WW2-Global

The late war tech thing works but I think it would be really wierd to research railroads in ~1945. As reported it one of the threads in the C&C forum and here, the worker needs to have the RR flag. You can still keep them out though if you simply make a tech that is "no-era" and make RRs require it.
 
tom2050,

Thank you for the report.

"Week 44, 1942 - I had a uboat near the Japanese city of Truk for quite some time, and a US Battleship, 2 WWI Destroyers and a transport showed up. 1 of the WWI Destroyers itself actually attacked the city of Turk (and was sunk by the Japanese Infantry defender), then my sub was sunk.. but I must say it is strange that happens, I've never seen that happen before in a regular game. 9 YamatoCs and 3 transports have entered into the range of US held Davao city. We'll see if they launch another assault."
tom2050

Agree.
Very strange.


"Week 45, 1942 - The US actually had the nerve to bring a convoy and 3 Iowa Class Battleships right next to Ponta Delgada (which is where my naval bombard fleet of 11 Hindenburgs, 44 S-Boats, 2 BismarckCs, and 6 other various cruisers and battleships are stationed). The bombard alone had each Iowa class at 5/13 hitpoints. Bringing over my bombers to start bombing Colombo, if I can kill the troops stationed there, I will paratroop an infantry in to take the city."
tom2050

AI really like raids.

"Week 47, 1942 - Masses of Finnish and Italian forces appear to be heading down into Africa (although it is a long way), and hordes of Japanese infantry are beginning to come over through the middle east (since the rest of the continent has been mostly conquered). YamatoC sinks a British battleship near Palembang, and my 2 uboats sink the other damaged battleship and a carrier.
Week 49, 1942 - Caught France attempting to plant a spy. US has 944 tanks. US has 92 aircraft, and I will be bringing over around 60, so air protection should be adequate."
tom2050

Yes, 60 should be enough.
It seems like AI seldom or never will build a huge airforce.

"Week 50, 1942 - Took Colombo (British). 17 YamatoCs are continually bombarding British Kuala Lumpur.
Week 51, 1942 - Japan takes and razes Kuala Lumpur (British). US has 958 tanks. The naval bombardment fleet has left port from Ponta Delgada (ahead of the naval transport fleet, due to slower S-Boat speeds) and will arrive near Halifax in 9 turns. Naval Bombardment fleet consists of: 8 Hindenburg, 1 BismarckC, 2 Gneisenau, 2 Deutschland Class Battleships, 2 Predreadnoughts, 2 AA Cruisers, 1 Carrier C3, 16 Escort Carriers (Carriers have 16 FW 190A, 5 Ju88/Ju188, 8 Ju87B, 8 He-219/Hs-129), and 64 S-Boat Flotillas.
Week 52, 1942 - All the other axis powers are sending a ton of troops and tanks down to southern Africa, once they arrive, I will assist in the assault with the 16 panzers and large force of infantry I have stationed along the front."
tom2050

Sounds like a good move.

"Week 1, 1943 - The US coastal invasion fleet leaves port from Lissabon and will catch up to the naval bombardment fleet in about 4 turns. The US coastal invasion fleet consists of: 1 Hinderburg, 1 Gneisenau, 11 Deutschland Battleships, 2 Heavy Cruisers/C2, 1 Light Cruiser C2, 5 AA Cruisers, 2 Destroyers, 2 Uboats, 5 Carrier C3, 1 Carrier C2, 1 Carrier (Carriers have 15 FW 190A/G, 7 Ju87, 9 Hs129, 2 Ju88), 17 Convoys, 29 transports (These have 344 units: 21 SS Panzer 1943, 27 Panther, 95 Panzer IVh/f2, 23 Panzer IIIe/g/h, 21 StuGIII, 52 Infantry, 14 German 88, 15 Mobile Artillery/Rockets, 36 Artillery Offensive, 22 Flak, 10 (SS Infantry, Marines, Paratroops), 3 Army HQ, 3 Panzergrenadier).
The US invasion will begin in 7-8 turns when they reach the coastline. Even with these forces, I will still be outnumbered 8:1."
tom2050

I am really looking forward to hear how this invasion turns out.
It will for sure be a great battle!

Thank you for the report and welcome back.


Rocoteh
 
The solution discussed for version 2.6 would mean a rail-tech
that could be researched 1943.
However the version 2.4 solution was not so bad after all.
(You had to allocate a large number of workers to build rail.)

Anyway no final decision yet.

Rocoteh
 
That version lead to the situation that AI used too many worker to build RR instead of doing other jobs! I can only say that this version is not good. A late tech is much better.

Adler

Adler,

OK, notes have been taken.

Rocoteh
 
Hi everybody,

I have been playing the supposedly latest version (2.5, downloaded end of march 2008 from the first page link) Germany, Sid level, with a lot of enthusiasm.
I have to repeat that this is a masterpiece scenario that keeps me fascinated every second while I am playing.

After about a year (in the game) i have found out (yes, i realize things fast ;)) that neither Russia, France or Japan, actually nobody has nor uses workers. why, have I downloaded an old version accidentally?
 
Hi everybody,

I have been playing the supposedly latest version (2.5, downloaded end of march 2008 from the first page link) Germany, Sid level, with a lot of enthusiasm.
I have to repeat that this is a masterpiece scenario that keeps me fascinated every second while I am playing.

After about a year (in the game) i have found out (yes, i realize things fast ;)) that neither Russia, France or Japan, actually nobody has nor uses workers. why, have I downloaded an old version accidentally?

aceault,

No, 2.5 is the latest version.

After the release of 2.5 I found out that AI will not use workers at all
if one take out one worker-action like "build railroad."

Rocoteh
 
In my game, I was using Artillery Offensive units against a couple M26 pershings, and although lethal land bombardment is not checked in the editor, the Artillery Offensive destroyed the unit. Perhaps any unit that is a cruise missle type has lethal land and lethal sea I am guessing. Just a note, because they are very cheap units and with lethal land makes them extremely powerful for their cost.
 
That's strange because in the "normal" civ game the cruise missle has lethal checked for both land and water (though I'm not sure about the latter). If what you're saying turns out to be true this wouldn't be necessary.
 
Starting a game as Italy to help revive the Ancient Roman empire. SPQR

My plan is to attack the French North African colonies and Southern France first then focus on Greece and England.
 
Starting a game as Italy to help revive the Ancient Roman empire. SPQR

My plan is to attack the French North African colonies and Southern France first then focus on Greece and England.



Yui108,

Playing as Italy is always a challenge.

Looking forward to hear how it turns out.

Rocoteh
 
That's strange because in the "normal" civ game the cruise missle has lethal checked for both land and water (though I'm not sure about the latter). If what you're saying turns out to be true this wouldn't be necessary.

againsttheflow,

Yes, that is probably right.

Rocoteh
 
Rocoteh -
Week 47, 1943, Regent - playing as France

1943 has been a very eventful year.

In Europe -
Week 17 - Spain declares war on the Soviets
Week 19 - Spain declares war on Germany
Week 19 - I sign a peace treaty with the Soviets
Wk 20 - I see the first Panzer IIIh
Wk 20 - Spain declares war on Britain
Wk 21 - Unbelievable to me, Spain captures Lwow and Lutsk from the Soviets!!
Wk 22 - Soviets recapture Lutsk and Lwow
Wk 23 - I capture Torino
Wk 26 - I sign peace treaty with Spain
Wk 27 - Soviets and Portugese sign peace treaty
Wk 27 - A German battleship runs over a Soviet sub, operating in the English Channel - Germany declares war the USSR; Germans capture Rostov
Wk 28 - peace with the Soviet Union is short-lived - a Soviet battleship runs over a stack of British submarines off Gibraltar - Allies and Soviets at war again
Wk 29 - Soviets capture Suez and Cairo from Americans; Soviets raze Jerusalem, Alexandria, Dongola, and Khartoum; Soviets retake Rostov
Wk 29 - Germans capture Lutsk
Wk 32 - Soviets take Benghazi and Tobruk from Britain
Wk 32 - I capture Milan
Wk 33 - Germans launch an unsuccessful counterattack on Milan - I lose 2 French infantry, but the Germans lose 2 Panzer IIIg's and a motorized infantry unit
Wk 34 - Soviet bomber offensive vs Milan begins - 27 heavy bombers of the Soviet Air Force attack Milan, causing massive civilian casualties and red-lining every single defender!
Wk 36 - Twenty-eight Soviet hvy bombers attack Milan - my flak shoots down 5
Wk 37 - Spain and the Axis sign a peace treaty
Wk 37 - Twenty-two Soviet hvy bombers attack Milan - I shoot down 4
Wk 38 - Twenty-four Soviet hvy bombers attack Milan - I shoot down 4
Wk 38 - Soviets and Axis sign peace treaty
Wk 40 - Nineteen Soviet hvy bombers attack Milan - I shoot down 3
Wk 41 - Sixteen hvy bombers attack Milan - I shoot down 4
Wk 42 - Germans declare war on Soviets
Wk 42 - Fourteen Soviet hvy bombers attack Milan - I shoot down 1
Wk 43 - I shoot down NONE of the sixteen Soviet heavy bombers attacking Milan
Wk 44 - Sixteen Soviet bombers attack Milan - I shoot down 4
Wk 45 - Mercifully, I sign peace treaty with the USSR
Wk 47 - Soviets retake Lutsk from the Germans

Fortunately for me, the Germans did not take advantage of the terrible damage the Soviets did to the defenders of Milan - I had to shuttle injured troops back to Torino, every single turn, and trade them out with good-order defenders, for Milan. Had the Germans made a big push against either Milan or Torino, I would not have been able to stop them.
Also, the constant aerial attacks on Milan have prevented me from using Milan as a marshalling point for an attack on Bologna.
The Royal Navy went missing from the English Channel for several weeks, and the Germans took advantage by operating three Bismarck-class battleships in the area, before finally sailing all three to Naples, where they are currently sitting, in port.
When the Bismarck's weren't present, my cruisers, destroyers, and two newly-built battleships operating out of Brest continued to sink an average of 1 Uboat every 3 to 4 turns.


In Asia and the Pacific -
very eventful year indeed
Wk 22 - British capture Guam and Saipan
Wk 25 - Brits take Kunming, Liuzhou, Nanning, and Canton!!
Wk 30 - Brits take Taipei and Chungking
Wk 32 - Brits take Amoy and Truk
Wk 35 - Brits capture Lhasa
Wk 37 - British forces liberate Ningpo, Kweilin, and Chang-Sha
Wk 39 - Brits take Shanghai
Wk 40 - Brits take Nanking
Wk 41 - British forces capture Wuhan and Haichow
Wk 42 - British forces capture Okinawa!
Wk 43 - Brits take Tsingtao
Wk 46 - Brits capture Kochi, in the Japanese home islands!
Wk 47 - Brits capture Tientsin

I have established two airfields, one at the victory-point marker outside where Pt Moresby was, and the other just north of Makassar. These two points allow me to airlift the French Marines, auto-produced in New Caledonia, to Saigon. I hope to be able to get enough of a strike force in place in Saigon to move into northern China and attack the remnants of the Japanese Imperial Army.

I am very surprised at the collapse of Japan, and at how the British are utterly smashing them, not only on the Chinese mainland, but in the islands, as well. From what I've been able to see, the British are using their armor very effectively against the Japanese, who I know from my last game simply don't have the armored units to stand up to the Allies or to the Soviets. And the AI seems incapable of effectively using either artillery or air power to offset the British armored advantage.

My next steps are to marshall forces for an attack on Bologna, but also for an attack on the Germans, probably at Antwerp. In Asia, I will try to airlift and sealift enough units from New Caledonia to Saigon to move against the Japanese in northern China.

More in a week or so....
 
Germany - SID difficulty, AI most aggressive, no workers (clean pollution only), ironman rules (no reloads)

US Invasion Week 8
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Week 4, 1943 - Took Nouakchott (French). The British have the comet tank (comparable to Panther) in Australia, which means Japan probably wont be able to take any of those cities. US has Uranium, which means they are not far from A-Bomb.
Week 5, 1943 - A large US British fleet of 3 Iowa Class, 5 Lion Class, 3 Carriers, 1 Convoy is stationed near Port Moresby. US invasion fleet right behind my bombardment fleet which is near Halifax.
Week 6, 1943 - Took Dakar (French). Have begun air assault on Halifax, which destroyed much of the large British Canadian air force there, at a loss of 10 dive bombers. Air (AA). Recon of US coast shows M-10s gaurding Augusta, Boston, and New York, and an M-26 guarding Albany. M-26 is almost as strong as my SS Panzer 1943. Coastal invasion at Halifax will begin next turn! Augusta will begin Week 8.
Week 7, 1943 - Halifax (British) taken with ease, air force decimated most defenders. Flew 20 more heavy bombers and fighters into Halifax to assist in the assault. Dropped 42 units off at Halifax. Have brought all uboats sitting off of the US east coast right next to the coastline to monitor troop movements. Italian and Japanese troops have reached the British front in Africa near Dodoma. Have started mass producing uboats again and bringing them through the Suez into the pacific.
Week 8, 1943 - Declare war on Arabia. US has 1019 tanks and 567 infantry! S-Boat naval bombardment of Augusta so successful, that they destroyed 10+ aircraft and damaged defending units down to 1 HP. Took Augusta (U.S.) with ease, no ground losses for either city. Took Boston (U.S.) with amphibious forces. Took New York (U.S.) with ground forces. Took Philadelphia (U.S.). Took Washington (U.S.). Richmond had
a large contingent of M26 Pershings, will hold and fortify my forces. Set up fortified troops on all hilled and forested areas on the border.
Week 9, 1943 - U.S. broke through 1 fortified location near Washington, and brought down more tanks and infantry than I care to count, lets just say the 3 stacks near Washington have to be in the hundreds (400 at least). US launched only a couple air missions though. Took Bamako (French). Moved mass units up to take US Albany, and heavily fortified Washington and Philadelphia. Transports and convoys have begun
ferrying more troops from Lissabon.
Week 10, 1943 - Took Riyadh (Arabia). US takes Kushiro (Japan). US takes Banjarmasin (Japan). US takes Surabaya (Japan). <--- How this could happen when Japan has 86 YamatoCs compared to US 20 Battleships is beyond me. US could have taken some of these cities in the past couple turns, I wasn't paying close attention. Took Albany (U.S.). U.S. destroyed my forward defenses in front of New York and pressed their
forces into this area. Panthers and SS Panzers are the only real effective units against the U.S. forces, concentrating all building on these units. Will have Land 44 in a couple turns, and will change production to more powerful SS Panzer 1944 and Jagdpanthers.
Week 11, 1943 - Took Saint Johns (British-Canada). Took Quebec (British-Canada). So far the US will only attack my large stacks of troops occasionally, but not in full force. I must only attack when I see an opportunity for a sure win. I am attempting to set up carriers along my transport route, as the AI "knows" where they are. My new Me-262 turbojets are some tough fighters, and stand up to US aircraft much better then the Fw-190s. I may attempt to take Richmond next turn, since most US forces are up around Albany.
Week 12, 1943 - I need to go through my cities and look for ways to cut down my maintenance expenses (expenses at 10,102 gold/turn! City maintenance at 4230 gold/turn!). Took Dodoma (British-Africa). Japan retakes Kushiro (U.S.). Took Montreal (British-Canada). Took Tebuk (Arabia). Arabia Defeated. US has 925 tanks (down almost 100 from week 8). I have probably lost at around 30-40. Declare war on Portugal.

I may play a few more turns, but from what I can tell, it is only a matter of time before I take over the whole world. ha! And I am doing the same thing to the U.S. as I did to Soviet Russia, you can practically blockade certain routes, and leave a city in the rear almost undefended, then the A.I. simply changes directions and goes for it, in the meantime you grind em down with artillery and air bombardment. When you have about 30 tough units guarding a city, the A.I. will never attack, even with a stack of 400. Oh Well.
 
somdnole,

Thank you for the report.

"Rocoteh -
Week 47, 1943, Regent - playing as France

1943 has been a very eventful year.

In Europe -
Week 17 - Spain declares war on the Soviets
Week 19 - Spain declares war on Germany
Week 19 - I sign a peace treaty with the Soviets
Wk 20 - I see the first Panzer IIIh
Wk 20 - Spain declares war on Britain
Wk 21 - Unbelievable to me, Spain captures Lwow and Lutsk from the Soviets!!"
somdnole

Strange, very strange.

"Wk 22 - Soviets recapture Lutsk and Lwow
Wk 23 - I capture Torino
Wk 26 - I sign peace treaty with Spain
Wk 27 - Soviets and Portugese sign peace treaty
Wk 27 - A German battleship runs over a Soviet sub, operating in the English Channel - Germany declares war the USSR; Germans capture Rostov
Wk 28 - peace with the Soviet Union is short-lived - a Soviet battleship runs over a stack of British submarines off Gibraltar - Allies and Soviets at war again
Wk 29 - Soviets capture Suez and Cairo from Americans; Soviets raze Jerusalem, Alexandria, Dongola, and Khartoum; Soviets retake Rostov
Wk 29 - Germans capture Lutsk
Wk 32 - Soviets take Benghazi and Tobruk from Britain
Wk 32 - I capture Milan
Wk 33 - Germans launch an unsuccessful counterattack on Milan - I lose 2 French infantry, but the Germans lose 2 Panzer IIIg's and a motorized infantry unit
Wk 34 - Soviet bomber offensive vs Milan begins - 27 heavy bombers of the Soviet Air Force attack Milan, causing massive civilian casualties and red-lining every single defender!
Wk 36 - Twenty-eight Soviet hvy bombers attack Milan - my flak shoots down 5
Wk 37 - Spain and the Axis sign a peace treaty
Wk 37 - Twenty-two Soviet hvy bombers attack Milan - I shoot down 4
Wk 38 - Twenty-four Soviet hvy bombers attack Milan - I shoot down 4
Wk 38 - Soviets and Axis sign peace treaty
Wk 40 - Nineteen Soviet hvy bombers attack Milan - I shoot down 3
Wk 41 - Sixteen hvy bombers attack Milan - I shoot down 4
Wk 42 - Germans declare war on Soviets
Wk 42 - Fourteen Soviet hvy bombers attack Milan - I shoot down 1
Wk 43 - I shoot down NONE of the sixteen Soviet heavy bombers attacking Milan
Wk 44 - Sixteen Soviet bombers attack Milan - I shoot down 4
Wk 45 - Mercifully, I sign peace treaty with the USSR
Wk 47 - Soviets retake Lutsk from the Germans"
somdnole

A pointless air-campaign from Soviet AI.

"Fortunately for me, the Germans did not take advantage of the terrible damage the Soviets did to the defenders of Milan - I had to shuttle injured troops back to Torino, every single turn, and trade them out with good-order defenders, for Milan. Had the Germans made a big push against either Milan or Torino, I would not have been able to stop them.
Also, the constant aerial attacks on Milan have prevented me from using Milan as a marshalling point for an attack on Bologna.
The Royal Navy went missing from the English Channel for several weeks, and the Germans took advantage by operating three Bismarck-class battleships in the area, before finally sailing all three to Naples, where they are currently sitting, in port.
When the Bismarck's weren't present, my cruisers, destroyers, and two newly-built battleships operating out of Brest continued to sink an average of 1 Uboat every 3 to 4 turns."
somdnole

Still I think AI could have used all these bombers in a better way.

"In Asia and the Pacific -
very eventful year indeed
Wk 22 - British capture Guam and Saipan
Wk 25 - Brits take Kunming, Liuzhou, Nanning, and Canton!!
Wk 30 - Brits take Taipei and Chungking
Wk 32 - Brits take Amoy and Truk
Wk 35 - Brits capture Lhasa
Wk 37 - British forces liberate Ningpo, Kweilin, and Chang-Sha
Wk 39 - Brits take Shanghai
Wk 40 - Brits take Nanking
Wk 41 - British forces capture Wuhan and Haichow
Wk 42 - British forces capture Okinawa!
Wk 43 - Brits take Tsingtao
Wk 46 - Brits capture Kochi, in the Japanese home islands!
Wk 47 - Brits capture Tientsin"
somdnole

Very strong play from Britain AI.
A surprise.

"I have established two airfields, one at the victory-point marker outside where Pt Moresby was, and the other just north of Makassar. These two points allow me to airlift the French Marines, auto-produced in New Caledonia, to Saigon. I hope to be able to get enough of a strike force in place in Saigon to move into northern China and attack the remnants of the Japanese Imperial Army."
somdnole

Sounds like a good plan.

"I am very surprised at the collapse of Japan, and at how the British are utterly smashing them, not only on the Chinese mainland, but in the islands, as well. From what I've been able to see, the British are using their armor very effectively against the Japanese, who I know from my last game simply don't have the armored units to stand up to the Allies or to the Soviets. And the AI seems incapable of effectively using either artillery or air power to offset the British armored advantage."
somdnole

Agree.
In AI versus AI play the Civ with a strong advantage in Armour will
win most of the time.

"My next steps are to marshall forces for an attack on Bologna, but also for an attack on the Germans, probably at Antwerp. In Asia, I will try to airlift and sealift enough units from New Caledonia to Saigon to move against the Japanese in northern China.

More in a week or so...."
somdnole

Thank you for the report and welcome back.


Rocoteh
 
tom2050,

Thank you for the report.

"Week 4, 1943 - Took Nouakchott (French). The British have the comet tank (comparable to Panther) in Australia, which means Japan probably wont be able to take any of those cities. US has Uranium, which means they are not far from A-Bomb."
tom2050

That is not good.
However AI will seldom make first strikes with A-Bombs.

"Week 5, 1943 - A large US British fleet of 3 Iowa Class, 5 Lion Class, 3 Carriers, 1 Convoy is stationed near Port Moresby. US invasion fleet right behind my bombardment fleet which is near Halifax.
Week 6, 1943 - Took Dakar (French). Have begun air assault on Halifax, which destroyed much of the large British Canadian air force there, at a loss of 10 dive bombers. Air (AA). Recon of US coast shows M-10s gaurding Augusta, Boston, and New York, and an M-26 guarding Albany. M-26 is almost as strong as my SS Panzer 1943. Coastal invasion at Halifax will begin next turn! Augusta will begin Week 8.
Week 7, 1943 - Halifax (British) taken with ease, air force decimated most defenders. Flew 20 more heavy bombers and fighters into Halifax to assist in the assault. Dropped 42 units off at Halifax. Have brought all uboats sitting off of the US east coast right next to the coastline to monitor troop movements. Italian and Japanese troops have reached the British front in Africa near Dodoma. Have started mass producing uboats again and bringing them through the Suez into the pacific.
Week 8, 1943 - Declare war on Arabia. US has 1019 tanks and 567 infantry! S-Boat naval bombardment of Augusta so successful, that they destroyed 10+ aircraft and damaged defending units down to 1 HP. Took Augusta (U.S.) with ease, no ground losses for either city. Took Boston (U.S.) with amphibious forces. Took New York (U.S.) with ground forces. Took Philadelphia (U.S.). Took Washington (U.S.). Richmond had
a large contingent of M26 Pershings, will hold and fortify my forces. Set up fortified troops on all hilled and forested areas on the border."
tom2050

Never earlier have such a huge AI-force been reported!

"Week 9, 1943 - U.S. broke through 1 fortified location near Washington, and brought down more tanks and infantry than I care to count, lets just say the 3 stacks near Washington have to be in the hundreds (400 at least). US launched only a couple air missions though. Took Bamako (French). Moved mass units up to take US Albany, and heavily fortified Washington and Philadelphia. Transports and convoys have begun
ferrying more troops from Lissabon."
tom2050

A good start for the invasion.

"Week 10, 1943 - Took Riyadh (Arabia). US takes Kushiro (Japan). US takes Banjarmasin (Japan). US takes Surabaya (Japan). <--- How this could happen when Japan has 86 YamatoCs compared to US 20 Battleships is beyond me. US could have taken some of these cities in the past couple turns, I wasn't paying close attention. Took Albany (U.S.). U.S. destroyed my forward defenses in front of New York and pressed their
forces into this area. Panthers and SS Panzers are the only real effective units against the U.S. forces, concentrating all building on these units. Will have Land 44 in a couple turns, and will change production to more powerful SS Panzer 1944 and Jagdpanthers."
tom2050

I doubt US will hold Surabaya for a long time though.

"Week 11, 1943 - Took Saint Johns (British-Canada). Took Quebec (British-Canada). So far the US will only attack my large stacks of troops occasionally, but not in full force. I must only attack when I see an opportunity for a sure win. I am attempting to set up carriers along my transport route, as the AI "knows" where they are. My new Me-262 turbojets are some tough fighters, and stand up to US aircraft much better then the Fw-190s. I may attempt to take Richmond next turn, since most US forces are up around Albany.
Week 12, 1943 - I need to go through my cities and look for ways to cut down my maintenance expenses (expenses at 10,102 gold/turn! City maintenance at 4230 gold/turn!). Took Dodoma (British-Africa). Japan retakes Kushiro (U.S.). Took Montreal (British-Canada). Took Tebuk (Arabia). Arabia Defeated. US has 925 tanks (down almost 100 from week 8). I have probably lost at around 30-40. Declare war on Portugal."
tom2050

US armoured forces down about 10% in a few turns.
That is very good.

"I may play a few more turns, but from what I can tell, it is only a matter of time before I take over the whole world. ha! And I am doing the same thing to the U.S. as I did to Soviet Russia, you can practically blockade certain routes, and leave a city in the rear almost undefended, then the A.I. simply changes directions and goes for it, in the meantime you grind em down with artillery and air bombardment. When you have about 30 tough units guarding a city, the A.I. will never attack, even with a stack of 400. Oh Well."
somdnole

Yes, that strategy will probably work here also.

Thank you for the report and welcome back.

Rocoteh
 
Hi Rocoteh!

Where is your promised graphic-update? Will it come in your next version?

Vericitas

Vericitas,

In fact I never promise anything concerning new versions.

I do not know how much time I will be able to spend on Civ 3 and
scenario-creation the coming months.
However I will set a target date when its more a matter of weeks then
months to release a new version.
Probably a graphic update will come after version 2.6

Rocoteh
 
Hi everybody,

now it is time for me to share a bit of my war history playing Germany, Sid level (however with reloads and worker actions, it is my first game and had no clue of where i was going).

I have reached week 10 of 1941. I started beating Poland and continental France. Although by the end of week 45 of 1936 continenal France was now a resistors country, the Frenchies gave me some hell of a fight, air battles and tanks and with the best AI strategy I have seen before. Great job, Rocoteh!!! ( you will hear this more often, forgive me repeating it)

I went on to Gibraltar to avoid enemy troups pouring in from there and Spain was glad to give me free passage. After that I sent my troups to Turkey, took it kind of fast, Istanbul fortresses smashed by my German artillery, then , yes seriously heading towards Suez securing the channel, then splitting my amry into one heading North again taking Persia and then east into India. The other took Africa.

It is now week 10 of 1941, my Africa army is besieging the gates of Kapstadt and will soon proclaim the complete domination of the dark continent.
India is completely mine with the exception of this small island at the south of India (which name i just forgot....).

In week 5 of 1941 Russia finally attacked me without warning, without trying to blackmail me first. I think they saw the world turning grey and did not like it that much.... :)
They came with a huge army consisting of about 30 of both of their modern tank versions and about 120 of their elder ones, 70 or 80 infantery units provided great training buddies for my tanks to aquire elite status in addition. Russias problem was that the Pz III h is out there hungry for "Borscht" and ready to swallow a lot. I beat them so badly at the gates of Teheran that they retreated, maybe also because they got no more news from their Northern cities near Finland. :)

I just have to say this is Civ 3 at its best, I miss my armies but do agree that it is much more challenging to manage assaults and defense with single units. So, it is the best solution.

I plan to advance a little into Russian mainland now taking their western coastal cities and then Leningrad. Then i will make peace (they want it badly....) and go for the British isles. They are annoying with bombing assaults ( although my Me- F unit kicks theit a... badly) and their huge fleet I could not restrain until now, because my strategy was mainly land expansion.

I wish I had more time because every turn now takes about 1 hour (full of fun, I enjoy the unit deployment, production, worker moves, everything is great).

Thanks again and till later with more news!!!
 
Vericitas,

In fact I never promise anything concerning new versions.

I do not know how much time I will be able to spend on Civ 3 and
scenario-creation the coming months.
However I will set a target date when its more a matter of weeks then
months to release a new version.
Probably a graphic update will come after version 2.6

Rocoteh

Ok, thank you
 
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