Demigod - play-a-long strategy

[DrSpike]

I've played the start of the other game and even if there are no resources for the entire game it's easier than this game. It's tricky since you are stuck between the rock of not enough land and the hard place of invading someone tough.

If there is a demand I'll post some strategic thoughts on how to get the most out of what's available in this game and why I played the way I did to a finish in 1425AD. Maybe we can even compare some saves.

[Mountain Sage]

Originally posted by Doc

If there is a demand I'll post some strategic thoughts on how to get the most out of what's available in this game and why I played the way I did to a finish in 1425AD. Maybe we can even compare some saves.

Well, this is exactly why this thread was created, if I'm correct.

[DrSpike]

Well yes, but I did the same in your similarly themed Emperor thread and no one seemingly read it at all, despite the fact I finished in a very good time for a large map.

As I say I'll do the same here, but it takes a long time to get all the key screenshots and write up a summary of my thoughts, so I am wary of getting the same response as in the emperor thread.

[Dominae]

Unless you're looking for help with your game, there's no point in posting game reports expecting for a response. Most people that read this stuff are lurkers and never post. You have to want to do it for the benefit of others.


Dominae

[ducki]

Yeah, Sumeria already has Mono. I had bought that at "almost monopoly" a little while back hoping to parlay that for Feudalism, but it didn't work. At least, I think that's what I did. At any rate, I don't know the exact shieldcount to finish the palace, just that it's only 1 turn away. Maybe I should check the 'pedia and see what is the closest in shield-cost to the Palace that I have available or can buy(Mono, if I'm willing to deficit spend for a little while). Alternately, maybe letting the palace move wouldn't be all bad. I'm not sure, I have really never understood palace moving and corruption and FP, etc. I think that was probably my very first thread here, asking for help with that.

I dunno. Looking at the save, though, and being only 1 turn from finishing the Palace with no wonder to switch to, I remember why I hung this one up for a while.

Oh, and the Mongols landed a settler pair by the northern incense and will settle before my own settler gets there. Argh. Maybe I should just retire and get more practice at Emperor.

[Jon Shafer]

What's different between the two saves besides the resources?

I have the demi2 one (with the extra resources) and though they've helped out a bit, I can't say that it really hurt all that much (except for not having oil...). All you have to do is trade for some iron and wreck someone with your Samurai. Though I suppose having to trade for coal would be pretty annoying, but that's why I conquered part of the Maya with my Samurai... so that if I didn't have coal I'd get some in all that jungle.

[Dominae]

You had to trade for Iron in demi2?! There's a nice source available to me right in the middle of that mountain range...

[ducki]

I didn't have to like Trip, but I did find I could get better trade deals by trading away my native Iron and Horses and sole Incense then using techs I got in those deals to trade with other Civs and get them to throw in a "replacement" luxury/iron/horse. Sure would be nice if I could buy Wines from Ragnar then sell them to Smoke-Jaguar straight away, though. Probably unbalancing, I guess, but I did freely trade away my only resources if it would put me in a brokerage position, knowing that I could _probably_ replace it from someone else. Must've been from recently rereading SVC.

[DrSpike]

I whored the iron and saltpeter for large stretches in the game. Mostly I managed to get them back using tech from backward civs. Selling them to the Sumerians, Mayans and Mongols was nice and profitable.

[Jon Shafer]

Originally posted by Dominae
You had to trade for Iron in demi2?! There's a nice source available to me right in the middle of that mountain range...

No no, I was talking about the other game posted. I played demi2 (good resource situation in that one, 'cept for oil so far). Someone mentioned something about having only Horses.

[Theseus]

I'm taking a break from pzvh's Feudalism game... which of these two should I play?

Great posts by all, btw... Doc, tell us the story!!

[DrSpike]

I've been up to my neck in SATA drive identification problems, which I have just solved. Tomorrow though.

[Aqualung71]

DP

[Aqualung71]

Originally posted by Trip

No no, I was talking about the other game posted. I played demi2 (good resource situation in that one, 'cept for oil so far). Someone mentioned something about having only Horses.

Confusion, confusion!!!!

demigod.sav - the original start posted, was moved down to the 4th post because it lacked all resources except Horses.

demi2.sav - replaced the original start in the first post and does have iron

And I tend to agree with Doc - the resource-starved start is rather intimidating at first, but the pump-potential and the REX-friendly landmass seems to make this an easier map than the one with more resources. I'm struggling with demi2, and am way behind where I was at the same stage in demigod.

[Aqualung71]

Originally posted by Doc
As I say I'll do the same here, but it takes a long time to get all the key screenshots and write up a summary of my thoughts, so I am wary of getting the same response as in the emperor thread.

Well I, for one, would like to see your screenies and comments Doc. I played/playing both these games and felt out of my depth at various times, so post away!