Office of the Ambassadorship to Apolyton

[Donovan Zoi]

10pm GMT, right? I'll be there.

Do you have any idea if CGN is going to join this chat?

 

[croxis]

well, poly wishes to discuss our own two deals, however i can contact CGN if you want them there (if Iknew who to contact )

 

[Cheetah]

I can contact CGN if you'd like. miccofl requested a chat between all three of us...

 

[Donovan Zoi]

Since it looks like we will be getting the save today and entering Republic, I have emailed Trip to set up a chat for our "gold for tech" arrangement. I would encourage anyone that can make it to join us.

I will post Trip's confirmation when I receive it. Please post any questions or concerns you may have with this arrangement.

Hello Trip,

As you should know, we did not enter Republic last turn and will certainly end our transition into the new government this turn. I would like to meet today(Tuesday) at 430pm EST(2130 GMT) to discuss a gold for tech arrangement so that we may forward the turn as quickly as possible. I would hate to hold the save for over 24 hours two times in a row.

Please let me know if you will be present at this time, and when we can expect the save.

Respectfully,

Donovan Zoi

 

[Ankka]

****, it's too late for me again...

 

[Emp.Napoleon]

And to early for me.

 

[Cheetah]

I just make it.

Btw, when will it be appropiate to have a chat between Fanatikou, Netatolia and Apolyton?

 

[Donovan Zoi]

Change of plans. It turns out we will not get the save until this eveing, so the chat will be recheduled to 11pm EST(0400 GMT).

My apologies for the confusion.

 

[Ankka]

0600 for me... I'm not gonna wake up just for that...

 

[Donovan Zoi]

OK, here's a preliminary chat I had with Arnelos a few nights ago, which leads up to the one I had with Trip last night:

 

[Donovan Zoi]

And here's the one I had with Trip last nite. I will try to elaborate on key passages.

 

[Donovan Zoi]

Here's the first part of the chat, where we talk about the output of our new Republic. Of course, Trip wants to get whatever he can from us, but I would like to discuss it here first.

For the record, we are currently set at manually giving Poly 35 gpt for this. I will be opening a discussion thread soon.

[22:02] <Trip> so, you're in Republic now I see
[22:02] <DX_Zoi> It's true
[22:02] <DX_Zoi> At 0% science we are making 49gpt, but.....
[22:02] <Trip> I see
[22:02] <Trip> that's quite a lot
[22:03] <DX_Zoi> we are currently making settlers, so that number may not
hold up
[22:03] <Trip> okay
[22:03] <Trip> we could probably work with 40 then
[22:03] <DX_Zoi> I was thinking along the lines of 30gpt for now, but would
that be enough to get us Invention?
[22:04] <DX_Zoi> 40.....
[22:04] <DX_Zoi> How about we split the difference for now? at 35
[22:04] <Trip> well...
[22:05] <DX_Zoi> and see how our growth spurt goes
[22:05] <Trip> you see, when we go high science we run a -110 deficit
[22:05] <DX_Zoi> say 10 turns at 35 and revisit?
[22:05] <DX_Zoi> btw, how many turns until Invention?
[22:05] <Trip> 4
[22:06] <Trip> we will need a very large influx of cash to run at a
respectable rate for any period of time
[22:06] <Trip> -110 is... a lot
[22:06] <DX_Zoi> hmmmm.......any more than 35 I will have to go back to the
people.
[22:07] <DX_Zoi> I understand entirely Trip, and do not wish to shortchange
you here
[22:07] <DX_Zoi> what happens if you drop science 10%...does it go to 5
turns?
[22:08] <Trip> no, stays at 4
[22:08] <Trip> stays at 4 whatever we go at
[22:08] <Trip> perhaps we can do 35 for now and you can go back and discuss
a higher sum
[22:08] <DX_Zoi> and now what is your -gpt?
[22:08] <Trip> to be honest we did not expect you to have such a large GPT
[22:08] <DX_Zoi> I didn't either...we have alot of rivers
[22:09] <DX_Zoi> what is your -gpt at -10% science?
[22:10] <Trip> right now we are running at minimum science, and make a bit
less than you, IIRC
[22:10] <DX_Zoi> has Invention been a 40 turn tech for you?
[22:10] <Trip> yes
[22:11] <DX_Zoi> do you have Theology yet?
[22:11] <Trip> we are trading it to CGN for Invention
[22:12] <DX_Zoi> getting it from CGN?
[22:12] <Trip> yes
[22:12] <DX_Zoi> ok
[22:13] <DX_Zoi> can you do me a favor?
[22:14] <DX_Zoi> If you put your science at 50%, run your mouse over
Theology for the appox. turns
[22:14] <Trip> I would, but CGN already sent us Theology
[22:15] <DX_Zoi> aha, then how about Gunpowder?
[22:15] <DX_Zoi> forget that
[22:15] <Trip> hehe
[22:15] <Trip> why do you ask?
[22:16] <DX_Zoi> we zero out at 50% research. -1 gpt
[22:16] <Trip> haha
[22:16] <Trip> lucky
[22:16] <DX_Zoi> was curious how close you were to that
[22:16] <Trip> we have a very high - GPT
[22:17] <Trip> we gots a few units
[22:17] <DX_Zoi> I remember

 

[Donovan Zoi]

As you can judge from the last chat, Poly fully intends to give us Silks. And here is an email from Arnelos stating he forgot to send us Silks, and will make sure we get them next time.

CFC,

Sorry guys, I just realized that I completely forgot the silks gift because it
wasn't an option until after I'd founded the new city near the end of the turn.

So my bad on that. I've made sure to post it in the urgent issues section of our
next turn's orders thread, so hopefully SOMEONE will remember it, even if I'm not
there.

Sorry about this.

- Consul Arnelos of Apolyton

 

[Ankka]

Poly is making 110 gpt decifit with full sci? They must have a few units...