Provolution
Sage of Quatronia
Unit Target Quotas
I know I was ridiculed for force composition detail planning of unit quotas as Military Minister in DGV. I also know that the criticism was speculative, pejorative and politically motivated. However, in this DG, where we actually have set a quota for the number of cities, we are even more in a position where conscience and planning is needed for selecting what type of workforce and military Fanatikos should have.
I have the following idea what people may want for military security:
3 Hoplites per city, 15 Hoplites, cost 300 shields total
2 workers per city, 10 workers, cost 100 shields total
1 catapult per city, 5 catapults, cost 100 shields total
2 swordsmen per city, 10 swordsmen, cost 300 shields
1 Horseman per city, 5 horsemen, cost 150 shields
1 archer per city, 5 horsemen, cost 100 shields
I would consider 50 units the peak of what 5 cities could possibly handle, and
this should only be a number we can carry economically based on upkeep.
Despotism: 20 units Free Upkeep
Republic: 5 units Free Upkeep
We would still need to produce more than 30 gold per turn on the very minimum, possibly 45 gold, and then not be capable of funding too many upgrades, unless we do some tech trading and wine trading. Then we must ask ourselves, do we REALLY need libraries if we are to zero out luxuries for some hundred years, as we got the Great Library?
the answer is no, we do not need libraries, and should rather have more temples for culture, stability and land, and markets to fund the commercial development. Libraries are useless here.
WONDERS
We may also consider what real investments could benefit our nation.
Long term, having built our workers and needed military units in Olympus, which is some 8 workers or so and some 5-10 additional military units away, we may consider the Mausolleum of Mausollos in Olympus, as this wheatbasked badly needs happiness as it grows very fast.
Styx should get Great Lighthouse, as this wonder give us seafaring vessels ancient age, which is critical in finding other civs and make our Great Library more effective.
Augean Stables should possibly get a wonder as well, being inland and all that , and should possibly have Great Wall, as that would reduce our military costs, place undestroyable city walls until metallurgy and reduce our expenses by 1 gold per city.
Priapos should have Colossus, leveraging trade bonuses from gold, river, fisheries, wines and ocean, and boost our gold assets to fund army upgrades, diplomacy and cash rushes.
Roles:
Olympus: Population Center, Mausolleum
Civatonia: Research Center, Great Library
Styx: Maritime Center, Great Lighthouse
Augean Stables, Military Center, Great Wall
Priapos, Financial Center, Colossus
I know I was ridiculed for force composition detail planning of unit quotas as Military Minister in DGV. I also know that the criticism was speculative, pejorative and politically motivated. However, in this DG, where we actually have set a quota for the number of cities, we are even more in a position where conscience and planning is needed for selecting what type of workforce and military Fanatikos should have.
I have the following idea what people may want for military security:
3 Hoplites per city, 15 Hoplites, cost 300 shields total
2 workers per city, 10 workers, cost 100 shields total
1 catapult per city, 5 catapults, cost 100 shields total
2 swordsmen per city, 10 swordsmen, cost 300 shields
1 Horseman per city, 5 horsemen, cost 150 shields
1 archer per city, 5 horsemen, cost 100 shields
I would consider 50 units the peak of what 5 cities could possibly handle, and
this should only be a number we can carry economically based on upkeep.
Despotism: 20 units Free Upkeep
Republic: 5 units Free Upkeep
We would still need to produce more than 30 gold per turn on the very minimum, possibly 45 gold, and then not be capable of funding too many upgrades, unless we do some tech trading and wine trading. Then we must ask ourselves, do we REALLY need libraries if we are to zero out luxuries for some hundred years, as we got the Great Library?
the answer is no, we do not need libraries, and should rather have more temples for culture, stability and land, and markets to fund the commercial development. Libraries are useless here.
WONDERS
We may also consider what real investments could benefit our nation.
Long term, having built our workers and needed military units in Olympus, which is some 8 workers or so and some 5-10 additional military units away, we may consider the Mausolleum of Mausollos in Olympus, as this wheatbasked badly needs happiness as it grows very fast.
Styx should get Great Lighthouse, as this wonder give us seafaring vessels ancient age, which is critical in finding other civs and make our Great Library more effective.
Augean Stables should possibly get a wonder as well, being inland and all that , and should possibly have Great Wall, as that would reduce our military costs, place undestroyable city walls until metallurgy and reduce our expenses by 1 gold per city.
Priapos should have Colossus, leveraging trade bonuses from gold, river, fisheries, wines and ocean, and boost our gold assets to fund army upgrades, diplomacy and cash rushes.
Roles:
Olympus: Population Center, Mausolleum
Civatonia: Research Center, Great Library
Styx: Maritime Center, Great Lighthouse
Augean Stables, Military Center, Great Wall
Priapos, Financial Center, Colossus