
IT: The Iroquois are building the Great Wall.
270 (4): Final approach to Chondote.
IT: Four Iroquois galleys are cruising off our coast. I have to start arranging two-unit garrisons for Klagenfurt, Villach, and Eisenstadt, though this detracts from our buildup on the main front.
250 (5): The attack on Chondote: elite horseman defeats regular spearman, veteran horse defeats regular spear and promotes, veteran horse redlines regular spear but dies, veteran horse finishes off redlined spear and takes the town, which I raze. We gain three workers, since we capture one when we enter the city.
IT: Vienna swordsman --> spearman, WN horseman --> horseman.
230 (6): Consolidation around the ruins of Chondote.
IT: The Iroquois land a Mounted Warrior, the first I've seen this round, next to Villach.
We see a Persian archer defeat an Iroquois archer outside Oka.
Ugarit and Klagenfurt barracks --> spearman, Linz horseman --> horseman.
210 (7): We found Krems one tile southeast of the ruins of Chondote.
IT: Our spearman in Villach repulses the attack of the Mounted Warrior, which redlines and retreats.
A Persian archer dies attacking Oka.
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190 (8): One of our horsemen finishes off the redlined Mounted Warrior and promotes to elite.
IT: The Iroquois land a warrior next to WN.
The Persians and the Iroquois make peace.
Vienna spearman --> horseman.
The Persians are building the Great Wall.
170 (9): Our elite horseman in the area defeats the Iroquois warrior near WN.
IT: The French complete the Great Wall.
WN spearman --> horseman.
150 (10): Graz has accumulated enough shields to complete the Statue of Zeus. So, I buy Mathematics from the Persians for 183 gold and 6 gpt, and switch Graz to the Statue, due as soon as we press Enter.
We connect Ugarit and its dyes to the rest of our nation, and I'm able to reduce the luxury rate to 10%.
The Iroquois made trouble with landings on our shores this round, as indicated, but they were completely passive on the main front.
WN and Innsbruck complete horsemen.
Oops, Ugarit's only citizen is entertaining herself.
I watch for a few hours and then send her to work in the fields.330 (1): I get horsemen, spearmen, and settlers moving towards Chondote.
We found Eisenstadt on our southwestern peninsula.
IT: Not much.
310 (2): More movement towards Chondote.
IT: We get the Forbidden Palace message {hollow laughter}.
The Persians are building Sun Tzu.
290 (3): Still more movement towards Chondote.
I have to increase the luxury rate to 20% to maintain order in Graz.
IT: The Iroquois are building the Great Wall.
270 (4): Final approach to Chondote.
IT: Four Iroquois galleys are cruising off our coast. I have to start arranging two-unit garrisons for Klagenfurt, Villach, and Eisenstadt, though this detracts from our buildup on the main front.
250 (5): The attack on Chondote: elite horseman defeats regular spearman, veteran horse defeats regular spear and promotes, veteran horse redlines regular spear but dies, veteran horse finishes off redlined spear and takes the town, which I raze. We gain three workers, since we capture one when we enter the city.
IT: Vienna swordsman --> spearman, WN horseman --> horseman.
230 (6): Consolidation around the ruins of Chondote.
IT: The Iroquois land a Mounted Warrior, the first I've seen this round, next to Villach.
We see a Persian archer defeat an Iroquois archer outside Oka.
Ugarit and Klagenfurt barracks --> spearman, Linz horseman --> horseman.
210 (7): We found Krems one tile southeast of the ruins of Chondote.
IT: Our spearman in Villach repulses the attack of the Mounted Warrior, which redlines and retreats.
A Persian archer dies attacking Oka.
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190 (8): One of our horsemen finishes off the redlined Mounted Warrior and promotes to elite.
IT: The Iroquois land a warrior next to WN.
The Persians and the Iroquois make peace.
Vienna spearman --> horseman.
The Persians are building the Great Wall.
170 (9): Our elite horseman in the area defeats the Iroquois warrior near WN.
IT: The French complete the Great Wall.
WN spearman --> horseman.
150 (10): Graz has accumulated enough shields to complete the Statue of Zeus. So, I buy Mathematics from the Persians for 183 gold and 6 gpt, and switch Graz to the Statue, due as soon as we press Enter.
We connect Ugarit and its dyes to the rest of our nation, and I'm able to reduce the luxury rate to 10%.
The Iroquois made trouble with landings on our shores this round, as indicated, but they were completely passive on the main front.
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We can bring the Persians back into the war against the Iroquois for 22 gpt. I assume we'll want to do this immediately, before pressing Enter, but I HAVEN'T done it yet just in case anyone wants to discuss the matter before we commit this much of our income.
Our strike force is in Krems, along with a settler. The strike force isn't much larger than at the beginning of my round, because the Iroquois operations off our coasts were a distraction, but we should be able to augment it by three or four horsemen before too long and then strike for Oka.
I hooked up our only iron (outside Klagenfurt) without thinking about it much, because the workers seemed to have been moved into place to do it. But if we aren't going to build swordsmen, having the iron connected is a needless risk right now, and I wouldn't object if we disconnected it.
Our strike force is in Krems, along with a settler. The strike force isn't much larger than at the beginning of my round, because the Iroquois operations off our coasts were a distraction, but we should be able to augment it by three or four horsemen before too long and then strike for Oka.
I hooked up our only iron (outside Klagenfurt) without thinking about it much, because the workers seemed to have been moved into place to do it. But if we aren't going to build swordsmen, having the iron connected is a needless risk right now, and I wouldn't object if we disconnected it.
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ChrTh
Happy Yule!
We definitely need to bring Persia back into war ... they're in the Middle Ages!
We're getting a new Wonder! [dance]
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We're getting a new Wonder! [dance]
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The new north:
Arizona_Steve
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I can wait (shock! horror!), as a delay will mean that I don't end up playing this game and LotR11 at the same time.
