Sengir03 - The Orwellian State

Quick play through


IHT


Run through the cities, agents of Goldstein are playing havoc. Scientists are hired. We MUST have Nuclear Weapons 1st.


Go through the cities, take many off wealth, build factories where I can, we need production for the missiles.


T+1-T+15


Workers are Automated, we're losing money hand over fist, such is the way of Innovative research.


Big Brother has struck the 1st blow against the African upstart, A sea ward Barrage of Debre Berhan.


Fearless is our Navy, Kaskase, has felt the wrath of the Oceanian naval forces.


Bah, the Cowardly African has landed troops in out Icy South, trying to engage us as far from our Might Armed forces and he can get, cowards death is all they shall find.


Mighty weapons of War, has Big Brother devised for these cowards across the ocean.


The African Fools has Swallowed the Bait Big Brother set for him, now to spring the trap.


Glory be to the Artillery brigades, for they attacked into the Ethiopian horde, and paved the way for the Infantry to follow up, though one foolishly, lost to a Calvary unit.


Cowards of the Sea, an Ethiopian Battle ship, sought to do battle with its betters, in our wooden navy, lured to the trap, a heroic Destroyer unit of the 5th naval forces, destroyed the Cowards and sent them to the bottom of the sea's.


The Trap snaps shut, 2 Destroyers, 4 Air ships, 2 infantry and 1 marine are Destroyed in Sippar, at the cost of 1 Infantry taken in the open whilst defending against 2 African aggressors.


Another Mighty Blow is struck by the naval forces, Zeila, is Reeling from the naval bombardment unleashed upon that Dark, city of Goldstein. His laughter, turned to cries of despair as the naval forces closed in upon the city.


Treachery, our Glorious Naval forces have been beset by the Agents of Goldstein. Thinking an approaching Battleship group, was reinforcements sent from Oceania, they let their guard down, and were sunk to a ship.


All records of this event have been removed, they never happened, they never existed.


1830 AD Big Brother raises the Chocolate Rations to 20 Grams per Citizen, an immediate boost in happiness and production is achieved.


Treachery on the sea's continues, a Destroyer is lost at 75%, due to Sabotage by agents of Goldstein, the Forward batteries were armed with Blanks for use in Exercises. All evidence and records of this event have been eliminated.

News in from the Front, a newly produced Destroyer, from the ship yards of Washington, has sunk an Ethiopian Battleship and safely made it to the harbour of Haithabu. News of this event has increased Production in the Washington ship yards by 10%


A Great parade was held as the Destroyer, renamed 'Battleship Hunter Killer' as it sailed into Washington's harbour, fresh from another Victory. Whilst returning to its home port, another Battleship was engaged, sunk to the bottom of the Ocean, 2 out of 2, Glorious be our Naval Squadrons.


Big Brothers Weapons development programme, is in full swing, Greater weapons of war, shall be developed and deployed to our hard pressed forces. The war shall be taken to the Foreign continents and the Agents of Goldstein eliminated.
 
Oh, I'm up, aren't I? Umm.... well, a couple things came up: I finally purchased Arkham Asylum, and I have a mound of work. And not much sleep. I think I'll need a skip this round, unfortunately. I think I would simply keep things help up if you waited on me.
 
That means Brian's up. Game looks good, will check the save later.
 
That means Brian's up. Game looks good, will check the save later.

I'll look at it tomorrow, will give PPP and probably play it Saturday. OK?
 
Plan is simple, build up army build up navy, build tanks, capture the 4 highlighted cities belonging to Zara. Win game.
 
Lads I've played five turns and we're pretty boned. If the AI could competently attack with a navy we'd be dead. But anyway Zara took Babylon with 2 tanks, and I took it back without loss. But now he's taken Dur-Kur whatever and landed a genuine (if not very big) SoD in the city. He's also got battleships pounding away at our coasts, and we don't have an navy to counter. I cannot see a win from here, or even us pushing a stalemate.
Spoilered is the stack. I've moved our own stacks as best as possible to counter but they'll be like chaff to the mills of those tanks and missiles.
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Here's the turnlog:
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Logging by BUG Mod 4.3 [Build 2139] (BtS 3.13-3.19)
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Turn 428/750 (1836 AD) [24-Oct-2010 19:27:23]
Vandal begins: Destroyer (8 turns)
Dur-Kurigalzu begins: Destroyer (8 turns)
50% Research: 1207 per turn
10% Culture: 473 per turn
0% Espionage: 282 per turn
40% Gold: 87 per turn, 79 in the bank

After End Turn:
Haithabu grows to size 11
A Town was built near Namp'o
Washington grows to size 12
Poverty Point grows to size 11

Other Player Actions:
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Shushan
A Fishing Boats near Shushan was destroyed by Ethiopian Attack Submarine

Turn 429/750 (1838 AD) [24-Oct-2010 19:30:03]
A Fort was built near Mari
A Fort was built near Mari
50% Research: 1218 per turn
10% Culture: 479 per turn
0% Espionage: 295 per turn
40% Gold: 96 per turn, 166 in the bank

After End Turn:
Babylon finishes: Destroyer
Birka finishes: Factory
Drafters City grows to size 12
Drafters City finishes: Harbor
Shushan's borders expand

Other Player Actions:
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Cahokia
A Fishing Boats near Cahokia was destroyed by Ethiopian Battleship
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Seoul
A Fishing Boats near Seoul was destroyed by Ethiopian Attack Submarine

Turn 430/750 (1840 AD) [24-Oct-2010 19:32:09]
Babylon begins: Destroyer (7 turns)
Drafters City begins: Destroyer (13 turns)
While attacking, Destroyer 13 (Seoul) escapes from Ethiopian Attack Submarine (Prob Victory: 50.0%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Namp'o, Destroyer 13 (Seoul) loses to Ethiopian Attack Submarine (6.00/30) (Prob Victory: 50.0%)
While attacking, Orwellian Destroyer 1 of Seoul decimates Ethiopian Attack Submarine (Prob Victory: 100.0%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Namp'o, Orwellian Destroyer 1 of Seoul (30.00/30) defeats Ethiopian Attack Submarine (Prob Victory: 100.0%)
50% Research: 1264 per turn
20% Culture: 581 per turn
0% Espionage: 314 per turn
30% Gold: -41 per turn, 262 in the bank

After End Turn:
A Infantry was drafted in Capital City
A Infantry was drafted in Heroic Epic
A Infantry was drafted in Drafters City
Capital City finishes: Artillery
Heroic Epic grows to size 13
P'yongyang finishes: Artillery
Wonsan finishes: Airship
Namp'o finishes: Destroyer
New York finishes: Anti-Tank
Washington's borders expand
A Town was built near Poverty Point

Other Player Actions:
While defending in Orwellian territory near Haithabu, Orwellian Frigate 1 of Birka loses to Ethiopian Battleship (40.00/40) (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
Attitude Change: Darius I (Persia) towards Zara Yaqob (Ethiopia), from 'Pleased' to 'Cautious'

Turn 431/750 (1841 AD) [24-Oct-2010 19:36:03]
Capital City begins: Airship (4 turns)
P'yongyang begins: Airship (8 turns)
Wonsan begins: Airship (3 turns)
Namp'o begins: Destroyer (7 turns)
Destroyer 16 (Namp'o) promoted: Combat I
Destroyer 16 (Namp'o) promoted: Combat II
While attacking, Destroyer 16 (Namp'o) escapes from Ottoman Destroyer (Prob Victory: 74.7%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory near Ulsan, Destroyer 16 (Namp'o) loses to Ottoman Destroyer (1.20/30) (Prob Victory: 74.7%)
A Fort was built near Mari
50% Research: 1251 per turn
20% Culture: 577 per turn
0% Espionage: 309 per turn
30% Gold: -41 per turn, 221 in the bank

After End Turn:
Draft anger has decreased in Drafters City
Haithabu finishes: Factory
Drafters City grows to size 11
Hyangsan's borders expand
Washington finishes: Destroyer
Boston's borders expand
Cahokia finishes: Forge

Other Player Actions:
While defending in Orwellian territory at Babylon, Bowman 7 (Uppsala) loses to Ethiopian Tank (28.00/28) (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
Buddhism has been removed: Babylon
Confucianism has been removed: Babylon
Babylon lost
Buddhism has spread: Babylon (Ethiopian Empire)
Confucianism has spread: Babylon (Ethiopian Empire)
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Washington
A Fishing Boats near Washington was destroyed by Ethiopian Battleship

Turn 432/750 (1842 AD) [24-Oct-2010 19:40:44]
Haithabu begins: Destroyer (8 turns)
Washington begins: Airship (3 turns)
Cahokia begins: SAM Infantry (11 turns)
Destroyer 17 (Washington) promoted: Combat I
Destroyer 17 (Washington) promoted: Combat II
Orwellian Artillery 1 of Capital City promoted: City Raider I
Orwellian Artillery 1 of Capital City promoted: City Raider II
While attacking, Orwellian Artillery 1 of Capital City decimates Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 36.9%)
Orwellian Artillery 1 of Nidaros promoted: City Raider I
Orwellian Artillery 1 of Nidaros promoted: City Raider II
While attacking, Orwellian Artillery 1 of Nidaros escapes from Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 51.0%)
While attacking, Infantry decimates Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 100.0%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Babylon, Infantry (20.00/20) defeats Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 100.0%)
While attacking, Infantry decimates Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 100.0%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Babylon, Infantry (16.60/20) defeats Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 100.0%)
Buddhism has been removed: Babylon (Ethiopian Empire)
Confucianism has been removed: Babylon (Ethiopian Empire)
Babylon's borders expand
Buddhism has spread: Babylon
Confucianism has spread: Babylon
Captured Babylon (Zara Yaqob)
Babylon begins: Barracks (2 turns)
A Watermill was built
While attacking, Destroyer 17 (Washington) escapes from Ethiopian Battleship (Prob Victory: 11.2%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory near Haithabu, Destroyer 17 (Washington) loses to Ethiopian Battleship (33.60/40) (Prob Victory: 11.2%)
While attacking, Orwellian Frigate 1 of Hyangsan escapes from Ethiopian Battleship (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory near Haithabu, Orwellian Frigate 1 of Hyangsan loses to Ethiopian Battleship (33.60/40) (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
40% Research: 968 per turn
20% Culture: 544 per turn
0% Espionage: 290 per turn
40% Gold: 57 per turn, 184 in the bank

After End Turn:
A Infantry was drafted in Dur-Kurigalzu
A Infantry was drafted in Nidaros
A Infantry was drafted in Drafters City
Drafters City grows to size 10
Opis's borders expand
Opis finishes: Harbor

Other Player Actions:
While defending in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Infantry loses to Ethiopian Tank (15.68/28) (Prob Victory: 74.9%)
While defending in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Babylonian Pikeman 1 of Akkad (3.84/6) defeats Ethiopian Cavalry (Prob Victory: 70.3%)
While defending in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Babylonian Pikeman 1 of Akkad loses to Ethiopian Tank (28.00/28) (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
Buddhism has been removed: Dur-Kurigalzu
Dur-Kurigalzu lost
Buddhism has spread: Dur-Kurigalzu (Ethiopian Empire)


I made a few mistakes, mostly naval, but they wouldn't have helped. Can anyone see a way out of this or will I just prolong the inevitable.

Forgot the save, rectified
 

Attachments

Hmm, that doesn't look too good. Do we even have anything that can make a decent dent in a tank stack?
 
Hmm, that doesn't look too good. Do we even have anything that can make a decent dent in a tank stack?

We have some artillery, and infantry and one or two anti tanks. But the biggest problem is the fact that we're going to suffer fearsome losses whatever we do, and the BULL AI seems to be a lot more competent than the official AI, so I wouldn't rule out a second stack coming at us.
If we had nukes we could destroy them on the high seas using the Airship radar net I'm building.
 
TRAITOR, HOW DARE YOU DENY THE GLORIOUS PLAN OF BIG BROTHER

Mighty is our Armed forces, Manifest is our destiny.

We shall fight the agents of Goldstein both on the sea's and land. They may cower in their shells of steel, on both land and sea, but we we prevail.

Such traitorous utterances shall be dealt with by a visit from the Thought Police, and a visit to Room 101.

(Will look at saved game in 36 hr's)
 
TRAITOR, HOW DARE YOU DENY THE GLORIOUS PLAN OF BIG BROTHER

Mighty is our Armed forces, Manifest is our destiny.

We shall fight the agents of Goldstein both on the sea's and land. They may cower in their shells of steel, on both land and sea, but we we prevail.

Such traitorous utterances shall be dealt with by a visit from the Thought Police, and a visit to Room 101.

(Will look at saved game in 36 hr's)

Well I've only played 5 turns, but I felt the situation was serious enough to warrant consultation. I've another seven to go through (to round up the number to a 0).
 
Mmm, defend for now and tech to nukes, that seems to be the only way out.

We're building Manhattan atm, so at the most we need rocketry (haven't looked at tech since posting last), but our biggest problem is the antiquated army we have, especially on the East coast where we were attacked. I think a mass round of whippings and drafting may be in order for the rest of my turnset and the next.
I'll finish it out later today, hopefully I won't die.
 
Any chance to make peace with Zara and declare on Cyrus as a stall tactic?

Didn't think of that, but then Dur-whatever will be sitting in our backs like a fifth-columnist dagger pointed straight at both our heart and our spleen.
 
What's the Problem, big army in Nippur, upgrade the cannons, sent in the Artillery 1st and kill the landed stack, rinse and repeat.

Nippur is in the lower SE of the continent, in the ice flows, scene of our 1st glorious victory.

Why are you building wealth, all should build wealth, upgrade what we have too, then all build troops hang the science, a turn of 4 later won't matter that much.

Its application of force at Critical points that matters, not Number or troops, or Tech rate.
 
My turns are played I've finished out to turn 440 and we're still alive. IPEX I didn't follow your advice, I went with an outrageous obnoxious obsolete ossified ossault instead.

I won't give a blow by blow account, but things are looking stalematish.

OK Autolog first (full dump):
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Logging by BUG Mod 4.3 [Build 2139] (BtS 3.13-3.19)
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Turn 428/750 (1836 AD) [24-Oct-2010 19:27:23]
Vandal begins: Destroyer (8 turns)
Dur-Kurigalzu begins: Destroyer (8 turns)
50% Research: 1207 per turn
10% Culture: 473 per turn
0% Espionage: 282 per turn
40% Gold: 87 per turn, 79 in the bank

After End Turn:
Haithabu grows to size 11
A Town was built near Namp'o
Washington grows to size 12
Poverty Point grows to size 11

Other Player Actions:
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Shushan
A Fishing Boats near Shushan was destroyed by Ethiopian Attack Submarine

Turn 429/750 (1838 AD) [24-Oct-2010 19:30:03]
A Fort was built near Mari
A Fort was built near Mari
50% Research: 1218 per turn
10% Culture: 479 per turn
0% Espionage: 295 per turn
40% Gold: 96 per turn, 166 in the bank

After End Turn:
Babylon finishes: Destroyer
Birka finishes: Factory
Drafters City grows to size 12
Drafters City finishes: Harbor
Shushan's borders expand

Other Player Actions:
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Cahokia
A Fishing Boats near Cahokia was destroyed by Ethiopian Battleship
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Seoul
A Fishing Boats near Seoul was destroyed by Ethiopian Attack Submarine

Turn 430/750 (1840 AD) [24-Oct-2010 19:32:09]
Babylon begins: Destroyer (7 turns)
Drafters City begins: Destroyer (13 turns)
While attacking, Destroyer 13 (Seoul) escapes from Ethiopian Attack Submarine (Prob Victory: 50.0%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Namp'o, Destroyer 13 (Seoul) loses to Ethiopian Attack Submarine (6.00/30) (Prob Victory: 50.0%)
While attacking, Orwellian Destroyer 1 of Seoul decimates Ethiopian Attack Submarine (Prob Victory: 100.0%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Namp'o, Orwellian Destroyer 1 of Seoul (30.00/30) defeats Ethiopian Attack Submarine (Prob Victory: 100.0%)
50% Research: 1264 per turn
20% Culture: 581 per turn
0% Espionage: 314 per turn
30% Gold: -41 per turn, 262 in the bank

After End Turn:
A Infantry was drafted in Capital City
A Infantry was drafted in Heroic Epic
A Infantry was drafted in Drafters City
Capital City finishes: Artillery
Heroic Epic grows to size 13
P'yongyang finishes: Artillery
Wonsan finishes: Airship
Namp'o finishes: Destroyer
New York finishes: Anti-Tank
Washington's borders expand
A Town was built near Poverty Point

Other Player Actions:
While defending in Orwellian territory near Haithabu, Orwellian Frigate 1 of Birka loses to Ethiopian Battleship (40.00/40) (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
Attitude Change: Darius I (Persia) towards Zara Yaqob (Ethiopia), from 'Pleased' to 'Cautious'

Turn 431/750 (1841 AD) [24-Oct-2010 19:36:03]
Capital City begins: Airship (4 turns)
P'yongyang begins: Airship (8 turns)
Wonsan begins: Airship (3 turns)
Namp'o begins: Destroyer (7 turns)
Destroyer 16 (Namp'o) promoted: Combat I
Destroyer 16 (Namp'o) promoted: Combat II
While attacking, Destroyer 16 (Namp'o) escapes from Ottoman Destroyer (Prob Victory: 74.7%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory near Ulsan, Destroyer 16 (Namp'o) loses to Ottoman Destroyer (1.20/30) (Prob Victory: 74.7%)
A Fort was built near Mari
50% Research: 1251 per turn
20% Culture: 577 per turn
0% Espionage: 309 per turn
30% Gold: -41 per turn, 221 in the bank

After End Turn:
Draft anger has decreased in Drafters City
Haithabu finishes: Factory
Drafters City grows to size 11
Hyangsan's borders expand
Washington finishes: Destroyer
Boston's borders expand
Cahokia finishes: Forge

Other Player Actions:
While defending in Orwellian territory at Babylon, Bowman 7 (Uppsala) loses to Ethiopian Tank (28.00/28) (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
Buddhism has been removed: Babylon
Confucianism has been removed: Babylon
Babylon lost
Buddhism has spread: Babylon (Ethiopian Empire)
Confucianism has spread: Babylon (Ethiopian Empire)
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Washington
A Fishing Boats near Washington was destroyed by Ethiopian Battleship

Turn 432/750 (1842 AD) [24-Oct-2010 19:40:44]
Haithabu begins: Destroyer (8 turns)
Washington begins: Airship (3 turns)
Cahokia begins: SAM Infantry (11 turns)
Destroyer 17 (Washington) promoted: Combat I
Destroyer 17 (Washington) promoted: Combat II
Orwellian Artillery 1 of Capital City promoted: City Raider I
Orwellian Artillery 1 of Capital City promoted: City Raider II
While attacking, Orwellian Artillery 1 of Capital City decimates Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 36.9%)
Orwellian Artillery 1 of Nidaros promoted: City Raider I
Orwellian Artillery 1 of Nidaros promoted: City Raider II
While attacking, Orwellian Artillery 1 of Nidaros escapes from Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 51.0%)
While attacking, Infantry decimates Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 100.0%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Babylon, Infantry (20.00/20) defeats Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 100.0%)
While attacking, Infantry decimates Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 100.0%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Babylon, Infantry (16.60/20) defeats Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 100.0%)
Buddhism has been removed: Babylon (Ethiopian Empire)
Confucianism has been removed: Babylon (Ethiopian Empire)
Babylon's borders expand
Buddhism has spread: Babylon
Confucianism has spread: Babylon
Captured Babylon (Zara Yaqob)
Babylon begins: Barracks (2 turns)
A Watermill was built
While attacking, Destroyer 17 (Washington) escapes from Ethiopian Battleship (Prob Victory: 11.2%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory near Haithabu, Destroyer 17 (Washington) loses to Ethiopian Battleship (33.60/40) (Prob Victory: 11.2%)
While attacking, Orwellian Frigate 1 of Hyangsan escapes from Ethiopian Battleship (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory near Haithabu, Orwellian Frigate 1 of Hyangsan loses to Ethiopian Battleship (33.60/40) (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
40% Research: 968 per turn
20% Culture: 544 per turn
0% Espionage: 290 per turn
40% Gold: 57 per turn, 184 in the bank

After End Turn:
A Infantry was drafted in Dur-Kurigalzu
A Infantry was drafted in Nidaros
A Infantry was drafted in Drafters City
Drafters City grows to size 10
Opis's borders expand
Opis finishes: Harbor

Other Player Actions:
While defending in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Infantry loses to Ethiopian Tank (15.68/28) (Prob Victory: 74.9%)
While defending in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Babylonian Pikeman 1 of Akkad (3.84/6) defeats Ethiopian Cavalry (Prob Victory: 70.3%)
While defending in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Babylonian Pikeman 1 of Akkad loses to Ethiopian Tank (28.00/28) (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
Buddhism has been removed: Dur-Kurigalzu
Dur-Kurigalzu lost
Buddhism has spread: Dur-Kurigalzu (Ethiopian Empire)

Logging by BUG Mod 4.3 [Build 2139] (BtS 3.13-3.19)
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Turn 433/750 (1843 AD) [27-Oct-2010 16:57:06]
While attacking, Catapult 8 (Heroic Epic ) escapes from Ethiopian Infantry (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
While attacking in Ethiopian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Catapult 8 (Heroic Epic ) loses to Ethiopian Infantry (20.00/20) (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
While attacking, Catapult escapes from Ethiopian Infantry (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
While attacking in Ethiopian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Catapult loses to Ethiopian Infantry (20.00/20) (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
While attacking, Catapult escapes from Ethiopian Infantry (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
While attacking in Ethiopian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Catapult loses to Ethiopian Infantry (17.60/20) (Prob Victory: 0.0%)
Orwellian Artillery 2 of Babylon promoted: City Raider I
Orwellian Artillery 2 of Babylon promoted: Barrage I
While attacking, Orwellian Artillery 2 of Babylon decimates Ethiopian Infantry (Prob Victory: 58.9%)
Orwellian Artillery 2 of Capital City promoted: City Raider I
Orwellian Artillery 2 of Capital City promoted: Barrage I
While attacking, Orwellian Artillery 2 of Capital City decimates Ethiopian Marine (Prob Victory: 56.7%)
Orwellian Artillery 2 of Wonsan promoted: City Raider I
Orwellian Artillery 2 of Wonsan promoted: Barrage I
While attacking, Orwellian Artillery 2 of Wonsan escapes from Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 63.2%)
Artillery 1 (Capital City) promoted: City Raider I
Artillery 1 (Capital City) promoted: Barrage I
While attacking, Artillery 1 (Capital City) escapes from Ethiopian Marine (Prob Victory: 66.1%)
Artillery 2 (P'yongyang) promoted: City Raider I
Artillery 2 (P'yongyang) promoted: Barrage I
While attacking, Artillery 2 (P'yongyang) escapes from Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 88.3%)
While attacking, Cannon decimates Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 91.1%)
While attacking, Cannon decimates Ethiopian Marine (Prob Victory: 91.2%)
While attacking, Infantry decimates Ethiopian Marine (Prob Victory: 96.4%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Infantry (9.20/20) defeats Ethiopian Marine (Prob Victory: 96.4%)
While attacking, Babylonian Maceman 1 of Heroic Epic escapes from Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 82.1%)
While attacking in Ethiopian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Babylonian Maceman 1 of Heroic Epic loses to Ethiopian Tank (3.36/28) (Prob Victory: 82.1%)
While attacking, Maceman 2 (Heroic Epic ) decimates Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 85.5%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Maceman 2 (Heroic Epic ) (8.00/8) defeats Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 85.5%)
While attacking, Anti-Tank 1 (New York) decimates Ethiopian Marine (Prob Victory: 99.0%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Anti-Tank 1 (New York) (14.00/14) defeats Ethiopian Marine (Prob Victory: 99.0%)
While attacking, Maceman 5 (Nidaros) decimates Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 99.4%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Maceman 5 (Nidaros) (8.00/8) defeats Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 99.4%)
While attacking, Maceman 6 (Akkad) decimates Ethiopian Infantry (Prob Victory: 99.9%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Maceman 6 (Akkad) (8.00/8) defeats Ethiopian Infantry (Prob Victory: 99.9%)
While attacking, Maceman decimates Ethiopian Marine (Prob Victory: 99.1%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Maceman (8.00/8) defeats Ethiopian Marine (Prob Victory: 99.1%)
While attacking, Babylonian Crossbowman 1 of Vandal decimates Ethiopian Marine (Prob Victory: 94.0%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Babylonian Crossbowman 1 of Vandal (2.16/6) defeats Ethiopian Marine (Prob Victory: 94.0%)
While attacking, Swordsman decimates Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 99.9%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Swordsman (6.00/6) defeats Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 99.9%)
While attacking, Heroes of the Sword (Swordsman) decimates Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 99.9%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Heroes of the Sword (4.68/6) defeats Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 99.9%)
While attacking, Swordsman 7 (Nippur) decimates Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 99.4%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Dur-Kurigalzu, Swordsman 7 (Nippur) (6.00/6) defeats Ethiopian Tank (Prob Victory: 99.4%)
Buddhism has been removed: Dur-Kurigalzu (Ethiopian Empire)
Dur-Kurigalzu's borders expand
Buddhism has spread: Dur-Kurigalzu
Captured Dur-Kurigalzu (Zara Yaqob)
Dur-Kurigalzu begins: Library (8 turns)
While attacking, Orwellian Destroyer 1 of Seoul decimates Ottoman Destroyer (Prob Victory: 100.0%)
While attacking in Orwellian territory at Ulsan, Orwellian Destroyer 1 of Seoul (25.80/30) defeats Ottoman Destroyer (Prob Victory: 100.0%)
Birka begins: Destroyer (12 turns)
40% Research: 947 per turn
20% Culture: 517 per turn
0% Espionage: 287 per turn
40% Gold: 57 per turn, 244 in the bank

After End Turn:
The whip was applied in Dur-Kurigalzu
A Infantry was drafted in Dur-Kurigalzu
A Infantry was drafted in Vandal
A Infantry was drafted in Birka
A Infantry was drafted in P'yongyang
Babylon finishes: Barracks
Capital City finishes: Airship
Wonsan begins: Airship (3 turns)
Wonsan finishes: Airship
Seoul finishes: Artillery
Namp'o's borders expand
Hyangsan finishes: Destroyer
Boston grows to size 10
Atlanta grows to size 3

Other Player Actions:
Creative Constructions founded in a distant land
While defending in Orwellian territory at Ulsan, Orwellian Destroyer 1 of Seoul loses to Ethiopian Battleship (40.00/40) (Prob Victory: 4.9%)
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Ulsan
A Fishing Boats near Ulsan was destroyed by Ethiopian Battleship

Turn 434/750 (1844 AD) [27-Oct-2010 17:06:46]
Babylon begins: Grocer (6 turns)
Capital City begins: Airship (4 turns)
Seoul begins: Artillery (9 turns)
Hyangsan begins: Destroyer (7 turns)
Destroyer 18 (Hyangsan) promoted: Combat I
Destroyer 18 (Hyangsan) promoted: Combat II
A Fort was built near Mari
A Fort was built
40% Research: 942 per turn
20% Culture: 517 per turn
0% Espionage: 287 per turn
40% Gold: 57 per turn, 301 in the bank

After End Turn:
A Infantry was drafted in Babylon
A Infantry was drafted in Seoul
A Infantry was drafted in Hyangsan
Draft anger has decreased in Mesa Verde
Nidaros finishes: Anti-Tank
Birka finishes: Transport
Wonsan's borders expand
Nippur grows to size 8
Washington begins: Airship (3 turns)
Washington finishes: Airship
Boston finishes: Artillery
Poverty Point finishes: Factory
Atlanta finishes: Work Boat

Other Player Actions:
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Namp'o
A Fishing Boats near Namp'o was destroyed by Ethiopian Battleship
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Mesa Verde
A Fishing Boats near Mesa Verde was destroyed by Ethiopian Attack Submarine

Turn 435/750 (1845 AD) [27-Oct-2010 17:13:40]
Nidaros begins: Grocer (9 turns)
Boston begins: Anti-Tank (9 turns)
Poverty Point begins: Infantry (8 turns)
Atlanta begins: Granary (90 turns)
A Fishing Boats was built near Atlanta
A Fort was built
Airship 2 (Capital City) promoted: Combat I
Airship 3 (Wonsan) promoted: Combat I
Airship 4 (Washington) promoted: Combat I
40% Research: 924 per turn
20% Culture: 511 per turn
0% Espionage: 287 per turn
40% Gold: 32 per turn, 358 in the bank

After End Turn:
A Infantry was drafted in Wonsan
A Infantry was drafted in Shushan
A Infantry was drafted in Namp'o
Tech research finished: Industrialism
Capital City grows to size 16
Vandal finishes: Destroyer
Alhazen (Great Scientist) born in Borsippa
Birka grows to size 9
Drafters City grows to size 11

Other Player Actions:
Mining Inc founded in a distant land
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Namp'o
A Fishing Boats near Namp'o was destroyed by Ethiopian Battleship
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Atlanta
A Fishing Boats near Atlanta was destroyed by Ethiopian Attack Submarine

Turn 436/750 (1846 AD) [27-Oct-2010 17:19:19]
Research begun: Flight (10 Turns)
Vandal begins: Battleship (9 turns)
Borsippa begins: Battleship (20 turns)
Opis begins: Forge (30 turns)
Mound City begins: Airship (14 turns)
Golden Age begins
0% Research: 452 per turn
30% Culture: 640 per turn
0% Espionage: 280 per turn
70% Gold: 510 per turn, 390 in the bank

After End Turn:
A Infantry was drafted in Ulsan
A Infantry was drafted in Washington
Capital City finishes: Airship
Wonsan begins: Airship (3 turns)
Wonsan finishes: Airship
New York finishes: Infantry

Turn 437/750 (1847 AD) [27-Oct-2010 17:27:51]
Capital City begins: Tank (5 turns)
New York begins: Tank (7 turns)
Maceman promoted: City Raider I
Maceman promoted: City Raider II
0% Research: 452 per turn
30% Culture: 640 per turn
0% Espionage: 280 per turn
70% Gold: 497 per turn, 10 in the bank

After End Turn:
Babylon finishes: Grocer
Heroic Epic finishes: West Point
Drafters City grows to size 12
P'yongyang begins: Airship (6 turns)
P'yongyang finishes: Airship
Shushan grows to size 7
Namp'o begins: Destroyer (6 turns)
Namp'o finishes: Destroyer
Washington begins: Airship (3 turns)
Washington finishes: Airship
A Village was built near Poverty Point
Chaco Canyon's borders expand

Other Player Actions:
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Borsippa
A Fishing Boats near Borsippa was destroyed by Ethiopian Battleship
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Babylon
A Fishing Boats near Babylon was destroyed by Ethiopian Attack Submarine

Turn 438/750 (1848 AD) [27-Oct-2010 17:31:25]
Babylon begins: Tank (6 turns)
Heroic Epic begins: Tank (3 turns)
0% Research: 446 per turn
30% Culture: 640 per turn
0% Espionage: 280 per turn
70% Gold: 506 per turn, 493 in the bank

After End Turn:
A Infantry was drafted in Drafters City
Haithabu finishes: Destroyer
Wonsan begins: Airship (3 turns)
Wonsan finishes: Airship
Hyangsan finishes: Destroyer
Mesa Verde finishes: Work Boat

Other Player Actions:
A Village was built near Nidaros

Turn 439/750 (1849 AD) [27-Oct-2010 17:34:36]
Haithabu begins: Battleship (7 turns)
Hyangsan begins: Battleship (7 turns)
A Fort was built near Nippur
A Mine was built near Cahokia
0% Research: 446 per turn
30% Culture: 640 per turn
0% Espionage: 280 per turn
70% Gold: 499 per turn, 999 in the bank

After End Turn:
Draft anger has decreased in Vandal
Dur-Kurigalzu finishes: Library
A Town was built near Haithabu
Drafters City grows to size 11
Seoul finishes: Artillery
Washington begins: Airship (3 turns)
Washington finishes: Airship

Other Player Actions:
A Hamlet was built near Nidaros
A Cottage was built near Nidaros
A Fishing Boats was destroyed near Opis
A Fishing Boats near Opis was destroyed by Ethiopian Battleship

Turn 440/750 (1850 AD) [27-Oct-2010 17:37:04]
Dur-Kurigalzu begins: Battleship (15 turns)
Seoul begins: Tank (7 turns)
A Fishing Boats was built near Mesa Verde


Summary:
Military:
We lost Babylon on turn 432 but it was lightly guarded so retaken same turn.

But we then also lost Dur-whatever the next turn.
So I went with the assault as detailed above. Sent in Catas first, then Artys and Cannons. Then went infantry anti tanks and all the obsolete units. The result was:
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Ironically the mace in the first pic lost, but he was the only one, aside from our last 3 catapults. We took back the city with the sword, if we had more to kill I had drafted infantry ready to work their magic.

We did this to his power:
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Powerafter.jpg

While nice to see it shows the hole we're in

The attacking stack has been split up for city defence.

I did about 5 turns of infantry drafting on this round. We should look for more opportunities from here on out.
I also did a few mace>infantry upgrades at HE city too.

However, we have no control of our seas:
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I'm building destroyers and battleships and have some airships for collateral. All the carriers are full of fighters.


And if Zara has transports:
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We're pretty much boned. And whats worse Zara has about 4.5m soldiers Darius has over 6m.


We are building tanks though so our lands should be fairly hard to take for now.

Science
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I turned off science for the next four turns, it's still off. Upgrade money is more important atm. Once our most obsolete units are rifles turn back on science.
I also set culture to 30% to offset the draft unhappy.

Great Persons
Borsippa popped a scientist. The same turn I found an Engineer and Artist sleeping in Seoul (why was I not informed?). I settled the Engineer in Akkad for Manhattan. The other two were popped for a GAge.

Manhattan
T-5 turns. Build nukes waste Zara.

Our sea resources are pretty much gone but on diplo I managed to swing the following trades:
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I also voted Darius in the Sec Gen elections:
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Seeing as he voted himself in I was right.


Darius is Lost in Space!
Spoiler :
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Screenshot says it all.

I'm happy with the set, not so happy with the hole we're in. Hopefully Nukes will be the great equaliser, massed Nukes and Paras are the only option atm IMO.
The save:
 

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Sorry about the crack about wealth, those 1 tile Island cities, can't build anything, so its science of wealth.

I'm very optimistic about our chances.

Darius will trade sugar spices and pig, for most of your spare resources, and give +1 gold, don't ask for Banana, it'll cost us 35+ gold alone, that's the swing resource.

That and gardens will help the ill health problems.

Build some basic building in retaken cites, namely Babylon, with a Granary and harbour for +5 food.

One major thing, we are AGGRESSIVE, Double production speed of Drydocks, (50% production or water units) and Barracks. All cities with some sort of production base, should build a Drydock if on water.

Washington has 1 settled Great General, that could be a 2nd promoted unit production point. This should be on Auto Battleships, not Airships, with a settled Great General.

Engage in a round of Whipping to get out important building/units, Hang the happy.

State Religion still needs to be spread to some cities.

Gardens could be build in cities for the +2 Happy and the +2 Health, its out special building, why not use it.

Cities on Auto Airship production, while we face fighters, is a losing proposition. Dry docks and Battleships at the very least.

I know it hard to build the wish list, while facing invasion, but we should use;

1) Slavery to whip in quickly, our special buildings and drydocks with the overflow.
2) Air ships v's Fighters is a loser, at worst wealth or science.
3) Hammer multipliers for the Nuke production due in T-4 Turns or so.

Zara has a high Military strength, but made up of Paper fighters/bombers, who can't hit us, UNLESS they are sailed over on a carrier, Sink them, or re-based into a captured city, retake it.

I'm very optimistic on our chances. If they launch, a sea ward assault on the capital city put paid to that effort, and Conquest/domination, No.

Cultural..:lol:

Time :huh:

We're near enough to Parity on troops, no real advantages now except for production and Nukes.
 
Who the *(^&(* is up...giving me too much time to chat.

Since we must 'stay in war with AT LEAST one of the others, we could declare on Darius. OR....

We could drag Darius in on our side to combat the Vial African up start.

True Orwellian nature in that we join with East Asia, to fight African menace, or something.

Who is up???
 
Norvin's up IIRC. I'm on deck but are a bit pressed for time. Should clear up in a couple of days.
 
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