AU302: One City - Strategy, Spoilers and Comments

[Chemical Ollie]

Look at them nuking each other...

But there still hasn't been any UN vote and probably never will.

[Chemical Ollie]

The game crashed in 2040.

But I won't win anyway.

OCC is not my favorite type of game, but at least it was fast: 2.5 h.

[BigDork]

Hi everybody...

Here's a screenshot from the India/Korea continent.

BigD

[BigDork]

Hi everybody...

So I decided to give it a try and you can abandon your capitol. So now my plan is to build up several settlers sail on over to the other continent, build a city, add all the settlers back into the city so it's nice and big right away and beat down on the AI some. This should be fun.

BigD

[badams52]

BigD:

What an interesting game! I'm amazed there's so much unsettled land on the other continent in 1570 AD. Can't wait to see your reports on how this one turns out. Gotta be careful, though or England, Rome and the Celts will begin colonizing the continent you are leaving.

[BigDork]

Hi everybody...

Actually there's a lot of unsettled land over there because I've been keeping everyone busy with war. When the Celts decided to declare war on me I went over and razed some cities which helped clear some land. I'm probably gonna have to have another war to make some room for my city relocation.

But right now I'm finishing up 207. Then I'm gonna knock this bad boy off and see if I can do it.

BigD

[Chemical Ollie]

Woah! What if something happens to your galley when it enters deep water?

[BigDork]

Originally posted by Olaf HÃ¥rfagre
Woah! What if something happens to your galley when it enters deep water?

Sssshhhh!!! They might hear you.

No, I actually plan on making about 4 or 5 settlers and so I can't put them all on the same galley. I actually hadn't thought of that. Yep, that'd suck.

BigD

[BigDork]

Hi everybody...

Well I decided to play some of 302 this morning. It goes quick and I'll probably get it done soon.

So it's already 1700AD and I just got Education. Also the English declared war on me which gave me the opertunity I needed to move in and clear some land. As you can seen in the screenshot I found okay land with access to both horses and iron. Both key for making my knights. Also there's saltpeter right there for my cavalry eventually. I've got 3 settlers on the way with a whole bunch of workers. I'm gonna be size 12 real fast. Then it's just a matter of spitting out knights for my global conquest.

BigD

[BigDork]

Hi everybody...

OCC is slow going when you're constantly at war. But it's a challenge to. I just entered the industrial age about 5 turns ago. And it's 2023!

Well I moved my capitol over to the other continent okay. Of course I forgot that I didn't have the Great Lighthouse anymore and lost a few galleys at the end. Luckily I had already sent over my settlers. I mostly lost workers which I have more than enough of now.

I just killed off the English. Took the Celts out a long time ago now. I keep getting leaders but don't really have much to do with them. I can't build armies. So I rushed Sisten, Smith's and the Military Academy(I was hoping to be able to build armies). Also I've rushed 2 cavalry units. I know, kind of a waste but I really don't need many of the city improvements and I'm losing units quick.

Rome is being a pain in the butt. They are able to put out a lot of cavalry. And I have to take them soon because nationalism is coming up. I have it now and I'm hoping to keep Rome at war so they research nice and slow.

I have to hurry or I'm not gonna win. Honestly I don't think I have enough time. Only 27 more turns. But I'm gonna give it a shot. I know for a fact I would never have been able to get even this far on warlord. Trying an OCC conquest is hard. Plus, I'm still a warmonger in training. I'm sure Arrian or someone could do better.

BigD

[BigDork]

The dirtiest trick in the book.

BigD

[BigDork]

Hi everybody...

Well so much for that idea. I just couldn't keep up with Rome's production potential. Only having one city to produce units in hurt. Oh well, it was fun. The RNG was good to me at the end. My lone rifleman took out 3 cavalry before dying. Too bad my 30+ slaves couldn't attack. I dont' see anything wrong with slapping some explosives on them and hurdling them at the enemy cavalry. It's only a game after all.

BigD

[BigDork]

Hi everybody...

I learned some from this last game. I think I could have done better if I focused more on military units early. I built way too much unnecessary stuff. For instance, in Dorksbach I had Pyramid, HG, Colossus, GL, GL, Oracle, Great Wall, Sun Tzu, Leo's. I also had all the building except the courthouse. If instead I'd built more swordsmen and later medieval infantry and sent them over to the other continent earlier I probably would have been more sucessful.

Of course I didn't have the idea of moving my capitol until after Korea and India were destroyed. I know for a fact that it would have been nearly impossible to take out the Celts and England if I hadn't moved. The transit time would have killed me. Also haiving to depend on trade for my horses and saltpeter would have not been good.

Oh well. In the end I was known as Bismark the worthless. But I don't feel worthless. I learned and had fun what more can you ask for from Civ3? One thing I found kind of amusing. In the end my F11 stats showed I was #1 in life expectancy. 20 years old. Yep, I'd be dead already in my Germany. Kind of sad.

BigD

[Dominae]

Very original take on OCC BigD! I was kind of hoping the last civ would put up a good fight against you, but I was always rooting for you to prevail.

I would imagine the Armies thing is kind of annoying. It would be kind of cool if you could trade Great Leaders to other civs for huge amounts ("I'll trade you my Napoleon for Industrialization...").

Care to try once more BigD, peacefully this time? OCC is supposed to help with your trading/builder skills, not your warmonger ones!


Dominae

[Panzer32]

why is it that you can't make armies?