OCC Fortnight Competition #5 -- Discussion and Logs

[Tom DeMille]

Ok, I've just emailed Paul a new scenario. If anyone wants me to email it directly to them, let me know. This scenario is on a medium sized map, so it should prove more of a challenge.

I was hoping someone else would create a scenario (so I could defend my win from last game ), but since there didn't seem to be any takers, you're stuck with my attempt. Good luck.

[Paul]

Download it here.
[This message has been edited by Paul (edited May 06, 2000).]

[Smash]

I just fired this one up and all I can say is LOL

[Scouse Gits]

rotflmao - Tom - I really hate you!!!
Everyone - Beware the sinking Trireme syndrome!

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Scouse Git[1]

"CARTAGO DELENDA EST" - Cato the Censor

[Tom DeMille]

Sinking trireme? There's lots of coastline to east and west.

[Sten Sture]

Okay, now I am three games behind! I guess I will have to take some time off of work to get these done. First I should write an article on how computers and the internet are increasing productivity...

SG(1or2) sent me a save map a little while ago that we could use for a game after this one. Sorry I hadn't submitted it yet, I wasn't trying to be rude.

[oedo]

Thanks Adam Smith. I think I also considered this possibility and even wondered if I should give Radio away. Finally I didn´t

Structure in one turn: Rushbuild a temple, then change to structure (you will need at least a 60 shields rate). Cost: 160 gold.
Another way is just disbanding an old unit.
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[oedo]

Didn´work .
I´ll have one last try :
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[oedo]

-4000 Dehli
-3900 size 2
-3900 MapMaking
-3450 Trireme
-3400 Law Code
-3350 gh: Masonery
-3200 size 3
-3000 gh: Horseman
-2850 English: alliance
-2800 Monarchy
-2650 new goverment: Monarchy gh: Mathmatics

-2600 gh: chariot
-2450 gh: Archer French: Construction,
Pottery, Currency; peace
-2400 gh: settler
-2350 gh: Trade
-2300 size 4
-2250 gh: Astronomy gh: Polytheism

-2100 Greeks, Warrior Code; peace
-2050 gh: Feudalism
-1850 gh: Iron Work gh: Seafaring

-1750 Canadians: Writing, alliance

-1650 Colossus
-1550 gh: barbs
-1500 Granary
-1450 size 5 gh: Navigation
-1400 gh: 50 gold
-1300 Temple
-1200 gh: Literacy
-1150 Harbour gh: Elephant
-1050 gh: 25 gold
-1000 size 6
-950 Library
-925 Philosophy, Republik
new goverment: Republik
-875 size 7
-825 Carawan: Pearl
-750 gh:barbs
-725 Colosseum size 8
-675 Trade Route: Paris, Pearls, 240 gold

-600 Aquaduct
-575 size 9
-550 Market Place
-525 English: 50 gold
-475 size 10
-450 size 11
-425 size 12 Colosseum sold
-400 Carawan: Färbemittel gh: Elephant

-375 Trade Route: Athens, 144 gold
-350 gh: Legion
-275 gh: Legion
-250 Carawan: salt
-225 Greeks: Bridge Building gh: Wheel

-200 Trade Route: Athens, Salt, 72 gold
-150 University French: Banking

-125 English: 100 gold Canadians: 50 gold
-50 Copernicus
1 Canadians: 50 gold 20 gh: Theory Of Gravity

140 French: alliance
240 Shakespeare´s
260 Engineering
360 gh: Sanitation
400 Sewer Systems Economy
size 13
420 size 14
440 size 15
460 size 16
480 size 17
500 Invention size 18
520 size 19
540 size 20
560 size 21
580 Democrazy, Revolution French
break alliance English: 50 gold
600 gh: 100 gold
620 University new goverment: Democracy

680 Physics
720 size 22
740 Chemistry size 23
760 English: 100 gold
800 Magnetism
860 Gun Powder
920 Metallurgy
960 gh: Horseman
980 English: 100 gold Canadians: 100 gold
1000 Isaak Newton College size
24 Granary sold
1040 Steam Engine
1060 gh: 200 gold
1080 Railroad
1120 Industrialisation English:
100 gold
1140 Stock Exchange
1160 Corporation
1260 Americans: peace
1300 Steel
1320 English: 150 gold
1360 Explosives
1380 Darwin´s Voyage: Combustion,
Automobiles
1420 Conscription English: 200 gold Americans:
maps
1460 Mass Production French: alliance,
100 gold Americans: war!
1500 Chivalry
1510 Factory
1530 Leadership English:150 gold
1540 Carawan (Oil)
1560 Tactics
1590 Highways Electronics
Trade Route: London, Oil, 414 gold
1610 Machie Tools
1620 Carawan (Färbemittel)
1630 Miniaturization French: 50 gold
1640 Offshore Platform
1650 Computers
1660 Research Lab
1680 Trade Route: London, Färbemittel, 816 gold

1690 Nuclear Fission
1700 Power Plant
1720 Nuclear Power
1750 Trade Route: Washington, Salt, 525 gold

1752 Flight
1754 Barbarian Leader: 150 gold
1756 Greeks: peace
1758 Radio
1764 Advanced Flight
1770 Airport Rocketry

1772 Canadians: 100 gold Dutch: war!
1776 Space Flight
1778 Apollo
1780 Trade Route: Ottawa, silver, 248 gold

1782 Plastics Structure
1786 Structure
1788 Mobile Warfare
1792 Component
1794 Robotics
1796 Manufactoring Plant
1798 Structure
1800 Laser
1802 Component
1806 Superconductor Component
1808 Structure
1810 Structure
1812 Fusion Power Structure
1814 Structure
1816 Structure
1818 Structure
1820 Structure
1822 Structure
1824 Structure
1826 Structure
1828 Structure
1830 Structure
1832 Component
1834 Component
1838 Module
1840 Module
1842 Module, Launch
1857 Landing on AC

[crowatbitemedotcom]

oedo - I believe Färbemittel is dye

Sten - why are you wasting all that time working??!?! Get civving!

[Scouse Gits]

Sten - No problem about my saved game. Use it as/when necessary.
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SG (2)

[oedo]

Sinking Trireme Syndrome (STS)
My trireme sunk several times although it was placed in the city. Looks like the program checks only the squares next to the trireme square and did forget the square the trireme is placed in. And since there was only water... I reloaded first time this happened. Did I cheat?

Anyway, I finished at 1857. Working out my gamelog now. Does anyone know the English word for "Färbemittel"?

BTW somebody wrote into another topic that airports increase the gain of freights. I gave it a try and I didn´t notice any difference. Can someone elaborate?

[Adam Smith]

Oedo:
The airport tactic may have been on the Two Continents Trading Strategy thread. IIRC, you need an airport in the origin and destination city in order to have airports increase the trade bonus.


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-Edward VII, Prince of Wales

[crowatbitemedotcom]

Tom - looks like a good game.

oedo - I too have never seen any trade benefit from an airport in my city. 1857 finish? And without 80 shields either. Looks like I have my work cut out for me.

AS - just saw your post. I guess the AI rarely builds airports, at least in the games where I'm really paying attention to trade routes...

SG - well what can I say about this game? En garde!

[Tom DeMille]

Sorry about the triremes guys.

Here's a work around: when you want your trireme in port, put it on sentry/sleep duty. It will not sink in subsequent turns.