Warlord game 05

[LivingDog]

I started a new Warlord game (my #5) and decided to post my progress. Here is the state as of 1 AD. I am playing the Babylonians. (See attached image "Babylon 1 AD.jpg".)
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[Matek]

Very nice. 12 Cities! I see pirates already using sails. I have problem with them too but I decided to build city walls in the cities which they attack most.

Have you made contact with any other civilization?

 

[LivingDog]

Very nice. 12 Cities! I see pirates already using sails. I have problem with them too but I decided to build city walls in the cities which they attack most.

Have you made contact with any other civilization?

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention since I wiped them out so early in the game. (At least I think I destroyed them.) The Germans had two cities which I quickly eliminated - thanks to your tip about exploring and cleaning up the continent! So thanks! I was listed as largest and most advanced, but listed as 2nd most powerful.

Right now I plan on expanding my Trade and then going to Republic - before which I should have Marketplaces and Banks in many cities. With the increased income I might be able to outstrip the AI's research and then start dealing with them directly.

Anyway, thanks for the post, since it reminded me about that other crucial step - "cleaning up the continent"!

 

[LivingDog]

Babylon 1000 AD: the state of the State. (See attached image "Babylon 1000 AD.jpg".)

I had some trouble with Barbarians over on the Eastern seaboard but have been able stave them off.

Current plans:

• develop more Trade routes
• connect the few unconnected cities with Roads
• switch to Republic (I hope for an increase in Income)
• sell Barracks before Gunpowder is discovered
• Gunpowder is currently being researched
• develop Armor or Navy ... or both?

The Russians started bothering me demanding 150 g. So I refused and they declared war on me - three times. Last time though they only demanded 50 g. I guess their civ isn't as powerful as it was a few turns ago?

The French have replaced the Germans who, I guess, I removed from the continent. They will probably(?) be a small threat since they started decades after Russia and me.

There are only 3 AI since I wanted to keep it simple.
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[SkyProf5]

Current plans:

• sell Barracks before Gunpowder is discovered
• Gunpowder is currently being researched
  

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I always forget to sell the Barracks in time, so my last game (which was my first at Warlord) I didn't build Barracks; reasoning that my research was faster than the AI's so I would have better units very quickly. Worked quite well though I did lose some units in the early days. (I also did gain some Barracks from conquered cities.)

 

[LivingDog]

I always forget to sell the Barracks in time, so my last game (which was my first at Warlord) I didn't build Barracks; reasoning that my research was faster than the AI's so I would have better units very quickly. Worked quite well though I did lose some units in the early days. (I also did gain some Barracks from conquered cities.)

Interesting. Can you post a SVE and MAP file?
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[SkyProf5]

From my first Warlord game.
Germans, 7 rivals. 2050 AD.
This is 30 years from the end of the game but is the latest of the save files.
This is the game where I didn't build Barracks until Combustion.

 

[LivingDog]

My latest map - year 2000 AD. See attached file: "Warlord game 05 - Babylon 2000 AD.jpg".

The Russians have been pressing my west coast as I started to build up my irrigation. The cities on the east then started supplying the cities on the west with troops, and the much needed settlers. This has been a valuable lesson - the key word is balance! You have to strike a balance between city sites, and irrigation. I, unintentionally, ignored irrigation wanting a huge population. While that has paid off, my income is ~50 gpt, my cities have remained at size ~5 and defenses have been just ok. But they have been poor enough for the lower tech Russians to keep threatening me.

I also started building many Battleships to protect my west coast. It is working so well. I distribute them along the coast and put them all on Sentry. Once the ships spot an enemy ship (Russians so far, no French) I am alerted and sink them 2, 3, and 4 units at a time. This must be costing the Russians, but they persist on attacking me... I already developed Atom Energy so with nukes maybe they will listen to my peace offering: "Give me gold or be destroyed - your choice."

Future plans:

• find the Russian continent
• build a Transport
• settle on their coast (as they have been trying with me)
• start eliminating their cities

Nonetheless, while I am the largest and most advanced civ, I haven't been able to really get out of the continent b/c of the Russians. The French, on the other hand are around only as filler... unless they are hiding on some secluded continent developing like mad and going to come back at me with nukes before I finish off the pesky Russians!? Time, and 50 more turns, will tell.

 

[LivingDog]

Well, it's over - I WON! (See attached file: "Warlord game 05 - Babylon 2080 AD - win.jpg".) I didn't want to copy the entire map, so if you look in the upper left corner of the attached image you will see that I did make it to the other continents and did take over 1 size 9 Russian city (only to lose it ~5 turns later) but did start one of my own.

In the end, I was able to fend off Russia who made peace with me. I guess they knew I was researching nukes. France was no problem once I removed them from the continent we started on and remained so the entire game.

My final score was 2x the Russians and 10(?) times that of France's.

Thanks for all the help guys!
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[Theov]

Congratulations!
I think next time you should focus early on in the game on settling your continent and leave a little less space between your cities. Then if all cities are founded, develop like hell with settlers (roads and irrigation).
So expand, then develop.
Did you convert to republic? How did that go?