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Okay. I will start Huge Game 1. Team 2 can start with someone other than me; since it's going to be AU mod, please 'mod' the AU mod to take 31 other civs (or however many you agree on - i'll play however many.) If anyone wants to try both mod and non-mod, speak up; we should establish who's on what team at some point. lmtoops, are you on team one or two? (AU Mod = team 2)
<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.
Also attached is a .rar version of the .biq file - if you want to use it partially in setting up the AU mod version.
Only major change, other than the 31 civs added, is that the Curragh has carry capacity one and "Naval-Transport" AI strategy checked instead of Naval Power. It means the AI won't attack with curraghs (very often), but instead will use it as a transport. (So, any time the AI isn't blocked in by lack of coast, it will try and find new coasts to settle, rather than sitting on a five square island and moping. Still won't suicide, but oh well.)
And this is the initial tech tree choices I made. Of course, come 20 turns (ie 3 techs if i'm lucky) it's up to someone else to change those choices if you like - but i leave them here for those curious of my initial strategy.
My strategy, by the way, would be to beeline to philosophy (no AU mod ) and use that to get the fairly expensive Mapmaking, which is key anyhow; then aim for Temple of Artemis, which is proving important in my SP game in this scenario, as it gives me culture in cities i normally wouldn't have culture in, while picking up spearmen and iron on the way. Then get the military techs, and finish with the hard stuff - perhaps by then we'll trade for some of the lower stuff anyway. Mapmaking is pretty valuable to the AI.
But i'll be lucky if I get to philosophy.
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<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.
Turn 10 update: On the expansion of the city, and fortunately building of the second warrior, a barb. hut was opened up; but on the same turn, my warrior to the north opened up a can of whoop on another hut and earned Ceremonial Burial for his troubles.
<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.
Second: Northeast. You see Madrid... If you could see the Inca, it would be to the east of London, probably along the coast. (Where the warrior came from anyhow.)
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<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.
West side ... Azteclan is to the west somewhere. Dunno where, but somewhere. Saw an Archer, so they're building military already... oh yeah, they're the Aztec. What a surprise.
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<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.
Finally ... the tech tree. Traded alphabet for Masonry and some cash (inca), traded masonry for warrior code and a LOT of cash (aztec). I'm a tech trader at heart, sorry if you all aren't But, in a game like this tech is very hard to get (notice i'm getting 6 or 7 trade a turn and still on a 50 turn pace for writing) so I like to have as much as I can.
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<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.
And the final push to my post count (i'd post multiple images if I could per post, but i can't):
The save.
Let's figure out who's getting it next -- we can just go to player 2 (Beta?) if he wants, but he wasn't sure he was playing, so smellymummy you might want to grab it.
I'll start a "storyline" thread tomorrow or something, this thread can be the "gameplay" thread (stuff like I posted here) and the other can be the "roleplay" thread. You don't have to post anything here, or you can post in as much or more detail, or anything in between - the storyline thread is probably more interesting. (Unless you think a single thread is better?)
Originally posted by snoopy369
My strategy, by the way, would be to beeline to philosophy (no AU mod ) and use that to get the fairly expensive Mapmaking,
Why do you fear it so much? It's perfectly possible to do the same Philosophy beeline using the AU Mod on Emperor difficulty. Starting with Alphabet makes it even easier to accomplish.
Originally posted by snoopy369
Saw an Archer, so they're building military already... oh yeah, they're the Aztec. What a surprise.
IIRC, Aztecs start with Warrior Code. This means the Archer could be their free offensive unit they got at the beginning of the game. I think right now they're doing Settlers, like all other AI civs.
Originally posted by snoopy369
I'll start a "storyline" thread tomorrow or something,
Too much clutter already. Is it really necessary? The other succession game goes well without a second thread.
Modo-
- From what I recall, a couple of 'fake' resources were added to Philosophy to encourage AI to go after it. Hence, Phil. beeline is harder. I don't "fear" AU mod, I just don't play with it - so I don't know it as well as you all do.
Archer - possibly true, I dunno. Aztec to me are usually very aggressive, which was my point.
And we'll decide if we want it (a second thread) or not for game 1.
<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.
indeed 
leave their cites in ruins 
It's perfectly possible to do the same Philosophy beeline using the AU Mod on Emperor difficulty. Starting with Alphabet makes it even easier to accomplish.
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