By the way we were really short on Markets. I tried to fix that since unit counts seemed fine.
Rat29 1BC AWM - pangaea
- Thread starter ThERat
- Start date
suggested eastern cities because they're bigger, but getting rid of our second front certainly helps us more. expected an inland sea too, but this explains the few units we encountered there.
hf TheOverseer
We weren't able to grab as many cities as I would have liked. The terrain was so lousy though that the cities weren't able to grow at all. I think at this point I would just destroy them if they drop to size 1 so we can concentrate on the attack.
TheOverseer714
Overseer
Got the save, I will probably begin play tonight. Hopefully I will have a cavalry army out laying waste by around turn 5, and can burn some useless, non-growing cities and capture some nice ones. I'm thinking the new Greek towns SE of old India look ripe as keepers.
Keeping cities seem a good idea. I would make sure you have your workers in place to connect up the roads so you don't need to have your Army wait (much) for units to defend the city.
Overseer,
Do you need a swap?
Do you need a swap?
Actually, there is a chance I won't play again. I just posted because it was 4 days. Sometimes real life has a way of pouncing on one.
If Overseer needs a day or two more, I am fine with that too.
If Overseer needs a day or two more, I am fine with that too.
TheOverseer714
Overseer
I am done with my turns, my internet was too twitchy to post the results last night. Everything went pretty well, grabbed 4 more enemy cities. I'm a little under the weather, but I owe the team my best effort. Here is my turn-log:
The save:
Spoiler :
Spoiler :
The save:
Looking good. Hopefully by the end of ThERat's turn we will be past the mountains and not have to deal with units in them.
To speed this game along we really need more armies.
To speed this game along we really need more armies.
TheOverseer714
Overseer
I had no leaders from ~20 elite victories. Hopefully, the HE can make a difference. Should we make the Military Academy in Babylon, or is it too late to have any real impact?
ThERat
Deity
got it...looks like really good progress here 
barbslinger
Gun blast'n shot drinker
Is there a reason you guys seem to be so short on artillery? I know it was always so important in AW games I've been in the past.
TheOverseer714
Overseer
Mostly the support costs and build priorities are why we are low on artillery. The variant means we depend on the AI to build our cities, which means wide spacing and less support. I we were building cities, we would have at least twice as many in the same amount of space.
ThERat
Deity
Pre-Turn
MM and put our capital back to 20spt, why was it on 18spt for no reason???
our production capability is still pretty limited, I wonder whether communism would be better for us in the future
1. 1210AD
take Tarentum
defeat a redlined templar and then lose a elite cav against red knight on flat
this however is avenged by a e-pike win against the knight that gives us a leader
fill army and send it towards Molde
at Troy defeat a mace and send mace army towards Eritrea
2.1220AD
take out 2 units and Molde is ours...supply might be a problem soon for our cav armies
move the other army out of Tarentum and take Juli, we need to defend those cities, though
take out 2 units in Eretria and defeat settler pair + pike around that area
3. 1230AD
start to attack Rhodes, then take Eritrea
defeat 2 zerks at Molde
4. 1240AD
Molde seems to be the new magnet for the AI
defeat 1 LB at Eretria and grab Rhodes
IT enemy units move towards empty Tarentum
we ge banking, physics next in 9
5. 1250AD
take out templar and knight near Molde
move army out and take Pharsalos, Greeks have no more saltpeter
take out 2 knights at Rhodes, but our army is redlined in the process
6. 1255AD
move towards Rome with mace army, some strategic moves to strengthen the front
IT Greeks finish Cops
Molde gets under pressure from Viking units
7. 1260BC
lose a cav at Molde trying to take ou 3 units
take out 2 zerks while moving cav army north to what looks like the Viking core
take out 2 muskets in Rome
IT first defensive action during my turnset, take out knight and the left over zerk and gain a leader
lose a cav later on though
8. 1265AD
the pressure around Molde and Pharsalos is quite substantial as the Incas come from there
pull back army from Birka and take out knight and LB
manage to take Rome
IT Vikings land 3 units next to Rome
9. 1270AD
after mining for some time, Madras is now at 20spt as well
take out 3 units near Molde
move cav army into Rome and defeat 2 ACavs there
10. 1275AD
Rome is really weak as I take Antium after defeating a mere pike there
take out 3 knights from Inca at Molde, situation there is still critical and we need more units around
we have a 1 cav army in Molde as well, needs to be filled
take Birka as a buffer to Molde
Jerusalem in the north is now pop2, we might want to take it out
2 cavalry are on their way
with more armies and units, we should be able to overwhelm the enemy pretty soon
MM and put our capital back to 20spt, why was it on 18spt for no reason???
our production capability is still pretty limited, I wonder whether communism would be better for us in the future
1. 1210AD
take Tarentum
defeat a redlined templar and then lose a elite cav against red knight on flat
this however is avenged by a e-pike win against the knight that gives us a leader
fill army and send it towards Molde
at Troy defeat a mace and send mace army towards Eritrea
2.1220AD
take out 2 units and Molde is ours...supply might be a problem soon for our cav armies
move the other army out of Tarentum and take Juli, we need to defend those cities, though
take out 2 units in Eretria and defeat settler pair + pike around that area
3. 1230AD
start to attack Rhodes, then take Eritrea
defeat 2 zerks at Molde
4. 1240AD
Molde seems to be the new magnet for the AI
defeat 1 LB at Eretria and grab Rhodes
IT enemy units move towards empty Tarentum
we ge banking, physics next in 9
5. 1250AD
take out templar and knight near Molde
move army out and take Pharsalos, Greeks have no more saltpeter
take out 2 knights at Rhodes, but our army is redlined in the process
6. 1255AD
move towards Rome with mace army, some strategic moves to strengthen the front
IT Greeks finish Cops
Molde gets under pressure from Viking units
7. 1260BC
lose a cav at Molde trying to take ou 3 units
take out 2 zerks while moving cav army north to what looks like the Viking core
take out 2 muskets in Rome
IT first defensive action during my turnset, take out knight and the left over zerk and gain a leader
lose a cav later on though
8. 1265AD
the pressure around Molde and Pharsalos is quite substantial as the Incas come from there
pull back army from Birka and take out knight and LB
manage to take Rome
IT Vikings land 3 units next to Rome
9. 1270AD
after mining for some time, Madras is now at 20spt as well
take out 3 units near Molde
move cav army into Rome and defeat 2 ACavs there
10. 1275AD
Rome is really weak as I take Antium after defeating a mere pike there
take out 3 knights from Inca at Molde, situation there is still critical and we need more units around
we have a 1 cav army in Molde as well, needs to be filled
take Birka as a buffer to Molde
Jerusalem in the north is now pop2, we might want to take it out
2 cavalry are on their way
with more armies and units, we should be able to overwhelm the enemy pretty soon
ThERat
Deity
The Roster:
TheRat -
el_filet - Up
Rodent - On Deck
Greebley
TheOverseer
TheRat -
el_filet - Up
Rodent - On Deck
Greebley
TheOverseer
TheOverseer714
Overseer
I'm betting that the Byzantines are on an island, as I have only seen a settler pair from them. If we are going for Domination, we can probably win while totally ignoring them. The Vikings are also pretty weak, as are the Romans. Looks like this one's getting to the mop-up stage. I think the next could be Emperor level if we continue the 1BC variant, I think our strategy is pretty well nailed down.
Ya I like conquest victories too for AW. Destroying your enemies feels more in line with the concept.
ThERat
Deity
maybe we skip el filet for now as he hasn't posted a got it. Rodent, do you want to take this?
I agree that we could go for conquest after all
I agree that we could go for conquest after all
