I've adopted Organized religion, as I'm just building buildings, researched Astronomy, for trade routes and observatories, then Gunpowder, chemistry, Military science (ships of the line) and Steel (dry docks)
Shaka's, who's been in red fist mode for most of the time, declared war, and has only sailed 15+ Galleons past my southern seas. I've only got warriors in cities, and will play a no troops landing variation.
I got the Marathon golden age, once he declared war, with a galleon in my sea's (trigger) and switched to Slavery and vassalage, I'm going to whip out Frigates now, with buildings if only 1 pop whip first. I'm going to have to whip 2 or 3 frigates per city at least.
ALL CITIES go onto build frigates non stop, 8 turn on military science, whipping for 2 pop or 1 pop, frigates, frigates and more frigates.
NO troops landed
, sunk 5 galleons already, 2 caravels and sending out on sentry for more attacks. Have to guard against Khan from the North.
1520 AD I now have ship of the line enabled, going for steel. I've got a sentry line out covering the eastern sea, but spread a bit thin, the western sea, has only 2 sentry posts, with 10 frigates at one, and 1 at the lower 2nd. I Great General is born, I'll join him to a Ship of the line, and send East, to boost my defenses. Troops are Warriors only and will remain so, NO TROOPS SHALL SOIL THE SCARED SOIL OF ATLANTIS.
As can be seen from the war statistics, I've sunk an invasion force or 3 so far. I've no idea, what Shaka was up to, when he first declared war. No invasion, just sailing galleons east and west?? I've had to whip 2/3 Frigates per city, and will whip a Dry dock as well, but just build ships of the line now.
1572 AD Steel is in, I now research Nationalism, for the Taj Mahal, if I get so lucky, then its Democracy for Statue of Liberty. Lost one frigate to a dual frigate attack from Shaka, SOB I've now got ships of the line in most outward sentry posts.
I've lost the Taj race 2 turns later, Justinian, must have gotten Nationalism in a trade from Isobela, and immediately built it with a Great Engineer he popped 1 turn before
, thems the breaks. Mia Bella, who's in red fist mode, I assume Shaka or Saladin, as I'm +6, is going for constitution now, race for the Statue of Liberty
I've just received the Guns for butter Quest again, don't think I'll bother this time, as I don't have Taj Mahal.
Quest14: Guns Butter Pre req: GUNPOWDER Obsolete: RIFLING or RAILROAD Active/Weight: 30/200 Aim: Build default number of players for this world size +1 Musket men (8 for standard) Result: 1.All Musket man units gain the Pinch promotion 2.IF Vassalage civic gain 400 gold 3.IF you control the Taj Mahal wonder trigger a golden age
Nah, said I'd stay with Warriors, with no Taj Mahal, not worth it.
Building Dry docks and Iron works in Uruk, move capital to Capital city as well, for gold bonuses, under Bureaucracy.
I make a trade with Justinian for Printing press, he was Hassling me for Chemistry, so I did it, speeds up Democracy for me.
I just had Mia Bella
come by demanding gunpowder, I gave in as she had fallen to Cautious, I've then traded it off to Saladin for 340 gold, Justinian has gunpowder as I traded Chemistry with him.
I also go around and delete all the frigates with less then 5 experience, if they have sufficient Ships of the line with them to take up duties. Keep a few about to sink Galleons, or on sentry duty. I also adjust the cities back to mainly buildings as I have sufficient naval forces for the moment I feel. Need more commerce buildings, as I have all observatories built.
1634 Constitution is in, I do a 3 civic's switch to Caste system, Bureaucracy, and Representation. I've a great Engineer awaiting the Building of the statue of Liberty, or mining Corp, think I'll hold for mining corp, as I'm building Ironworks in Uruk to speed along Statue of Liberty, with bureaucracy in Capital of Uruk.
Democracy is in, I build Jails in ALL CITIES, except Uruk, which finishes off Ironworks for 1 turn, then Statue of Liberty and jail. Replaceable parts in next, 10 turns, then beeline combustion, scientific method.
I've just found Shaka's main naval stack, as I moved my sentries west forward 5 places and places my sighted Sentry frigate in Mia Bella's
lands. I move all Ships of the line and frigates to intercept this naval stack of doom.
SOB the Monkey Excretment, Saladin, decides to attack me with a naval stack now, I have to pull ships off sentry and mass build them again. Shaka's got about 30 ships coming for me in about 5 naval stacks. I'm just sinking the screening frigates then the galleons, the sole frigates, of which there is a stack of 6, I'll leave alone for the moment. I've lost 2 ships of the line in the latest round of battles at 95% or higher odds
I move all available ship of the line to intercept Shaka, attacking out of Mia Bella's
lands.
I don't have a full count of what was sunk, but its about 15 galleons 15 Frigates from Shaka, 6 Caravels and 3 Galleons from Saladin. Good think I didn't trade him Chemistry. I lost 2 or 3 Ships of the line, and have gone back to building 2/city except Uruk, which is on the Statue of Liberty.
Moving ships back to position now, I also lost my sighted frigate to a frigate attack from Shaka, so I have to build a new one and promote it to sight with victory. I now have 6 Ships of the line, guarding against further incursions from Saladin. GD piece of Monkey Excretment.
Shaka, has researched Education, and is just sending his attacking units in dribs and drabs, with Khan and Saladin sending the occasional unit.
1750 AD I've built the Statue of Liberty, currently teching railroads/Corporation, I do a civic's switch into Emancipation, as I don't have enough food to justify Caste system, and too small an empire as well.
This is where I feel I messed up last time, I'll see if it makes a difference or not. Shaka can now research combustion as well as Khan, really they are 1. I want Corporation 1st for Mining corp, then Combustion, trade for scientific method, or now, beeline Super conductors through refrigeration.
I do a dual civic's switch to Emancipation and Free Religion, I thought about Theocracy, but until Saladin's vassalized, no. I'm equal to Mia Bella
on power with just shipping, and she's pleased, hates Shaka and Saladin more then me, and Justinian has gone back to Judaism again.
1759 A GG was born for Shaka, with no fighting, unless it came from my sinking his Frigate.
I make a trade with Bella, mainly to gain Drama and Economics, and she's gone into red fist mode, but is friendly with me, so its either Saladin, Justinian if he's broken free or Shaka (I doubt). I now adopt Free market, for the trade routes and build Customs houses all over the lands.
I now trade off Military science to Isobela for Corporation, as she's now friendly. Racing to Railroad to obtain Mining Corporation, with my 2 great Engineers available.
I now trade off steel for Scientific Method, world maps and some gold with Justinian. If its Justinian, might as well be both,
Saladin's too far behind to worry about. I hold off for 1 turn, I want to get Physics for steel and Steam power, plus some thing else from Isobela.
I'm now racing to Combustion, as Shaka now has Ships of the line available.
I've incorporated Mining corporation, its now Combustion, then beeline Refrigeration and super conductors. I've forgone the Pentagon, the Fascism Great General, really I should just attach all to destroyers/ships of the line. I also adopt free market for the extra trade routes.
I trade with Isobella; Steam power and Steel for Physics and theology.
1800 AD I've just built the oil well, and up graded my ships of the line to Destroyers, I feel safe now, can't be invaded, and I'm blockading the only route in for Isobela, just in case.
I also incorporate Creative Constructions, to stop Shaka getting any hammer bonuses, I've forgone Christo Rendentor now, don't use it much anyway. All the Media wonders, Shaka probably will get anyway, can't help that.
I don't believe it, I first lose 1 destroyer to a Iron clad at 98%, then I lose the 2nd at 70% defending to a frigate.
, must have killed too many ships so far.
I now offload Railroad; 1st to Justinian for Biology and Electricity, then to Izzy for Rifling, 30 gold, adopt free market, and stop trading with Shaka, well, won't last long, but hopefully I'll go back to friendly with her now.
Really, I now have to treat Justinian and Izzy as one player, but I can trade the same item twice to them,
1827 AD Refrigeration is in, I build Supermarkets and public transports all over, now its super conductors in 28 turns.
1844 I receive the inflation event, I've been hording cash for that and the warlords events, 25% less inflation for 253 gold, yes please, now I'm 65+ve at 90% research.
I make a trade with Mia Bella
, biology for Assembly line and a few trinkets.
she wouldn't go free market, full on hammers is Mia Bella
or defeat 
