New official OCC record: 1803

[Sten Sture]

kcbob - my bad. thx! (never read the articles!)

Back to Paul's tremendous result. I am surprised that you didn't have rivers. I have been thinking that I will need all rivers to even get close to 1850! Did you start trade caravans earlier? Or have a really big trading partner city?

[kcbob]

OCC? Would that be "One City Civ"? Coupled with my post of how many cities, wow!!! Do I have a lot to learn!

[Paul]

Trade is always an early target for me after Monarchy and Writing. I like to get those caravans going ASAP.

[War4ever]

Paul.... congrats on your spectacular performance..... can the 1800 barrier be broken before the turn of the millenium? Not by me that is for sure!

[Paul]

That depends on whether you think the millennium starts in 2000 or 2001. I'll try to prevent such discussions and land this year, but I can't promise anything.

[Xin Yu]

I tried OCC this afternoon. Just played till 1AD to make myself comfortable with it. I played a total of about 10 games. In one of them I was pretty good. It was a large land mass, and I did not build my city till 900BC. By that time I had two allies (I could pass through their territory without any difficulty), 650 golds (300 tribute before offering peace), 12 free units (horse, archer, legion), 15 techs including mapmaking, pottery, monarchy, bridge building, trade. (I don't remember quite clearly the exact numbers, but that's about the situation). Maybe this one can beat Paul's record.

[Sonderermittler]

I think that´s too late for a new record. At 900BC you should already have finished colossus and some improvements. At 1AD I use to have copernicus already. At around 500AD you city should be developed that much, that you discover each second turn. Try getting automobiles before 1000AD.
If you found your city too late you simply will run out of turns

IMHO

Paul, I´m not sure anymore,but didn´t you mention somewhere you once reached AC in the 1770´s?

[Sonderermittler]

HAHA!! Christmas smilies!!

[Sonderermittler]

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[Smash]

Yes he did a 1771 on a OCC "scenario" I made when I found a dream spot with 2 gold and 2 whales but it was his 5th or 6th stab at it so it wasn't an "official" record.Dam good though.One day he'll load a game with the right techs and a great spot close by and will land in.......I don't wanna think about it.

[Paul]

As Smash already said, that was on a map that I had already played before. Knowing the map gives you a big advantage and therefore you can only set a record on a randomly created map that you have never played before. As far as Smash's map goes, I played that several more times and one time I got very lucky with huts and landed in 1565, but as I said before, that does not count as a record.

[Sonderermittler]

WOW !

[Caesar the Great]

Great job Paul, simply amazing. I can't break 1900. Do you have any tips for people like me who find diety easy but can't do OCC that fast. My science rate is always relatively high getting discoveries quickly. I've had Fusion at about 1850 my only major problem is building my spaceship and tribute. I can have the 80 production necessary to build the 15 structurals and enough caravans to build the components but my problem comes with the modules. I never have enough money becaues the tribute never comes and I have to wait enough turns before they are completed this slows me down. I can't build my ship fast enough!! If I try to get tribute they declare war and I'm slowed even MORE. HELP ME!!! I read yr guide great job. Thx

[Smash]

1565?well that means a pre 1700 might be possible with the right set of circumstances.Thats kinda scary.

methinks you have "held back" on a trick or two in your excellent strat guide. Or have you developed something new?
[This message has been edited by Smash (edited December 17, 1999).]

[Xin Yu]

Think about this: if you get republic, construction and trade from a hut, then you can go directly from despotism to republic, and build HG so you go up to pop 12. Then you get sanitation and grow to 21. This can be accomplished quite early if you are lucky, since the techs needed can be found in huts.