Strategies needed

[Olli513]

done some development. going to build a settler ASAP.
more screenies coming tomorrow.

 

[thetrooper]

Olli: that is a very nice start! But try to upload .jpeg, not .doc - they are awkward here. It is also possible to upload a savefile and let other people look at it. Take one of your previous ones, where you have played for a while. Remember to inform us about the version (vanilla, ptw or c3c) and patch version.

 

[bouncelot]

Some more things to check out:

GKs - The Training Day Experiment - a succession game (each player takes 10 turns and then hands it over to the next player) designed to teach the players how to beat Monarch level. It doesn't just tell you strategies, it shows you how to implement them in an actual game.

Mapstat - a utility program that you run when you're playing Civ3. It will look at your autosave eash turn and give you a whole load of useful information, making it easier to manage your empire.

There's another important utility called CivAssist, but I downloaded the latest version, and all it does is crashes on me.

 

[MikeH]

My suggestions:

Build a couple of warriors to explore, then start a granary.

Mine the two bonus grass squares, and try to irrigate the cow, Chop the wood with the game (this will help with the granary) and irrigate tbe cleared square. Start pumping out settlers from Beijing and don't stop until you run out of places to settle. Military units can be built in other cities.

Read the articles on settler factories, to see the best way to manage Beijing with maximum effieciency.

 

[Olli513]

More screenies coming soon.
By the way,my patch is 1.07
and i don't have any expansions.
(i'm sorry for those .docs and i'll try the jpeg)

 

[Olli513]

Ok,heres the .jpeg
just 1 turn from last screenie.
had to test ms paint but it didn't support .jpeg,
but the psp7 did.

 

[Olli513]

the settler is heading to the western bonus grassland square.
i have irrigated the cattle square.

 

[Olli513]

i'm going to found shanghai now and the goodie hut that the archer found had 25 gold.

 

[Olli513]

i found 2 more goodie huts,1 gave pottery and the other one gave seremonial burial.
beijing finished the granary and the worker is now digging mines
into the hills near shaghai.

 

[Olli513]

found more goodie huts,got mysticism and alphabet.
beijing is pumping out settlers every 4-5 turns and shanghai
is producing military units quick.
found canton in a very good looking place.

 

[thetrooper]

Don´t waste your shields on walls in Canton. I wish I had all that cattle in my games! And you need more shields in Beijing, go back and mine some bonus grassland.

 

[Olli513]

I was thinking about switching production from walls to settlers.
that city might become my best settler factory.
i'm going to mine those cattle squares for more effect.

 

[thetrooper]

You have fertile land, except for the mountains. I see you are researching IW - I expect to see some iron resources in there. Two more cities up NW?

 

[Olli513]

check this........

 

[Olli513]

i found some silks from south,and 1 more goodie hut that gave the wheel.

 

[Olli513]

i'm now building road to that horse source.
after the colyny has been built i'll continue to the silks.
i have founded nanking into that bonus grassland area,the place suits for building units.
beijing is building a temple,about 9 turns and i get rid of those entertainers.

 

[thetrooper]

Hey! You are doing 5 gpt surplus every turn, no need to put Shanghai on wealth. Build barracks or temple. And you have furs muuuch closer than the silks. Build some (two) warriors to MP Beijing (one warrior makes one unhappy citizen content). Nanking could be a nice city to build the Colossus and/or the Great Lighthouse.

 

[Olli513]

i know about the furs,but chinese silks???historical.(i'll get the furs too)
and i founded tsingtao.i'm going to build the colossus there but great light house into nanking...good idea.

 

[Olli513]

Houston.....


we have a problem.

 

[Olli513]

i'll check their tech and research matematics
i'll build about 15 swordmen and 50 catapults.
i'll make roads to get troops there fast.
then i'll attack.