Starting Position

[Kloreep]

THE SCREENSHOTS THAT WERE HERE ARE OUTDATED. VONDRACK'S EXCELLENT POST IN THE Chronicle of Legoland THREAD HAS ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WAS HERE PLUS MORE. GO THERE!

[Tiberius]

Not bad. I hope there's not too much jungle there, but not bad.

[Tiberius]

So this is it? I understand that there have been played several turns. Who played it, anyway, and how many turns? I'd like to see the most recent screenshot, if possible.

[ZargonX]

Only one turn has been played thus far. It was played by Vondrack on behalf of our team.

[lmtoops]

My internet connection failed sometime between 7 and 7:30 EST (I think). I left the computer to do more laundry and watch a bit of Amer. football; when I returned poof! it was gone.

It was back up a few hours later; no problems. But I missed the fun after hours of waiting.

Thank you Vondrack for playing and Kloreep for posting the screen shot.

[Tiberius]

I see. So, can somebody (Vondrack?) post a screenshot after the city was built and the worker moved?

[Colonel Kraken]

I didn't want to open a new thread for this idea in case people thought it was a bad idea, but can someone (probably the Prez) open a thread entitle something like, "Game Status Update". From there we could get screenshots and a synopsis of what went on in the turn(s): what we did, what we produced, who we talked to/made contact with, etc.

Then, with that thread being referenced, we can decide in other threads what to do.

Good idea? Bad idea?

[vondrack]

Originally posted by Colonel Kraken
I didn't want to open a new thread for this idea in case people thought it was a bad idea, but can someone (probably the Prez) open a thread entitle something like, "Game Status Update". From there we could get screenshots and a synopsis of what went on in the turn(s): what we did, what we produced, who we talked to/made contact with, etc.

Then, with that thread being referenced, we can decide in other threads what to do.

Good idea? Bad idea?

Yes, a good idea. I plan to take care of that either later today or tomorrow. I will probably name it something like "Chronicles of Legoland" and will post everything relevant there, including screenshots. Just give me one or two days, ok? I still have some life beyond 'Poly...

[Kloreep]

I was supposed to post an updated screen Vondrack was sending me, but my main account is down, and I'm afraid it hasn't shown up in my secondary account yet.

Vondrack, you can try sending to my main e-mail: benMAPS@surveypoint.com (remove MAPS); I'll see if I can access it an another machine. But if you have your own webspace and want to put it up with your main report, that's okay too.

[Kloreep]

Re: Starting Position

Vondrack's screens arrived in my secondary account. I've edited the first post.

[Spiffor]

Would it be possible to have a complete screen of Legopolis, i.e with all produced shields / food / commerce ?
Thx in advance

BTW, how come we produce 4 shields already ?

[Spiffor]

Here are some thoughts about our starting pos :

We are in the "savannah" area of the map : just between the equatorial jungle and the tropical desert. It is a narrow line on the East West basis. It means our capital has a great starting pos, but we might have horrible surroundings.

North of us is the desert. It is great for later reources and for luxuries, but for now it sucks, because it means less good places to settle up north.
South of us is the jungle. Our industrious trait will come in extremely handy to clear it. If we manage to have a lasting peace with our neighbours, clearing this jungle will be our major undertaking. I suggest we settle the jungle as soon as we can't settle good places.
It is however possible we find good land north of the desert (or south of the jungle). Maybe we'd want to explore that far to settle these places.

With the cattle, Legopolis will have an incredible importance compared to other cities. It can act as a faster settler farm (2 pop. every 14 turns rather than 20), worker farm, and merc farm. Other cities will pale in comparison.

My conclusion is that we scout as much as possible, because we absolutely need to find good land ASAP. We have ways to settle it rapidly, it is up to us to discover it !

[vondrack]

Good analysis on the geography and Legopolis importance, Spiffor. I agree to everything you said.

As far as the exploration is concerned, I believe that our first warrior should wander eastwards, as that direction promises the most fertile terrain. At least from what we can see right now. Besides, just moving the Warrior one tile eastwards, onto a hill, will hopefully reveal a good deal of our surroundings and we will be able to better decide where to move him to in the next turn.

[Spiffor]

absolutely

[lmtoops]

Follow the river and see if there another good site.

Also, I see a second river south of town. It extends from the "Gold" mountain. I there may be a good site over there.

Spiffor....What is a "...tropical desert."?