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    Discovering continents for fun and profit

    Quoting from another thread:

    If we could be the first civ to make contact with those civs [I was referring here to the "missing" civs which we haven't made contact with yet and are probably living on another continent or two somewhere], we'd be RICH!!
    The civs living in the other continent(s) are probably technologically backward in comparison to us because all of the Abananaba civs have been trading techs AFAIK. Why, we could sell them tons of technologies for gold and gpt! We could also sell communications but I'd rather be the only civ with communications with civs from overseas.
    We should therefore make it a high priority to research means of safely traversing ocean tiles.

    adaMada suggested that this idea deserves more attention and that I should open a thread about this so I did.
    Comments anyone?
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    The civs on Abananaba Minor have a better chance.

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    • #3
      Skywalker - by your statement above, it implies that you have played ahead!!!

      Please say that is not the case. Justify what you just stated, or erase it.

      I agree with you Shiber, we have the potential to reap a fortune if we contact them first. First we sell them all the techs they are missing. Then when we are done with them, we sell their maps and their knowledge of to all the known civs.

      Good thinking.
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      • #4
        No, I haven't played ahead. I just think that they'd be closer to another continent. In my experience, the map generator always leaves close gaps between continents.

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        • #5
          Also, it seems to have a tendancy to leave only very small gaps between continents and the bottom of the map.

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          • #6
            Glad to know you were not looking ahead.
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            • #7
              Skywalker is right, IMO. Btw, the British are building the Great Lighthouse in Nottingham. They have good chances, too.
              Look at this: (I'm not playing ahead, just supposing)
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              • #8
                If the other 4 are "here probably" it would be good for us as the area to the south of us, around uber isle, would probably be littered with islands full of late age resourses.

                From the attached image were doing well (IMHO).
                The Aztecs look quite big but hey won't be able to keep up later on. The Romans are also looking strong especially if they decide to take out the babylonians soon.
                Are we having fun yet?

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by OPD
                  From the attached image were doing well (IMHO).
                  The Aztecs look quite big but hey won't be able to keep up later on. The Romans are also looking strong especially if they decide to take out the babylonians soon.
                  the aztecs will be the powerhouse of this continent.

                  babylon is goign to culture-rape rome and russia. all of abananaba minor will be weaker because of it. looks good for us.
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                  • #10
                    I still believe we have a better chance to discover the missing civs than the AIs. I've never seen an AI travel over the oceans looking for other landmasses.
                    Btw from my experience, in maps where there is more than one continent there is usually a luxury (or two at most) that are unique to one of the continents. If we go to war with one of the missing civs (we should think think about this option before we sell them any techs though) and manage to get a hold of several tiles with a luxury that is unique to the lost continent we'll be able to monopolize it in Abananaba!!
                    Just think of the gpt!
                    /me gets greedy...
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                    • #11
                      When I play I usually help the Aztecs along if I'm not right next to them as they keep other civs small but are never a threat once the industrial revolution kicks in.
                      Are we having fun yet?

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                      • #12
                        Hmmm... Shiber, this could be a good and tasteful goal...How much this will cost? I mean money and time. We need navigation or The Great Lighthouse. In my games, I always go for the Great Lighthouse just to look for other lands.
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                        • #13
                          We won't get the great lighthouse unless we take it from another civ. Hopefully France are about to complete it and we'll get to take it from them. Otherwise we're gonna have to go for navigation.
                          The downside is that this will take us off the road to democracy...
                          IMHO we should research navigation nonetheless. After all, we can always buy democracy but we can't buy exclusive access to the lost continent.
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                          • #14
                            Without the great liighthouse, there's no way we'll discover any new civs unless they build lighthouse or if they're not discovered until navigation.
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by GoodFella
                              Without the great liighthouse, there's no way we'll discover any new civs unless they build lighthouse or if they're not discovered until navigation.
                              Not neccesarily. I usually send galleys until I get lucky and one finds it without sinking. Usually only takes me 3 or 4 times.

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