War Academy : Sea Power.

[DAVOUT]

XOR,

This is not a poll; nobody intends to build right now a massive navy; but some of us can feel not totally useless to think a bit ahead about difficult stategic issues.

[E_T]

Who has the lighthouse? We need to watch there maps carfully. They will have a settler in a boat somewhere.

E_T

[Aro]

E_T, the aztecs have the Lighthouse.

[Sheik]

We should immediately begin to build and send suicide galleys across the ocean, even without Astronomy and Navigation. It's about time. Being the first civ with intercontinental contact is usually worth 2 or 3 medieval techs and a big load of money.

This is a good point. Although it may waste resources now it is a great investment.

[ManicStarSeed]

Originally posted by GePap
Until Magnetism, a navy isn't worth making, in terms of resources.

I agree

Originally posted by GePap
After then, I think Uber isla should be the staging point for our fleets, being i a perfect location, in the middle of the Abananaba Sea (or Gulf?)

Good Idea

I also agree with Sir Ralph hat a few "suicide galleys" could really pay off.

Food for thought....

Given the great size of Anabanana, do we really need a great navy? Unless we decide on a conquest victory, let them come to us. Aside from new contacts, I bet you we can acheive any victory ('cept conquest) without leaving the continent. There have been games where I just keep a bomber garrisoned in each costal city and bomb the s#@% out of the offending ships. The AI retreats to the nearest safe city after damage (I think once helth turns yellow) Then my tiny navy finishes off the stragglers and returns home.

it is nice to fortify a ship at sea just to keep tabs...

My $.02
Mss

[Reddawg]

((EDITED THIS POST B/C IM A DUMBASS))

[lmtoops]

I always keep a navy out at sea as an eary warning system. Then I eliminate the threat before the units land on my homeland.

In modern times, I guess I could do the same with fighter jets (early warning that is), but until then....Go Navy!!!

[Panag]

hi ,

we need a navy , to start a war , to get a fast foothold in an other overseas place , to spot an enemy fleet , to transport us to new lands , ....

well there are so many more reasons out there , but they are all in favor of a navy , not one is against it , ......

so lets build it !

look what Uber Isle brought us , .....

who knows whats outhere , ....

have a nice day

[joncnunn]

There's no point in having any more naval units than we already have until more advanced naval units arrive.

We can only build Galleys right now, and IMHO we have enough neighbors on our contientant to fight without picking a fight with the "missing" civs even if they didn't sink.

The next adviable naval unit is several techs away in the tree and is also not intended to fight.

The 2 Galleys we have are sufficent for Transport to Uber Island. We should only build more if our Supereme Military Commander needs them to eliminate the Persians 20 turns after we wipe them out of their heart land and get all their techs.

[XOR]

Originally posted by DAVOUT
XOR,

This is not a poll; nobody intends to build right now a massive navy; but some of us can feel not totally useless to think a bit ahead about difficult stategic issues.

Sure. I was just pointing the difficult strategic issue of focusing resources on other things that might just happen to have higher priority. Like, war.

[Panag]

Originally posted by joncnunn
There's no point in having any more naval units than we already have until more advanced naval units arrive.

We can only build Galleys right now, and IMHO we have enough neighbors on our contientant to fight without picking a fight with the "missing" civs even if they didn't sink.

The next adviable naval unit is several techs away in the tree and is also not intended to fight.

The 2 Galleys we have are sufficent for Transport to Uber Island. We should only build more if our Supereme Military Commander needs them to eliminate the Persians 20 turns after we wipe them out of their heart land and get all their techs.

hi ,

we need to send out at least 3 units , and keep at least 6 more to transport our units around , ....

have a nice day

[joncnunn]

Spending 3 Gally's exploring and sinking while building enough more to get 6+ for transport?

How are we going to afford this while fighting the Persians now and preparing for the second American war?

[civman2000]

i agree with joncnunn

[Harovan]

Building galleys for exploration, including suicidal search for other continents, is ok and even a must. Intercontinental invasions can wait till Navigation (if at all).

[ThePlagueRat]

We only need ships for travelling at this stage.
The purpose of settling many offshore locations may be worth some thought...