Lewwyn Falls from Heaven, and Bounces Really High [SPOILERS]

[Mist]

I was told earlier however that Mist does not like FPs so I rerolled for a better chance at something I might actually encounter.

Insider knowledge, eh? Who was it? Who betrayed my deepest secrets ?

-How early are rushes usually?

Depends on the map and which civs are in play. Anytime between t50 and t80, depending on which kind of unit is used for the rush and how much economy is the rusher prepared to sacrifice.

-How long do games go?

Usually past t150 on quick. Game lasting till t200 is a long one.

-Is a 150 turns early or late in a game?

Late. Mid game starts in early hundreds.

Next two questions are too specific for me to answer.

[Amelia]

Bear in mind that the earliest rush belongs to the barb who rushed sareln out of the game in PBEM 12. You might want to take that into consideration.

[Lewwyn]

Bear in mind that the earliest rush belongs to the barb who rushed sareln out of the game in PBEM 12. You might want to take that into consideration.

Barbs will be my friend since I'll be trying to actively gain XP


Thanks for all the input guys. I'm playing a second game in order to try and run a better start get a better feel, but over all I'm feeling pretty comfortable. Really its all going to come down to the map and the opponents. PBEM format will also help me tenfold. I was fine while playing an SP game, but there was lots of turns where I'm just hitting enter wasting time, whereas in a PBEM setting I'm always pushing the turn staring at it trying to figure out how to make the turn interesting and provide immediate improvement. Often in SP you're incline to say okay that will finish in 5 turns. In PBEM I find myself saying, 5 turns is too long can we micro this to 3? or can we at least micro it to 5 while gaining some other form of compensation for the time? Basically, PBEM plays to my strengths. I look forward to this. I know I said this is my first FFH PBEM and I don't have high expectations, but what the point if you're not pushing yourself for the win!

Can't wait for the map!!

[mackoti]

Well, good luck Lewwyn,i took my first game just like you , didn't played a full game till then.Actualy truyed 2 games with my cousin.

Just an advice, dont get to mad about barbs they will destroy everithing you know abot worker management.

[Mist]

Your starting position



Bounce really high and keep flying

[Lewwyn]

Well now... that's interesting. Plains farms mean Agrarianism only nets 3 yield. Going to have to go look at the save. Did we get dropped into a BTS world!? I wonder where the road leads.

[SevenSpirits]

Those preplaced farms aren't even freshwater so 2 yield! Too bad they're not roaded or you could pillage one t0.

[Lewwyn]

I haven't seen the save yet so I guess we just got a picture of our starts. I have a feeling I'm going to be doing a bunch of exploring. I really want to find out of if there's anything else close by worth settling.

[Lewwyn]

So I open the save and I send my Warrior south, Scout north. I instantly regret sending the scout north because I find ice. Whereas the Warrior finds grassland:



First thing I did was change my name to Grand Chief Lewwyn. Seriously did no one else think of that?

This picture shows what I'm dealing with. Unfortunately, I have to settle in place. I have to assume that all of my opponents have similar starts with resources and improved tiles. Now to be frank, I really dislike that. To take advantage of these improvements I must settle here in the barren waste of the plains. This city will never be as cool as a grassland river area. If I chose to move my settler south to grab some of the grassland I have no guarantee that I will be able to farm that grass anyway. Additionally, I'd lose the metamagic node that is in the north.

Lurker Question:
-So is a metamagic node good? What sort of spells is it used for? Will I want to use those spells?

Back to the topic at hand. If I don't settle in place I put myself far, far behind in terms of initial growth because I would need to build a worker. for improvements and tech worker techs. As it currently stands I need neither. I will build warriors until size 4-5 and then build settlers. No need for workers yet since everything is improved. I won't need workers until I get a second city. Thus no worker techs either. I will be able to tech straight to Myst and God King. Then using my EXP bonus + God King I can throw out a settler maybe two.

An additional reason I do not particularly like this start is that it speeds up everyone. Now my EXP trait should give me an advantage either way, but to be honest I think that early game micro is one of my strengths. This start robs me of the chance to get a lead based on possibly stronger early turn micro. Now there is no need to make choices between warriors and workers, no need to worry about tech choices. Less chance for my opponents to make a mistake.

If I sound like I'm complaining... I probably am. But I think for my first FFH PBEM game I would have liked a more natural map before we got to a sped up pre-placed improvement start. I wouldn't be as disappointed if it wasn't my first game. But, I will roll with the punches, what goes up must come down, only I go back up again...

Just thought about something though... If Kurioates have the same start then that will be a gigantic nerf with 2nd being plains and 3rd rings not looking much better.

Ended turn, barbs moved:



Here, wolfy, wolfy wolf!

We also have the roster completed. I'm going out in a bit though so I'll make some (inexperienced, uneducated) comments about both my opponents and their civ/leaders. That should be fun for all you pro FFHers.

[SevenSpirits]

First thing I did was change my name to Grand Chief Lewwyn. Seriously did no one else think of that?

This thread is great, I can already tell.