Ultimate Power: a more pragmatic approach

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Finally

Ok, MS posted about his game, now I will offer up the tale of how mine played out. I didn't know at the time I played it that I would be "showing it" so I don't have as many saves/screenshots as I'd like.

Ok, the oldest save I have, from 580AD:

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Next, a save from 1100AD:

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1405AD: The Celts are coming! The Celts are coming! Nevermind that they're coming toward land I stole from the Aztecs!

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Finally, here is the last save, from 1505AD. Just take the settler that is active, move him 8, 4 and build a city, and press end turn. Game, set, match.

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First set of replay screenshots.

The first shot, from 1000BC, shows early peaceful expansion.

The second, from 510BC, shows my initial assault on Persia (which actually began in 730BC). By this time, I had generated my first Great Leader (590BC) and rushed the Forbidden Palace in Persopolis (the easternmost city in the screenshot).

The third shot (10AD) shows the beginning of my first German war (peace with Persia now). I'm rolling at this point.

The fourth shot, from 250AD, shows the spoils of the 1st German war. I generated another leader, who formed an army.

Things of note:

1) 800BC, Colossus built in Ultica.
2) 490BC, Celts complete Pyramids.
3) 490BC, Celts enter GA. The results are fairly obvious.
4) 30AD, Great Library built in Utica.

More to come...

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ARG! I tried backing up 1 turn on the replay and it screwed it up (all the city dots showed up, even cities yet to by built)!! So annoying.

Anyway, the first shot, from 500AD, shows my fight against Japan. They declared war on ME, by the way. Anyway, I have just started my GA (460AD), and thanks to Japan, I now have the Hanging Gardens.

The second shot, from 750AD, shows the beginning (and nearly the end) of my Persian mop-up operation. Peace with Germany and Japan at this point. Contact has been made with Russia, due to their Great Lighthouse.

BASTARDS!!! The third shot, from 790 BC, shows the evil Russian attack on the city of Theveste. Theveste was in fact defended, by a fortified regular swordsman. In a size 12 city, behind a river, no less. Yet the Russian regular horseman defeated him. I never forgave Catherine for that.

The final shot in this sequence is from 1200AD, and shows the final destruction of Persia, Germany and Japan.

Things of note:

1) Great Wall built 380AD by Russia.
2) Great Lighthouse built 410 AD by Russia.
3) Hanging Gardens built by Japan 440 AD.
4) Carthage enters GA 460AD.
5) Great Leader for Carthage 580AD.
6) Sistine Chapel built by Carthage 600AD
7) Leos built 610AD by Carthage.
8) Sun Tzu built 640AD by Carthage.
9) JS Bach built 740AD by Carthage.
10) Great Leader for Carthage 940AD.
11) Magellan's built by Carhage 980AD.
12) GL for Carthage 1050AD.
13) GL for Carthage 1060AD.
14) Copernicus built by Carthage 1100AD.
15) GL for Carthage 1120AD.
16) Newton's built by Carthage 1160AD.

More to come...

-Arrian

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Final set...

The first shot is from 1350, and clearly shows my revenge upon Catherine. I razed every single one of Russia's cities. The one I have on their island was built with my own settler, for luxuries.

The last replay shot is from 1510 AD, upon victory. Silly Celts!

Things of note:

Lots more GLs for me, every wonder available built by me.

I've added in some other shots (F1, F11, F3 data)

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Originally posted by Arrian
Silly Celts!

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Great game!

Yep, Brennus was not the smartest fellow around.
But then, maybe he was... he tried to blackmail me, then declared war, but never sent his invading fleet of galleys and caravels. Do you think my 15+ ironclads waiting for him had something to do with it?

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Another PUP game.
4000AD: the beginning, and a lucky spot! (PTW, Monarch, Egyptians, 8 civs, all else random).

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1225BC: Sooo, Mongols and Chinese as neighbours. As a coastal empire is not viable, PUP allows you some ‘pruning’.

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350BC: things look a bit better. The Pyramids are almost done. My GA is triggered.

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50AD: the Mongols are almost history (they started this war, after all!)

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550AD: the empire has reached a viable size, it’s time to stop the war with Isabel.

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1100AD: unfortunately, Isabel sneak-attacked me. I feel so alone….

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Screenshots inversed, of course

1100AD: perfect FP emplacement (I got it with my only GL!)