Unusual Games Thread

[jessiecat]

I played as Spain last week. Madrid's culture overwhelmed Portugal and the capital was sent to Brazil. I found it interesting because that actually did happen in real life (though it wasn't due to culture; it was during the Napoleonic Wars).

Just finished a game as Spain like that today. Portugal moved to South America and I ended up with North America and a tiny U.S. as a vassal. Holland took over France and vassalised Germany. India took over the Persians and the Arabs with Egypt as vassal.
Weird sort of history this!

 

[Panopticon]

Ya... the Dutch always seem to expand into Germany, ever since the last patch. The other "interesting" thing about that Spanish game was my seven vassals. (Maya, Germany, Mali, Egypt, Persia, India, Khmer.) We had a World War with the Empire of Japan (Japan, Arabia and a rather pathetic France) around 1900.

 

[The Q-Meister]

I never played it very far but wondered if I could expect a few European crusades?

Unfortunately in my experience, no. The Euros are content with filling out their homeland (with the occasional war here or there) and then start colonizing the Americas and Africa. Other than the ancient Romans and Greeks (and even then that's not too often) I haven't seen any of the modern Euro civs have any interest in the Middle East.

 

[Walka]

(I have always wondered if capitals can flip to rising civs )

The answer to that would be no. Once, as Persia, my capital was Paris (different name though). Now this probably needs explaining - I sent an Immortal to scout Europe after I destroyed Babylon. I found an undefended Celtic city (the Paris one) and captured it. Later, my regular Persia was destroyed by a combination of Arabia and barbarians, thus, my last city, in Europe, became my Capital.

When it came time for France to spawn, there was no message my capital wanted to flip. I think Burgundy was their capital, but I don't remember well enough to be sure. When it came time for England to spawn, I switched to them (as they were who I intended to play). Persia collapsed the next turn

 

[Tweedledum]

Here's an odd one:

I got messages about the Inca and Aztecs being destroyed (nothing unusual there ) and just assumed Spain had been up to their usual tricks. However when I finally got round to visiting SAm, I discovered that both areas were owned by... Japan

I've never seen Japan get any further than the Phillipines or the very eastern edge of Siberia before...

 

[ADP101]

lol today i was playing a game, i started as egypt to prepare to switch to Ethiopea. i personaly razed Jerusalem so i could find judaism, i founded it Pi-Ramses, after ethiopea came conquered egypt and became a jewish nation, lol and also for the UVH i found Christianity but i found way down in Central-eastern africa so it didtn spread. but it spread to rome somehow.

So we have a jewish rome, greece, babilonia, persia and carthage. After europe rose up, A Buddhist Viking union, Islamic Germany, Neatherlands and England, Jewish france, and Christian Spain and Russia. LOL now thats conflict. Arabia ended up destroying babilonia and Persia went hindu lol.... when mali popped up i vassilized them and made them jewish

 

[SadoMacho]

A strange game:
started as Americans from th 600AD start and found:
-Spain colonized the carabean islands, Venezula, Colombia, Argentina, Chile
-Aztec and Inca were vassals of Spain
-Portugal had Brazil
-England had the North-American East coast and some parts of Canada
-France had parts of Canada and New Orleans
-Turkey was a declining superpower controling Arabia, Egypte and Part of Europe, but starting to fall apart.
-Russia was expanding fast into the east (but losing the tech race)

(post nr 500!!!!!)

 

[kairob]

Have you got a save game? I would love to have it if you do...

 

[SadoMacho]

Here it is (Monarch level)
http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/98114/Roosevelt_AD-1733_Turn_302.CivBeyondSwordSave

I hope it works, I use a little MOD of RFC with Minuteman in it (Minuteman is a musketman with +100% city defence, upgrades to infantry, and is unbuildable, and appears only when there is an independance war for the American spwan). It is not included in the save, so you'll get the normal musketman.

 

[kairob]

Thanks, I'll give it a try

 

[jessiecat]

A strange game:
started as Americans from th 600AD start and found:
-Spain colonized the carabean islands, Venezula, Colombia, Argentina, Chile
-Aztec and Inca were vassals of Spain
-Portugal had Brazil
-England had the North-American East coast and some parts of Canada
-France had parts of Canada and New Orleans
-Turkey was a declining superpower controling Arabia, Egypte and Part of Europe, but starting to fall apart.
-Russia was expanding fast into the east (but losing the tech race)

(post nr 500!!!!!)

When I first read this I thought you having us on
But if you're serious, it's the closest I've ever seen the AI
mimic historical reality. Bet this doesn't happen very
often in the game, does it?

 

[SadoMacho]

no it doesn't, that's why I put it in the Unusual Games Thread

 

[Talkie_Toaster]

Hey, that reminds me, whatever happened to that project where they made saves of accurate historical starts for each civ?

I guess that'll have to wait until Rhye finally declares "Done!"

EDIT: Hmm, when I try it, I get a "Loading Failed" message, and it exits to the desktop...

 

[ADP101]

Here it is (Monarch level)
http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/98114/Roosevelt_AD-1733_Turn_302.CivBeyondSwordSave

I hope it works, I use a little MOD of RFC with Minuteman in it (Minuteman is a musketman with +100% city defence, upgrades to infantry, and is unbuildable, and appears only when there is an independance war for the American spwan). It is not included in the save, so you'll get the normal musketman.

ug wont let me load it can u post the link to the mod so i can see this save

EDIT: u do have teh latest version and BTS right? lol.

 

[SadoMacho]

http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/98114/ExtraUnitsRFC_Minute.rar
Here it is. Drag the RFC folder in the RAR to the MOD-folder in BtS
And yes, it is for 109

 

[Tweakee]

I'm trying the Russian UHV right now, and in this game Arabia (?!?) conquered the Incas, Japan/China/Mongolia/Khmer are all stubbornly alive in 1600, and the other European nations dogpiled Germany (they cannibalized his cities in 2 turns), and split up his towns almost evenly when he collapsed, but none are connected to their main nation, so Europe looks like someone threw paintballs at it.

I snuck in and stole Rome - a calculated gamble since if I lose it, I lose the UHV, but Rome is worth the risk.

But I'm not sure I've ever seen Arabian ships in the ocean before, so seeing him controlling the west coast of south america (and Aztec as his vassal) is a new one for me.

 

[ADP101]

I'm trying the Russian UHV right now, and in this game Arabia (?!?) conquered the Incas, Japan/China/Mongolia/Khmer are all stubbornly alive in 1600, and the other European nations dogpiled Germany (they cannibalized his cities in 2 turns), and split up his towns almost evenly when he collapsed, but none are connected to their main nation, so Europe looks like someone threw paintballs at it.

I snuck in and stole Rome - a calculated gamble since if I lose it, I lose the UHV, but Rome is worth the risk.

But I'm not sure I've ever seen Arabian ships in the ocean before, so seeing him controlling the west coast of south america (and Aztec as his vassal) is a new one for me.

the Arabians controlling teretory in Americas is kidna cool lol

 

[AnotherPacifist]

But I'm not sure I've ever seen Arabian ships in the ocean before, so seeing him controlling the west coast of south america (and Aztec as his vassal) is a new one for me.

Actually I've seen Arabia routinely conquer both Aztec and Incan lands, with camel archers, cannon and musketmen as their free troops they're unstoppable.

But Russia conquering Rome, that's something new.

 

[Tweakee]

Actually I've seen Arabia routinely conquer both Aztec and Incan lands, with camel archers, cannon and musketmen as their free troops they're unstoppable.

Yeah, I'd imagine. I'd just never seen them really use boats, let alone be the first to explore S. America. Spain is common, or England, China once in a while. Of course, usually it's me hitting SA first, so it's not an issue.

But Russia conquering Rome, that's something new.

Heh. Rome might be a bit too powerful in the 600AD start. The AP, Christian shrine, and Colosseum are perhaps the 3 best wonders/buildings in the game. I suspect in future games, I'll continue to have odd Civs controlling Rome, with myself at the helm.

 

[Panopticon]

Yeah, getting Rome is the dominant strategy for European civs in the 600AD start. Certainly for Spain, France, Germany, ... apparently Vikings... maybe not England.