Easygoing Game Turn Thread II

[Shogun Gunner]

Originally posted by Paddy the Scot

now we only need one more answer...

From the man getting dirty looks from the wife.... Oh we all forgot to ask.... what type of "dirty looks" are you getting, Andydog?

Dirty like: "I hate you for spending time in front of the computer"

or

Dirty like: "I wish you would join me in the bed, big boy"

[Andydog]

Unfortunately these days it's more of the bad dirty look variety than the inviting dirty look - she has just entered into her 9th month of pregnancy and can't understand why I'd rather play civ than constantly rub her feet!

However this game sounds very interesting. I'm in!

I've never played a scenario before. I tried one of the Conquests briefly and then decided I liked the stock game better.

What would the victory conditions be?
Do the civs have the same attributes as the stock game?
Are all the units and tech tree completely different?
Are there still 4 eras?
Do you start with lots of units?
Are all the civs reasonably balanced? (land, units, etc)
Are there UUs? If not then are GAs only triggered by wonders?
Does the civ pedia have all the info on wonders and units etc?

Spain looks interesting (commercial religious if I recall?)
but so do the Ottomans. What attributes does Prussia have? What choice would make for a better game for us overall?

So many questions..

[Shogun Gunner]

Originally posted by Andydog
What would the victory conditions be?
Do the civs have the same attributes as the stock game?
Are all the units and tech tree completely different?
Are there still 4 eras?
Do you start with lots of units?
Are all the civs reasonably balanced? (land, units, etc)
Are there UUs? If not then are GAs only triggered by wonders?
Does the civ pedia have all the info on wonders and units etc?

Spain looks interesting (commercial religious if I recall?)
but so do the Ottomans. What attributes does Prussia have? What choice would make for a better game for us overall?

So many questions..

Hmmm... let me start with the answers I know. Paddy, myself and several others played this Conquests scenario a while back -- it was a lot of fun.

Victory conditions to be set by Paddy when he mods the game, but I believe its by conquest and/or domination only. Not wonders/un/cultural (i think). Paddy can verify this when he sets up the game.

The tech tree is a bit different with some more era specific advances (Code Civil for example, which increases worker efficiency) and the game stays in one era only.

You do start with a moderate army and the civs are mostly balanced. I think the consensus is that France is a bit stronger than the others, but at the beginning, it's pretty equal. The reason for the disparity is the civ specific units are slightly different in this scenario. The size of the civs vary a bit also.

GA is initiated by UU in sucessful combat. NO major wonders, just minor wonders (like battlefield medicine).

I think Prussia is Industrious and Militaristic. And Austria is the same.

You actually get an opportunity to smartly pick a civ, as you know the location and civ abilities of the three human players.

Ottoman puts you in direct contact with Russia (mickeyj) only.
Spain puts you in direct contact with France (paddy) only.
Prussia and Austria puts you inbetween both France and Russia.

Prussia and Austria have decent militaries. I played Austria in the previous Napoleon PBEM. I like the Hussar UU.

It might be worth it for you to start a "hot seat" PBEM based on this scenario and play a few turns playing each of the different civs. If you do this, try to recall the changes that Paddy has suggested that will change the gameplay balances.

Hopefully this was useful.

Shogun Gunner

P.S. I hope you will post some pics of the new baby!!!! I hope everything is going well with your wife. It was 15 months ago that my wife gave birth to our second daughter. It's quite an event -- enjoy every moment (even the dirty looks)

[Paddy]

1799 will never be the same

see you all over there

[Shogun Gunner]

Save to Paddy

[Paddy]

thank you one and all for your most gracious patience with me over the past weeks

it is good to be playing this game

130ad to Andy

[Andydog]

onwards!

[Mickeyj]

Vorwards --->

[Shogun Gunner]

flipped over to Paddy.

[Paddy]

150ad to Andy

[Andydog]

it's nice to have a bit of pace going again!

--> Mickeyj

[Shogun Gunner]

a jinx!!!

[Paddy]

ok I have checked

my 1.15 is working

oh, and I do not have the save

[Shogun Gunner]

Originally posted by Shogun Gunner
a jinx!!!

[Andydog]

Perhaps he'll be sober enough to play it this evening.

Perhaps.