Oh boy. We should strongly consider stealing banking and spam some banks. How is maintenance in our distant cities? Courthouses should be cheap at this point. I am guessing our trade routes are all domestic?
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are all domestic, Zara is runing Mercantilism.
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Yeah, let's take him asap. At least we can slow him down. Burn a few cities, pillage a few seafood, general mayhem.
He has a big stack somewhere between Pasa and the barb city. I think it should turn back when we burn barb city this turn. Stack included 10 rifles. I think it's best if he gathers all rifles before we attack in that city. But if Pasa borders aren't fixed, maybe we are in trouble. He can walk around our stack and take Persepolis if we move on Tarsus... We must split stack on 3 tiles to prevent this. Cavalry is still very dangerous to both Pasa and Persepolis.
He has a big stack somewhere between Pasa and the barb city. I think it should turn back when we burn barb city this turn. Stack included 10 rifles. I think it's best if he gathers all rifles before we attack in that city. But if Pasa borders aren't fixed, maybe we are in trouble. He can walk around our stack and take Persepolis if we move on Tarsus... We must split stack on 3 tiles to prevent this. Cavalry is still very dangerous to both Pasa and Persepolis.
Of course! So banks?
Well Zara is fast getting out of control. His stack is somewhere in the fog too.
We really need to throw everything at him soon. If he has 7-8 rifles a city this could get ugly.
Should we ask for the extension here?? There is no way we can rush this out in 30-40 turns.
We really need to throw everything at him soon. If he has 7-8 rifles a city this could get ugly.
Should we ask for the extension here?? There is no way we can rush this out in 30-40 turns.
No Banking and we need to steal Physics...
And tbh i dont think htat banks willhelp us a lot.
Biggest issue is happines. If we could run slider at 0% it would be fine. But its not worth with all this
.We just need to finish Brennus asap.
And yea go for Zara we just have to take him out or will be too late.
Edit.
I didnt noticed that we have slider at 80%
so it isnt too bad.Yep we would have to steal banking. Then build banks. Right now we need military. That or to go hammer crazy and try for a different military tech. The reality is that Zara will out tech us now whatever we do unless we attack him.
+27 gold with slider at 80% tax.
Ideally we would need a stack of 40-60 units here for Zara. I don't think we can wait for that.
+27 gold with slider at 80% tax.
Ideally we would need a stack of 40-60 units here for Zara. I don't think we can wait for that.
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Let's build galleons in Hippo. Land a stack outside Yue-chi when we declare. It has 4 rifles and isn't on a hill, we can take it with 4-5 cannons and a bunch of cuirs. Then they can get back on galleons to heal and move on Yeha. One galleon picks up replacement units from Hippo and Carthage. We need some frigates to protect galleon stack, already have 3 in the north. Send both from Carthage to there as well.
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We make 200 gold/turn pillaging the next few turns, keep doing that in Celtic lands! I missed 2 villages NW of former Gergovia, pillage them. Pillage everything, so much gold in that. Cuirs can catch up with cannons later. And take out those Vienne towns while moving in cannon stack.
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With Physics in a couple of turns, Persepolis will be a great airship base. We can hit his cavalry out in the open before they hit us. Hopefully this should reduce the hits we take and flanking damage. They can also hit most of his cities from there.
I am absolutely exhasted here. Sending a stack by sea could really help here. Does Zara have any frigates?? We would still need to get the units to Hippo.
That or galleon chain units from Celt land to Pasargadae.So in a few turns we could transport entire stack. Would need a lot of galleons.
That or galleon chain units from Celt land to Pasargadae.So in a few turns we could transport entire stack. Would need a lot of galleons.
I am at work, so I am going by what you guys say and what I see in one screenshot. We appear to be just above breaking even with 20% culture and 80% gold.No Banking and we need to steal Physics...
If we can't finish electricity because we don't have the cash, we could be in trouble! (Space Elevator!!!)
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We have over 500 gold now, even though I did only one turn of 80% gold. We can finance teching with pillaging and conquest for a while. Then build wealth. Like Gumbolt said, getting electricity won't be any problem at all. Zara is. Gilgamesh might be.
We need to get the spy over to Giggles soon and find out what he has. It might be best to declare and wait for him to move his stack on us. We'll see.
We need to get the spy over to Giggles soon and find out what he has. It might be best to declare and wait for him to move his stack on us. We'll see.
I think we should either make a plan or play this on. Declaring on Zara will certainly slow him down. The question is how long do we wait? If we want galleons this could take a few turns. Otherwise we go for it.
Will our captured city ever get it's culture? Why the !!! by its city name? Bizarre.
Will our captured city ever get it's culture? Why the !!! by its city name? Bizarre.
I think we should move this 14 Cuirs and DoW Zara. tahts 2-3 turns. In thsi time we can make 3 Galleons and Frigate, upload 4 cannons and 2 Grens and 3 Cuirs for eexample and take this costal city too. Bombard with Frigates and attack with cannons from that side.
Yep we need all the units we can on front line.
The big danger is what his stack in the fog does? It could appear anywhere. At fish or Hippo or?? Who knows where. We should locate this stack and pillage all the roads around it. Leave it in the middle of nowhere 8-9 turns from us. If it headed towards Medina we might lose it.
Absolutely shattered. Heading off to bed.
The big danger is what his stack in the fog does? It could appear anywhere. At fish or Hippo or?? Who knows where. We should locate this stack and pillage all the roads around it. Leave it in the middle of nowhere 8-9 turns from us. If it headed towards Medina we might lose it.
Absolutely shattered. Heading off to bed.
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The stack should turn around and head back when we raze the barb city this turn, I think.
We have 3 frigates available in the north. 3 more galleons and we're good to go.
I've seen only one privateer so far, the one that was hanging around outside Hippo. Haven't seen it in a while.
We have 3 frigates available in the north. 3 more galleons and we're good to go.
I've seen only one privateer so far, the one that was hanging around outside Hippo. Haven't seen it in a while.
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3 days until deadline! 
I have one free hour now, will put it to effective use and play forward like discussed.
-Prepare for war with Zara
-Continue the Celtic massacre
-Pillage everything
-Take out barb city
-Locate Zara's stack
-Steal Physics
I have one free hour now, will put it to effective use and play forward like discussed.
-Prepare for war with Zara
-Continue the Celtic massacre
-Pillage everything
-Take out barb city
-Locate Zara's stack
-Steal Physics
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