[SPOILERS] Scooticator and Pindooter give a sporting try

[pindicator]

It'll be mounted units over land and zerkers by sea when we do attack

[Zed-F]

With the above tech outline, it seems like the options being considered are (a) most military builds during GA aiming for a HA/zerk attack immediately after GA, or (b) mostly infrastructure/peaceful expansion prior to & during GA with knight/zerk military buildup mainly post-GA (possibly timed for ~10t after GA ends.) What are the pros & cons?

[NobleHelium]

I'm not really convinced that HAs and berserkers is better than just a lot of berserkers. Along with some cats of course.

[pindicator]

I'm not really convinced that HAs and berserkers is better than just a lot of berserkers. Along with some cats of course.

Well, that could work with Engineering. Really, i'm a bit of a sucker for a debilitating first strike, and with Nakor i have in mind capturing or razing 3 cities on the opening move of the war: Using 2-movers to take Smoke Springs Hold and Red Springs Hold, and then coming with zerkers on galleys to capture Nine Springs. The mounted units would continue to push south to take Coldara Hold while the zerkers stay with their boats and take Alcair Dal, or maybe go overland with cat support since it really isn't a coastal town. But this would leave the capital cut off and surrounded if it worked.

As for prepping, we are building barracks and stables now - once zerkers are available we will need to start producing those and keep with those until Guilds is researched. Yeah, that's soon enough that we probably shouldn't do any more infrastructureand builds on the mainland - the islands can keep developing since they're far enough away that they won't contribute much. The one thing i worry about with this plan is having enough galleys on the west coast. We'd want at least four i would think, and probably a trireme or two for protection. Then the war would be on as soon as we got enough knights produced.

Going early war like this means we'd want to get a barracks and stable in the capital as well, probably right after the market finishes

What do you think scooter? I think we need to start prepping for war if we want to hit as soon as knights are available

[NobleHelium]

Not sure why you're straight farming the jungle rather than chopping it first. You could have worked that for a couple turns and gotten some river commerce instead of working the null tile.

[pindicator]

I was about to blame scooter for that but with how this week has gone it could have been me in a rush. I did plantation+chop the jungled dye and will take full responsibility for that choice

[antisocialmunky]

After sleeping on it, I think you should invade them with Zerks and HA. Knights aren't going to be that much better if you're relying so much of Zerks. You probably don't want to be fighting wars on multiple islands. Maybe just planting the troll city in reteps back lines would be good enough.

[pindicator]

After sleeping on it, I think you should invade them with Zerks and HA. Knights aren't going to be that much better if you're relying so much of Zerks.

Yeah, my first thought was for this because I don't see Nakor as being ready for it if we bring half a dozen HAs for each border city.

You probably don't want to be fighting wars on multiple islands. Maybe just planting the troll city in reteps back lines would be good enough.

Are you mad sir? We are Vikings! We fight wars on ALL the islands

[Boldly Going Nowhere]

Be aware that Bulldogs is very likely to suffer a random event tonight:

Event54
Great Depression
Prereq: at least 1 founded corporation somewhere Brick hates me.
Obsolete: None
Active/Weight: 40/100
Result:
1.All players lose 25% of their gold City falls into a spiral of alcohol abuse, anger, shame, embarrassment, hatred, self-loathing, and disgust. Event may continue no matter what you attempt.

[Krill]

Someone want to give an update for those of us that don't understand the twisted insanity that are sports in the USA?