ST2 - Prussian Pangaea

[T-hawk]

Good point, I forgot to check on the aluminum. Yeah, we have two.

You can go ahead and post a "what might have been" shot. I don't think it would reveal anything that we don't know now.

 

[hotrod0823]

I got it but this is one of 3 games I am up in at the same time . I have some time today, none tonight and will try to post sometime tomorrow.

hotrod

 

[Belisar]

Ok, with T-Hawk's permisson hear are two screenshots of our empire before (1290) and after (1295) a single war-turn against France.
Because the team consists of experienced players, I suppose that you already know the awesome effect of combined arms in general and the 3-movement Panzer (can move to target-city, attack one time and a second time if not severly wounded) in particular, so they are mainly for interested lurkers.

Mighty France in 1290 AD:
The situation I handed over at the end of my turns

and in 1295 AD, after I 'drove' with our Panzer-army:
The result

 

[JMB]

Well, I am leaving on vacation/work-related travel and won't be back until the beginning of October (although I might be able to browse the forums occasionally...). So, please drop me from the roster.

I enjoyed playing with those I haven't played with before. Good luck with the rest of the game... (which I doubt will take much more than 3 rounds)

JMB

 

[Grimjack]

Nice screenies there Belisar. Blitzkrieg indeed

Grimjack

 

[hotrod0823]

ST2

Early: Build a few things. contemplate a couple radar towers but opt for civil defense instead. Start on a few jets. Deals run out and we are running negative gold to finish Nuclear power.

Middle: France is visiting , We learn Nuclear Power, start on Laser to continue towards Robotics. Can build Nuclear Plants but didn't want to risk a melt down. Never built one myself before. Continueing the Peaceful path trade Nuclear Power to the Persians for 379gpt, 450 gold. And to Joanie for 24 gpt and 150 gold. France Declared on Persia and Arabs on France. We are switzerland. France beat us to Manhattan project by 1 turn . We get a rediculusly expensive battleship.

Late: Pick up dyes from Persia for 600 gold. Trade Fission to Arabia for 32gpt, 70 gold. Learn Laser on last turn and start on Robotics but can be changed, due in 7 turns. Still hoping that the AI will research something useful and we can trade for it. We have 9022 gold and +130gpt at 100% research. England is down to 2 cities.

Here is the save:

http://civfanatics.net/uploads5/st2-1400ad.zip

 

[T-hawk]

Nuclear plants only ever melt down in civil disorder, and I think only if it riots for two turns a row. They're quite safe, just as in real life.

I skipped building Manhattan intentionally because I saw no point in speeding everyone towards nukes. Nice gold-plated battleship though.

If JMB is gone, I think that would make Grimjack up now. Go for it

 

[hotrod0823]

Never built a nuke plant or Radar Artillery or stealth or SAM so this is definetly a different game for me. I so wanted to take those panzers out for a spin though :tank:

 

[Grimjack]

See it, and will play within the next 16 hours.

Grimjack

 

[Belisar]

I'm sorry but an unexpected RL issue came up and I will have to ask for a skip when my turn comes up.

 

[Grimjack]

My apologies. Didn't manage to play last night, as I had a pressing day at work. Will be able to play tonight though.

Grimjack

 

[Grimjack]

Uneventful turn. Got Spaceflight and Robotics. I screwed up in not knowing how many turns GA we had, and made 2 less Battleships than I could have made

ST2-1400AD Patch 1.27

Plans, build a spaceship as fast as possible

We have monopoly on laser, running for Robotics. No one has a tech we do not know about.

IBT: Bonn, police->Factory,

1405AD Irrigate a couple of tiles around Nuremberg to fatten up its granary before I reset it on a -3 fpt / 200 spt diet.

No new techs. Tech pace will be slow as France and Persia are warring.

IBT: Stuttgart Factory->Hospital

1410 Persia has 118 Mechanized Infs, and 4 artilleries. Something wrong with priority tables you might say. They are also stuck in Monarchy, while france elected to go communist. France has only 89 MIs, but they have 18 tanks which is more than Persias 6.

IBT: Elizabeth, stuck with two cities and no money wants us to 'gift' her iron. I of course will not give her this.
After some blustering, she of course back down.

1415 Deal with pollution, turn down science a notch without losing turns.

IBT: France signs peace with the arabs. Heidelberg, Granary -> Offshore Platforms.

1420 Not much. no new deals. Sell Joan incense for 500 gold.

1425 Skim a worker out of Konigsberg.

1430 Get a double pollution just as I was about to reconfigure Nuremburg for shields.
Further readjust science slider. Rush the offshore platform in Heidelberg, and the factory in Bonn.

IBT: We get Robotics, and I go for Spaceflight. I would not want to research a tech not needed for spaceship at this point. Heidelberg Offshore platform -> policestation. Note that this city does not have a barracks. Stuttgart Hospital->Policestation. Bonn Factory ->Hospital.

1435 Set a lot of cities to Manufacturing plants. Still no new tech deals. I get new pollution on the other hand.

IBT: Ack, golden age ends. It was good while it lasted. Celebrate that with a triple infestation of pollution.

1440: Ahh, our friend Joan has acquired Spaceflight. Great. I give her laser for spaceflight and 222 gold. Switch Nuremburg to Apollo program finished in three.
Start research on Superconductor, resoning that surely Persia is researching Ecology...

1445 Pollution is starting to get bothersome. I cannot manage to clean it out any longer.

IBT: Persia signs peace with the fearsome english 2CC
Ooo no, we can non longer build cavalry as our source of Saltpeter no longer will supply us.

1450 Persia researched Spaceflight . Very well. Perhaps now he will try for Ecology.

Save: Here

Grimjack

 

[T-hawk]

OK, good progress. Belisar is up now. Go for it, and it looks like I'll get to finish things off after that.

Time to start planning another game, if we still want to go after testing the militaristic aspects. Standard map / 20% land should get us into some more wars with a slower tech pace. Civ - maybe the Aztecs?

 

[Grimjack]

Didn't really get to play much with the Aztec UU in an game best unmentioned for reasons best left unsaid

However that left a small feeling of duh...

Grimjack

 

[Grimjack]

Belizar has requested skip. You next T-hawk ?

Grimjack

 

[T-hawk]

I suppose I would be, but I'm about to take off for the holiday weekend and can't play until Monday or Tuesday night. Hotrod, if you want to take it, go ahead, and whoever is available after that can finish it off. I'll play when I get back if nobody else has.

 

[hotrod0823]

I can most likely play and post tonight. If I can I will post a got it later today. I am leaving for the weekend first thing tomorrow morning.

 

[hotrod0823]

I will not be able to play tonight. Can play some time on sunday. If someone grabs and plays before then :coool:

 

[Grimjack]

Tonight we will have what we in Sweden calls: 'Kräftskiva'
We eat crustaceans like shrimp and of course crayfish. Together with this there is lots and lots of and shots. ( Vodka, gin, and spiced liquer. )

Seriously doubt my abilities to play a good game here then

Grimjack

 

[hotrod0823]

Well still no takers ?? I didn't get to it last night. Holiday weekend and all and I am working the holiday today . I will be home late tonight so most likely will not be able to play tonight either.