I did some minor refinements, building fewer roads and a cottage instead.
Updated plan (no changes early on):
T79 Pyramids Run
T67
Worker from Bitter moves SW-W and cottages.
Two workers near HN cottage 1W of HN.
T68
Bitter completes library, continues axeman.
Three workers complete the cottage SW-W of Bitter.
Gold mine complete, workers start roading the gold.
Bitter works cows, corn, and the cottage.
WIFOM starts working the gold tile.
T69
Caipirinha completes worker, starts chariot.
Caipirinha works corn, pigs, and two cottages.
HN grows to size 4, works corn, wheat, deer, horses.
Bitter works cows, cottage, scientist.
BM grows to size 3, works cows, sheep, copper.
Workers near Bitter move SW-W and cottage.
Worker in Caipirinha moves W-SW-SW and roads.
T70
HN completes library, starts chariot.
HN works wheat, deer, horses, scientist.
Bitter works cows, corn, cottage.
Two workers near BM move SE-SE and cottage.
Worker from Caipirinha moves SW and roads.
One worker moves from gold 1S and chops.
One worker moves from gold E-SE onto a GFH.
T71
HN grows to size 5, works wheat, deer, horses, 2 scientists
Bitter grows to size 4, works cows, corn, cottage, scientist.
BM grows to size 4, works cows, sheep, copper, cottage.
Caipirinha grows to size 5 works corn, pigs, wine, 2 cottages.
WIFOM expands borders.
Worker SE of WIFOM roads.
Worker SW of WIFOM moves SE and starts farming corn.
Worker 2E of WIFOM completes road; two workers near Caiprinha move to the same tile and prechop.
T72
Research to 100%.
Caipirinha switches to worker.
Bitter completes axeman, starts chariot.
Worker near Caipirinha moves 1S and cottages.
Worker on GFH SE of WIFOM finishes road.
Remaining four workers near WIFOM finish corn farm.
WIFOM starts working corn.
T73
HN starts settler, works wheat, corn, horses, deer, scientist.
Bitter works cows, cottage, 2 scientists.
Two workers road corn.
Two workers move SE from corn and road.
One worker moves to 2W of WIFOM and cottages.
T74
BM grows to size 5 and completes library. Starts fast worker, working cows, sheep, copper, cottage, scientist.
Caipirinha switches to settler.
Two workers move SE and road towards stone.
Two workers on corn moves to 2W of WIFOM and cottage; worker on that tile moves N and starts deer camp.
Worker near Caipirinha moves S-SW and roads.
T75
Caipirinha switches to chariot.
Two workers road towards the stone.
Three workers complete the deer camp.
One worker roads forest E-SE of WIFOM.
T76
Caipirinha grows to size 6, whips settler. Works corn, pigs, FP cottage.
WIFOM grows to size 2, works corn and deer.
Bitter works corn, cows, cottage, scientist (preparing to grow).
HN works wheat, horses, deer, 2 scientists. Resumes chariot (or optionally continue settler).
One worker from deer moves N onto third ring forested hill.
One worker from deer moves to forested hill N of WIFOM.
One worker roads deer for 1t.
Two workers near stone prechop the GFH SE of WIFOM.
T77
Research to 20%.
Bitter grows to size 5, works corn, cows, cottage, 2 scientists.
Caipirinha builds settler, overflows into worker.
Worker on third ring forested hill chops.
Worker on forested hill N of WIFOM chops.
Worker on deer moves NE and chops.
One worker SE of WIFOM moves SW-W and chops.
One worker SE of WIFOM moves to 2W of WIFOM and completes cottage.
One worker prechops forest E-SE of WIFOM.
Settler moves towards stone site.
T78
Research to 90%.
Discover maths, start masonry.
HN completes chariot, resumes settler.
WIFOM whips granary and works gold mine.
One worker roads forest E-SE of WIFOM.
Other workers keep chopping.
Settler moves towards stone site.
T79
BM expands borders.
Discover masonry.
Settle stone.
Worker E-SE of WIFOM moves S-SW and chops.
Other workers stay in place and continue chopping.
Newly built workers from BM and Caipirinha chop the last two roaded forests.
Pyramids complete EOT79.
Nevertheless couple of things to consider:
* Intead of running 90% and 20% slider close to the end postponing 100% slider a bit and running e.g. 10% 1st and then 100% for the whole time might be better
* BM is getting only 1 cottage and running a Scientist at one point. If possible I'd like to have 2 workable cottages there. Maybe some of the cottaging turns near WIFOM could be better used for this
(November 28th, 2012, 06:22)plako Wrote: Very good.
Nevertheless couple of things to consider:
* Intead of running 90% and 20% slider close to the end postponing 100% slider a bit and running e.g. 10% 1st and then 100% for the whole time might be better
* BM is getting only 1 cottage and running a Scientist at one point. If possible I'd like to have 2 workable cottages there. Maybe some of the cottaging turns near WIFOM could be better used for this
Yeah, the slider can be optimized further it seems, it's just a pain since you need to sim a bunch of turns ahead to see what works.
I hurried south with those workers because I wanted to get WIFOM's corn on-line ASAP. But I guess that isn't really crucial, anyway. Maybe just work the gold for one more turn before switching to the corn. BM is doing fine working one scientist, though. Don't really see that as a big deal.
Another option would be to complete the cottage in between HN/Bitter before heading south, since those cities are really strapped for good tiles at the end of this run, and all the workers are then miles away.
If I do another run I'll try out some of those ideas.
I see BM as a cottage city so growing cottages there makes more sense than running Scientists. Bitter and HN have lots of grassland that potentially could be cottage cities, but considering our focus on Pyramids I rather consider them specialist cities and only utilise cottages if there aren't enough specialist slots or we need tiles to work while growing.
Ok, I completed a run with 40% science on T72, and 100% science on all subsequent turns. I also built more cottages in the north before heading south. BM got one riverside grass cottage + a nonriver plains cottage, and worked no scientists. I also completed the cottage between HN and Bitter before moving on, which is useful. The capital got a grass river cottage, and I built one cottage for WIFOM, but neither of these are actually being worked, so those are really just passing time / pit stops.
Anyway, the tradeoff is that WIFOM ends up with less food in the box on T79, because it spent more turns working the gold and I never actually camped the deer. Given that the extra cottage for BM isn't riverside, I don't really think this is a clear improvement. The slider adjustment is worthwhile either way, though. In short, when we get to T72, we should verify exactly how much science to run on that turn.
No time to write it up, but if you think this sounds better, you can complete the cottage between HN and Bitter on T68. With further optimization, it's probably possible to squeeze in another riverside cottage for BM rather than the plains cottage, but no promises.
We get a cottage between HN and Bitter.
Bitter gets one riverside grass cottage.
BM gets two riverside grass cottages, no scientist turns.
Capital gets a 3/4 plains river cottage.
3 cottage turns + 3 camp turns near WIFOM.
WIFOM ends up with 11/22 food in the box on T79, working the corn.
20% science on T72, 100% after that, 1 gold left on T79.
Plan:
T67
Worker from Bitter moves SW-W and cottages.
Two workers near HN cottage 1W of HN.
T68
64 gold, +15gpt.
Bitter completes library, continues axeman. Works cows, corn, cottage (completed this turn).
Gold mine complete, workers start roading the gold.
Two workers finish cottage 1W of HN.
Worker SW-W of Bitter cottages for one more turn.
WIFOM starts working the gold tile.
T69
79 gold, +18gpt.
Caipirinha completes worker, starts chariot.
Caipirinha works corn, pigs, and two cottages.
HN grows to size 4, works wheat, deer, horses, cottage.
Bitter works cows, corn, riverside cottage (completed this turn).
BM grows to size 3, works cows, sheep, copper.
Worker SW-W of Bitter moves SW-W and cottages.
Two workers complete riverside cottage SW-W of Bitter.
Worker from Caipirinha moves W-SW-SW and roads.
Workers on gold complete road.
T70
97 gold, +18gpt.
HN completes library, starts chariot.
Bitter grows to size 4, works cows, corn, riverside cottage, scientist.
Worker near BM moves SE-SE and cottages.
Two workers near Bitter move 2W and cottage.
Worker from Caipirinha moves SW-SW onto GFH.
Two workers on gold move 1S and prechop.
T71
115 gold, +20gpt.
HN grows to size 5, works wheat, deer, horses, 2 scientists.
Bitter works corn, cows, 2 cottages.
BM grows to size 4, works cows, sheep, copper, cottage (completed this turn).
Caipirinha grows to size 5, works corn, pigs, wine, 2 cottages.
WIFOM expands borders.
Worker near Caipirinha moves SW-SW-SW and cottages.
Worker on GFH near WIFOM roads.
Two workers SW of WIFOM move SE and start farming corn.
T72
Research to 20%. 135 gold, +3gpt.
Bitter completes axeman, starts settler. Works cows, corn, 2 scientists.
Caipirinha switches to worker.
Two workers near BM move S and cottage.
Worker on GFH SE of WIFOM finishes road.
Remaining three workers near WIFOM finish corn farm.
WIFOM starts working corn.
T73
Research to 100%. 138 gold, -22gpt.
Two workers road hill SE of corn.
One worker roads corn.
Worker SE of WIFOM cottages 2W of WIFOM.
One worker near BM completes road.
Other worker near BM moves SE-SE and cottages.
T74
116 gold, -22gpt.
BM grows to size 5 and completes library. Starts fast worker, working cows, sheep, copper, 2 riverside cottages.
Caipirinha switches to settler.
Worker near Caipirinha moves SW-SW-SE and roads.
Worker near BM moves SE-SE and cottages.
Worker 2W of WIFOM moves N and roads.
Two workers road SE towards stone.
Corn road complete.
T75
94 gold, -22gpt.
HN completes chariot, starts settler.
Caipirinha switches to chariot.
Two workers road SE towards stone.
Worker on deer roads.
Worker on corn moves NE-NE and roads.
Other worker nearby moves SW and roads the same tile.
Third worker near Caipirinha moves SW-SW-SW-SE to the same tile and prechops.
T76
72 gold, -23gpt.
Caipirinha grows to size 6, whips settler. Works corn, pigs, FP cottage.
WIFOM grows to size 2, works corn and gold.
Bitter switches to chariot (or something) to allow growth.
One stone-roading worker moves to GFH N of WIFOM.
Other stone-roading worker moves to GFH SE of WIFOM and prechops.
Worker on deer moves N onto GFH.
Two workers 2E of WIFOM move N and prechop.
Last worker near WIFOM moves to deer and camps for 1t.
T77
49 gold, -24gpt.
Bitter grows to size 5, works corn, cows, cottage, 2 scientists.
Caipirinha builds settler, overflows into worker.
Settler moves towards stone site.
Worker on third ring forested hill chops.
Worker on GFH N of WIFOM chops.
Worker on deer moves NE and chops.
Worker SE of WIFOM moves SW-W and chops.
Remaining two workers move to deer and camp for 1t.
T78
25 gold, -24gpt.
Discover maths, start masonry.
BM completes worker, starts e.g. worker.
WIFOM whips granary and works corn.
Settler moves towards stone site.
Two workers on deer prechop forests SE of WIFOM and 2E of WIFOM.
New worker from BM moves to NE of WIFOM and cottages.
OPTIONALLY: Let HN grow this turn so it can triple-whip its settler next turn.
T79
1 gold
BM expands borders.
Discover masonry.
WIFOM works corn, builds pyramids.
Settle stone.
Worker from Caipirinha chops forest SE of WIFOM.
Remaining workers chop remaining forests.
Pyramids complete EOT79.
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