Turn 163 : 480AD

[DeepO]

no... even with a temple, the risk remains the same. It needs defenders.

A temple would pressure Port Isolation more, and that's of course not a bad thing. Their chances are higher as it is farther away from the capital. If they would have no defenders (which I doubt), the chance of flipping to RP would be something like 1 in 250 per turn...

DeepO

[Arrian]

Oh my, would that ever suck (flippage).

RP should have a major flip chance advantage over there, though, because their capital is very close, whereas Imperial City is rather far.

Good job with the turn, Cort. The screenshots always amuse me - we have such an odd mix of units (warriors, spears, pikes, knights, war chariots, catapults... all next to each other on the sea wall).

The powergraph is depressing, though.

-Arrian

[asleepathewheel]

Great job with the turn.

Love those quick turn around times. b I just wish the rest of the world would do the same. it will be june before we get steam, at this rate.

re: flipping

Our treaty with vox guarantees the immediate return of flipping city, so hopefully the damage would be minimized.

[Arrian]

Not a city flipping to VOX, a city flipping to GoW (pressure from Port Isolation). THAT would suck.

-Arrian

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by Arrian
Not a city flipping to VOX, a city flipping to GoW (pressure from Port Isolation). THAT would suck.

-Arrian

Earth to Asleepathewheel

Yes that would suck.

[DeepO]

Guys, no need to worry about flipping, as long as RP puts 2 defenders in Santa Barbara there is no risk whatsoever. It may have been 2 years since I worked on that formula, I still remember it

DeepO

[notyoueither]

Can anyone recall what patch version the game was started with?

I am getting some strange results for tech costs now, and I seem to remember some tech costs being changed.

[Cort Haus]

re: Santa Barbara

2 defenders is 60 shields - that's nearly two-thirds a marketplace and an extra 2gpt to avert a 1/2000 risk per-turn.

I cannot understand how a city with a temple and only 3 squares from it's capital could be flipped by a neighbouring city with no culture so far and a long way from its capital.

[Cort Haus]

I sent a PM to Togas here about Santa Barbara, Seawall, & Magellans.