The Case for Heroic Epic

[fed1943]

I support the HE case: it must be built.

Not necessarily right now, I'm not defending Literature before Banking.

HE must be built, even if we are at peace and do not think immediate new war.

Let us give it to Warlord. But he has to pay the price.

And the price is that commercial or GPfarm cities are not to build troops.

Even if/when they build a unit, just because nothing more to do, the population

and improvements keep being done as commerce/grow demands and not said

temporary military build.

Best regards,

 

[DaveShack]

Does HE help with ship building? If so, we should consider a port city instead, since our greatest future need will be for ships, if we need to make war on another continent to prevent the others from beating us to space.

 

[dutchfire]

Does HE help with ship building? If so, we should consider a port city instead, since our greatest future need will be for ships, if we need to make war on another continent to prevent the others from beating us to space.

Yes, it does. I don't think we've got any seaside production cities though. I figure we could just cash-rush ships if we wanted to later anyway.

 

[Provolution]

I definitely want HE right now, which means it has to be inland to be built in time, However, there are several ways to work on the naval side, Iron Works in coastal city and so on. Most of our naval game will be with metal ships, subs, destroyers and so on. We have seen no overseas ships yet, almost 1400.

HE should be in a premium city next to the Roman - German border, since it seems the majority want a paced, but somewhat intense war, and yet be able to roll out good units in fast tempo. A HE city will be a troop factory, allowing the other cities to specialize in their things. We need more land units for this, as the wars are still to be fought, and we need more garrisons for new conquered cities.

 

[Methos]

Remember that we can only build two national wonders in any one city, so we need to plan them out ahead of time prior to building them.

 

[Provolution]

This is why we are having discussions on the matter. But the northern production cities stands out, Berlin and Coppertown are the best candidates.
Knowing someone want Forbidden Palace in Berlin, Coppertown may win that ballot. Yet, adding HE in Berlin would add more culture needed, the reinforcements will be near, and HE will be done before we got Courthouse #8.

 

[dutchfire]

We can actually start building the FP in Berlin as soon as we get a courthouse there.

 

[Provolution]

Can we ?

Then we should do that, and make Coppertown the military city, possibly also Xanadu if it has enough hammers.

 

[Joe Harker]

Xanadu, is primary a commercial city and will soon reach it's maxium base production rate soon.

 

[Provolution]

That makes Coppertown the sole military city, something we can live with.

 

[fed1943]

And the HE city must save its other NW slot for West Point.

Best regards,

 

[Provolution]

I agree Fed, HE and Military Academy, we could also put our military instructor there and so on.

 

[DaveShack]

It's not warlords, so no military instructors.

 

[Provolution]

ok cool, got it

 

[ordinaryguy]

Can we ?

Then we should do that, and make Coppertown the military city, possibly also Xanadu if it has enough hammers.

No problem, I'll have Coppertown continually build units until there are new buildings (or Heroic Epic).

 

[Provolution]

Good call, ordinary guy, we need HE extraordinarily.

 

[Provolution]

It is already built, please close this thread moderator.

 

[DaveShack]

Nah, the right way to handle it is just don't bump it.