The Quest: Part 1

[Marla_Singer]

Possibly irrelevant/unnecessary addendum: ...since this is a randomly generated map.

I have discovered (from the American SG I'm currently playing, based on @Marla_Singer's World Map.bix) that this is not necessarily true on prebuilt maps: the game doesn't always seem to register some of the visible river-sections (which will all have been placed by the map-creator).

On that particular map, many tiles which appear to be adjacent to the Colorado, Rio Grande, Amazon, and the Rhine, don't actually give the freshwater bonus.

Indeed, that's a mistake of the creator. The purpose was to have rivers following realistic courses despite being very close to one another (particularly in the European context). As I recall, I struggled as all rivers were joining together and it's only much later I've found out the process actually disabled the river bonus on some tiles.

 

[That Retro Guy]

But remember: to Settler-abandon at Pop1-2, the town must be making a net zero (or negative) food-harvest on the turn the shield-box is filled.

So I turn all pop into Entertainers so no food is being collected, is that right? If the city pop is 2, do I get the Settler back or will I need a brand-new Settler?

 

[tjs282]

Indeed, that's a mistake of the creator. The purpose was to have rivers following realistic courses despite being very close to one another (particularly in the European context).

OMG OMG OMG, a legend speaks!

Please know that absolutely no offence was/is intended: your map is a fantastic piece of work! TBH, I'd pretty much assumed that the river-glitch was in the Editor, because I ran into similar problems when I tried to make a map of my own (EarthSea).

So I turn all pop into Entertainers so no food is being collected, is that right?

Specialists are an option, though Scientists -- or Taxmen -- are always preferable: beaker-/coin-collection happens before shield-collection, so the town will still give you something before it's abandoned.

Or just put all pop-points on zero-food tiles (Mountains + Deserts if available).

If the city pop is 2, do I get the Settler back or will I need a brand-new Settler?

Yes, you do get the Settler: you'll get a pop-up saying there isn't a sufficient population to build it (i.e. and keep the town), and do you want to abandon the town? Just click yes.

And with non-Agricultural Civs, you can even Settler-abandon a town at Pop1.

 

[That Retro Guy]

And with non-Agricultural Civs, you can even Settler-abandon a town at Pop1.

Cool! So I can just go ahead and do it now. Cheers!

 

[That Retro Guy]

And with non-Agricultural Civs, you can even Settler-abandon a town at Pop1.

So I Abandon the City but I didn't get the Settler back.

I built a new Settler and established the new city as shown:

Maya's on my continent, too?!! AAGGH! Smoke-Jaguar was a MAJOR pain in the butt during the Solo TDG mentioned (and linked to) in the original post.

Good news: Lincoln won't trade with me (does he start with Alphabet?), but Smoke-Jaguar will.

I got: Pottery, The Wheel, and Ceremonial Burial
He got: Alphabet and 6 Gold (Lump Sum)

Bad News: Lincoln built Philadelphia on the southern part of the continent probably making a beeline for the Horses (White Circle).

I get the feeling that I'm going to get pinned in, and I might be in for a fight.

I need to find a good spot for a Settler Factory and quick or this game could be over quickly!

This is getting interesting.

 

[tjs282]

So I Abandon the City but I didn't get the Settler back.

Did you actually set the town to build (and complete!) a Settler (in the city-screen), or did you simply use the right-click "Abandon City" option (on the main map)?

Because the first course is what is meant by "Settler-abandoning", and is what I suggested and described, here:

If not, the Spear-build could be switched to a Settler (it's more than halfway there already) and the town abandoned and refounded (you could even chop the Dyes-Forest into the Settler, if you can get a Worker there fast enough). But remember: to Settler-abandon at Pop1-2, the town must be making a net zero (or negative) food-harvest on the turn the shield-box is filled.

But if you simply went for the latter option, then no, you don't get a Settler. You don't get anything.

 

[That Retro Guy]

But if you simply went for the latter option, then no, you don't get a Settler. You don't get anything.

Ahh! That's what I did wrong. Live and Learn!

 

[That Retro Guy]

Here's how things look in 1000 BC:

I have 2 more cities (Gordium and Antioch; each built on a River), and I got to the Horses first!

You're not going to believe this:

I personally can't believe it. 4 Civs on one continent, leaving the entire other one to one Civ. Like I said in the pic, must be nice.

Good news: Inca traded me Iron Working for 136 Gold.

Bad news: Like always, there is no Iron anywhere near me. My Warriors have found it in the Northern, Central, and Eastern parts of the continent.

I'm not exactly sure how I'm going to get the closest one (it's on the other side of America). I can build Chariots and the best defensive unit I have is the Spearman. There is currently a Veteran Spearman fortified in Antioch to protect the city with the Horses with another on the way. (See pic)

 

[That Retro Guy]

I apologize for the lack of updates but I went back to work, and things are a bit hectic. I will try to continue the game soon.