Seriously Tricky Sticky Game

[-Jrabbit]

I guess Hydey's off at the cricket fields again...

[Scouse Gits]

Hydey - come out come out wherever you are

SG[1]

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Maybe he's trying to find the right words to explain how the Romans landed with 3 elephants and conquered all of our core cities?

[DrSpike]

Do not say that - even in jest!

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

That would be seriously tricky to recover from.

[Scouse Gits]

This scenario is not as tough as the one DaveV devised about 3 years ago.

All the AI civs started with about 8 well developed cities. Their capitals were all founded on mountains. All huts were wiped from the map and there was no diplomacy... except the constant stream of chariots and elephants they sent into your territory. I may even be able to dig out a save file ... but I'm sure Dave will have one.

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SG(2)

[Scouse Gits]

The High Council

Yes - I know its a joke, but seriously the only way I know to determine how I am faring on the Science front (in the absence of embassies) is to ask the Science Advisor on the High Council - and I do this regularly.

Now if there is another way we can dispense with them completely (except April Cantor)

SG[1]

[DaveV]

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
... but I'm sure Dave will have one.

I still have the scenario files, and could generate a save from them.

I created that scenario in an attempt to duplicate the feel of a game against humans, where you actually need to build pikemen, catapults, and fortresses. I enjoyed the early game, when I was fighting for my life, but it turned into a logistical nightmare once I turned the corner. I finally gave up in disgust in the endgame after I bungled an attack which had taken an hour to set up. Kudos to you for sticking through to the bitter end.

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Re: The High Council

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
Yes - I know its a joke, but seriously the only way I know to determine how I am faring on the Science front (in the absence of embassies) is to ask the Science Advisor on the High Council - and I do this regularly.

Now if there is another way we can dispense with them completely (except April Cantor)

SG[1]

I'm seldom behind in tech far enough to have considered consulting Mr Science Guy in the Council. Usually I check to see which techs are white in the science screen, to see how far ahead I am

And a further confession... I only leave the ToT disk in the CDROM, because that's the only disk that'll let me start all of 2.42/MGE/FW/ToT without the 'please insert your disk' message. And of course, ToT doesn't have a Council.

DaveV - post those killer saves from your scenario!

[Scouse Gits]

With a lean and mean run to a key tech you can have several white techs and feel secure - only to discover that someone somewhere has twice as many as you!!

But - yes - we are deity players, we are seldom behind and even less often lose - but fun things can happen - particularly on a Gigamap

SG[1]

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
With a lean and mean run to a key tech you can have several white techs and feel secure - only to discover that someone somewhere has twice as many as you!!

But - yes - we are deity players, we are seldom behind and even less often lose - but fun things can happen - particularly on a Gigamap

SG[1]

Gigamaps

Still... until this game, I don't think I've ever been more than 2 or 3 techs behind (net) for a long, long time. I learned too well from Apolyton to let that happen

MP... well, in MP I can see getting that far behind!

[DaveV]

Re: Re: The High Council

Originally posted by Six Thousand Year Old Man
DaveV - post those killer saves from your scenario!

Per request. MGE required (because I don't have FW, and events are used).

Edit: special circumstances: only UN and Apollo can be built. As SG(2) implied, the AI will not negotiate, and will attack with wave after wave of troops/diplos. You have a reasonable amount of time to set up, but it is advisable to establish a defensive perimeter without too much delay.

[Scouse Gits]

Dave - It looks different from the start I played. (Remember furs but not whales.) Have you produced a new one?

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SG(2)

[DaveV]

SG(2) - I'm 99% sure it's the same game. I didn't open cheat mode, but the starting position looks pretty familiar to me.

[Scouse Gits]

Could it have a different seed than the one you posted originally?

SG[1]