My second LP, this time it's deity.

[The Pilgrim]

Look, my chariot archer indirectly killed a longsowrdsman.

CA kill infantry for me directly. Cannot wait for the expansion. 10HP nonsense has to go.

 

[Realyn]

Of course your right about 100 hp being better then 10, but I was talking about baiting the enemy unit closer to my units. Sadly the chariot archer died while doing so

 

[The Pilgrim]

Of course your right about 100 hp being better then 10, but I was talking about baiting the enemy unit closer to my units. Sadly the chariot archer died while doing so

I know. That's why I mentioned 'directly'. I usually bait with workers though. With 10HP CA is a perfectly viable unit at any era, especially when promoted.

 

[Realyn]

Oh, right. Wasn't sure you completly got it.

To be honest I can't remember using CA's ever ever. Not because they are bad strenght wise ... like you have pointed out even an upgraded archer is worthwhile lategame.
It's more the requirement of the wheel and horses.
Usually I need to sell my horses to rushbuy archers. Well .. thats quite ironic .

CA upgrade into knights and lose their upgrades however. Upgraded archers on the other side win 8 ranged strength. Should play a game as Arab and abuse the ranged knights sometime soon .

 

[The Pilgrim]

Sometimes I build 1 or 2 for fast scouting and barbs busting. And obviously with medieval UU on the horizon. Occasionally I get too excited and forget to pull them back before first promotion kicks in and then there is no point in upgrading them anymore if it's Songhai or Siam. Also ironically the same thing happens with horsemen when I play Mongolia/Arabia. And I have nobody to blame but myself. Of course getting CA's to logistics is a pain as they can never be the main force so I'm stuck with them as is till the very end.

And yes, I'm madly in love with crossbows as well. Especially the initial scout.

 

[Realyn]

Just fighting Babylon with rifleman/cannons at ~1100 ad. I'm taking like 5 screenshots per turn. I'll try to give you a good write down with my epic paint skillz tomorrow!

 

[Realyn]

Jeez, finally quit playing. Played waaaaay to long. Got 350 pictures to post tomorrow ...

Know that I said that before ... but this time I've been in deep sh...

 

[durian]

Jeez, finally quit playing. Played waaaaay to long. Got 350 pictures to post tomorrow ...

Nice preview, looking forward to that update! That diplomacy screen doesn't look too good...

 

[Realyn]

Got my coffee ready and paint open!

Spoiler :

Building the National Epic for the 33% culture bonus. Culture victory I'm coming!!

I don't remember why, but I decided to go for Kakakorum. Pretty much all of my meele units will die because I have to block out Turfan aswell. Stupid move ....

Lucky me.

Healing up.

Used the GS on chemistry ... because

+1 hammer on hills is huge. I missed to take a production overview screenshot sadly.

Buying OP for my caravell

Blocking off Turfan. That horseman will die ..

Scary. Most likely she has tripple that amount around her cities.

Thats actually where I grew up and spend time when I'm not studying in Aachen.

Uhm yeah right ... I think I signed some paper about going to war with Denmark.

 

[Realyn]

vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

Spoiler :

Goodbye, horsman.
I really lost a stupid amount of units here.But yeah ... happens.

Gonna be close with my only meele unit being at 6 or 7 hp ... hope he survives. If not I'll have to rushbuy a horseman somewhere close.

The sad thing is, maybe one of those will help me. After wiping Mongolia off the map I might *cough cough* get some denouncing and declaring on me going.

...

Points looking ok-ish so far. No runaway civ on the other continent

Please, please let me get it. Would be such a help for the cultural victory ;p

And again ...

Babylon marching for Denmark. Good if he gets some units killed.

And again ...

Yeah you have to

Lols@Gandhi going amok.

Uhm, ok Babylon ... Time for me to get the war with Mongolia finished and secure my southern borders.

So about Gandhi ...

 

[Realyn]

>>>>>><<<<<<

Spoiler :

What a shame our border deal ended ...

Nooooo

Allready moved most of my units southern. Only the 2 longbowmans and the 1 longswordman took the last Mongol city.

Let the denouncing begin ...

Really need the cash. Still got 2 GG's.

Using the GS on fertilizer. Why not on rifling? My main goal are artilleries, so I'm gonna need all the techs anyway.
I don't have the money to upgrade to alot of rifleman right now anyway. So yeah .. the +1 food on some farms is better than having the GS sit around for ages.

Trying to find friends. But he said no ...

Nevermind ..

Really not good.

 

[Realyn]

^v^v^v^v^v^v^

Spoiler :

Keeping my CS relation high is important right now. Really don't want anyone to steal one of my CS's before he declares on me.

Uhm ... ****

I have some time to gather troops, since Babylon is fighting Japan and my two CS's first.

Holy molly.

Love is in the air ..

Japan really weak. I'd love to take Osaka, since Japan isn't willing to trade OB to me.

Red dots: Siege units, Blue dots: Meele units. Of course this would never work against human player who simply set up siege 2 tiles south of Singapore.

Don't look at me like that ...

Golden Age Golden Age !

Gonna use my double attack longbowsman to get that city and hopefully make peace soon.

Yes I got. I'm a fkn warmonger.

LOL, how nice. I thought our defensive pact canceled when I declared on Denmark, but it didn't. Cathy is at war with Babylon too. DP working just like it should.

I'm building barracks pretty much everywhere right now. I really rate those buildings highly. Rifleman with lvl 2 promotion are thaaaat much stronger.

Nothing at all around Boston. Would love to but can't afford taking it.

Yeah, atleast some RA are finishing.

Let's take bets. Will Sidon survive ?

Yeah right. I could alt+f4 as well.

1000g were worth it.

Starting to build roads.

 

[Realyn]

,.-,.-,.-,.-

Spoiler :

Disbanding my caravells

Woah I need to get my units to Singapore. I have put my open field III units next to my left city to invade Japan. But gonna put that on hold.

Getting my workers down. NEED ROADS!

40 hammers in a not so old city, not bad.

Go Monaco Go!

Those Rifleman will die. I need to buy time.

Taking the heal promotion for my knight and yeah ... he's gonna die aswell.

Phew. Save for a turn or two.

Finally got my first +1 range unit.

Denmark coming down ... to fight Russia .. or Babylon.

 

[Realyn]

>>|<<

Spoiler :

Declared on Japan. Really want Osaka.

My rough terrain guy is the only one who survived the Mongolian war ... He's pretty useless here tho

Line of city states saving my ass. Need to buy Quebec back, AGAIN!

Long range double attack crossbowman(oh jeez, longbowman are the english UU. Why didn't anyone correct me? ;p I'm really not used to the english version.)coming after he got that Babylon city in the north.

Just declare war ...

First circle of promoted rifleman kicks in.

Singapore really should be safe with those +1 range units.

All those rifleman will be lvl2.

This rifleman will die most likely. But like I said before, you can't be "sad" about loosing meele units. Sometimes its better to trade units in front of your siege line.

I stand correct, he didn't die.

GA for cash.

Woah, sooo empty. But I'm taking Japan first. Time is playing for me as long as I can hold Singapore.

Took double attack.

Those knights running arounda are the usual medic knights.

I'm slowly removing roads I don't need anymore. You can't image how important they were. Especially with cannons or artillery you can set up and shoot the same turn.

 

[Realyn]

toooo short

Spoiler :

Want to build Military Academies in every city before pumping out new units.

~13 GPT and happyness aren't bad.

Babylon got rifleman.

Whoops. Moved away too many units. That one rifleman of mine has to die now ...

Doing as much damage with him as possible.

And got a backup rifleman behind him.

._. you badass.

Boston so empty.

Promoted just in time .. but before that turn I took a break and forgot Denmark declared on me -.-.

Infanty? Not bad.

That rifleman did bite the dust. But I'm producing enough reinforcements with my core cities. The northern Greek and Mongolian cities however are still building happyness, culture, production and science buildings. I'm pretty confident I can hold Singapore now. Only thing I'm scared of is Russia joining the war after I took Japan.

Again "suiciding" a meele unit. I don't want to be defensive which means relocating my siege units.

One word: ****. Forget the military academies. Only two turns till dynamite. I will retreat most of my units out of Japan. 2 promoted artilleries should get the job done.

 

[Realyn]

Another 4 posts to go .

Spoiler :

Good luck Vienna und Quebec .

More highly promoted range units.

So lucky that Denish pikeman didn't kill it.

Soooo need to finish dynamite.

You died bravely buddy.

Go Dublin! You can do it. Conquer Denmark, please.

Rush buying the cannon.

And he retreats-.-

Persia joines the party.

 

[Realyn]

World War I emerges.

Spoiler :

Ya for Notre Dame.

Those 2 Artilleries will get the job done.

Signed Peace with Babylon. Holding off the Persian-India invasion will be hard enough.

Blue=Meele buffer, Red=Artillery, Green=promoted long range crossbowmans.

Just in time.

Gandhi is far behind tech wise.

Persia not so much

Well done.

More for the cultur bonush through piety.

Got my defensive line up.

One till north of the selected rifleman my rough terrain III war hero finally found some use.

Healing him up. Only lvl 3 rifleman ... so yeah, why don't use heal.

 

[Realyn]

2 more to go

Spoiler :

Babylon joined the party? Tokyo is mine.

Dublin razed a city lol.

Vienna is gonna fall. AI finally decided to attack a CS and not walk past them.

Second artillery finally healed up.

Imagine I would have gotten the Sixtine Capelle ... India has build it btw.

Notice how I'm blocking the Persian cavalary.It can't attack either artillary

Most cities I annexed have built everything important by now.

No moneyz to upgrade that cannon .

 

[Realyn]

Last one.

Spoiler :

So, I was really tired when playing yesterday and this is seriously stupid. I wanted to know if there is a Indian city close to the fog of war I can take. Gonna move those units back when I start playing ...

Sooo stupid. And I raged so much yesterday crossing that damn river.

Missclicked -.-

Don't get stupid ideas ...

Stupid anti tank gun. So hard to kill without giving him xp to heal up.

Have I said how stupid that is? I really need to get my units back. Would be ed right now if Babylon/Russia declare.

Range 4 for teh win!

No city there, turn around!!1

I declined. But thinking of it might be good idea so he moves his units around. Don't know yet

 

[The Pilgrim]

Geez, good stuff! Makes me miss ugh... culture games a lot. Science is boring. After current attempt I'm gonna take a break from this nonsense.

About that horse... Did you have to kill him? There was a single keshik in the city. What could he possibly do? AI has no idea how to use them.