Super Growth strat.

[DaveV]

markus - are you willing to provide any details of optimal tech path, city spacing, settlers per city, sequence of improvements? So far, to be blunt, this reads more like a bragging thread than an exposition of strategy.

[DaveV]

OK thanks for the answer. Now, how about improvements? Rushbuild them as soon as they become available, or concentrate on a few key structures? Granaries would help with growth, libraries with science, markets/temples/colosseum with WLY, but what comes first?

Whenever I try this sort of strategy, I find myself very short of shields. If I drain my cash to rushbuild stuff, I don't have enough for upkeep on all the buildings.

I think you meant to say "irrigated and roaded", not "irrigated and mined"?

[markusf]

Irrigated mined(hills) and roaded

Build up only a city or 2 at a time

Marketplace,(library), aqaduct, bank, col, cathedral, sewer, university, stockexchange.

once 2 cities are built up by 200 AD, you should be generating 100 gold and 2 turns a tech.. That should be enough spare gold to keep buying improvements + you have the gold from incoming caravans to your capitol
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[Alexander's Horse]

*various warmongers make mental note to wack Markusf early in any game*


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[markusf]

alpha, code of laws, burial, monarchy, --> trade --> Sanitation -->dem -->university --> superhighways --> computers.
Or you can just go to rep and follow the same tech path.

You only need 15 cities, spaced so that they don't use each others food, Connected by roads(+50% trade) & railroads(+50% trade), everything should then be irrigated and mined(adds trade as well) with 1 settlar per city.

[Hydey]

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*various warmongers make mental note to wack Markusf early in any game*



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Horse the Troll of warmongers makes writen note to wack Markusf early in any game.

[Rasputin]

tried this tactic but the damn barbarians ruine dhte party,, and then the other 6 AI civs ganged up agaisnt me , must be doing something wrong

[brocher]

the more i read this the more i realize what a smug self satified little wanker u must be .bet you are insufferable in person .......... get a life, smoke some pot, drink some booze, eat some ***** in other words get a life. it never ceases to amaze me how seriously some people take this game .

[markusf]

I must lay awake tonight pondering the fact that an unknown forum user no longer respects me.....suicide has now risen two more knotches as a viable alternative!

[Guest]

[quote]<font size=1>Originally posted by brocher on 01-13-2001 01:03 PM</font>
the more i read this the more i realize what a smug self satified little wanker u must be...quote]

he he
Wanking is a rather self-satisfying activity.... from what others tell me....

But seriously, on the one hand I appreciate markus imparting his experiences in a rather open way that surely must help others, whilst others sit quietly on theit little secret strats
On the other hand, it's a shame it's so ego-driven and let's not forget that the civer of the year is Nappy who beat markus, arii and many others.

But, the 'Voice' is a weapon to be used in diplomacy and wars and helps build a reputation that surpasses the real skills of the player! Sometimes, as in life, sheer reputation will yield success if others, perhaps more competent, do not hold their nerve - LOL
I've heard at least one player state that Eyes beat them on the strength of Eyes reputation freaking him out....

It's Sunday here so this sermon could continue but I think I've wanked on enough already, eh?

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[Hydey]

I can confirm that wanking is very self satisfying.

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[Rasputin]

im too lazy to wank.....

[kent-jo]

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im too lazy to wank.....
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Is that because youre wife is takeing care of that bussinesse?

[Martin Schmidt]

somebody wrote :
alpha, code of laws, burial, monarchy, --> trade --> Sanitation -->dem -->university --> superhighways --> computers.

Note that to research monarchy on the direct way is never possible .

[Crustacian]

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somebody wrote :
alpha, code of laws, burial, monarchy, --> trade --> Sanitation -->dem -->university --> superhighways --> computers.

Note that to research monarchy on the direct way is never possible .

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Martin, I have done it, and seen others do it by selecting burial first.

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