SMC Report 2900 BC

[Harovan]

Looks like more work for the SMC after the French are vassalized.

[notyoueither]

We must scout more before we set our minds to who's first. First should be they who are a balance of the closest and with the best land.

PS. Excellent maps Uber. I appreciate your efforts.

[kring]

I agree with nye on both points. Keep up the good work Uber. Your efforts aid your country.

[JSeeds]

Wow, nice maps Uber! gj

[Kuciwalker]

How do you do the shading thing? I assume your not using paint, like me

[Theseus]

Mr. SMC, SIR!

May the private respectfully suggest building 2 Warriors rather than Barracks, SIR!

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by skywalker
How do you do the shading thing? I assume your not using paint, like me

i'm using adobe photoshop and the "Color" Layer option.

it doesnt really halp if you dont have photoshop i suppose

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Theseus
Mr. SMC, SIR!

May the private respectfully suggest building 2 Warriors rather than Barracks, SIR!

in Apolyton? hrm.

IMHO, we do not need mroe "scouting" warriors, so the only poaint for more warriors would be garrisioning and whatnot.

all i know is that i need barracks before we start building units, and that building the barracks now is the BEST fit.

sure, it overlaps time were we could be building a settler, but if we SWITCHED them, we'd have a settler ready a turn early, making a turn of no production.

in our suitation, every turn matters.

if you have another use for 2 more warriors, i'd love to hear it

[iain]

we do need to scout more to assess targets, but barracks are essential.

[GodKing]

Set one to build a barracks and the other to build a settler. Then switch? either way, we need to have both in order to move forward. The sooner Blue and red are on line, the better off both of them will be.

[GodKing]

Oh ya, forgot to say it, but cool pics. Keep up the good work.

[Will 5001]

Great modified pics. We need to concentrate our forces, and thought, towards france, once the French are subjugated, then we can crush the Americans, it's all falling into place isn't it SMC? All we need to do now is actually do it !!!!

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Will 5001
Great modified pics. We need to concentrate our forces, and thought, towards france, once the French are subjugated, then we can crush the Americans, it's all falling into place isn't it SMC? All we need to do now is actually do it !!!!

yes. it IS all falling into place

and everyone, you're welcome for the maps.

and now feels like a good time for:

this post brought to you by supreme military commander UberKruX. Glory Comes From Spilt Blood.

[Theseus]

It seems to me that the second Spearman in the attack force is superflous. Any towns beyond Paris will most likely be autorazed, and thus the only purpose for sending the second one would be Archer protection. For the moment, I would bet that the mountain range extends to the WNW, and thus I'm not overly concerned.

I propose building 1 Warrior after the Barracks is built... leave it there until the Settler is built, then send it to explore, north and then west, using the pattern Uber points out. It can also return to act as a rover in the attack, if appropriate.

I'm not sure of the math, but this should accelerate D-day by 4 turns.

And hopefully helps lift us out of blindness.

Also, is there any reason not to intrude on France's territory on the 2nd turn of the far western Warrior's exploration?

[kring]

To be successful in this gambit, we need more exploration to learn the extent of the other 2 civs. Which could change our strategy, or not. We need to see where there are at. Histograph and Power charts will help some on that.