Leowind
Emperor
Voting in the general directions poll seems to have ceased. Trade took top spot, closely followed by straight path to Philosophy. No others were close. So now we are voting on what our next goal will be once we've discovered Monarchy:
Trade will require two techs: Currency (Marketplace) and Trade (Caravans and Marco Polo's). Philosophy will require 4 techs: Writing (Diplomats/Libraries), Literacy (Great Library), Mysticism (Oracle ) and Philosophy. Trade was our top direction indicated, but delaying Philosophy could lose the free tech advantage to the AI. Also the Writing/Literacy path makes Republic available, Mysticism can lead to Astronomy (Copernicus' Observatory) and Philosophy can lead to Monotheism (Crusaders and Mike's Chapel). In addition to these goals, I've listed some techs that should be currently available we might want to consider as a priority. After this poll is closed we'll talk about alternative techs if our choices are not available.
Trade will require two techs: Currency (Marketplace) and Trade (Caravans and Marco Polo's). Philosophy will require 4 techs: Writing (Diplomats/Libraries), Literacy (Great Library), Mysticism (Oracle ) and Philosophy. Trade was our top direction indicated, but delaying Philosophy could lose the free tech advantage to the AI. Also the Writing/Literacy path makes Republic available, Mysticism can lead to Astronomy (Copernicus' Observatory) and Philosophy can lead to Monotheism (Crusaders and Mike's Chapel). In addition to these goals, I've listed some techs that should be currently available we might want to consider as a priority. After this poll is closed we'll talk about alternative techs if our choices are not available.