Beorn-eL-Feared
Idiot riding pedals
About the IA: are we better off researching straight to commie, straight to RP, or Steam-Commie-RP ? This is the ignorance in me talking, so it might be a bit dumb, but I've never been clear on that.
MP9 - AWE Pangaea, Austria
- Thread starter MeteorPunch
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MeteorPunch
#WINNING
definitely steam first - get the railroads down. Rep Parts or Factories next. Communism will benefit big empires - which by the time we are big, the game is in the bad (usually). Rifles will be outdated by Infantry.
MeteorPunch
#WINNING
I'm gonna have to get this tomorrow. If ThERat wants to play tonight, go ahead, and I'll play tomorrow anyways.
ThERat
Deity
ok, I will see how it goes tonight, I will post a got it, if I am playing before you.
ThERat
Deity
ok got it, playing now
ThERat
Deity
save
Pre-Turn
change some builds to make use of the GA for some more infra
we also have too few defenders, especially the north is pretty empty
IT babs approach from English side and York is undefended
Russia lands 2 units next to York as well
1. 860AD
defeat 2 Russian units next to York
disconnect Zulu salt
found Klagenfurt, defeat 3 Chinese, 1 Russian
raze Umtata
IT 4 knights near York now
2. 870AD
kill a few units here and there, pillage Russia
get another knight army to the east to help out
3. 880AD
raze Paoting, raze Bapedi with pyramids, since we can not hold town if, we were to keep it
take out 4 knights threatening York, get a MGL taking out a Sumerian unit, use it to rush the HE since we can't form armies
4. 890AD
raze newly found Dover
5. 900AD
lose 1st unit of the turn trying to take out a knight
pillager army spots Russian saltpeter
defeat a few units near York and am finally able to advance towards London
raze Ulundi for 7 slaves and 1 treb
IT we get physics, ToG next
6. 910AD
defeat some intruders
found Furstadt to get us closer to furs
found Bregenz to connect the east with York
defeat 3 units in London, but it still stands
while taking out some Russians get a MGL just in time for another army
7. 920AD
take our Russian and Chinese settler pairs for 4 slaves
pillage Russian salt and they can't build cossacks now
raze London
IT babs retreat their knights
8. 930AD
take out more units and advance 2 armies to Zimbabwe, while taking out a Russian rifle get 3rd MGL
this goes to Salzburg to rush Mil Academy next turn
9. 940AD
rush Academy and get immediately another MGL
will use it to rush a university in Vienna
capture Brighton that was newly founded just in the right spot (we should be able to take out England soon)
raze Zimbabwe for another 11 slaves, thay will all help us a lot for RR project later on
10. 950AD
rush uni in Vienna, raze Warwick, connect furs and bring back all those slaves we got
summary: build a few courts, markets, libraries
pillaged Russian salt, took out 2 capitals
we are well on our way to defeat them all
I suggest to take out China, Sumer and Zulu now, maybe England in the east then take on the 2 remaining powers
ToG due in 2
Pre-Turn
change some builds to make use of the GA for some more infra
we also have too few defenders, especially the north is pretty empty
IT babs approach from English side and York is undefended
Russia lands 2 units next to York as well
1. 860AD
defeat 2 Russian units next to York
disconnect Zulu salt
found Klagenfurt, defeat 3 Chinese, 1 Russian
raze Umtata
IT 4 knights near York now
2. 870AD
kill a few units here and there, pillage Russia
get another knight army to the east to help out
3. 880AD
raze Paoting, raze Bapedi with pyramids, since we can not hold town if, we were to keep it
take out 4 knights threatening York, get a MGL taking out a Sumerian unit, use it to rush the HE since we can't form armies
4. 890AD
raze newly found Dover
5. 900AD
lose 1st unit of the turn trying to take out a knight
pillager army spots Russian saltpeter
defeat a few units near York and am finally able to advance towards London
raze Ulundi for 7 slaves and 1 treb
IT we get physics, ToG next
6. 910AD
defeat some intruders
found Furstadt to get us closer to furs
found Bregenz to connect the east with York
defeat 3 units in London, but it still stands
while taking out some Russians get a MGL just in time for another army
7. 920AD
take our Russian and Chinese settler pairs for 4 slaves
pillage Russian salt and they can't build cossacks now
raze London
IT babs retreat their knights
8. 930AD
take out more units and advance 2 armies to Zimbabwe, while taking out a Russian rifle get 3rd MGL
this goes to Salzburg to rush Mil Academy next turn
9. 940AD
rush Academy and get immediately another MGL
will use it to rush a university in Vienna
capture Brighton that was newly founded just in the right spot (we should be able to take out England soon)
raze Zimbabwe for another 11 slaves, thay will all help us a lot for RR project later on
10. 950AD
rush uni in Vienna, raze Warwick, connect furs and bring back all those slaves we got
summary: build a few courts, markets, libraries
pillaged Russian salt, took out 2 capitals
we are well on our way to defeat them all
I suggest to take out China, Sumer and Zulu now, maybe England in the east then take on the 2 remaining powers
ToG due in 2
great progress 
At least you got leaders. I already lost hope to get one. During my turns I had promotions and killed with elites and did not get a single one.
The North was pretty thin as I already mentioned after my turns. Originally I wanted to raze York, but as I got the message that Leo's is in York I could not resist to hold it. England seemed weak to me and upgrading of the trebs was quite cheap then.
At least you got leaders. I already lost hope to get one. During my turns I had promotions and killed with elites and did not get a single one.
The North was pretty thin as I already mentioned after my turns. Originally I wanted to raze York, but as I got the message that Leo's is in York I could not resist to hold it. England seemed weak to me and upgrading of the trebs was quite cheap then.
MeteorPunch
#WINNING
I've got it. Looks like we are sailing for a conquest victory? 
...and yes, beautiful destruction.
...and yes, beautiful destruction.
ThERat
Deity
it was worth keeping York in hindsight. I had a couple of scary moments, but nothing that bad. England is down to 4 cities and will bite the dust soon.
I think we can wrap this game up in 50 turns or so. Maybe I am wrong, but the AI has together not much more towns than we alone.
I think we can wrap this game up in 50 turns or so. Maybe I am wrong, but the AI has together not much more towns than we alone.
Leha
ooseepoosee
Wow, 4 MGLs. Now that we have HE we'll rush temples in every city 
ThERat
Deity
no need for temples since we are going for conquest, or am I wrong?
MeteorPunch
#WINNING
I played 5 yesterday and have made decent progress, destruction and whatnot. I'll most likely finish today.
Leha
ooseepoosee
ThERat said:
OK, then barracks
MeteorPunch
#WINNING
I think I got the easy part, killing the weak civlings.
950AD-1050AD
950
960
Marad (SUMERIA) razed.
960 IT
Theory of Gravity researched.
I lose 2 Hussars
970
Mpondo (ZULU) razed.
Nottingham (ENGLISH) captured.
Canton (CHINA) razed.
Ishandhlwana (ZULU) razed.
970 IT
fudge. lost another hussar to a longbow hiding in the fog.
980
Canterbury (ENGLISH) captured.
Ningpo (CHINA) captured...and a MGL. army.
Ningpo abandoned.
980 IT
Coventry captured. We have destroyed the Fragile English.
Bad-tibira (SUMERIA) razed.
990
Beijing (CHINA) razed.
1000
Agade (SUMERIA) razed.
Ngome (ZULU) captured.
Hlobane captured. We have destroyed the Fragile Zulu.
Alpha Whale founded.
Neo Orleans founded.
MGL
1010
Tsingtao (CHINA) captured.
Hlobane abandoned.
1020
Tientsin (CHINA) captured.
Arnold's little getaway founded.
Dyrrachium (BYZANTINE) razed.
1020 IT
Magnetism discovered and we enter the IA!
Golden Age ends...
1030
Shanghai (CHINA) captured.
Naissus (BYZANTINE) razed.
Ur (SUMERIA) captured.
1030 IT
Russia has 14 units by Ngome. A nice little lure.
1040
Ngome abandoned.
Xinjian captured. We have destroyed the weak Chinese.
Sardica (BYZANTINE) razed.
Orenburg (RUSSIA) razed.
1050
Umma captured. We have destroyed the Fragile Sumerians.
- Russia and Byzantines have cities guarded by rifles. We don't have artillary at the moment, so we need to stack our units for attacking. Example: have 2 hussar armies and some single hussars as main city attacking force, with another army (knight or sword) for cover. Our hussars and hussar armies will take lots of damage taking the cities, but will be safely covered from counter-attacks. Move slowly and take your time here. Losing armies would be bad. Try to get some cannons south if you can.
- I would probably only capture a city to build an army...maybe to heal, but fliprisk is pretty big.
- There's a pretty big stack of Russians in the fog near the fortified Muskets in the south.
- For research, I'd go with Industrialization next. We're not that far behind in tech.
- There's a slave worker standing on a wine luxury to build a colony next turn.
Roster
- ThERat
- MeteorPunch - just played
- Leha - up
- Beorn-eL-Feared - on deck
- markh
950AD-1050AD
950
960
Marad (SUMERIA) razed.
960 IT
Theory of Gravity researched.
I lose 2 Hussars
970
Mpondo (ZULU) razed.
Nottingham (ENGLISH) captured.
Canton (CHINA) razed.
Ishandhlwana (ZULU) razed.
970 IT
fudge. lost another hussar to a longbow hiding in the fog.
980
Canterbury (ENGLISH) captured.
Ningpo (CHINA) captured...and a MGL. army.
Ningpo abandoned.
980 IT
Coventry captured. We have destroyed the Fragile English.
Bad-tibira (SUMERIA) razed.
990
Beijing (CHINA) razed.
1000
Agade (SUMERIA) razed.
Ngome (ZULU) captured.
Hlobane captured. We have destroyed the Fragile Zulu.
Alpha Whale founded.
Neo Orleans founded.
MGL
1010
Tsingtao (CHINA) captured.
Hlobane abandoned.
1020
Tientsin (CHINA) captured.
Arnold's little getaway founded.
Dyrrachium (BYZANTINE) razed.
1020 IT
Magnetism discovered and we enter the IA!
Golden Age ends...
1030
Shanghai (CHINA) captured.
Naissus (BYZANTINE) razed.
Ur (SUMERIA) captured.
1030 IT
Russia has 14 units by Ngome. A nice little lure.
1040
Ngome abandoned.
Xinjian captured. We have destroyed the weak Chinese.
Sardica (BYZANTINE) razed.
Orenburg (RUSSIA) razed.
1050
Umma captured. We have destroyed the Fragile Sumerians.
- Russia and Byzantines have cities guarded by rifles. We don't have artillary at the moment, so we need to stack our units for attacking. Example: have 2 hussar armies and some single hussars as main city attacking force, with another army (knight or sword) for cover. Our hussars and hussar armies will take lots of damage taking the cities, but will be safely covered from counter-attacks. Move slowly and take your time here. Losing armies would be bad. Try to get some cannons south if you can.
- I would probably only capture a city to build an army...maybe to heal, but fliprisk is pretty big.
- There's a pretty big stack of Russians in the fog near the fortified Muskets in the south.
- For research, I'd go with Industrialization next. We're not that far behind in tech.
- There's a slave worker standing on a wine luxury to build a colony next turn.
Roster
- ThERat
- MeteorPunch - just played
- Leha - up
- Beorn-eL-Feared - on deck
- markh
when I said at the beginning this was impossible. What was I thinking?
MeteorPunch
#WINNING
@Own: I forgot you said that. Thanks for reminding me. 
Leha
ooseepoosee
I got it, will play tonight.
MP, I also remind you didn't believe we'll finish this mess till 18-SEP
MP, I also remind you didn't believe we'll finish this mess till 18-SEP
Beorn-eL-Feared
Idiot riding pedals
Nice work MP, now we see why the game was (well, can't we speak in past tense now?) won 
Leha
ooseepoosee
IT
I really don't think we need research anymore after rails, I'd rather rush some cool Hussars.
1060 AD (1)
Heal armies
1070 AD (2)
Start organizing stacks on russian front.
Get MGL
1080 AD (3)
Advance on Russia
1090 AD (4)
Raze Yakutsk (Russia)
Raze Kazan (Russia)
1100 AD (5)
Fight troublesome byzantines
1110 AD (6)
Raze Vladivostok (Russia)
1120 AD (7)
Raze Smolensk (Russia)
Raze Moscow (Russia)
Start moving workers into positions for railing.
1130 AD (8)
Raze Novgorod (Russia)
1140 AD (9)
Steam in 1 turn, research 70%
Capture Septum (Byzantine)
1150 AD (10)
We get SP. I set research to 0%
If team decides we do need research next player can set it as needed.
We don't have coal in all our huge territory
Coal colony will do the trick.
Start railing.
Take St.Petersburg (Russia) --> Sun Tzu.
Strange Pangea, isn't it?
SAVE
I really don't think we need research anymore after rails, I'd rather rush some cool Hussars.
1060 AD (1)
Heal armies
1070 AD (2)
Start organizing stacks on russian front.
Get MGL
1080 AD (3)
Advance on Russia
1090 AD (4)
Raze Yakutsk (Russia)
Raze Kazan (Russia)
1100 AD (5)
Fight troublesome byzantines
1110 AD (6)
Raze Vladivostok (Russia)
1120 AD (7)
Raze Smolensk (Russia)
Raze Moscow (Russia)
Start moving workers into positions for railing.
1130 AD (8)
Raze Novgorod (Russia)
1140 AD (9)
Steam in 1 turn, research 70%
Capture Septum (Byzantine)
1150 AD (10)
We get SP. I set research to 0%
If team decides we do need research next player can set it as needed.
We don't have coal in all our huge territory
Coal colony will do the trick.
Start railing.
Take St.Petersburg (Russia) --> Sun Tzu.
Strange Pangea, isn't it?
SAVE
killercane
Deity
This game kicked into overdrive after those Hussars!
