Science Report: Progress!

[ixnay]

What a productive term for science! We've managed to almost completely catch up to the AI. Here's all the goods we managed to acquire:

From huts: Pottery, University
From other civs: Construction, Iron Working, Warrior Code
Researched: Engineering

Currently researching Invention (for Leo's).

We're planning to go for Gunpowder following Invention (we'll have all the prereqs), but have no plans after that. Here are all the techs we should be able to research immediately after Gunpowder:

Astronomy (Japanese currently researching)
Feudalism (all 3 known civs have this)
Economics
Medicine
Metallurgy
Democracy

Some possible Long-term paths:

Astronomy -> Theory of Gravity
Astronomy -> Navigation -> Physics
Medicine -> Chemistry -> Explosives
Feudalism -> Chivalry -> Leadership
Medicine -> Sanitation
Democracy -> Metallurgy -> Conscription

I know our leader likes Explosives and the Engineers that it brings. Economics (Adam Smith's) also received some votes in the last poll. I'll post a list of what these techs give us later, but you can go ahead and vote. The poll will be open until Wednesday

[mrboo123]

damn, a good WoW vs the best gov......

[-Jrabbit]

Adam Smith!
Economics!!

[atawa]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
Adam Smith!
Economics!!

Economics/Democracy/sanitation

[Hydey]

Originally posted by atawa


Economics/Democracy/sanitation

YES YES YES

[mrboo123]

Originally posted by atawa
Economics/Democracy/sanitation

Thats what I want!

[cavebear]

Well, I vote for Engineers (no surprise). Leo's will upgrade all our Settlers to them. As far as Adam's goes, I certainly want to get it, but our maintenance costs are not really that high. 1 good Caravan to the Chinese gets us 10 turns worth of maintenance costs just by the gold bonus. Getting Medicine (the path to Engineers) would let us build Shakespeare's and have a safe city to rehome our Ships in so that they don't cause unhappiness while at sea.

[H Tower]

:$: adam smith! :4:

[-Jrabbit]

If we grab adam smith's, our maint costs will be ZERO and we can build meaningful infrastructure to generate many more beakers and shields.


We will NEVER run out of cash. We can maintain an ongoing rushbuild program for our camel herds. The way to win with a Representative government is
ECONOMICS

[shade]

ADAM ADAM ADAM

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[atomant]

Seventy four different thoughts on this one:

1) With the navigation thread, we get mag exp. plus one movement so we can deliver caravans and freight faster.

2) Economics: So we can build infratstrucutre and thereby everything faster

3) Democracy: maximum productivity

With AC as the goal, each tech 'trail' has its own advantages and disadvantages....

[-Jrabbit]

IIRC Navigation reduces payoffs from caravans and should thus be avoided at all costs.

[atomant]

well you learn something new everyday.....

[JCP]

Ingeneers first : we need roads and mines and cities.
Then Adam's : I don't think other civs may build that WoW before we do.
And if the choosen path is not available, go to democracy, which have the same conditions that Rep, but with no corruption !

[JCP]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit Navigation reduces payoffs from

Sure ?
I think I was knowing the main tips of the GL and i Don't remember that point .