I didn't actually think it was anything nefarious because you're right, I've never heard anything bad said about him. Was just wondering because that's the first time I'd encountered it.
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[SPOILERS] Parkin brings the rain down in Africa: Churchill of Zulu
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Turn 200
As the 200th turn rolls by, not a whole lot going on. Haram kicked off a golden age at the end of last turn with his two great people. That's going to give him a much-needed boost. I'm 9 turns from my next GP. I think Wildebeest might make a good GP farm, but it's still growing and I don't want to stifle it too much. My capital (which is what's doing the job right now, mainly from wonders) doesn't have enough food to make a good one, unless I farm over all its mature cottages. I'll dig into it later...too much going on at home tonight. I whipped some of the religious buildings in my new cities on the border with haram and Seven to help generate more culture and more hammers (the advantages of the AP religion). I’m thinking a switch to caste system might be good in the near future, though, as it will turn a grassland workshop into a 1f 5h tile, and a plains workshop into a 6h tile. I’d love to follow mackoti and switch to State Property, too, but I’m not going to have Communism for a while yet. Tech-wise, mackoti will have Rifling next turn, Seven will have Economics, and haram will have Philosophy (looks like he’s backfilling some techs he skipped). Gawdzak and wetbandit must be spending quite a few EPs on me because what I need to see their research keeps increasing. In fact my ratio with Gawdzak is 622/509 and wetbandit is 400/393.
December 4th, 2014, 05:20
(This post was last modified: December 4th, 2014, 05:23 by Old Harry.)
I'd concentrate eps on my enemies rather than my allies if I were you...
Also, at this point caste does seem more efficient, so long as you don't need the flexibility of slavery!
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Well, I have a lot of EP against mackoti and haram right now...I'm about 200 EPs above what I need to see their research. I'm actually not putting a lot against wetbandit, but I view Gawdzak as a big threat, too, so I want to see his research if I can.
I'm honestly not whipping much at all except in my newer cities, so a switch to caste system wouldn't hurt too much there.
Turn 201
All's quiet on the world today...a global peace that may last for centuries, or may last for years. Nothing much going on, everyone is building and teching right now. My power has passed Seven's as I upgraded a number of units. I'm 3 turns from having Steel, and I think I'm going for Communism and State Property next, assume war doesn't break out before then. Amusingly enough, haram has a privateer sitting with a stack of 7 of his frigates next to his isolated city of Tiflis...gee, I wonder whose that is?  Antelope completed its Observatory, and is now building Cavalry until Oxford is ready. 
Privateers are handy for the extra vision, but you could kill it with a Frigate and cause a diplomatic incident
 .Does Gawdzak share a border with you? How about doing us an illustrated world map while the wars hold off?
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I don't have open borders with him, so I'd have to get a privateer of my own to do it, and on this map it just doesn't seem worth it to build them when I can build frigates.
 I don't have a direct border with Gawdzak, thankfully. I will do up a map for you...I'll try to get it done tonight. I moved my scout through all of retep's old territory, so my map is fairly up to date now.
Turn 205
I guess reporting gets slower during these unexciting periods.  In world news, Seven got a Great Spy. Otherwise still a quiet world. We finished researching Steel this turn and set Scientific Method as the next target, but I’m going to save up some money to do some more upgrades. Lots of obsolete units, and I’ve got a very dangerous and powerful neighbor. I know it slows my techpace, but tech won't save my butt if mackoti invades unless it's put into play, so I want to have a decent force of cavs, cannons, and rifles to be there for me.
why upgrade before you have to? I'd guess its 20 turns since you signed that 40 turn nap with Mack? so unless 7 is looking at you funny I'd stick with tech (although cash in the bank is always good.)
What are your tech options? are there any first to bonii left?
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In progress: Rimworld (December 8th, 2014, 04:03)Old Harry Wrote: why upgrade before you have to? I'd guess its 20 turns since you signed that 40 turn nap with Mack? so unless 7 is looking at you funny I'd stick with tech (although cash in the bank is always good.) Well, I'm not upgrading everything, but I want a solid core of modern units. If mackoti invaded me this turn, I want to be able to minimize how many cities he can capture/hold, and I can't do that with maces/pikes/impis/cuirs. Even if I had enough money at that time to upgrade a few units (and I'm learning the smart invader watches his target's bank balance), I can't move them for another turn. This way I have a few modern units in my most critical cities, and a couple of nodal strike forces with current technology. (December 8th, 2014, 04:03)Old Harry Wrote: What are your tech options? are there any first to bonii left? Unfortunately, not immediately. I could beeline Fascism for the GG, but Physics and Economics have already been hit, and a GG is probably not worth it. And I probably won't make it to Fusion for the GE regardless of what happens, so nothing worthwhile to beeline for at this time...better to get the techs that are going to keep me alive longer. So SciMeth, Steam Power, Railroad, Combustion, Assembly Line, Biology, Artillery, though not necessarily in that order. I could detour to Constitution->Democracy and try to grab the SoL. But I'm not sure who may already have Democracy and be working on it (I can only see who has Constitution, and I haven't been able to see Gawdzak or wetbandit's research yet), and since I don't need Rep/US/Eman right now, I'm not sure if it's a worthwhile detour. I'm pretty sure mackoti/Seven/haram do not have Democracy yet. And I know that no one is in US/Eman at this time, either. |