Just wondering what everyone has been getting for science wins, and civ/map/difficulty/speed you have achieved these results at. I've been testing a few different strategies aiming for the fastest possible victory. I think I have a lot of room for progress still but I have nothing to measure it against. So, about what time do you guys usually launch your spaceship?
Spaceship victories
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Drago Askani
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so far my fastest was almost turn 400, I think I could go faster as babylon since that one was as Arabia.
Edit: That was on Standard map size, normal speed, prince difficulty.
Edit: That was on Standard map size, normal speed, prince difficulty.
Do you know what year that is? I'm shaky on converting turns to years, and rarely pay attention to the turn number at all in my own games.
Edit: Anyone else want to comment? 200 views and this guy is the only person who won a technology victory?
Got one in 1987, but that was my very first game on standard/Settler.
Main thing I remember is the annoyance of having to add the part to my spaceship once it got to my capital. Really - I'm going to send a space ship part to my capital for any other reason?
Main thing I remember is the annoyance of having to add the part to my spaceship once it got to my capital. Really - I'm going to send a space ship part to my capital for any other reason?
CornPlanter
Emperor
France, King, Continents, Standard size epic speed. Dont remember when, but rather late. I guess it was way past year 2000
norxposr
Chieftain
Nebuchadnezzar, Emperor, Standard, Continents map. Turn 316. (Not sure what year this is, I just pulled this from my hall of fame).
Lots and lots of great scientists which bulb completely anything is too strong. I could have done it quicker, but this was the second game I played, so I really don't have tech order optimized, etc.
Lots and lots of great scientists which bulb completely anything is too strong. I could have done it quicker, but this was the second game I played, so I really don't have tech order optimized, etc.
I don't know about the hardest. Maybe the one that takes longest to achieve on difficulty would be more accurate. Cultural might take longer, I don't have enough experience with it to say.
As for conquering being the best way to get science, because of the nature of science being directly linked to population and the ability of maritime city states to grow basically ANY city to 10+ population, this is probably true. Still, I find it entertaining to go for science wins and see how fast I can achieve them, rather than just plowing on through and getting domination wins every game.
Shafi-is-back
Prince
i tried for a space win on king difficulty, large map size, earth map, normal speed, played as babylon.
founded only 5 cities and wanted to see if a small empire could do the trick for science, got agonisingly close.
was 3 turns away from completing the last part when time ran out
founded only 5 cities and wanted to see if a small empire could do the trick for science, got agonisingly close.
was 3 turns away from completing the last part when time ran out
i tried for a space win on king difficulty, large map size, earth map, normal speed, played as babylon.
founded only 5 cities and wanted to see if a small empire could do the trick for science, got agonisingly close.
was 3 turns away from completing the last part when time ran out
In my 1894 victory I could easily have won it bit earlier with conquest. It was two continents map where I took first continent pretty fast. On second continent I settled first one city to get silk and when Aluminium was discovered I conquered Iroques to get it. Then biggest civilization left (Japan) took some city state and we had little war which quickly ended when I bought couple mech infantry against his samurai. I could easily have taken rest of capitals at that point but I wanted to see farther in tech tree and wanted to test space victory.
King Jason
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France, Emperor, small, Normal, 1967
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