SGOTM 13 - Ivan

[I. Larkin]

I am up and playing now.
I wait some input but...
It is a tricky to attack across that large sea wihout Astronomy.
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[Marsden]

I thought I am up.
The latest roster I found was:
Automated Teller UP
Elear on Deck
Marsden
P. Freddo
I. Larkin "just played"But I did not play yet.

Mr. Larkin, then AT, then me again. I hope to make much better notes and have something better to note.

 

[I. Larkin]

I put save on server, and will write soon.
Important:
Spain and America made peace and now America focus on us.
Before revolt we have to make peace and then start "Research program"
Kansas will be relocated to Brown Dot.
0 690*AD ""*Found
IBT Nothing
1 700*AD ""* Capture Kansas City.
IBT Disband LA. Switch to Theology.
2 710*AD ""*Found Satsuma.
IBT ZZZ
3 720*AD ""*Found Kagosima
IBT San-Diego expanded.
4 730*AD ""*
IBT ZZZ
5 740*AD ""*Found Nara
IBT Korea and Dutch starts Universal Suffrage.
6 750*AD ""*
IBT Somebody killed our Curragh at far west.
7 760*AD ""*Found Nagoya. Iroques offer Fur+13 gpt for our Iron. But not any tech. Decided to wait while establish embasyy and make MA vs Babylons. Trade our WM around.
IBT Korea and Portugal make embargo vs us.
8 770*AD ""* Offer: “Iron to Iroquois for their fur” gone.
IBT America Capture Madrid. Spain and America made peace.
9 780*AD ""*
IBT American Embargo ends.
10 790*AD ""*
IBT America unload Knight.
11 790*AD " Killed knight.

 

[I. Larkin]

About Roster.
Wekend just starts. So may be we put Elear after Marsden like
AT, Marsden, Elear, Freddo, Ivan?

me: So, shall I take into account you in Sgtom Roster? I am up there now...

Elear: @Larkin: Yes, although I make no guarantees on my ability to play. The best times are of course, weekends.

 

[AutomatedTeller]

Sorry - didn't realize I was up.

I will get tonight and play tomorrow.

 

[AutomatedTeller]

hey guys. I'm having a problem - it keeps crashing on me. I get a turn or two, and then I crash.

I dunno what's going on.

 

[I. Larkin]

hey guys. I'm having a problem - it keeps crashing on me. I get a turn or two, and then I crash.

I dunno what's going on.

Let Marsden try this. If he crush as well we will complain...

 

[AutomatedTeller]

One thing I noticed is that the GLib has, apparently, been burned. It no longer shows up in the list of wonders, thus we can't do the elevator. I'm not actually sure how we can win this, as we are an age behind. Should we shut off research and try to buy our way to tech parity?

 

[Marsden]

I will try it now.

 

[I. Larkin]

One thing I noticed is that the GLib has, apparently, been burned. It no longer shows up in the list of wonders, thus we can't do the elevator. I'm not actually sure how we can win this, as we are an age behind. Should we shut off research and try to buy our way to tech parity?

With the configuration of the sea we could not reach TGL before Astronomy.
This event shows, that there is no way anyway. I had once in my experience similar game (Diety, Tundra Island start...). At some stage I came to the situation of 3 turn research (reputation was lost) first 3 myself and the rest bought for lump sum. End of the game was expedition to destroy capitols of potential "space shipers".

 

[I. Larkin]

I will try it now.

What have happend?

 

[Marsden]

Save

Sorry I took so long. No crashes, but plenty of slowdowns, then I had to restart to get my system back to speed. This appears to be just about as much as my system can handle, I don't know how I'm going to do it if we make it to the modern age.

Turn set 195 to 205

Turn 195 (800AD) Open save, upon looking around, notice everyone hates us but Byzantines. Also, there’s a bug with the Inca, the text by the leaderhead doesn’t appear.
Raised science to 90%. Moved settler south towards settling point, moved galley and horseman.

Osaka finishes horseman, change to library

Turn 196 moved injured units to nearby towns. Moved extra horseman to Nara.

Kagoshima finishes temple, start horseman. Kansas City finishes settler, abaondoned.

Turn 197 moved settler to dot 4 on map and settle Ciudad de Freddo move new settler to dot 6 on map. Moved units around Marsdenland.

In between Egypt threatens and declares war on us.

Turn 198 moved settler to dot 6 on map and founds AutomatedTellerville. Set to temple. American frigates escorting another galleon. Approach.

Turn 199 moved units around Marsdenland to defend eventual American attack

IBT Americans land 2 cavalry 4 tiles away from both our M infantries. L

Turn 200 vArcher Vs. v Cav. Cav 2/4 v horse Vs rCav Cav 2/4 v horse Vs r cav horse 2/4 Vhorse Vs v Cav horse 2/4 We only lost an archer and a horse.
Cut science to 80% to conserve gold.

Turn 201 moved one galley to explore south, other to transport more troops to Marsdenland. American ships leave.

IBT Library in Kyoto finishes starts M Infantry Temple in Satsuma finishes, start catapult. The Americans land another R cavalry.

Turn 202 4/4 M Infantry Vs 3/3 Cav 5/5 M infantry.

IBT Babylon offers peace, but they don’t have anything, so I tell them buzz off.

Turn 203 America bombards our troops, they heal. Unload 2 more units. Send galley back. Exploring galley sinks. Moving catapult to bombard frigate.

Turn 204 catapult hits frigate. Move units around, workers road

 

[I. Larkin]

May be it is resonable to revolt to Republic. I can't see how much America want for peace, may be it will be cheaper if we make peace with Babs.

 

[I. Larkin]

BTW, P. Freddo up. I'v seen that he is alive but he did not appear here. AFAIK Elear has no time to play.

 

[Più Freddo]

P. Freddo up.8

Oh. I've looked at the latest roster posted, and it said Elear, so I was waiting for him. I'll get it A.S.A.P.!

Any tips up front?

Edit: Got it att 900 AD.

 

[I. Larkin]

Check how much america want for peace. And if situation OK revolt to Republic. Since reputation lost we may only rely on own research.

 

[Più Freddo]

I've had a crash because memory ran out. I have 1.5 GB, but I'm not sure where the "draw buffer" is allocated. The graphical card will not be all that advanced.

Will start again from the Autosave when I have time. Everything takes forever.

Our war luck is turning to the worse. This game is going to the gutter. Can we ge the wooden spoons without more torture, or do we have to finish?

 

[I. Larkin]

I've had a crash because memory ran out. I have 1.5 GB, but I'm not sure where the "draw buffer" is allocated. The graphical card will not be all that advanced.

Will start again from the Autosave when I have time. Everything takes forever.

Our war luck is turning to the worse. This game is going to the gutter. Can we ge the wooden spoons without more torture, or do we have to finish?

Oh, it will be second wooden spoon in the row... Can we make peace with Americans and progress normally?

 

[Più Freddo]

Can we make peace with Americans and progress normally?

Americans were no problem. I gave them Tokyo for peace. Revolt to Republic was no problem. Our science output increased. Then the Egyptians landed three Cavalry on Marsdenland and all our troops died attacking them. Had to give them AutomatedTellerville for peace. Then we also lost War Happiness.

I'll found a city next to AutomatedTellerville in order to try to steal back the Incense. I also hope Tokyo will flip back soon. We'll see.

The problem with the crash is that when you trade with thirty tribes, so much memory leaks from the program (redrawing the diplomacy screen) that it eventually crashes. In the future, I'll save and restart efter each trading round.

 

[Più Freddo]

0 _900 AD Sell World Map for 1 gold many times. Buy Territory
Map and 8 gold for WM from France. Make RoP and MA with Spain against
Portugal gaining 3 pt, paying 6 gold. Sell The Republic to Maya for 21
gold. Sell Peace Treaty to Babylon for 20 gold. MM Osaka
Coast>BG. Make peace with America for Tokyo, which is squeezed in
close to our capital. Revolt.

1 _910 AD Disband most troops.

2 _920 AD Republic. Egyptian ship shows up. Research up to 90%,
Theology in 7 turns on unsustainable deficit.

3 _930 AD Egypt lands three Cavalry. All our troops die, none
of the Cavalry. Peace for AutomatedTellerville -- lose Incense and War
Happiness.

4 _940 AD Game crashes. Sell WM many times.

5 _950 AD Mongols extort 22 gold. Germany extorts 21 gold.

6 _960 AD

7 _970 AD Reject ultimatum for 4 gold from England. Portugal
destroys Spain. We lose 3 gpt. Found Ivanograd.

8 _980 AD

9 _990 AD Kyoto builds Aqueduct. Portuguese ships arrive.

X 1000 AD Discover Theology.